======== Newsgroups: rec.arts.anime.info Subject: [APG]: Anime Pocket Guide (15/17) From: Alan Takahashi Date: 11 May 1997 21:38:04 -0400 Title: I can hear the Sea (TV) gDR tUGK aka: Umi ga Kikoeru tUGK Cast: tUGK Taku Morisaki .............................. Nobuo Tobita vToN tUGK Yutaka Matsuno ........................... Toshihiko Seki vSeT1 tUGK Rikako Muto ............................... Yoko Sakamoto vSaY2 tUGK Akiko Shimizu ............................... Yuri Amano vAmY tUGK Yumi Kohama ................................... Kae Araki vArK tUGK Okada .................................. Junichi Kanemaru vKaJ tUGK Taku's mother .................................. Ai Satou vSaA1 tUGK girl ....................................... Aya Hisakawa vHiA1 tUGK minarai ................................... Tomokazu Seki vSeT0 tUGK Description: tUGK Taku Morisaki is a college student on his way back to a high tUGK school reunion. On the plane flight back, he remembers events tUGK from his high school days. He remembers getting a glimpse of a tUGK new girl with his friend Matsuno. Later, Matsuno introduces his tUGK new girlfriend to Morisaki. Her name is Rikako Muto. She is tUGK very good in sports and academically, but is a social outsider tUGK since she is a transfer student. In their last year in school, tUGK the class takes a trip to Hawaii. When Rikako's money is stolen,tUGK it is to Morisaki that she asks to help her. This doesn't go tUGK unnoticed by Matsuno, and cracks begin to appear in their tUGK friendship. This is a very real look at relationships, and how tUGK a single act may change them forever. Did a romantic triangle tUGK form? It's hard to tell. This TV movie compares well with tUGK better live-action dramas and outshines most anime. tUGK NOTE: This is Studio Ghibli's first solo attempt by the "younger tUGK generation" of the company. Miyazaki-sensei was not involved. tUGK Rating: [1 2 3 4 5] tUGK Title: Wandering Kid (or "Legend of the Overfiend")(OAVs,FILM) gMI tURO aka: Urotsukidoji tURO Cast: tURO Description: tURO The universe consists of 3 realms: the Human World, the Beast tURO World, and the Demon World. Every 3000 years, the "Chojin" tURO (which is essentially a super-God of sorts) is born to unite the tURO 3 worlds together. This series follows the journey of a boy tURO from the Beast World named Amanojaku as he searches for the tURO "Chojin". He settles on a human boy and girl (Nakumo and Akemi) tURO who seem to be the key. Events unfold rapidly as demons also tURO appear, looking for the "Chojin". The film is an edited tURO compilation of the 1st OAV series. There is a 2nd OAV series tURO which is a prequel of sorts. There are many scenes involving tURO violent rapes, dismemberment, demon-induced gore, supernatural tURO horror stuff, etc... tURO tURO NOTE: This series' prime focus seems to be on the graphic sex tURO and violent scenes which permeates the series. In all fairness,tURO there *is* a rather complex plotline running through this, but tURO in the end, the plot is only an excuse to show more sex and tURO violence. tURO US Release by: US Manga Corps (dubbed) tURO US Release by: Software Sculptors (dubbed on CD-ROM only) tURO UK Release by: Manga Video (dubbed) tURO UK Release by: Kiseki Films (subtitled and dubbed) tURO Rating: [ ] tURO Title: Urusei Yatsura (FILM,OAV,TV) gRC tUY aut: Rumiko Takahashi (Shogakukan; US:Viz Comics) tUY Cast: tUY Lum ......................................... Fumi Hirano vHiF tUY Ataru Moroboshi ......................... Toshio Furukawa vFuT1 tUY Shinobu Miyake ............................ Saeko Shimazu vShS2 tUY Shutaro Mendo .............................. Akira Kamiya vKaA tUY Ryoko Mendo ................................. Mami Koyama vKoM5 tUY Ryunosuke Fujinami ........................ Mayumi Tanaka vTaM2 tUY Benten ........................................ Yuko Mita vMiY2 tUY Oyuki ...................................... Noriko Ohara vOhN tUY Ran ........................................... You Inoue vInY tUY Megane .................................... Shigeru Chiba vChS tUY Chibi .................................... Issei Futamata vFuI tUY Cherry .................................... Ichirou Nagai vNaI tUY Onsen-mark ............................ Michihiro Ikemizu vIkM2 tUY Tsubame Ozuno ............................ Kazuhiko Inoue vInK0 tUY Asuka Mizunokouji ........................ Sumi Shimamoto vShS1 tUY Ten's Mother ............................. Sumi Shimamoto vShS1 tUY Elle Barakumi (UY1:Only You) ......... Yoshiko Sakakibara vSaY1 tUY Rara (UY3:Remember my Love) ..... Sumi Shimamoto vShS1 tUY Karla (UY5:Boy meets Girl) ............ You Inoue vInY tUY Description: tUY One day, an alien fleet appeared and was going to invade the tUY Earth. Earth had only once chance: if a randomly selected Earth-tUY man defeated an alien in a game of tag, then Earth would be tUY spared. The computers picked a high school lech named Ataru tUY Moroboshi. When Ataru found out, he hid behind his girlfriend tUY Shinobu...until he saw his opponent: a cute girl in a tiger- tUY striped bikini named Lum. All he has to do is grab Lum's horns tUY before 10 days are up. The horny Ataru was *very* willing to do tUY just that :-). On the first day, Ataru dashed toward Lum...who tUY flew off. Ataru screamed that nobody told him that Lum could tUY *fly*! Day after day, Ataru kept trying and failing. On the tUY last night, Shinobu said that she'd marry Ataru if he won. The tUY next day, Ataru cheated...and won the match. *Then* he said he tUY would now be married. Baaaad timing...Lum took it to mean that tUY he wanted to marry *her*. Now, the girl-chasing Ataru has a tUY devoted and loving 'wife' who will fry him if he even looks at tUY another girl. Oh, didn't I mention Lum's electric shock power? tUY A romantic comedy created by the talented Rumiko Takahashi. tUY Release Info: tUY 251 TV episodes. tUY 6 movies - #1: "Only You" tUY #2: "Beautiful Dreamer" tUY #3: "Remember My Love" tUY #4: "Lum the Forever" tUY #5: "Final Chapter" (follows final manga plotline) tUY #6: "Forever My Darling" (for 10th anniversary) tUY Lots and lots of OAVs. Some common titles include: tUY "Inaba the Dreammaker" tUY "Attack Sherbert" tUY "Nagisa's Fiancee" tUY "Goat and Cheese" tUY "Ryoko's September Tea Party" tUY US Release by: AnimEigo (subtitled and dubbed) tUY UK Release by: Anime Projects Limited (subtitled) tUY Rating: [1 2 3 4 5] tUY Title: Video Girl Ai (OAVs) gRC tVAI aka: Denei Shoujo Ai tVAI aut: Masakazu Katsura (Shuueisha) tVAI Cast: tVAI Video Girl Ai (Amano) ................ Megumi Hayashibara vHaM1 tVAI Yohta Moteuchi ............................ Takeshi Kusao vKuT3 tVAI Moemi Hayakawa ............................... Yuri Amano vAmY tVAI Takashi Niimai .......................... Kouji Tsujitani vTsK1 tVAI Manager of Gokuraku ....................... Kenichi Ogata vOgK tVAI Ai's Creator ........................... Hirotaka Suzuoki vSuH tVAI Description: tVAI One day, Yohta is walking home. He's just been told that the tVAI girl he likes (Moemi) likes someone else. Trying to cheer up, tVAI he rents an 'explicit' video tape from a wierd rental shop, and tVAI when he plays it, Video Girl Ai pops out of his screen to tVAI comfort him. Unfortunately, Yohta's VCR is on the blink, and tVAI Ai appears minus a large part of her bosum, and with a new and tVAI dangerous mischievous personality... tVAI Release Info: tVAI 6 part OAV. tVAI Rating: RECOMMENDED tVAI Title: Vampire Hunter D (FILM) gHO tVHD Cast: tVHD 'D' ..................................... Kaneto Shiozawa vShK5 tVHD Doris ................................... Michie Tomizawa vToM1 tVHD Dan .......................................... Keiko Toda vToK0 tVHD Count Lee ................................... Seizou Kato vKaS2 tVHD Rei Ginsei ............................. Kazuyuki Sogabe vSoK0 tVHD Snake Woman .......................... Yoshiko Sakakibara vSaY1 tVHD Ferringo ................................ Motomu Kiyokawa vKiM3 tVHD Danton .................................... Kan Tokumaru vToK1 tVHD Description: tVHD In the far future, enclaves of humans are trying to hold out tVHD against supernatural forces. In one such village, a girl named tVHD Doris is bitten by an ancient vampire. In seeking help, she tVHD encounters a mysterious Vampire Hunter named 'D'. Before being tVHD taken by Count Lee (the vampire), Doris is ostracized by the tVHD village. It is up to 'D' to save her. A very moody and dark tVHD film. tVHD US Release by: Streamline Pictures (dubbed) tVHD UK Release by: Manga Video (dubbed) tVHD Rating: [1 2 ] tVHD Title: Vampire Princess Miyu (OAVs) gHO tVPM aka: Kyuuketsu Hime Miyu tVPM aut: Narumi Kakinouchi (Horror Comics) tVPM Cast: tVPM Miyu ..................................... Naoko Watanabe vWaN1 tVPM Himiko Se ................................... Mami Koyama vKoM5 tVPM Narrator ..................................... Goroh Naya vNaG tVPM Larva ................................... Kaneto Shiozawa vShK5 tVPM Akiko ....................................... Yumi Takada vTaY0 tVPM Kei Yuzuki ................................. Ryo Horikawa vHoR tVPM Ranka ....................................... Mayumi Shoh vShM3 tVPM Lemares ................................... Yuuji Mitsuya vMiY3 tVPM Doctor ..................................... Tessho Genda vGeT tVPM Miyahito ................................ Katsumi Toriumi vToK5 tVPM Armored Shinma ............................. Tessho Genda vGeT tVPM Miyu's father ........................... Kiyonobu Suzuki vSuK3 tVPM Miyu's mother .............................. Masako Ikeda vIkM0 tVPM Aiko's mother ............................ Youko Matsuoka vMaY5 tVPM Description: tVPM In the shadows lurk the shinma (spirit-demons). For humans, it tVPM is dangerous to interact with the shinma. As Himiko, a human tVPM spiritualist finds out, there is another force moving quietly tVPM banishing the shinma...a vampire girl called Miyu. Along with tVPM her servant/friend Larva, Miyu acts against the shinma which is tVPM troubling humanity...but she doesn't act FOR humans. Her motives tVPM are as mysterious as she is herself. This is a quietly spooky tVPM series that gets more disturbing, the more you think about it. tVPM Release Info: tVPM 4 part OAV. The series ends with Himiko's revelation. Note that tVPM the anime precedes the manga in this case. tVPM US Release by: AnimEigo (subtitled) tVPM Rating: [1 2 3 4 5] tVPM Title: What's Michael? (OAVs) gCO tWHA aut: Makoto Kobayashi (Kodansha; US:Eclipse) tWHA Cast: tWHA Michael .................................... Kei Tomiyama vToK3 tWHA Makoto Kobayashi ......................... Hideyuki Umezu vUmH tWHA Mrs. Kobayashi ....................... Yoshino Takamori vTaY1 tWHA Description: tWHA This is a story about a cat named Michael. In all respects, tWHA Michael is quite an ordinary cat. This collection of stories tWHA follows Michael as he appears with many different owners. Among tWHA them are a young couple who was recently married, a Yakuza (who tWHA fears being found out as a cat lover), and a typical bachelor. tWHA For those with more surreal tastes, some of the stories come out tWHA of Michael's dreams. The only constant among the various stories tWHA is Michael. This series goes to show that sometimes, the best tWHA stories are the ones that come from 'real' life. It's especially tWHA recommended for people who are owned by cats...Michael's antics tWHA should strike a familiar chord among those people... :-) tWHA tWHA Oh...by the way, Michael is a rather large orange tomcat. He's tWHA the one with stripes... tWHA Release Info: tWHA 2 OAV series. Like the manga, the OAVs tend to come out on an tWHA irregular basis (i.e. whenever there are enough stories to tWHA make a new one). tWHA Rating: [1 2 3 4 ] tWHA Title: Wings of Honneamise (FILM) gDR tWNG Cast: tWNG Shirotsugh Lhadatto ........................ Leo Morimoto vMoL tWNG Leiquinni Nondelaiko ...................... Mitsuki Yayoi vYaM3 tWNG Majaho ................................... Masahiro Anzai vAnM tWNG Yanaran ..................................... Bin Shimada vShB tWNG Marty .................................. Kazuyuki Sogabe vSoK0 tWNG Domlot ................................. Hirotaka Suzuoki vSuH tWNG Dr. Gnomm ................................ Chikao Ohtsuka vOhC tWNG Instructor ............................... Shouzou Iizuka vIiS tWNG Nekkaraut .............................. Yoshito Yasuhara vYaY7 tWNG Charichanmi ................................ Kouji Totani vToK6 tWNG Description: tWNG In an alternate world, Shirotsugh Lhadatto dreams of becoming a tWNG pilot...but his grades weren't good enough, so he became a tWNG member of the Royal Space Force instead. The Space Force is led tWNG by a General whose dream is to put the first man into space. tWNG The Space Force, however, is a laughing stock and a career dead tWNG end, so its members aren't exactly the cream of the crop. After tWNG an encounter with Leiquinni Nondelaiko, a very religious girl, tWNG Shiro is inspired to volunteer to be the first astronaut. The tWNG movie details the growth of Shiro's character, as well as the tWNG trials - both political and technical - which culminate in the tWNG launch of the first manned rocket. I can't really do justice to tWNG this movie in a short description, but it's very good. A dubbed tWNG version exists called "Star Quest"...avoid it. tWNG Release Info: tWNG "Star Quest" - an early dubbed version of the movie. Avoid at tWNG all costs... tWNG "Wings of Honneamise" - this version was dubbed by Manga tWNG Entertainment and, from most accounts, turned out VERY well. tWNG US Release by: Manga Entertainment (subtitled and dubbed) tWNG UK Release by: Manga Video (dubbed) tWNG Rating: [1 2 3 4 5] tWNG Title: Wedding Peach (TV) gMG tWPE aut: Sukehiro Tomita (Chao) tWPE Cast: tWPE Momoko Hanasaki (Wedding Peach) ............ Kyoko Hikami vHiK tWPE Hinagiku Tamano (Angel Daisy) ............. Yuko Miyamura vMiY4 tWPE Yuri Tanima (Angel Lily) .............. Yukana Nogami vNoY tWPE Scarlet Ohara (Angel Salvia) ................ Yuka Imai vImY tWPE Yousuke Fuuma ................................ Yuuji Ueda vUeY tWPE Jamapii .................................. Miwa Matsumoto vMaM4 tWPE Limone ................................. Shinichirou Miki vMiS0 tWPE Kazuya Yanagiba ........................ Shinichirou Miki vMiS0 tWPE Potamos ................................ Kotono Mitsuishi vMiK1 tWPE Rain Devila (demon queen) ...................... Mika Doi vDoM tWPE Reiko ........................................ Yuri Amano vAmY tWPE Aphrodite .................................. Mako Hyoudou vHyM tWPE Akira Tamano ................................ Ikue Ohtani vOhI tWPE Akemi Tamano ............................ Kumiko Takizawa vTaK3 tWPE Masahiro Tamano .......................... Norio Wakamoto vWaN0 tWPE Takurou ................................ Kappei Yamaguchi vYaK2 tWPE Kachuussha ............................. Yuriko Yamaguchi vYaY2 tWPE Igunis .................................... Tomokazu Seki vSeT0 tWPE Noiizu ..................................... Chieko Honda vHoC tWPE Pluie ........................................ Kazuki Yao vYaK7 tWPE Pritz .................................... Chisa Yokoyama vYoC tWPE Sandra .................................. Takehito Koyasu vKoT3 tWPE Cloud ...................................... Michiko Neya vNeM tWPE Donna ....................................... Ikue Ohtani vOhI tWPE Natsumi .................................... Maya Okamoto vOkM0 tWPE Description: tWPE Demons appear on Earth. Their job is to take away the love and tWPE leave only hatred. The demons are also searching for something tWPE called "Saint Something Four" which are apparently talismans of tWPE great power. To this end, a girl named Momoko becomes a target tWPE because of something she holds dear...her mother's wedding ring. tWPE To protect herself, and to fight on the side of love, Momoko is tWPE given the powers of an 'Ai Tenshi' by Aphrodite, queen of the tWPE angels. Now, Momoko can transform into Wedding Peach and with tWPE her powers of love, fight against the demons' power of hate. Her tWPE two best friends, Hinagiku and Yuri will also become Ai Tenshi tWPE and as Angel Daisy and Angel Lily, help Wedding Peach against tWPE the demons. This is a sillier than usual Magical Girls show with tWPE more than a little similarity to "Sailor Moon". It will form tWPE its own identity later with more dramatic plotlines. tWPE Rating: [1 2 3 ] tWPE Title: Yadamon (TV) gKI tYAD Cast: tYAD Yadamon ...................................... Mika Kanai vKaM0 tYAD Taimon ..................................... Rin Mizuhara vMiR tYAD Jan ........................................ Rie Iwatsubo vIwR1 tYAD Eddie .................................... Issei Futamata vFuI tYAD Maria ....................................... Mami Suzuki vSuM3 tYAD Han-na ..................................... Kyoko Minami vMiK0 tYAD Rick .................................... Takumi Yamazaki vYaT tYAD Peat ........................................ Mioko Kohie vKoM1 tYAD Butch .................................... Masahiro Anzai vAnM tYAD Enriko .................................. Kaneto Shiozawa vShK5 tYAD Manaty .................................. Kineko Nakamura vNaK2 tYAD Kira ..................................... Yuko Minaguchi vMiY1 tYAD The Queen ................................ Youko Kawanami vKaY3 tYAD Description: tYAD Yadamon is a little witch who lives with Jan and his parents. tYAD They live in a future time where many things are automated (in a tYAD simplistic sort of way...automatic vacuum cleaners, for example).tYAD Maria, Jan's mother, is a biologist and spends her time perform- tYAD ing experiments. Yadamon is an inquisitive girl who frequently tYAD gets Jan in trouble with what she does. Along with Yadamon is tYAD Taimon, a little critter (who talks!) and can stop time briefly. tYAD The series consists of 10 minute episodes, and plots follow the tYAD simple "kids in mischief" line. Purely for little kids. tYAD Note: "Yadamon" is also a cute way for little girls to say "no"..tYAD Rating: [1 2 ] (adults may find it dull, though) tYAD Title: Space Cruiser Yamato (FILM,TV) gSF tYAM aka: Uchuu Senkan Yamato tYAM aut: Leiji Matsumoto (Akita Shoten) tYAM Cast: tYAM Mamoru Kodai ......................... Taichirou Hirokawa vHiT0 tYAM Yuki Mori ................................. Youko Asagami vAsY1 tYAM Juuzo Okida .................................. Goroh Naya vNaG tYAM Daisuke Shima .......................... Shuusei Nakamura vNaS1 tYAM Shirou Sanada .............................. Takeshi Aono vAoT tYAM Kato ....................................... Akira Kamiya vKaA tYAM Yamazaki ................................ Mikio Terashima vTeM2 tYAM Analyzer .................................. Kenichi Ogata vOgK tYAM Susumu Kodai ............................... Kei Tomiyama vToK3 tYAM Shuzou Sawatari ........................... Ichirou Nagai vNaI tYAM Starsha ..................................... Miyuki Ueda vUeM tYAM Fuhrer Skulldard ........................... Tooru Oohira vOoT tYAM Yamamoto/Raserlar ...................... Kazuyuki Sogabe vSoK0 tYAM Daisuke Shima ............................... Isao Sasaki vSaI0 tYAM Balzer ................................... Chikao Ohtsuka vOhC tYAM Narrator .................................. Michio Hazama vHaM2 tYAM Princess Ruda ("Yamato III") ................. Keiko Han vHaK2 tYAM Rugaaru ("Final Yamato") ............ Taroh Ishida vIsT0 tYAM Description: tYAM When the Earth is in trouble from invading alien forces, it tYAM resurrects and rebuilds a new space warship from the hulk of the tYAM old Japanese sea battleship: the Yamato. The various missions tYAM boil down to the same thing: defend the Earth and destroy the tYAM enemy forces. tYAM [Editor at work! Entry construction in progress] tYAM US Release by: Voyager Entertainment ( ) tYAM UK Release by: Kiseki Films (dubbed) tYAM Rating: RECOMMENDED tYAM Title: Yawara! A fashionable judo girl. (FILM,TV) gSP tYAW aut: Naoki Urasawa (Big Comic Spirits) tYAW Cast: tYAW Yawara Inokuma ........................... Yuko Minaguchi vMiY1 tYAW Jigoro Inokuma ............................ Ichirou Nagai vNaI tYAW Tamao Inokuma ........................... Toshiko Fujita vFuT0 tYAW Sayaka Honomi .......................... Yoshino Takamori vTaY1 tYAW Kousaku Matsuda .......................... Toshihiko Seki vSeT1 tYAW Shinnosuke Kazamatsuri ..................... Akira Kamiya vKaA tYAW Jody Rockwell ............................ Miyuki Ichijou vIcM1 tYAW Fujiko Itou ........................... Chiyoko Kawashima vKaC1 tYAW Kaoru Hanazono ......................... Masashi Sugahara vSuM0 tYAW Teleshikova .............................. Yuko Minaguchi vMiY1 tYAW Kazumi ....................................... Eriko Hara vHaE tYAW Kyon Kyon ................................... Yumi Takada vTaY0 tYAW Shimizu ..................................... Yumi Takada vTaY0 tYAW Kawano ................................. Junichi Kanemaru vKaJ tYAW Kaori .................................... Youko Matsuoka vMaY5 tYAW Belkins ...................................... Run Sasaki vSaR1 tYAW Sudo ........................................ Yoku Shioya vShY2 tYAW Kurokawa ................................... Kyoko Yamada vYaK0 tYAW Yukari ...................................... Yuko Sasaki vSaY4 tYAW Matsuda's mother ........................... Reiko Suzuki vSuR1 tYAW Fujiko's father ............................. Naoki Bando vBaN tYAW Kaneko Inokuma ........................... Yuko Minaguchi vMiY1 tYAW Announcer ............................. Yoshitada Ohtsuka vOhY2 tYAW Yasui .................................. Junichi Sugahara vSuJ tYAW Nanda ........................................ Mie Suzuki vSuM5 tYAW Kim ....................................... Tamao Hayashi vHaT1 tYAW Coach Ishikura ............................. Minoru Inaba vInM0 tYAW Editor in Chief ........................ Kazuhiko Kishino vKiK2 tYAW Ohtawara (ep 68-69) .................. Rica Fukami vFuR tYAW Yuujirou Ishida (Yawara! movie) ............ Takuma Gouno vGoT tYAW Junji (Yawara! movie) ........ Daisuke Namikawa vNaD1 tYAW Takeyuki Suzuki (Yawara! movie) ...... Megumi Hayashibara vHaM1 tYAW {Unknown character} .................... Yuriko Fuchizaki vFuY0 tYAW Description: tYAW One of the most talented and promising young contenders in the tYAW world of judo is a girl called Yawara Inokuma. With her native tYAW talent and quickness, she could fight just about anyone. With tYAW intensive training given by her grandfather (a judo champion in tYAW his own right), Yawara is unbeatable. It's the desire of many tYAW in the judo world to meet and beat Yawara. Yawara, on the other tYAW hand, would prefer to give up judo and become an ordinary girl. tYAW Rating: [1 2 3 4 5] tYAW