2001-2002 Emails
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Email announcements from school year 2001-2002.
Contents
- 1 Fall 2001
- 1.1 No Subject
- 1.2 MNA - Club Carnival Tomorrow
- 1.3 MNA - The first meeting of the year! 9/29
- 1.4 Minna no Manga
- 1.5 MNA - The first meeting where things actually go as planned! 10/6
- 1.6 Minna no Manga
- 1.7 MNA - Third Time's the Charm 10/13
- 1.8 Minna no Manga
- 1.9 MNA - Because misery loves company... 10/20
- 1.10 Minna no Manga
- 1.11 MNA - Halloweeny Roast!
- 1.12 MNA - Meeting for your viewing pleasure 10/27
- 1.13 Minna no Manga
- 1.14 Holloween, videogame tournament
- 1.15 MNA - The Last Great Halloween Email 11/3
- 1.16 Corrections on tournament
- 1.17 Minna No Manga
- 1.18 MNA - First Tsurugi trip of the year
- 1.19 MNA - The End of an Era 11/10
- 1.20 MNA - Meeting of 11/17/01 And That's it!
- 1.21 Minna No Manga
- 1.22 MNA All The News That Matters 12/1
- 1.23 MNA - State of the Club Address 12/8
- 2 Winter 2002
- 2.1 MNA - The First Meeting of Winter 1/12
- 2.2 MNA - Please Save My Foliage 1/19
- 2.3 MNA - Can We Make This Any Bigger? 1/26
- 2.4 MNA This is the end... 2/2/2002
- 2.5 MNA - 'Ai' love Cowboy Bebop 2/9
- 2.6 MNA - Meeting of the Tri-gone 2/16
- 2.7 MNA - Open Hours Tomorrow (Sunday 2/17)
- 2.8 MNA - Now and 2/23, Here and Meeting - Meeting 2/23
- 2.9 MNA - Why don't you #!~@(% join the Meeting 3/2
- 2.10 MNA - Sayonara Otonashi-san - meeting 3/9
- 2.11 MNA - Hey Brother, Minna no Anime Club (meeting) 3/16
Fall 2001
No Subject
(Minna No Anime, Wed Sep 19 02:41:25 2001) Minna, It's about time to start school again, which of course means it's about time to start Minna no Anime again! For those of you unfortunate souls - myself included - who were deprived of your opportunity to watch Dylan's summer of "Choose Hana Yori Dango, Pick Ping Pong Club", I feel your pain. But as we start a new year, we have a whole new lineup of great shows! Instead of keeping you in suspense any longer, let me just list them out right now: 5:00 Fansub o' 5:25 Steel Angle Kurumi ** 6:00 Fushigi Yugi 6:25 Kachou Ouji (Black Heaven) * 7:00 Kareshi Kanojo no Jijou (His and Her Circumstances) * 7:25 Trigun 8:00 Inu Yasha * 8:25 KOR (Kimagure Orange Road) 9:00 Berserk * 9:30 Gasaraki You might about now be wondering what's up with all the *'s. Well, we're trying out some new stuff this year. The one's marked with a single *, mean that we have the Japanese Region 2 DVD, and we're going to be running it through a computer to do live subtitling right in front of everybody. Dylan, I, and some others have been working hard on getting scripts and making them when they weren't avalible to use for this, so it's quite exciting. The double ** indicates a digisub. That's right, for the first time Minna no Anime will try to get with the times and show a digisub, since we have the computer there for the live subbing anyways. Other's of you might be wondering "Hey, where's Slayers?" Well, we had to make a lot of hard decisions this quarter, and after a long two week debat using many many emails, it was decided that Slayers just couldn't fit into the schedule. But do not despair! Former Secretary Matt has donated his Slayers Next VHS box set to the club library, and it will be avalible for check out all year long. I'm actually quite looking foward to everything we're showing, especially KOR. This is actually kind of a tribute to former President Craig Kleen, as it is his absolute all time favorite series. If you go to his appartment, you will see his walls lined with Madoka wall scrolls. This time slot is for you Craig! For those of you who can't wait to get back together with other members of the club, and have a bit of a chat with the officers, we will be participating in Club Showcase this Saturday. I invite all of you to come by and visit us. Later on we're going to have a somewhat unofficial screening, where we'll be testing out equipment, and just showing some random stuff. Again, anyone who wants to come is more than welcome. I'm not exactly sure when Club Showcase starts, but I'll be talking with the WOW people tomorrow, and I'll let everybody know. Finally, I know there are some of you out there who are waiting to hear the word on the deal with Maison Ikkoku. As a lot of you may know, Maison Ikkoku just so happens to be my all time favorite series, and I bought the R2 complete box set with 24 DVD's (Thank god for Tokyopop!) As president, I'm entitled to be able to watch my DVD's on the big screen in 213, but unfortunatly, it just will not fit in the schedule (it was either MI or KOR, and at the decision making time, I didn't have the box set, and I really wanted to put KOR in). So we have to figure out a different time to meet. Dylan has suggested that we meet every other week on Sunday to watch a disc or more. Other possibilities would be: once a month, we binge for 8 hours or something, or Saturdays before official club. I want to accomidate as many interested parties as possible, so I'd like to hear from you. Send me a mail at my personal email of benl@<removed for spam reasons>, telling me what would work best for you. I might even set up a temporary mailing list. Alright, I hope that was enough new for you from us at MNA. Ben Leinweber MNA Kaichou/President
MNA - Club Carnival Tomorrow
(Minna No Anime, Thu Sep 20 17:40:01 2001) Minna, Well, I made a bit of a mistake. Club Carnival actually is tomorrow, and not Saturday as I had previously said ^_^;. Sorry about that. We have to start setting at 2:30. I won't know exactly where the booth is until we check in tomorrow, but the lady I talked to said most likely we will be in Chumash. As for the non-official meeting saturday, we will be watching through some first episodes of the live subtitling stuff first to test out the system. We'll probably start around 5:00. If you don't want this little preview, then I suggest that you delay coming for at least an hour or so. Hope to see all of you soon! Ben Leinweber MNA Kaichou
MNA - The first meeting of the year! 9/29
(Minna No Anime, Thu Sep 27 13:57:57 2001) Konnichi wa minna-san, Well I finally get to be the secretary and not the power monger... err president (acting). What this all means is that another year of Minna no Anime has officially begun. We'll be trying some new things this year (Live-subbed from import DVD's, Digisubs) and also going back to some of our basics(VHS, fansubs). As can be seen below we've got a lot of new shows and only a few repeat offenders (Trigun, Kodocha, Fushigi Yuugi). Fortunately both Trigun and Fushigi Yuugi start the year off with recap episodes so you can catch up in case you forget what happened at the end of last year. And now for something completely... the same: Week 1 Episodes/Titles and other info: 5:00 Kodomo no Omocha #33 - Love Tasted Like Curry (fansub VHS) 5:30 Fushigi Yuugi #28 - The Ancient Path (Recap ep, DVD) the first BREAK of the year, refreshing isn't it? 6:00 Steel Angel Kurumi #1 and 2 - The cute maid girl beats up the bad guys (Digisub) 6:30 Black Heaven (Kachou Ouji) #1 - Stairway to Heaven (DVD) Ben, Nik, Dylan and Nur BREAK the computer trying to get it to work properly 7:00 Inuyasha #1 - The Time Jumping Girl and The Sealed Boy (Live Subtitled Import DVD) 7:30 Kimagure Orange Road #1 - A Transfer Student! 'Tis embarrassing to say, but I'll fall in love for the first time. - (Commercial VHS) watch as we BREAK ourselves trying to get KareKano working. We've gone to extra lengths to try and show this one in the best quality possible, please don't ask about the hours that have been put into getting this show working; we hope you all enjoy it as much as we have. 8:00 His and Her Circumstance (Kareshi Kanojo no Jijou) #1 - Her Circumstances (Live Subtitled Import DVD) 8:30 Trigun #13 - Vash the Stampede (Recap ep DVD) BREAK to get caught up on Trigun. Don't worry about starting in the middle of the show; we've got your recap right here; see what you missed and then be angry with yourself for not coming earlier last year. 9:00 Berserk #1 - The Black Swordsman (Live Subtitled Import DVD) 9:30 Gasaraki #1 - On The Ancient Stage of Stone (DVD) break till Sunday*! Corrections, retractions and other such nonsense: As you may have noticed, the schedule above is much different from anything we have published before. This is because we (officer et al) decided we didn't like the schedule and that we are all a bunch of idiots. Thus you have the world premiere of the new and improved schedule for the 2001-02 school year. Wow, it's rare that moments like this occur. *the break till Sunday? Aside from the long normal club hours, our esteemed presidente Ben has obtained the complete TV DVD box set (Import) of Maison Ikkoku (his favorite show). Thus we decided that it would be a good idea to continue (and finish) showing it after last years start. So we proudly present: The Maison Ikkoku Sunday Dinner Theater (TMISDT) The details: Every other Sunday (starting this Sunday) 5 - 8 PM (bring you dinner) 03-213 (same room as normal Saturday meetings) 6 episodes per meeting (3 hours, unless we binge and finish sooner) First episode shown: 41 (of 96, where we left off last year) All from R2 DVD's - gorgeous quality, no Viz-isms! (fansub scripts) This will continue through winter quarter when we should finish the show (and hopefully the movie and OVA as well). We're trying to rush this a bit because Ben will be in Japan for spring quarter which would make it very hard for him to watch the show with the club ^_^. Web page of the week (start out with an easy one): www.animeondvd.com - biggest waste of my internet time - reviews, news, studio feedback, forums; the anime dvd news site. Well, I'm done wasting your time for this week. More to come next week. Saraba da, Dylan Hall Secretary MNA webpage (as always): http://www.calpoly.edu/~minnclub
