======== Newsgroups: rec.arts.anime.info Subject: [APG]: Anime Pocket Guide (09/17) From: Alan Takahashi Date: 11 May 1997 21:37:38 -0400 Title: Laputa: The Castle in the Sky (FILM) gAD tLAP aka: Tenku no Shiro Laputa tLAP aut: Hayao Miyazaki (Tokuma Shoten) tLAP Cast: tLAP Sheeta ................................... Keiko Yokozawa vYoK0 tLAP Pazu ...................................... Mayumi Tanaka vTaM2 tLAP Charles ................................. Takumi Kamiyama vKaT0 tLAP Louis .................................. Yoshito Yasuhara vYaY7 tLAP The General ............................... Ichirou Nagai vNaI tLAP Madge ............................................ TARAKO vTAR tLAP Anri .................................. Sukekiyo Kameyama vKaS1 tLAP Okami .................................... Machiko Washio vWaM0 tLAP underling ..................................... Eken Mine vMiE tLAP underling .............................. Masashi Sugahara vSuM0 tLAP {Unknown character} .................. Megumi Hayashibara vHaM1 tLAP Description: tLAP Sheeta is a young girl with a very special stone. The stone tLAP makes her the objective of government agents and pirates who tLAP the power that the stone will give them. Sheeta escapes and is tLAP befriended by Pazu, a boy from a mining town who is aware of tLAP Sheeta's Levistone only as a jewel with mysterious powers, and tLAP not as a key to the treasures held in the legendary Laputa. A tLAP great advanture movie directed by Hayao Miyazaki. (It's been tLAP rumored that "Nadia: Secret of Blue Water" was based partially tLAP on "Laputa"). tLAP Rating: [1 2 3 4 5] tLAP Title: Fantastic Adventures of Yohko: Leda (OAV) gFA tLED Cast: tLED Yohko ...................................... Hiromi Tsuru vTsH tLED Ringam ..................................... Kei Tomiyama vToK3 tLED Omuka .................................... Naoko Watanabe vWaN1 tLED Zell ..................................... Shuuichi Ikeda vIkS0 tLED soldier B ................................. Kouzou Shioya vShK4 tLED Description: tLED A young girl, Yohko, is composing and playing a piece on her tLED piano. She is too shy to say that she likes a boy, so she tLED writes this music to express her feelings toward him. The music tLED to supposed to give her courage, but when the time comes, she tLED still fails to talk to him. As she ponders what to do, the tLED landscape melts around her and Yohko is transported to an tLED oppressed land where Zell reigns supreme. After encountering a tLED talking dog, Yohko finds that her music is the key between the tLED worlds...and that she is also the one chosen by the goddess Leda tLED to be her warrior against Zell. Yohko must stop Zell before he tLED can use her music to come into our Earth. The story is very tLED straightforward, and has an aura of wonder around it. Yohko is tLED a girl wih unexpected gifts, but her feelings will prove to be tLED the most important thing of all. A touching, if ordinary story. tLED US Release by: Right Stuf International (subtitled) tLED Rating: [1 2 3 4 ] tLED Title: Legend of Lemnear (OAV) gFA tLEM aka: Varukisas tLEM Cast: tLEM Lemnear ..................................... Eiko Yamada vYaE tLEM Gardin .................................... Iemasa Kayumi vKaI tLEM Barorl ..................................... Nobuo Tobita vToN tLEM Rian ..................................... Keiko Yokozawa vYoK0 tLEM Description: tLEM A young girl runs back to her village to find it destroyed, and tLEM her brother taken by a sorceror. To fight back, Lemnear trains tLEM herself to become a warrior. One day, she wanders into another tLEM village and her beauty catches the eye of the local ruler. She tLEM defeats the thugs sent to take her, but falls before the magic tLEM of the sorceror whom she wants to kill. Fighting on, she will tLEM eventually face the sorceror's master in a final battle. This tLEM was a pretty standard "girl seeks revenge on ultimate evil" tLEM story, but was presented well. An enjoyable action story. tLEM US Release by: Software Sculptors (subtitled on CD-ROM only) tLEM Rating: [1 2 3 ] tLEM Title: Locke the Superman (FILM,OAVs) gSF tLOC Cast: tLOC Locke ..................................... Keiichi Nanba vNaK7 tLOC Jessica Orin .................................. Keiko Han vHaK2 tLOC Lord Leon ................................ Shuuichi Ikeda vIkS0 tLOC Cornellia ................................ Toshiko Fujita vFuT0 tLOC Erika ........................................ Mika Kanai vKaM0 tLOC Chief ...................................... Kazue Komiya vKoK3 tLOC Dafnis .................................. Takehito Koyasu vKoT3 tLOC Palas ....................................... Bin Shimada vShB tLOC Azelia ................................. Yoshino Takamori vTaY1 tLOC Marue ..................................... Saeko Shimazu vShS2 tLOC Yamaki Ryuu ............................ Yoshito Yasuhara vYaY7 tLOC Description: (by Tom Jewell) tLOC A "retired" super-psychic from wars long ago is sought by the tLOC government to stop an evil cabal of psychics with galactic tLOC domination on their minds. Locke's main opponent in the film is tLOC Jessica, a super-psychic herself who has been brainwashed into tLOC believing that Locke was responsible for her parents' death. tLOC The battle takes Locke and a government agent, Commander Yamaki tLOC into a Red Giant star, where the cabal has its secret base. tLOC Editor's Note: A recent OAV series on "Locke" pits an unwilling tLOC Locke against Lord Leon, a powerful psychic who is seeking tLOC revenge against those responsible for his family's death. The tLOC names are changed, but the plot's the same... :-) tLOC Rating: [1 2 3 ] tLOC Title: Record of Lodoss War (OAVs) gFA tLOD aka: Lodoss-tou Senki tLOD Cast: tLOD Pern (the warrior) ................... Takeshi Kusao vKuT3 tLOD Deedlit (the elf) .......................... Yumi Touma vToY tLOD Eto (the cleric) ................. Kappei Yamaguchi vYaK2 tLOD Slayn (the magician) ................ Hideyuki Tanaka vTaH3 tLOD Woodchuck (the thief) .................... Norio Wakamoto vWaN0 tLOD King Faan .................................... Osamu Saka vSaO tLOD Queen Fianna ................................. Rei Sakuma vSaR0 tLOD Lord Kashew .............................. Shuuichi Ikeda vIkS0 tLOD Ashram ..................................... Akira Kamiya vKaA tLOD Olson ........................................ Sho Hayami vHaS tLOD Beldo ...................................... Taroh Ishida vIsT0 tLOD King of Kanon .............................. Nobuo Tobita vToN tLOD Karla/Reilia ......................... Yoshiko Sakakibara vSaY1 tLOD Bugnard .................................... Takeshi Aono vAoT tLOD Shadam ..................................... Katsuji Mori vMoK0 tLOD Seeris .................................. Minami Takayama vTaM1 tLOD Pirotase ................................ Sakiko Tamagawa vTaS3 tLOD Riara ....................................... Rica Fukami vFuR tLOD Jebra ...................................... Tessho Genda vGeT tLOD Narrator .................................. Kenichi Ogata vOgK tLOD Narrator .................................. Ichirou Nagai vNaI tLOD Description: tLOD Long ago, a titanic war ended between 2 gods which split the tLOD land into two islands. One of them is the island of Lodoss. The tLOD peace on Lodoss is being disrupted, and Pern decides to find out tLOD why. Almost by accident, he forms a band to help on his quest. tLOD The band consists of: an elf, a dwarf, a cleric, a wizard, a tLOD thief, and a warrior (Pern). The OAV series follows their tLOD adventures. This series has a very heavy Role-Playing-Game(RPG) tLOD influence to it. Note that there seems to be a break in the tLOD story between parts 8 and 9. tLOD Release Info: tLOD 13 part OAV. tLOD [Part 1 ]: General adventure with the already formed tLOD group in battle inside the ruins of a Dwarf fortress. tLOD [Parts 2- 8]: The story of Pern and his adventures. He goes tLOD on a quest to find the source of evil in Lodoss. As he tLOD goes, many others join his quest. tLOD [Parts 9-13]: Chronicle of the battles between the forces of tLOD Lord Kashew and the Black Magician Bugnard. We still tLOD mostly focus on Pern and the members of his former group.tLOD US Release by: Software Sculptors (subtitled on CD-ROM only) tLOD Rating: [1 2 3 4 ] - especially if you're into RPGs tLOD Title: Lupin III (TV,OAV,FILM) gCO tLU3 aka: Lupin Sansei tLU3 aut: Monkey Punch tLU3 Cast: tLU3 Arsene Lupin III ........................... Yasuo Yamada vYaY0 tLU3 Jigen Daisuke ......................... Kiyoshi Kobayashi vKoK2 tLU3 Goemon Ishikawa (1st series) ............. Chikao Ohtsuka vOhC tLU3 Goemon Ishikawa (after 1st series) .......... Makio Inoue vInM1 tLU3 Fujiko Mine (after 1st series) ........ Eiko Masuyama vMaE1 tLU3 Inspector Zenigata ........................... Goroh Naya vNaG tLU3 Maki Ooyamada ("Farewell Lupin") ....... Sumi Shimamoto vShS1 tLU3 Lady Clarisse de Cagliostro .............. Sumi Shimamoto vShS1 tLU3 Count Caglistro ("Cagliosto Castle") ....... Taroh Ishida vIsT0 tLU3 Jodo ("Caglistro Castle") ...... Ichirou Nagai vNaI tLU3 {unknown} ("Caglistro Castle") ...... Masayuki Kato vKaM1 tLU3 {unknown} ("Caglistro Castle") .. Shigeharu Matsuda vMaS tLU3 Caramel ("Babylon") ................. Fumi Hirano vHiF tLU3 Lazanya ("Babylon") ............... Saeko Shimazu vShS2 tLU3 Saranda ("Babylon") .................. Keiko Toda vToK0 tLU3 Chinjao ("Babylon") ................... Keiko Han vHaK2 tLU3 Rosetta ("Babylon") ................. Naoko Kawai vKaN0 tLU3 Lupin III ("Fuuma Clan") .......... Toshio Furukawa vFuT1 tLU3 Jigen Daisuke ("Fuuma Clan") ............. Banjou Ginga vGiB tLU3 Goemon Ishikawa ("Fuuma Clan") .......... Kaneto Shiozawa vShK5 tLU3 Kazami ("Fuuma Clan") ............ Shigeru Chiba vChS tLU3 Fujiko Mine ("Fuuma Clan") .............. Mami Koyama vKoM5 tLU3 Murasaki Inabe ("Fuuma Clan") .............. Mayumi Shoh vShM3 tLU3 Inspector Zenigata ("Fuuma Clan") ........... Seizou Kato vKaS2 tLU3 Boss ("Fuuma Clan") ........... Masashi Hirose vHiM5 tLU3 Gakusha ("Fuuma Clan") ......... Shigeru Nakahara vNaS0 tLU3 Fuuma A ("Fuuma Clan") ........... Yuuichi Meguro vMeY tLU3 Fuuma B ("Fuuma Clan") ........ Kouichi Hashimoto vHaK3 tLU3 Fuuma C ("Fuuma Clan") ........ Toshiharu Sakurai vSaT2 tLU3 taichou ("Fuuma Clan") ........... Yutaka Shimaka vShY1 tLU3 officer C ("Fuuma Clan") ....... Tomohiro Nishimura vNiT0 tLU3 Lupin III (pilot version) ...... Taichirou Hirokawa vHiT0 tLU3 Mckaram ("Napoleon") ............... Akio Ohtsuka vOhA tLU3 Miss Catherine ("Emerald's Secret") ...... Eiko Masuyama vMaE1 tLU3 Maria ("Hemmingway Papers") ....... Yuko Sasaki vSaY4 tLU3 Judy ("Russia with Love") ........ Yuko Sasaki vSaY4 tLU3 Karen ("Lupin Assasination") .... Atsuko Tanaka vTaA1 tLU3 Butcho ................................. Kouichi Kitamura vKiK3 tLU3 Description: tLU3 One of the greatest thieves in the world is a man known as Lupin.tLU3 Once he gets his sights on something valuable, nothing can stop tLU3 the theft. Along with his gang, Lupin travels the world in tLU3 search of loot. In his wake is the Interpol Inspector Zenigata tLU3 who will stop at almost nothing to capture Lupin. As the two men tLU3 match wits against each other, we are treated to some truly tLU3 enjoyable 'Cops and