Minna no Manga
(Minna No Anime, Mon Oct 1 22:32:53 2001) I'd like to welcome everyone to join us for another year of Minna no Manga. It's THE place for you anime and manga discussions. Where: Building 2 Room 112 (near where we meet on Saturdays) When: Tuesday 8:00 pm See you there -Nik Kamachi, club VP
MNA - The first meeting where things actually go as planned! 10/6
(Minna No Anime, Thu Oct 4 16:45:59 2001) Konnichiwa Minna-san, Yes, as the header states things actually will work correctly this coming Saturday. After figuring out some new techniques for showing all our import disk and trying them (successfully) at the Maison Ikkoku Sunday Dinner Theater(plug, plug); we can say with all confidence (which will promptly be shattered when things don't go right) that everything will play during its scheduled time. So, please come again this weekend, because we will actually be able to play Inuyasha. Fansub o' will be at its appropriate time slot and Berserk will look infinitely better than it did last week. Kurumi will, of course, retain it's status as "Best Translation Ever"(can you feel the sarcasm?). This is of your next week schedule: 5:00 Here is Greenwood #1 (livesub) - come join us for this classic OVA; you are guaranteed to laugh at this, so you've got nothing to lose. If you have already seen it, now's the time to rewatch it (since we'll be livesubbing it off the newly released import DVD). 5:30 Fushigi Yuugi #29 - Mysteries Afoot Break to practice our engrish 6:00 Steel Angel Kurumi #3/4 - The content is only half the fun of watching this show. 6:30 Black Heaven #2 - All Night Long This break is brought to you by the letter 'V' 7:00 Inuyasha #1 - The Time Jumping Boy and The Sealed Girl... or something - at any rate, the subtitles will work and it'll look much better than last week. 7:30 Kimagure Orange Road #2 - A Little Lemony Kiss for Her break to reflect on how easy it was to show stuff back in the days of subtitled VHS only... 8:00 His and Her Circumstances #2 - A Secret for Two 8:30 Trigun #14 - Little Arcadia Bloodier show: KOR (Kimagure blah blah) or Berserk? Hatta had a lot of blood fly out of his nose last week, but I'm not sure if it beats Gutts cleaving (several) men in two. 9:00 Berserk #2 - Band of the Hawk (It will look unbelievably better this week, I'm getting all giddy just at the thought ^_^) 9:30 Gasaraki #2 - Opening (Bowel) Movements until next week...(no Maison this week) To any and all members (and potential members) who were annoyed/aggrivated by last weeks problems: Sorry. We have put in far too many hours and would love to see everything work without problems, but that just not possible in reality. I feel very confident that everything will play much better than it did last week, and that we will avoid all of the scheduling problems we had. We are not professionals, and are not payed to do any of this. All I can say is that we will try every week to make it better than the week before. Secretary's Liner Notes: The American given title of "Black Heaven" is not at all a translation of the title (it was chosen to try and sell more copies). The actual Japanese titles is "Kachou Ouji" (this is what you see above the line that says "Hard rock save the space"). What this literally translates to is: "Section Chief Prince" - a much more fitting title for the show. It should be noted that the main character's name is "Oji Tanaka"; so the title could be inferred as "Section Chief Oji" (Ouji = Prince). Don't hold it against Pioneer for changing the name to this awesome show; they did leave the original title in unaltered during the show after all. Web site of the week: http://www.animenewsservice.com Good site for general anime and anime related news; will post lots of info straight from Japan (such as the new Kenshin OVA). I'm done for now, time to get back to class... Saraba da, Dylan Hall Secretary Minna no Anime http://www.calpoly.edu/~minnclub
Minna no Manga
(Minna No Anime, Mon Oct 8 21:49:22 2001) First off, I'd like to appologize for last week. It turns out we needed to post flyers for club, so we ended up not having a meeting. I'm REALLY sorry if you showed up and nobody was there. This time you can be sure that there will be others at the meeting. Now then... time: Tuesday, 8:00 pm place: Business building room 112 (or possibly 113 if someone steals our room again) Hope to see you there. -Nik
MNA - Third Time's the Charm 10/13
(Minna No Anime, Thu Oct 11 17:32:01 2001)
Konnichiwa Minna-san,
So stuff didn't all work out perfectly last week. But, 2 for 4 isn't bad.
We'll be trying a different DVD-ROM this week which will hopefully avoid
the problems that happened last time. Besides, the washed out, 6th
generation fansub tapes really make you appreciate it when we have the
shows run correctly from the import DVD's. Consider it a character
building experience.
All I can promise is that we will continually try to show anime in the
highest quality that we can and that we will continually work to improve
this club.
Schedule:
5:00 Project ARMS #1 - A choice from our librarian, so it's guaranteed to
be ... visually stimulating.
5:30 Fushigi Yuugi #30 - The Flash of Battle
Time to take a break from the seisure inducing lightning attacks
6:00 Steel Angel Kurumi #5/6 - Please select of a language
6:30 Black Heaven #3 - Hot House
I think we need more engrish and less clothing in all our shows
7:00 Inuyasha #2 - People Who Seek the Shikon no Tama (Orb of the Four
Souls)
7:30 Kimagure Orange Road #3 - Feelings Stirred, The Rolling First-Date.
The odds are running 5:1 in favor of things not working correctly, have
you placed your bets yet?
8:00 His and Her Circumstances #3 - His Circumstances
8:30 Trigun #15 - Demons Eye
Prepare for my sobbing when Berserk doesn't work right... again... sigh...
9:00 Berserk #3 - Baptism of Fire
9:30 Gasaraki #3 - Tantric Circle
That's it ('till Sunday!)
The Return of the Maison Ikkoku Sunday Dinner Theater (MISDT)
Sunday 5-8PM
The Usual Room
Episodes 47-52
We had a larger than expected turn out last time, and hope everyone who
came will join us again this Sunday. If you are interested in watching
but haven't seen any of Maison Ikkoku, Ben and I are more than willing to
help you get caught up quickly; so don't skip out just because you aren't
up to date with the show.
Web site of your anime for current week:
Hitoshi Doi's Seiyuu (Voice Actor) Database (and other stuff)
http://www.tcp.com/doi/seiyuu/index.html
Ever wondered why Vash (Trigun) and Takeo (Magic User's Club) sound so
similar?
Questioned as to just how many leading roles Megumi Hayashibara has done?
Had nothing better to do than spend your life gathering useless
information for your hobby so that you can appear to be more knowledgable
than the next monkey?
If so, then that site is the one for you. The most complete Seiyuu
database (that I've found) on the english speaking side of the internet.
Build your level of useless knowledge up to new and before unknown heaps!
Random Ramblings...
Where do they come up with this stuff?
Most anime productions are based on manga. Unlike the dying US comic
industry; the Japanese comic market is ENORMOUS. Everyone reads manga:
old, young, male, female, human, other. They sell phone book size weekly
and monthly compilations for ~$4. The sheer volume of titles produced in
mind boggling. The only show we are showing this quarter which was not
originally manga (or at least inspired by manga) is Black Heaven (possible
Kurumi too). Every other show we have put on this year was originally
manga. Some shows follow the manga quite closely (His and Her
Circumstances) where as others take many creative freedoms (Trigun) or
used a world created in manga as backstory (Gasaraki).
Well, that's all from me for now.
Saraba da,
Dylan Hall
Jimukan (Secretary)
Minna no Manga
(Minna No Anime, Tue Oct 16 08:56:33 2001) It's that time of the week again, where we can have open discussions on anime, manga, video games, and the like. Where: Business building room 112 When: Tuesday 8:00 pm why: Because I knowyou all want the equivalent of a 2 hour break in club. I'd also like to take this chance to encourage ANY of you to enter any of the contests for Holloween. It's fun, free, and a good chance to get free stuff. I especially want to stress the fighting game tournament. If you didn't hear my announcement during club, we're going to be running tournaments for Guilty Gear X, and Capcom vs. SNK 2. They are both awesome games. Don't worry about not having played either of these games, If you've ever played a Street Fighter game, you can play either of these games. Sign-up sheets will be at club, or you can e-mail me at Ruroni16@<removed for spam reasons> -Nik Kamachi VP
MNA - Because misery loves company... 10/20
(Minna No Anime, Thu Oct 18 16:53:18 2001) Konnichiwa Minna-san, It appears as though third time was the charm. Everything (finally) ran properly last meeting, so we're gonna try for two in a row. We will also be having the first raffle of the year this Saturday. We'll have your member cards ready and you can pick them up after we give you free stuff. (and you can join this Saturday if you want in on the raffle) Halloween - It's coming. Soon. Too soon in my opinion, but I have no influence over the rotation of the earth so I can't stop it. We're going to be showing anime (mostly "Halloween" themed) from 3PM to 11PM (maybe midnight), having lots of contests, cheap pizza($2 for half a pizza!), a cosplay contest and TONS of prizes. As has been mentioned, the overall winner gets free admission to Fanime ($50) and $100 (at least) to blow on crap you don't need in the dealers room. There will also be signifigant prizes for winners of other competitions (ie - $$). So, get to work on that costume and start studying up on all your random anime knowledge. And now for this week's sacrifices: 5:00 Fansub o' - Mystery Meat (honestly, I don't know what's being shown. It could be more Kodocha... or maybe Ebichu) 5:30 Fushigi Yuugi #31 - Whirlpool of Doubt Nuts and Squirrels, nuts and squirrels... 6:00 Steel Angel Kurumi #7/8 - no comment 6:30 Black Heaven #4 - Space Child This break is still hard 7:00 Inuyasha #3 - I'm Back From the Bone-Eater's Well 7:30 Kimagure Orange Road #4 - Hikaru?! A Sensational "C-Experience." Will you have a "C-Experience" this break? 8:00 KareKano #4 - Her Problem 8:30 Trigun #16 - Fifth Moon I *did* grope you nine times during that break 9:00 Berserk #4 - Hand of God 9:30 Gasaraki #4 - Mirage No MISDT this week! (boo, feh, hiss) I want my Yagami dammit! Random Thoughts and Bodily Expultions - The show "His and Her Circumstances" Japanese title is actually a bit more descriptive than that translation is. The actual title "Kareshi Kanojo no Jijou" would perhaps be more literally translated " Boyfriend/Girlfriend's Situations". While literally 'kareshi' and 'kanojo' mean 'guy' and 'girl' there is a very strong implication of 'boyfriend' and 'girlfriend' to them. Also, in that there is no plural in Japanese, one could go so far as to suggest that the title implies the plural for both words (which is very fitting with the show as it continues). There is no 'real' translation to a title which is as ambiguous as this one; fansubbers all just decided on this title as an easy way to identify the show in english and avoid much confusion. Website of the week - hmm... this weeks link is much more obscure than before (and much less in English) but it's one of the best sites on the net: http://www.tinami.com/ This is the place to start your search for the best art on the internet. Just start with one page and start clicking your way though the links. I'm sure you'll (eventually) find some unbelievably good pics (which you'll have to send me ^_^). Happy hunting. Ijou, Dylan Hall Secretary and let us not forget: http://www.calpoly.edu/~minnclub
Minna no Manga
(Minna No Anime, Mon Oct 22 15:35:03 2001) It's that time of the week again, when we get to waste err..spend our Tuesday night talking about anime, manga, and why Ben wants to dress up like a girl. Time: Tuesday 8:00 pm Place: Business building room 112 (or 113 depending on which is available to us) See you there! -Nik "The NnewF fuku" Kamachi
MNA - Halloweeny Roast!
(Minna No Anime, Tue Oct 23 23:17:22 2001) Konbanwa Minna-san, This is another annoying Halloween reminder. We will continue to pelt you with annoying emails until everyone signs up for everything. Here are (once again) all the annoying details: 1. Signup for stuff! (actually, I'm guilty of not signing up for stuff yet too...) But that doesn't excuse you people! Remember, there are prizes for every competition, and they are just fun to participate in even without reward. 2. Ray's eye practice game - our illustrius webmaster has created a mini game version of Lee's Eye Game. Go and play (the link is on the main page), plus see the newly revamped webpage. Don't worry if you can't get any on the first try, I only got one on the first level myself. Everyone's favorite webpage: http://www.calpoly.edu/~minnclub 3. Trivia Q submission - While we have plenty of trivia questions, a few more couldn't hurt. So, if you have any trivia questions (we need some easier ones) please send them to: yaithaven@<removed for spam reasons> 4. Food - half a pizza for $2 (if you are a paid member, which makes you suddenly appear much more attractive and intelligent). Name your topping. 5. Prizes - here's our current prizes list: Grand Prize (cosplay and trivia or eye game): $200 AND Fanime2002 entrance ($50 value) Cos-play Runner up: $50 Games People Play gift certificate Pumpkin Carving (I know we have repeatedly forgotten to mention this, but we will be doing it again!): $25 Tsugugi's Japanese Restaurant gift certificate Trivia Runnerup: $15 Tsurugi's gift certificate (It must be mine!) Eye Game Runnerup: $15 Games People Play gift certificate Fighting game tournaments: TBA (Nik's working on it) Well, I think that covers it. So, go to the webpage and try out the practice eye game, and start quizzing yourself on random anime knowledge... or I guess you could study for midterms or something else lame like that. Saraba da, Dylan Hall Secretary, not to be confused with "Der Furher" (I never claimed to be able to spell in German). http://www.calpoly.edu/~minnclub
MNA - Meeting for your viewing pleasure 10/27
(Minna No Anime, Thu Oct 25 22:08:00 2001) Konnichiwa minna-san, I hope you're all doing well and working hard on those costumes (I'm waiting to see someone dress up as a full scale Gundam). Remember: there are only 8 days left to make your costume... In case anyone doesn't know where/when we meet: When: Saturdays 5-10PM Where: 03-213 (the silo in the business/education building complex) Why: because watching 5 hours of anime is much better for your body than drinking alcohol for 5 hours (I know this from personal experience) Ye olde schedule 5:00 Comic Party #1 - one of the most popular shows in Japan right now, really funny show about a guy, some girls and a lot of doujinshi... 5:30 Fushigi Yuugi #32 - To Die for the Star of Suzaku Don't you wish everyshow had subtitles of the quality used in Kurumi? 6:00 Steel Angel Kurumi #9/10 - I must watch more, oh! 6:30 Black Heaven #5 - Those Shining Days Ah yes, those shining days... when I used to not spend all my time on anime related things... wait a minute, those days sucked. 7:00 Inu Yasha #4 - The Hair Demon Yura 7:30 Kimagure Orange Road #5 - A Secret for Two: A Problematic Part-Time Job I tried explaining to the judge that "We just stayed up and talked all night; besides she told me she was 22." but he just wouldn't listen. 8:00 His and Her Circumstances #5 - His Ambition 8:30 Trigun #17 - Rem Saverem Wait a minute, I though all those shows were supposed to end as soon as the couple got together. 9:00 Berserk #5 - Sword of Wind 9:30 Gasaraki #5 - The Touching that's all for Saturday... But wait, there's more! And it's Maison Ikkoku at that! And Yagami shows up this week! And Godai gets a job! And Yotsuya reveals his occupation! (well, maybe not) Yup, it's that time again. Due to us having not watched Maison Ikkoku in two weeks, it's time for another 3 hour binge. That's right, it's time for another night of the "Maison Ikkoku Sunday Dinner Theater" (MISDT). When? - Sunday, 5-8PM Where? - the silo (aka - the usual room) Why? - because it's Maison!!! The only question is whether or not you will be one of the few, the proud, the True Takahashi fan. Random Ramblings: according to www.animeondvd.com, our favorite US company Animeigo will be releasing a DVD box set of Kimagure Orange Road in February (which means it will actually come out in July). What does this mean for you? It means that in all likelyhood someone *ahem* will probably play the fool and shell out the cash for this set, which will allow us to show this show from the DVD's (at some point). The club will still keep it's VHS set (of which the first tape is now available for loan) for the library and showing when the DVD's aren't available. Hajime Yatate (or Yadate) - the mystery man. If talk about great shows, both old and new, one name continuously pops up: Hajime Yatate. His works include: Gundam, Escaflowne, Gasaraki, Cowboy Bebop, Ryvius, etc, etc. So, who is this mysterious man you ask? 'He' is not even a man... Hajime Yatate is actually the collective name that Sunrise Studio(creator of all the above shows) production team(s) use for creative credits. Now you know, and knowing is half the battle. The other half is having some kind of mecha with which to smite your enemies. Web site of the week: You want a script? These sites probably have it (if it exists) http://www.animescripts.org/ http://www.scriptclub.org/ Saraba da, Dylan Hall Jimukan (Secretary) Go be one of the cool people who visit this page! http://www.calpoly.edu/~minnclub