Robbers' stories...often in an action-comedy tLU3 vein. Naturally, Lupin is the one who usually comes out on top. tLU3 The blotter reads as follows: tLU3 Arsene Lupin III: The head man. Grandson of the famous French tLU3 thief Arsene Lupin, Lupin does his best to live up to his tLU3 grandfather's reputation. He is an ingenious thief with a tLU3 streak of morality and honor. tLU3 Jigen Daisuke: Lupin's right-hand man. Jigen looks and dresses tLU3 like a 1930's era mobster and is a dead shot with his tLU3 beloved revolver. Formally an enforcer with a Chicago mob, tLU3 Jigen got into trouble, so he left for Japan and changed his tLU3 name. He is Lupin's confidant and best friend. tLU3 Goemon Ishikawa: A descendant of a Japanese thief of the same tLU3 name, Goemon is the archtypical samurai. He has an austure tLU3 life style and shuns women. With his discipline, he can tLU3 perform amazing feats with his sword, though he considers it tLU3 dishonorable to cut non-living things...something that seems tLU3 to be common while he hangs around Lupin. tLU3 Fujiko Miine: She is not really a member of Lupin's group. A tLU3 mercenary by trade, she often has her own thing going and tLU3 often uses her devastating physical proportions for her own tLU3 advantage. She calls upon Lupin only for a) help if she gets tLU3 in over her head or b) if she needs a dupe to take the blame.tLU3 Fujiko often competes for the same targets as Lupin. Some- tLU3 times, Fujiko even *helps* Lupin! tLU3 Koichi Zenigata: A descendant of a famous Edo-period Japanese tLU3 Policeman (well, why not? :-)), Zenigata is charged to catch tLU3 Lupin. He has been given carte blanche by Interpol to use tLU3 any method necessary. He is a completely incorruptible cop tLU3 who has an amazing skill with handcuffs. He is also a sharp tLU3 detective whose only failing is that Lupin is better. Both tLU3 men share a grudging respect for each other. tLU3 tLU3 Legal note: 'Arsene Lupin' is a trademark owned by the estate of tLU3 Maurice LeBlanc (who wrote the original novels). Permission tLU3 was never given for use outside of Japan, so that is why US tLU3 releases use different names (i.e. 'Rupin' for AnimEigo and tLU3 'Wolf' for Streamline Pictures). tLU3 Release Info: tLU3 3 TV series (1971, 1977 (3 years), 1985). tLU3 TV special: Lupin the Eighth - follows the exploits of Lupin on tLU3 a galactic scale. Only one episode ever made. tLU3 Lots of films including: tLU3 "Mystery of Mamo" - Lupin and company follow a trail that will tLU3 lead them to an immoral, immortal being... tLU3 "Cagliostro Castle" - the story of a damsel (Princess Clarisse)tLU3 and her knight (Lupin). Directed by Hayao Miyazaki. tLU3 "Liberty Crisis" - Lupin sets his sights on a very BIG target; tLU3 the Statue of Liberty in New York. tLU3 "Napoleon's Diary" - The target is the diary written by tLU3 Napoleon Bonaparte. tLU3 ...and many others... tLU3 One OAV: tLU3 "Plot of the Fuma Clan" - Goemon is going to get married to a tLU3 young girl. Of course, the family is guarding a great tLU3 treasure, but Goemon's first priority is always his friend. tLU3 This is similar in style to "Cagliostro Castle", but was tLU3 not directed by Miyazaki. tLU3 US Release by: Streamline Pictures (dubbed - "Caglistro" only) tLU3 US Release by: AnimEigo (subtitled and dubbed) tLU3 UK Release by: Western Connection (subtitled) tLU3 Rating: [1 2 3 4 5] tLU3 Title: Demon Warrior Luna Varuga (OAVs) gFA tLUN aka: Majuu Senshi Luna Varuga tLUN Cast: tLUN Princess Luna ........................... Michie Tomizawa vToM1 tLUN Varuga ..................................... Yuusaku Yara vYaY6 tLUN Rapier ..................................... Hiromi Tsuru vTsH tLUN Ril .......................................... Eriko Hara vHaE tLUN Princess Zena .............................. Kikuko Inoue vInK1 tLUN Princess Vina ............................ Yuko Minaguchi vMiY1 tLUN Bato Robis ................................. Banjou Ginga vGiB tLUN Loco ........................................ Eiko Yamada vYaE tLUN Gilbert .................................. Kazuhiko Inoue vInK0 tLUN Fantom ............................... Yasunori Matsumoto vMaY4 tLUN Girus ................................... Nobuyuki Furuta vFuN1 tLUN Miru Yude ................................. Keiichi Nanba vNaK7 tLUN Gra Gorun ........................... Tomomichi Nishimura vNiT1 tLUN General Iza ............................. Yuzuru Fujimoto vFuY1 tLUN Chef ...................................... Naoki Tatsuta vTaN2 tLUN Dark Varuga .............................. Shouzou Iizuka vIiS tLUN Narrator ................................... Yuusaku Yara vYaY6 tLUN Velf ...................................... Eiji Maruyama vMaE0 tLUN Description: tLUN The Kingdom of Rimzubel is being invaded by the Dambos Kingdom. tLUN 2nd Princess Luna de Rimzubel finds her injured grandfather in a tLUN secret passage. He thought that the chamber below held a secret tLUN that could save the kingdom. Luna goes into the chamber and is tLUN asked if she wants the 'power'. To save her kingdom, Luna says tLUN 'Yes'. Outside, the Dambos soldiers are knocking at the front tLUN gate...with a battering ram. The sudden appearance of a giant tLUN monster (think of Gojira :-)) in the middle of their camp stops tLUN the invasion. On the monster's head is a naked Luna. We find tLUN that this is the demon Varuga who, according to legend, defeated tLUN a demon lord. Luna is now his brain. Vina, Luna's little sister,tLUN is abducted to revive that demon lord and it's all-of-a-sudden tLUN up to Luna and Varuga (and Luna's faithful servant Roco) to save tLUN Vina and stop the demon lord. This is a fun fantasy adventure tLUN series with lots of slapstick comedy. Even if Luna has a tLUN distressing habit of losing her clothes... :-) tLUN Release Info: tLUN 4 part OAV. Despite the somewhat confusing ending, the series tLUN DOES end there. tLUN US Release by: AD Vision (subtitled) tLUN Rating: [1 2 3 ] tLUN Title: Black Magic M-66 (OAV) gSF tM66 aut: Masamune Shirow ( ; US:Eclipse Intl.) tM66 Cast: tM66 Sybil ................................ Yoshiko Sakakibara vSaY1 tM66 Felice ................................... Chisa Yokoyama vYoC tM66 Lt. Commander Arthur ....................... Shinji Ogawa vOgS tM66 Nakamura .................................. Kyouko Tonguu vToK4 tM66 Dr. Mash .................................. Ichirou Nagai vNaI tM66 Leakey .................................... Yuu Mizushima vMiY5 tM66 Description: tM66 An unmarked military cargo plane goes down during a storm. Sybil tM66 gets wind of this and, in true reporter hound fashion, goes tM66 after the story. The military finds the plane, and Sybil finds tM66 the military...who captures her. Everything breaks loose as the tM66 'cargo' -- 2 combat robots -- attack the encampment. One is tM66 destroyed, and the other goes on a seek-and-destroy mission. The tM66 target: Felicia...granddaughter of the inventor. It's up to the tM66 escaped Sybil to get to Felicia first. This is a well done tM66 suspenseful thriller. tM66 US Release by: Manga Entertainment (dubbed) tM66 UK Release by: Kiseki Films (subtltled and dubbed) tM66 Rating: [1 2 3 4 5] tM66 Title: Superdimensional Fortress Macross (FILM,TV) gSF tMAC aka: Choh Jikuu Yousai Macross tMAC Cast: tMAC Hikaru Ichijoo ............................. Arihiro Hase vHaA tMAC Misa Hayase .................................... Mika Doi vDoM tMAC Captain Global ............................ Michio Hazama vHaM2 tMAC Lin Minmay .................................. Mari Iijima vIiM0 tMAC Lin Kaifun ............................. Hirotaka Suzuoki vSuH tMAC Roy Folker ................................. Akira Kamiya vKaA tMAC Claudia LaSalle ............................ Noriko Ohara vOhN tMAC Maximillian Genius ........................... Sho Hayami vHaS tMAC Kim Kaviroff ............................... Hiromi Tsuru vTsH tMAC Vanessa Reyard ............................... Run Sasaki vSaR1 tMAC Shammy ..................................... Sanae Miyuki vMiS1 tMAC Ekizedol ............................ Ryunosuke Ohbayashi vOhR0 tMAC Admiral Hayase/Town leader ................... Osamu Saka vSaO tMAC Kakizaki ................................. Katsumi Suzuki vSuK2 tMAC Narrator ................................... Noriko Ohara vOhN tMAC Kamujin .................................. Yuuichi Meguro vMeY tMAC Yocchan ...................................... Youko Ogai vOgY0 tMAC Description: tMAC An alien spaceship crashes on Macross Island, and Earth has to tMAC deal with the alien fleet which is following it. However, tMAC human civilization is an example of 'protoculture' which the tMAC Zentraedi (the aliens) are suppose to avoid. Dubbed and tMAC marketed as a segment of the 'Robotech' series. tMAC Release Info: tMAC 35 TV episodes - Story of Hikaru Ichijou, Lin Minmay and Misa tMAC Hayase on the Macross fortress. tMAC "Macross Flashback 2012" OAV - Lin Minmay's final concert. Has tMAC some added footage along with scenes from original TV series.tMAC Movie: "Macross: Do You Remember Love" - Retelling of the TV tMAC series plot line in a 2 hour movie. Great animation. tMAC Rating: [1 2 3 ] tMAC UK Release by: Kiseki Films (dubbed) tMAC Title: Macross Plus (OAVs) gSF tMAP Cast: tMAP Isamu Daison ............................ Takumi Yamazaki vYaT tMAP Myun Fan Lon ................................ Rica Fukami vFuR tMAP Galde Goa Borman ........................ Unshou Ishizuka vIsU tMAP Sharon Apple ............................... Mako Hyoudou vHyM tMAP Yan Noiman .......................... Tomomichi Nishimura vNiT1 tMAP Lucy ................................. Megumi Hayashibara vHaM1 tMAP Raymond .................................... Banjou Ginga vGiB tMAP Marge ........................................ Sho Hayami vHaS tMAP Millard .................................... Kenji Utsumi vUtK tMAP operator ................................... Isshin Chiba vChI tMAP Gomez .................................. Kouichi Kitamura vKiK3 tMAP Yan Noiman ........................... Tomohiro Nishimura vNiT0 tMAP Bikens ................................... Masaharu Satou vSaM2 tMAP Kate ....................................... Urara Takano vTaU tMAP Description: tMAP Once, there was a trio who built and flew a human-powered tMAP glider. As they grew up, they drifted apart. One became a tMAP Valkyrie fighter pilot. One became a test pilot. One became tMAP the manager for a robotic rock star. They are brought back tMAP together again as a new class of Valkyrie is tested...one that tMAP is controlled directly by the mind of the pilot. Despite the tMAP name, there is little to link it with the previous Macross tMAP series besides the Valkyrie mecha and UN Spacy. There is a tMAP high degree of interpersonal tension as the personalities of tMAP the two pilots clash with the female manager in the middle. tMAP This series is dedicated to "all pioneers everywhere..." tMAP Release Info: tMAP 4 part OAV series - Tells the story starting with the test tMAP flights on Eden to the final encounter at the remains of the tMAP original Macross battlecruiser. tMAP Movie - Reedited version of the 4 part OAV series. Some scenes tMAP were reordered and some animation was added. tMAP US Release by: Manga Entertainment (dubbed) tMAP UK Release by: Manga Video (dubbed) tMAP Rating: [1 2 3 4 5] tMAP