Minna no Manga
(Minna No Anime, Mon Oct 29 18:03:00 2001) Last night before Holloween to listen to your officers bitch about the price of manga and R2s. C'mon, I know you all want to waste your Tuesday nights with us. Where: Business building room 112 (but probably 113) When: Tuesday 8:00 pm see you there your benevolent VP, -Nik Kamachi
Holloween, videogame tournament
(Minna No Anime, Thu Nov 1 00:15:17 2001) This is a reminder to ALL members that sign-ups for either tournament (Capcom vs. SNK 2 and Guilty Gear X) will be open until ONE HOUR before the start of either tournament (4:30 for CvS2 and 5:30 for GGX). Just a reminder BOTH games will be running off of Dreamcast (sorry PS2 owners), but there will be an open tv with Tekken Tag, but no tournament for it. The in game timer will be turned on for both tournaments. Feel free to bring your own controllers, joystick, or adapters (for you Playstation owners) For Guilty Gear X, Dizzy and Testament will be unlocked and playable. Please be kind to your fellow players, I will not hesitate to disqualify anyone for unacceptable behaviour towards others. RULES: Both tournaments will be Double Elimination. Guilty Gear X will be best 2 out of 3 rounds. The tournament will be run with DOUBLE BLIND character selection. This means that I will flip a coin. The winner chooses first player or second player. That same person also will secretly pick his character(s) ahead of time. The second player will then select his character(s), while the first person MUST select his pre-selected character(s). If this confused you (I know it did) feel free to ask me to clarify via e-mail at Ruroni16@<removed for spam reasons> or ask me in person before the tourny. Happy Gaming -Nik Kamachi
MNA - The Last Great Halloween Email 11/3
(Minna No Anime, Thu Nov 1 10:15:11 2001) Konnichiwa Minna-san, Well, hopefully you've already had all the halloweeny stuff beaten into your head repeatedly enough such that you know what's going on better than I do. But, if not then go here: http://userwww.sfsu.edu/~mlindsay/hindex.htm That page has all the details nicely laid out. Take note that the schedule there (for everything) isn't 100% accurate, but it's as close as you're gonna get. The only changes that I can currently confirm would be replacing the 5:05 AMV (Anime Music Videos) with "Hellsing", a new show which is appropriately titled for this event (and I'm not even sure on that). Just know that we will always have something playing between 3 and midnight with the exception of a few breaks. >From Nik's last email it appears as though the Capcom vs SNK 2 tournament will be at 5:30 and the GGX tournament will be at 6:30. For those of you who would prefer to play GGX on a good controller, I will be bringing my PS2 version of GGX and making rallying call against playing on the Dreamcast (much to the chagrin of Nik). As for DDR (Dance Dance Revolution); we can provide the modded-PSX's and the games, but we need dance pads. So, please, please, please bring your pads so that we can keep on dancing! Sodas will be the usual $0.50, and we just went out and bought a ton, so we'll have all the varieties back in stock. Remember to bring pizza money if you haven't paid yet. We will probably also have candy (as if you won't be hyper enough after 9 straight hours of anime, pizza and DDR) So, in summary: Go to the schedule website: http://userwww.sfsu.edu/~mlindsay/hindex.htm Come to the MNA Halloween Bash on Saturday from 3PM - midnight Remind yourself that there it's only 11 days until the next MISDT (eien ni Yagami) Know that the 80's truly were the golden days of anime go to the MNA website and try out "Ray's Practice Eye Game II" (which is much easier than his first version, I actually answered everything perfectly on the first pic this time) Ijou, Dylan Hall Jimukan (secretary) http://www.calpoly.edu/~minnclub
Corrections on tournament
(Minna No Anime, Thu Nov 1 15:11:36 2001) I would like to clarify that the CvS2 tournament will be from 5:30 to 7:00 and that the GGX tournament will be from 7:30 to 9:00. Please ignore the times that were given in the previous mail (sent by Dylan) were incorrect. Also I would like to remind you that BOTH tournaments will run on Dreamcast. You are more than welcome to bring controller adapters if you want to use playstation controllers, but the tournament will run on the DREAMCAST versions of Capcom vs. SNK2 and Guilty Gear X. (sorry Dylan, my tournament my rules =P) -Nik Kamachi
Minna No Manga
(Minna No Anime, Tue Nov 6 11:38:55 2001) Ah the aftermath of Holloween, nothing like it... Anyway, you know the drill... Tuesday, 8:00 pm. I also want to personally thank my good friends Nur Monson, and Matt Magee for helping me with the two tournaments. Without their help, I would have been screwed. Thank you guys! -Nik Kamachi
MNA - First Tsurugi trip of the year
(Minna No Anime, Wed Nov 7 07:52:16 2001) Minna, I know that a lot of you have been eagerly awaiting it, and now the time has finally come. This weekend is a three day weekend due to Veteran's Day, and what better way to celebrate than taking a trip down the the local Japanese restaurant. Place: Tsurugi Restaurant, Tatami Room Date: Monday, November 12th Time: 6:00 PM Because of the size of the Tatami room, space is limited to 16 people. If you want to be one of the people there, you need to reserve your seat! Simply reply to this email and let us know you want to come. Seating is first come first serve, and we'll try to fill any extra seats we might have at club this Saturday. If you have never gone out with us to Tsurugi's before, all the more reason for you to come. Great food, great atmosphere and greats friends sums it all up. Ben Leinweber MNA Kaichou/President PS If there is enough interest, I shall try to reserve the other back room as well. I can't promise anything though.
MNA - The End of an Era 11/10
(Minna No Anime, Thu Nov 8 21:54:37 2001) Konnichiwa Minna-san, That's right, it's time for an end to an era: No more Kurumi digisubs (at least for a while). We got in our fansub tapes and they are better than you can imagine. We also got in some more fansubs for the library including some classic Maziger super robot stuff and (insert dramatic music here) more Excel Saga! (I'm sure that will be shown during some unofficial time; wink wink) Also this week we will be trying all of our live-subbing on our VP Nik's computer, which you guys don't get more celebrity jeopardy unless he has some on his computer. Remember that in addition to the Saturday meeting there will also be MISDT and a trip to Tsurugi's monday at 6PM. I hope you all have been practicing your Ichinose-san laughs and have your party fans ready. Secehedeuele: 5:00 Rave #1 - New show currently airing in Japan. It's got a wierd snowman looking guys as a main character... 5:30 Fushigi Yuugi #33 - Nuriko, The Eternal Farewell Why do I get the feeling something bad just happened to Nuriko? 6:00 Steel Angel Kurumi #9/10 - Ooh, pretty colors.... 6:30 Black Heaven #6 - Walk Away The only quesion is whether the improved video quality is worth the loss in translation quality 7:00 Inuyasha #5 - The Episode For Which I Didn't Make The Script! 7:30 Kimagure Orange Road #6 - That Kid's My Rival; Midterm Exam of Love. Ach! Let it be law from now on: No show may use the dreaded word "Midterm" in an episode title! 8:00 KareKano #6 - Your Voice That Changes Who I Am 8:30 Trigun #18 - Goodbye for Now My advise is as follows: It's always best to say 'goodbye' while wearing pants. It just seems to be the sensisble thing to do. 9:00 Berserk #6 - Zodd the Immortal 9:30 Gasaraki #6 - The Puppet That's all for Saturday Sunday!!! More MISDT!!! Yeah!!! You know you love it. Come join us Sunday from 5 to 8 PM as we continue our binge through one of the best shows of all time (and definitely Takahashi's best anime). When: Sunday, 5-8PM Where: The Silo (our normal room) Why: cuz it's Maison Ikkoku And remember Monday night is Tsurugi's. Random Ramblings: Firstly, I'd like to thank everyone who participated in the Halloween festivities last Saturday. As far as I know, most things went off without a hitch. I had a great time and hope the rest of you did too. We'll probably continue the tradition next year and do our best to make it better than this years. An extra congratulations to our Grand Prize Winner (add echo effect) and longtime member Coreen Chang; while she didn't win everything, she placed in the top 3 for everything and that was good enough for us. http://www.noated.com/nindex.php This site has lots of links to manga translations and many pages with scans of the manga too. Lots of good stuff for a lot of series. http://zigguratbuilder.nu/manga/index.html This site is great. The author has collected a list of many great manga series that most American fans aren't aware of (myself included for many of these titles). Definitely go check it out. Ijou, Dylan Hall Jimukan (Secretary, and resident import DVD addict) as always, the only website that makes a habit of making disparaging comments about me. http://www.calpoly.edu/~minnclub
MNA - Meeting of 11/17/01 And That's it!
(Minna No Anime, Thu Nov 15 22:38:09 2001) Konnichiwa Minna-san, I don't have anything special to announce this week, so I'll keep it pretty short. Tshirt design contest - to be held on the second week of winter quarter, so there's no excuse for not having one done! No meeting next (Thanksgiving) Saturday, there may be some kind of Sunday night meeting, but nothing that Saturday. And now, what you're all been waiting for: The Schedule 5:00 Mahoromatic #1 - The newest (and currently airing) Gainax show 5:30 Fushigi Yuugi #34 - Guardians of Ice Well, they couldn't get any lamer than killing off my favorite character. 6:00 Steel Angel Kurumi #11/12 - mo' booty 6:30 Black Heaven #7 - In Need Don't go Kachou! 7:00 Inuyasha #6 - The Episode that follows episode 5 7:30 Kimagure Orange Road #7 - Madoka's Private Life?! A Spark-Colored Kiss. Play that flute like you love it Madoka 8:00 KareKano #7 - What Esranges Them 8:30 Trigun #19 - Hang Time Finally Wolfwood comes back! 9:00 Berserk #7 - Sword Master 9:30 Gasaraki #7 - Return Time for the Gasaraki musical! Everybody dance like you're Yushiro! I'm kinda tired and annoyed at the stupid Poly internet crap so I'm gonna cut it short this week. No annoying commentary! No aggrivating webpages! Ijou, Dylan Hall Jimukan(Secretary) http://www.calpoly.edu/~minnclub
Minna No Manga
(Minna No Anime, Tue Nov 27 11:24:25 2001) Hope you all enjoyed your Thanksgiving, and what better way to get back into the grind than joining your officers for a night of shooting the sh*t and bragging about how much cash you spent on anime and manga this break *cough*$200*cough* In case you forgot: Tonight at the Business building, room 112 or 113 8:00 pm. -Nik Kamachi
MNA All The News That Matters 12/1
(Minna No Anime, Thu Nov 29 20:25:08 2001) Konnichiwa Minna-san, Nothing real special to announce this week, so I'll make something up: Ben has decided that we will show nothing but Maison Ikkoku next quarter!! How's that for inciting. On to the schedule: 5:00 Fansub o' - Hannyaku Maids (or something else, I'm not sure). Because we didn't get enough fan service last week. 5:30 Fushigi Yuugi - #35 - Hell's Mirage Miaka got as nekkid as the censors would allow last time. This week she's back to prove that she won't let "The Man" keep her clothes on. 6:00 Kurumi #13/14 - I was hoping for more fanservice last week... 6:30 Black Heaven #8 - Alright Now This week we get Tanaka's shower scene, get the camera ready. 7:00 Inuyasha #7 - My Brother, The Jerk 7:30 Kimagure Orange Road #8 - You're Smiling! A "Shutter-Chance" at the Beach. This week we get all the KOR girls at the beach in swimsuits... sinful 8:00 KareKano #8 - Her Daily Life 8:30 Trigun #20 - Flying Ship La la la Genocide... An Ocean of Blood Let's begin the killing time! 9:00 Berserk #8 - Conspiracy 9:30 Gasaraki #8 - Inferno Fire! Fire!! FIRE!!!! yeah, fire is cool and stuff. And so is politics... well, maybe politicians being attacked by mecha, then I'd watch CSPAN 14 hours a day. Websites and Random Ramblings: ust who does take my money? Aside from the IRS these fine stores are known to have gotten a dollar or two from me now and then: http://www.animejungle.com used import dvd/cd/ld... really cheap (great quality) used cd's! (all legit) http://www.comicopolisonline.com My comic store in Santa Cruz. They always know just what I need... http://www.tokyopop.com awesome online store. UPS shipping usually reaches me in 1-2 days; great selection and they will always find that out of stock item for you. Hmm... now to ramble. The destroyer of my productivity in college: Grand Theft Auto 3. Best game of the year, no contest. Just don't start playing unless you want to extend your graduation date quite a bit. After Maison Ikkoku... We have the silo for every Sunday next quarter, although we will probably continue with the every other week MI binging. However, MI will end at some point and we'd like to keep showing more stuff then. We have been considering showing more full series (subbed) or possibly showing a bunch of raw stuff. If you have any suggestions, please share them with the group. Winter Break - need that anime fix? We'll let you check out any whole series for (tenatively) a $40 deposit (you get it all back when we get all the tapes back). So, if you wanna binge of Marmalade Boy, you can go crazy this break. Ijou, Dylan Hall Jimukan (Secretary) http://www.calpoly.edu/~minnclub PS - you should all go read the great stuff Ray has put up on the Minna site!!!
MNA - State of the Club Address 12/8
(Minna No Anime, Thu Dec 6 17:15:04 2001)
Konnichiwa Minna-san,
Well we've finally come to the last meeting of the quarter.
Here's my Quarterly wrap-up:
Well, we started off nicely with Golden Boy #5 and kept that pace with last
week's Hannuyaku Maids. On the other side of fan service we did have the
Guts and Griffith naked water fight.
Live Subtitling - This little project was first conceived of after my
(mostly) successful efforts with the Utena movie last year. It took us a
few weeks to get it right for all the shows, but I'm really pleased with
the results. This has been a lot of effort for a lot of people to do,
everyweek we have to setup the episodes, create scripts if they don't
exist, bring a computer and get it too work with the system. So, just
know that this is something that I doubt any other anime club in the USA
is doing. We will continue to show anime in this way for as long as it
remains feasable (technically and financially). We are looking to expand
it and show more shows this way next quarter. If you would like to help
in this endevor we are always accepting.
MISDT - Because just adding the 5 o'clock hour to the schedule wasn't
enough time, we started up this 'little' (another 6 eps of live sub every
other week) project. We've now shown through ep 62 (IIRC) and *only*
have ~30 eps left... sigh. In my opinion, this show is Takahashi's best
work and one of the best shows of all time. Next quarter we have the
silo reserved for every Sunday and will probably show some other shows on
Sundays opposing MI; we'll keep you posted on the situation.
Halloween - Things went great this year, even better than I had hoped.
Folks didn't watch too much anime, but there was more fun stuff going on
(like DDR 'till 2am). We'll do this again next year and try to make it
better than this year's.
Engrish - The ranguage of a kings. From the Kurumi subtitles ("It's
hard!") to many of the OP and ED sequences we've had more than our fair
share of it this quarter. Hopefully, this will continue into next year -
I'm looking forward to more Japanese->Korean/Chinese->English
translations.
Reminders:
T-shirt contest - we will be having our annual T-shirt contest the second
week of winter quarter, so get to work on your designs.
Library checkout - if you wanted that full series over break, be sure to
bring your cash this weekend and a backpack to carry your stuff. We have
some series reserved already, but others are still available. A list is
at the bottom.
And I guess you'll want to look at the schedule too...
5:00 I, Me, My, Strawberry Eggs - a reccomended show from our librarian is supposed to be not as 'H' friendly as the last one... but that's just his word
5:30 Steel Angel Kurumi #15/16 - The tape looked to have been recorded with some bad cables; hopefully it won't be present on the other eps but we've got to suffer with it for now
Poorly Recorded Break
6:00 Inuyasha #8 - My Sword, the one that my father hid in my eye; you could've just asked the neighbors to look after it.
6:30 Black Heaven #9 - Hitoribocchi no Sekai (My Own World)
My Own Break
7:00 Kareshi Kanojou no Jijou #9 - Atonement of Moratorium
7:30 Trigun #21 - Out of Time
Out of Breaks!
8:00 Ah! My Goddess - Movie - repeat after me: Pretty, pretty colors...
MISDT - None this week; sorry we'll get caught up at the beginning of
next quarter (you don't have anything better to do at that time anyway)
Random Ramblings/Web pages
Speaking of Engrish:
http://www.engrish.com/
And for those troublesome Berserk OP/ED lyrics:
http://www.animelyrics.com/anime/berserk/
Wow, the animation on "Hannuyaku Maids" was unbelievaby... sucky. All
the effort they put into that 3 color (computer colored) hair(note the
extreme sarcasm). I yearn for a return to the '80's when things were
actually well animated.
Fortunately there are still some decent productions and tons of great
manga. One manga I'd love to push on everyone is "Blame!". Awesome
beyond words, and not much text in it - even a person who could read no
Japanese could get the main story.
I'm sure I've written far too much this week, but you won't be getting
much from me for the next month so I figure a little OD won't hurt too much.
Saraba da,
Dylan Hall
Jimukan (Secretary)
The ever entertaining MNA webpage:
http://www.calpoly.edu/~minnclub
List of series still avalible for checkout over the break:
Akazukin Chacha vols 1-6
All Purpose Cultural Cat Girl Nuku Nuku Vols 1-3
Armitage III Vols 1-4
DNA^2 Vols 1-4
Future Boy Conan Vols 1-7
Giant Robo (Dubbed and missing last tape) Vols 1-5
Legend of Galactic Heroes Vols 1-12 (All thats out)
Lupin III Shows & movies (9 tapes)
Maison Ikkoku Vols 1-21
Marmalade Boy Vols 1-19
Miracle Girls Vols 1-8
Slayers Next Vols 1-8
To Heart Vols 1-4
Revolutionary Girl Utena (complete)
Vampire Princess Miyu Vols 1-7
Ghibli Movies (13 Tapes)
-Gauche the Cellist
-Grave of the Fireflies (Dub)
-Laputa: Castle in the Sky
-Mimi o Sumaseba (Whisper of the Heart)
-My Neighbor Totoro
-My Neighbors the Yamadas
-Nausicaa of the Valley of Wind
-Omoide Poro Poro
-Pon Poko
-Porco Rosso
-Price Horus
-Umi ga Kikoeru (I can hear the Sea)
-On Your Mark Music Video
Email mnalibrary@<removed for spam reasons> to reserve your series today.
Winter 2002
MNA - The First Meeting of Winter 1/12
(Minna No Anime, Thu Jan 10 17:32:18 2002) Konnichiwa Minna-san, It's been a long time since I last annoyed everyone on this email list, so I'll make sure to annoy you plenty (got to make up for lost time). First: The Recap Episode "The Fall of Decency" (interpret it whatever way you will) We started off the year with a "bang" during our pre-meeting with the infamous Golden Boy Episode 5. We followed that soon after with Steel Angel Kurumi and nearly ended the quarter with Hannyaku Maids. And don't forget all about Kasuga's lecherous friends (ya gotta love the bedroom decorations). Black Heaven has had plenty of bathroom scenes and naughty magazines. Inuyasha has... ears and Berserk has nekid-morning-l33t-water fights. All I have to say about Gasaraki is: "Do you know?" Yukino was busy keeping her sisters away from Asaba "The Shepard" while Vash was singing about "beginning the killing time", 'genocide', "Endless Pain" and what not (whatever that means). T-shirt Contest: I know you are all tired from spending your whole vacation working on your designs, but I ask you to give it just one more week of effort. Our contest for this year's MNA tshirt will be held next week (not this Sat). If you have any questions, please ask Ben. Remember: more panties = more votes (just kidding... I think). MISDT: More Maison! (about damn time). Yes, the rumors you've been hearing all over SLO are true - we will be showing more Maison Ikkoku this quarter. All the excitement happens from 5-8PM Sundays in the Silo. Be there or be Yotsuya's roommate!! (Now, that is a scary thought) Webpage: It's true, Raymond "Webmaster" Lee has left us. Fortunately Nur "I don't like people trying to single me out at club" Monson has agreed to take over. So, we may see a new style of webpage - possibly with a higher Poop joke to Dylan joke ratio (but I don't really forsee that happening). And finally, the schedule(Saturday 1/12 in the Silo): 5:00 Space Pirate Harlock #1 - He's a very 'Roman' man 5:30 Fushigi Yuugi #36 - Trampled Love Space Pirate Miyaka versus the US dub of Robotech 6:00 Steel Angel Kurumi #17/18 - Mo' Booty, Mo' Bouncy, Mo' Money 6:30 Black Heaven #10 - The Mysterious Ten Years I'm ashamed that so few people in the audience got the "Ventura, Ventura, Space People" joke last time. We need to culture you people up a little with Urusei Yatsura. 7:00 Inuyasha #9 - Rub my ears for good luck; rub my... nevermind 7:30 Kimagure Orange Road #9 - Kurumi, I'll Teach You How To Date. That little monkey thing reminded me of Mokona far too much 8:00 KareKano #10 - Everything Starts Now 8:30 Trigun #22 - Alternative I just had the "What if..." thought of switching Vash and Guts. Disturbing. 9:00 Berserk #9 - Assassination 9:30 Gasaraki #9 - Storehouse Don't forget MISDT!!! We'll be enjoying episodes 65 - 70, hope to see you all there. And now for everyone's favorite part of the email: Rants/Raves/Webpages: Q: What did you do this winter vacation? A: I watched a lot of anime, consumed alcohol and played Final Fantasy X (not neccessarily in that order). Q: Just what did you watch? A: 4 Gundam Movies, 51 (all) eps of Hana Yori Dango, 25 eps of You're Under Arrest, 3 Tylor OVA eps, 16 eps of Sexy Commando Masaru-san, and more (of course that was all before 12/20/01) Q: What is the Japanese term for Gundam otaku like you (dylan)? A: Gun Ota (it's true!) Q: Who is asking these questions? A: No comment. Q: Will you give us a webpage so we can stop reading these stupid questions: A: No. (http://www.adventurers-comic.com) Q: Go away A: That's not a question! Abayo, Cranky Racoon Jimukan (Secretary and purveyor of annoyances) Everyone's favorite source for poop jokes: http://www.calpoly.edu/~minnclub
MNA - Please Save My Foliage 1/19
(Minna No Anime, Thu Jan 17 20:57:38 2002) Konbanwa Minna-san, Osu Osu Osu! Time for another MNA email, which means that it's nearly time for another meeting of everyone's favorite free Saturday night club - Krazy Kenny's Occult Hour! Or maybe not. T-shirt contest this week! Yes, it's finally time for the long awaited MNA Tshirt design contest. Everyone get's to show off their artisic (or lack thereof) talents. The contest will probably held at 9PM (but maybe 8) so you'll still have a few minutes to add more fan-service shots to your art! And now, the schedule in semaphore! . . . . Well, I'm all tired from that, now I'll just write it out: 5:00 You're Under Arrest! OVA #1 - live sub (if I'm not lazy) - The most crack-coccaine addictive show ever! I must watch more! 5:30 Fushigi "for me to poop on" Yuugi #37 - Bewitched Warmth Break to say that F-Yu actually is pretty great.... FOR ME TO POOP ON!! (now I'm angering Ben and infringing on Nur's territory) 6:00 Steel Angel Kurumi #19/20 - More Hardcore Doujinshi scenes! 6:30 Black Heaven #11 - The "Wanna do it" Feeling Break to mourn the fact that we only have 3 more weeks of Kurumi and 2 eps left with Our Hero. 7:00 Inu "Nik doesn't like my episode titles" Yasha #10 - Inuyasha, your coat is so big (while remembering that scene in Spaceballs) 7:30 Kimagure Orange Road #10 - A Foreboding Dream?! Hikaru is Dying. Come on, you can't say you were really surprised that the kidnapper was Hatta's older brother. I really got to get myself a copy of that dating video he had though. 8:00 Kareshi Kanojo no Jijou #11 - The End of the First Trimester 8:30 Trigun #23 - Paradise End of the first trimester??? When did Yukino get pregnant?? Or maybe it's someone else and the show will change into a NBC afterschool special (I wouldn't put it past Hideaki Anno) 9:00 Berserk #10 - Nobleman 9:30 Gasaraki #10 - Kugai Bdea, bdea, bdea that's all folks! Or is it... More MISDT!!! That's right, because we know you have no school Monday we have another 3 hours of the most beloved romantic comedy series of all time. This time it's episodes 71 through 76 bringing us within 20 episodes of the end. I truly do laugh mockingly at everyone who skips out on this show. You know the place and time. Rants/Raves/Wasted Bandwidth After looking through the links section I noticed that my favorite anime DVD review site wasn't there. I knew I had to remedy the situation, so here it goes: http://www.csua.berkeley.edu/~ricky/anime/ I love this guy. He's always absolutely manical in his reviews, dislikes most of the stuff I dislike, and actually knows how to spot all the crappy DVD's that the US companies put out. If you are one of the pathetic, impotent losers who doesn't come to MISDT, I must insist that you see "The Fellowship of The Ring". This movie is so manly and good in every way that is good that it hurts. I wish a plague of locusts on anyone who hasn't seen this yet. Anyone else interested in actually having a MNA Basketball Challenge? (Those of you who are man enough to have watched all the way to the end of Marmalade Boy a few years ago will get the reference and feel really old) If so email me with times you'd want to play. dhall@<removed for spam reasons> Ijou, Dylan Hall Jimukan (Secretary) PS - Be sure to avoid the Harlem area! your online Fun Fecal Facts Forum http://www.calpoly.edu/~minnclub
MNA - Can We Make This Any Bigger? 1/26
(Minna No Anime, Thu Jan 24 20:49:52 2002) Konbanwa Minna-san, Well, through the process of random luck the final decision on this year's Tshirt was made last week. This means that we will hopefully get the shirts out before the end of the quarter. Other than that I have no major news for you (sorry, I'll make sure to commit some random act of violence next week so that there will be no news shortage). But, in place of actual useful information I will provide you with the favorite game - Name that seiyuu (voice actor)! Ye Olde Skedulee: 5:00 Full Metal Panic #1 - Another new show from studio Gonzo. 5:30 Fushigi Yuugi #38 - Dawn of the Heart; Crack of the Ass. Tasuki = Guts = Parn (Lodoss TV) --> Hayashi Nobutoshi Yui = Mihael = Rin (PSME) --> Touma Yumi 6:00 Steal Angle Kurumi #21/22 - Will this feature more doujin action than last week? Will Kurumi's larger breast size be explained? Will Dr. Ayanokouji take off his mask and reveal his true identity (Old Man Witherspoon)? All this and more explained (or not) this week. 6:30 Black Heaven #12 - Into The Arena Kurumi = Kotoko = Yukino --> Enomoto Atsuko Yokko = Miaka --> Araki Kae 7:00 Inuyasha #11 - Reborn in the Present, the Cursed Nou-Mask (Note that that is the first time I've actually given the correct episode title since ep 4) 7:30 Kimagure Orange Road #11 - Don't Ring the Wedding Bell! Kagome = Milly = Ropponmatsu Gou (ExlSga) --> Yukino Satsuki Jingoro = Myouga --> Ogata Kenichi Madoka = Meryl = Asuna (MI) = Bulma (DB) --> Tsuru Hiromi Kasuga = Amuro Rei (if you don't know...) = Mamoru (SM) --> Furuya Tohru 8:00 KareKano #12 - A Place Where Happiness Is 8:30 Trigun #24 - Sin Tsubasa = Haruko (FLCL) --> Shintani Mayumi Wolfwood = Shion (PSME) = Yamamoto (Tylor) = Max (Macross) --> Hayami Sho Chapel = Noah Bright (The Eternal Captian) = Saitou (RK) --> Suzuoki Hirotaka 9:00 Berserk #11 - Battle 9:30 Gasaraki #11 - Ties Casca = Asuka (eva) --> Miyamura Yuko Princess Charlotte = Mokona (MKR) = Tsubame (RK) = Nanami (Utena) --> Shiratori Yuri Misuzu = Menchi (ExlSga) = Chu Chu --> Koorogi Satomi And... Maison Ikkoku Sunday Dinner Theater (MISDT). Sunday. 5-8PM. The Silo. Episodes 77-82. Be There Or Be A Loser Cuz You Think You're Too Good For Rumiko Takahashi. Mitaka = Ryo (City Hunter) = Roy (Macross) = Ashram (Lodoss) --> Kamiya Akira Yagami = Anthy (Utena) = Fuchizaki Yuriko Char Aznable (The Best) = Hiko (RK) = Ikeda Shuuichi Rants/Raves/Wastes of Time Well, I hope you found the seiyuu thing at least a little entertaining. If you want to find out what other roles people have done, the site is: http://www.tcp.com/doi/seiyuu/index.html Here's another waste of time courtesy of my crack dealer Kira Shinji (owner of AMOTokyo and our only overseas newsletter reciever. Imagine that, not even the mighty Pacific Ocean can protect people from my newsletter). Kuromi Info (reprinted with permission): << > Any idea if and when more Anime Runner Kuromi will be coming out? > I had heard a rumor that they were working on making another couple of >episodes? Last year end, I have met the president of Yumeta Company (The studio of Kuromi). According to him, the next episode will come out in 2004. It is very late,,, Totally, 4 episodes are planned. However, Kuromi chan is very important for Anime market (I believe.). Because Kuromi chan is released with skipping of Big maker, distributer. Normaly, Anime is selled like this way. Studio => Maker,Sponser (Such as Bandai, Pioneer) => Distributer => Shop =>Customer. The problem is that maker get a lot of profit, and Studio (Include Creaters, director) can get really a few profit. In a lot of cases, the maker hold the Copy right and no matter how the film selled, Creaters get really a few reward even none. This is not good at all for Anime industry. You cannot imagine how Anime creaters are poor. As you may already know, Kuromi chan 2 will be English subbed, Region Free. (Region free is agreeded when we met at the first time.) Anyway, when Kuromi-Chan 2 will come out, I will strongly request to include Distributer. If Yumeta Company have difficulty to include distributer, I will bring the president at least CD Japan. We Anime fans (Not only oversea, but Japanese) need to get success in this new way of selling ANime for bright future of Anime. Ooto, I have talk too much. Anyway, if you have chance, please ask a support to Kuromi chan 2 to the Anime fans in San Luis Obispo. >> So, that's the word on more Kuromi. The web site of the week is a wonderful review of the great show "Love Hina". I love that show almost as much as I love Gundam (note the exceeding amount of sarcasm). http://dvd.ign.com/articles/317653p1.html Quote of the Week: "I can't even submerge myself into self-hatred peacefully" - Godai Yuusaku I guess I'll let you all get back to your waiting for Saturday night. I've still got to put the final touches on my Berserk, Karekano and Maison Ikkoku shrines. Saraba da, Dylan Hall Jimukan (Secretary and waster of your time) The Web Site Without New Poop Jokes: http://www.calpoly.edu/~minnclub
MNA This is the end... 2/2/2002
(Minna No Anime, Thu Jan 31 19:41:26 2002) Konnichiwa Minna-san, Yes, it is the end. Not the end of everything just Kurumi and Black Heaven. After a loving 13 weeks of each it's time to say goodbye and move onto new shows. So, be sure to be there for the big finales of these great shows. COWBOY BEBOP MOVIE - We will be showing this movie in club, live subtitled next week! Come and share in the joy that is Bebop. Schedule: 5:00 Battle Royale: Onegai Teacher #1 versus Excel Saga "Animation USA" round 1 - Fight! 5:30 Fushigi Yuugi #39 - Bewitched Illusions 6:00 Steel Angel Kurumi #23/24 - Nooo!! This can't be the end. I need more 6:30 Black Heaven #13 - The End Well, I guess that was "The End"... Boy, talk about finality. Here's a note: Takahashi Naohito - director for both Kurumi and Berserk. What a change in styles... Mmmm... Berserk 7:00 Inuyasha #12 - Tatarimokke and the Little Evil Spirit 7:30 Kimagure Orange Road #12 - Study Abroad in America. Good-bye, Madoka! Did anyone else catch the instrumental version of "Sound of Silence" that played in last week's ep of KOR? Simon says listen better next time! (that was a bad joke) 8:00 KareKano #13 - The Next Episode 8:30 Trigun #25 - Live Through Only one episode of Trigun left. Remember to bring your donuts next week. 9:00 Berserk #12 - Two People 9:30 Gasaraki #12 - Unravel No Maison this week! Bah, what a waste of a Sunday night. Rants/Raves/Wretches Well, I just got a large package from Japan and had to watch my disks of the Cowboy Bebop movie and the new Rurouni Kenshin OVA. My first thoughts are as follows: Holy Crap. I can't wait to put them up on the big screen. Sunday Nights - Since we'll be finishing showing Maison Ikkoku this quarter (every other Sunday) we have some more space open to show stuff. Suggestions have been made to show whole OVA series, more fansub o', movies and whole TV series. What are your thoughts? Gimmie the lowdown on what you folks would like to see on Sundays. If I don't hear anything I'm assuming you want to watch a lot of raw R2 DVD's... You're Under Arrest, Arjuna, Gundam, more Gundam. May the Manga be with you - With all the anime and video entertainments that people watch I think we've been neglecting the written material far too much. I encourage everyone to go buy some comics/manga and read them. Most of the American comic industry has moved away from the 10 year old audience to writing for a much more educated and older audience. There are many extremely talented writers in comics these days: Kevin Smith (Clerks, Mallrats), JM Strazinski (Babylon 5), Bendis, etc. While the comic industry has shrunk much over the past decade; mostly because of the influence of video games, it has also gained much in terms of quality. If you want any reccomendations (or would like to borrow something) just ask me and I'll be glad to help you find something you'll love. Also, the amount of english translated manga has been increasing steadily over the past several years, and the quality of production (ie - reproduction, translation, localization) has been increasing as well. So, please go read a comic, you video junkies! Ijou, Dylan Hall Jimukan (Secretary) http://www.calpoly.edu/~minnclub
MNA - 'Ai' love Cowboy Bebop 2/9
(Minna No Anime, Thu Feb 7 14:07:26 2002) Konnichiwa Minna-san, Well it's finally happened; we managed to end 2 shows last week. No more Kurumi; no more Oji; no more fun, it's all over. Yeah right, like we couldn't find something else to put in the schedule? So, starting this week we have the excellent, classic "Video Girl Ai" OVA series. We'll show all 6 episodes of this great show this quarter. Also, starting next week (in the 6 o'clock hour with Ai) will be "Sexy Commando Gaiden Sugoiyo! Masaru-san". This is a newer show from everyone's favorite director Akitaro Daichi (director of Kodocha, Jubei, Now and Then, Animation Runner Kuromi, etc). We guarantee a great time will be had by all with the addition of these two shows. What about Trigun? Yes, that too is ending soon and will be replaced with one of the best shows I have ever seen (yes, its even up there with Gundam) "Here and There, Now and Then". So, make sure you check out this masterpiece of animation. COWBOY BEBOP MOVIE THIS SATURDAY - Yes, we're finishing up the script right now and will be livesubbing it on Saturday at 8PM. You know you want it, you know you love it, so come one, come all and share in the love that is the Bebop. Please note the odd schedule this week due to the movie (in case you're one of those losers who doesn't stay the whole time ^_^). This week's screwy schedule: 5:00 Excel Saga "Animation USA" - We'll try this one again 5:30 Fushigi Yuugi #40 - Deceptive Love Break for me to go rent my own video girl... and never return her. 6:00 Video Girl Ai #1 - A Soothing Girl 6:30 Kimagure Orange Road #13 - Everyone's Looking! Hikaru's Super Transformation Break to have everyone say "Cross Crash!" (Your voice is too low!) 7:00 Berserk #13 - Fight to the Death 7:30 Gasaraki #13 - Disembark Break to the Death (which is a shame, 'cuz then you'll miss the movie). 8:00 COWBOY BEBOP MOVIE - Knockin' on Heaven's Door Sunday - Maison Ikkoku!! Yeah, yeah, more Maison. We're down to the last 2 meetings of our showing of the TV series. Once we finish Maison we'll start showing something really good - like... like... like Love Hina (note the brain-hemmoraging level of sarcasm). Rants/Raves/Wastes of Time I demand a lowered vocabulary and drastically reduced language comprehension! Here's some sites that may assist: http://www.all-languages.com/perles.html http://www.engrish.com Is anything funnier than non-english speakers speaking the language? How about some commercials: http://www.ifilm.com/ifilm/product/film_info/0,3699,960882,00.html And make sure to go check out Nur's links on the MNA webpage before I freak out all over the place (and then wail on my guitar). Just like artificial butter, Dylan Hall Jimukan (Secretary) Minna no Anime http://www.calpoly.edu/~minnclub
MNA - Meeting of the Tri-gone 2/16
(Minna No Anime, Thu Feb 14 18:08:24 2002) Konnichiwa Minna-san, Time for another fun, fact filled email! Schedule: 5:00 Cyborg 009 - Supposed to be really great, I'm looking forward to it! 5:30 Fushigi Yuugi #41 - Sunlight of Rebirth Fact: I am Excel, you are dog. 6:00 Video Girl Ai #2 - Present 6:30 Sexy Commando Gaiden Sugoiyo! Masaru-san #1/2 - Masaru and Beards / Masaru and the red-white caps Fact: 'Gaiden' means 'outer story' (but there is no 'inner story' for Masaru-san). 7:00 Inuyasha #13 - Inuyasha versus Miki; ear-splitting attack! 7:30 Kimagure Orange Road #14 - A Foreboding Dream! Madoka and Kyosuke, Breaking up at Last! Fact: 'Kimagure' translates to 'whimsical'; but that sounds really lame. 8:00 Kareshi Kanojo no Jijou #14 - Recap Episode! 8:30 Trigun #26 - Under the Sky so Blue Fact: We now have no more Trigun to show! Fact: 5 of tonight's shows have '1'&'4' in the episode #. 9:00 Berserk #14 - Bonfire of Dreams 9:30 Gasaraki #14 - They forgot to animate my nose Fact: The Bebop movie kicks ass! Fact: No Maison Ikkoku this Sunday. Fact: That sucks! Rants/Raves/Ramblings Well I hope you all enjoyed Bebop movie last week; I certainly did. Last Friday I managed to see 'Metropolis' at a theater (in San Jose) and I must say 'Wow'. The animation technique was awesome, excellently directed and well scripted. I wish The Palm would get this movie, but I have no influence with them. Open House - we're looking at doing things a little differently this year. We'll probably only be selling sushi and will have a classroom opened with some anime, DDR and general wastes of time going on. We'll have more info as we get closer to Open House. New Section: Library Reccomends This is a new section in the email where I will continue to waste your time! The first reccomendation: Maison Ikkoku - Yes, I know you all ignore my email rants for MI, but you should watch this show. It is the archetype romantic comedy: KOR, Tenchi, Love Hina, etc, etc all follow Takahashi's masterpiece. This show also have some of the most complete people as cast members; they are so well written and thought out characters that I believe them to be actual humans. This series is one of the all-time classics and most beloved shows ever produced. So do yourself the favor and watch this show (or at least read the manga). This is one of my top 10 favorite manga and anime, super reccomend! Saraba da, Dylan Hall Jimukan (Secretary) Ye Olde Web Site http://www.calpoly.edu/~minnclub
MNA - Open Hours Tomorrow (Sunday 2/17)
(Minna No Anime, Sat Feb 16 22:55:41 2002) Konbanwa Minna-san, Since we have the silo on Sundays we decided to have an open programming schedule tomorrow (Sunday) night from 5-10PM. For those of you who have never been to a MNA open hours session it involves: 1) Bring stuff to watch 2) Put something on 5) Watch it Real difficult, huh? So, come to the Silo tomorrow from 5-10 (or any time in between) and watch more anime. I know you don't have class on Monday! Love Me Do! Dylan Hall
MNA - Now and 2/23, Here and Meeting - Meeting 2/23
(Minna No Anime, Thu Feb 21 12:44:11 2002) Konnichiwa Minna-san, It's that time of the week again; time for your weekly dose of annoyance and aggrivation. News Flash - NEW SHOW - THat's right, another new show this week. This time it's the exceedingly excellent "Now and Then, Here and There". Probaly one of the best shows ever made, so please come and watch this work of art. News Flash - FREE STUFF - We'll be holding a give away this weekend, so bring your MNA member card cuz we've got some good stuff (DVD's, CD's, etc). Ah the benefits of membership... News Flash - NOT SO FREE STUFF - We're also gonna try and schedule our quarterly trip to Tsurugi's. We'll be limiting seating to the tatami room only 16 seats; first come first serve. And Now: The New and Improved Schedule (which looks strangely like the old schedule) 5:00 Raxyphon #1 - The new show from Studio Bones (Esca movie, Bebop movie), GEKI YABEE! With opening song by Yoko Kanno! 5:30 Fushigi Yuugi #42 - Unbreachable Wall Break to draw moustaches and breach walls 6:00 Sexy Commando Gaiden Sugoi-yo Masaru-san #3/4 - Masaru and the Proof of Man / Masaru and the Contract 6:30 Video Girl Ai #3 - The Commemorative Day when Ai had a date wearing the dress that Youta gave her. Break to check whether or not that was actually the longest episode title ever. 7:00 Inuyasha #14 - Inyasha and the kawarinojutsu (he didn't switch anything!) 7:30 Kimagure Orange Road #15 - Madoka's Ultimate Decision! Putting a Period to the Love Triangle. Break to laugh at Kyosuke's folly 8:00 Kareshi Kanojo no Jijou #15 - One Day, One Thousand Leaves 8:30 Now and Then, Here and There #1 - The Girl who Watches the Sun Break to wonder why we've got so many great shows this year 9:00 Berserk #15 - Decisive Battle 9:30 Gasaraki #15 - Decisive Doujinshi Break to "just accept this" (copyright Mei Yuu) Sunday: MISDT - The End of the TV series (we've got the OVA and movie after this Sunday). I've noticed a startling correlation between the intelligent, good looking members of this club and those who attend MISDT. Coincidence or connection - You make the call! You know where/when it is! Rants/Raves/Ramblings You people are seriously sick. No kidding; I really don't see what's funny about Russian Roulette or a field full of brutally murdered people. The fact that you people laughed at both of those scenes bothers me; don't you have any sense of humanity? On the lighteR side of things, a certain store in TokyO managed to ship a certain Disk to this city, so this certain thing may be put on during after hours this week. And... for those of you who didn't come last Sunday for the open programming here's what you missed: 5:00 Dragon Half Part 1 5:30 Dragon Half Part 2 What, did you think we'd break the streak? 6:00 Steel Angel Kurumi (OVA) #25/26 6:30 Steel Angel Kurumi (OVA) #27/28 What, did you think we'd not watch Kurumi? 7:00 The Maxx 7:30 The Maxx (cont) What, did you think we'd limit ourselves to just Japanese animation? 8:00 Lupin III Movie - Fujiko's Unlucky Days What, did you think we'd forgotten about our pal The Wolf? I truly pity everyone who skipped out. Library Reccomendation Tenshi ni Narumon! (I Wanna Be An Angel) - This is the most bizarrely cool show I've seen (probably ever). I'd say more but it would probably only disinterest you; however, this show is definitely worth watching! Ijou, Dylan Hall Jimukan (Secretary) http://www.calpoly.edu/~minnclub
MNA - Why don't you #!~@(% join the Meeting 3/2
(Minna No Anime, Thu Feb 28 13:44:34 2002) Konichiwa Minna-san, Tsurugi's - Remember to come Sunday at 6 if you signed up last week! What's going on the rest of the quarter? Here's the info - we're gonna finish Video Girl Ai this quarter, and show the movie Jin-roh on 3/16. Now you know, and knowing is half the battle! I hope everyone enjoyed the giveaway last time, we'll do another one next quarter. We're always accepting any prizes donations. Let's Schedule Time! 5:00 Fansub o' - Mystery Meat! (ie - has yet to be determined) 5:30 Fushigi Yuugi #43 - Farewell Reunion Break to say "Farewell" 6:00 Sugoiyo! Masaru-san #5/6 - Masaru and Beauties / Masaru and the Masked Man (part 1) 6:30 Video Girl Ai #4 - Confession Break to confess 7:00 Inuyasha #15 - Kagome gonna Kikyou butt! 7:30 Kimagure Orange Road #16 - Do You or Do You Not Believe It. Madoka Saw a UFO. Break to ressurect 8:00 KareKano #16 - Recap free episode! 8:30 Now and Then, Here and There #2 - The Boy and The Mad King break to recap 9:00 Berserk #16 - The Conqueror 9:30 Gasaraki #16 - Kugai in yo' Eye! break to conquer Everyone Eat At Tsurugi's Sunday Dinner (EEATSD)! Rants/Raves/Residue Note: Do not attempt to write newsletter while listening to the song that plays when Wolfwood gives his farewell speech in Trigun. (Guess what I'm listening to now) Life After Maison: Yes, life will go on after Maison; sad as it will be. We only have one more week of Maison, and that's the OVA and Movie. Next quarter we have the silo reserved on Sunday's and we'd like to keep wasting away our lives in there, so we'll be showing some new stuff. If you have any ideas of what we should show or how we should show things please tell me (Dylan) or Ben. Website of the week: After a absense it's back! here's a few cool sites I've found: Arm the Homeless! http://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/issues/1999-04-01/feature2.html/1/index.html Manga shopping guide! http://www.geocities.com/psgrisham/manga/shopping.html The most detailed maps of Japan on the net (that I've found) http://www.jnto.go.jp/mapindex/E/index.html Hmm... I hope that fills your day with... something. Next week: Dylan's GEKI YABEE manga reccomendations! Library Reccomendation: Hyper Police - Beastmen detectives in a future world! A sexy voiced Kyubi! Cat girls! What more could one want! Really cool show, much better than I thought it'd be. And if you check it out, you can bug the librarian to get the rest of the fansubs! Saraba da, Dylan Hall Jimukan (Secretary) http://www.calpoly.edu/~minnclub
MNA - Sayonara Otonashi-san - meeting 3/9
(Minna No Anime, Wed Mar 6 22:58:16 2002) Konnichiwa Minna-san, Time for another meeting, time for another email. You get it a little early this week because I had it done early. This means you have more time to read all my GEKI YABEE manga reccomendations! No big news to announce this week, but I do have a couple of notes to make: Attendance - I've noticed a drop off in attendance this quarter for whatever reason. This is a bad thing because more people means more people who are involved and willing to put in the time to keep this club running. So, if you've been skipping out now's the best time to come back to the fold. If you have a friend you think might like the club, tell them about it and make them come - you don't get any cheaper Saturday night entertainment than at MNA. Sunday's - This week marks the end of our fun with Maison Ikkoku. As I have previously mentioned, we have the room reserved for Sunday's next quarter as well but don't quite know what to show. So if you are like me and think only one night a week in the silo isn't enough anime, then tell us what/how/when we should show something on Sundays. And now for ze skedyull 5:00 Raxyphon #2 - I believe this is the first time this year we have shown "episode 2" of anything during fansub o'. Banzai Bones! 5:30 Fushigi Yuugi #44 - Moment of Battle Moment of Break 6:00 Sugoi-yo! Masaru-san #7/8 - Masaru and the Masked Man (part 2) / Masaru and the Trendy Boys 6:30 Video Girl Ai #5 - Vanishing Ai! Vanishing Break! 7:00 Inuyasha #16 - Kagome Kidnapped! The Plot of the Mysterious Meso. 7:30 KOR #17 - A Summer Seduction! An Out-of-the-Blue Double Date. An Out-of-the-Blue Double Break! (not really) 8:00 KareKano #17 - His Return 8:30 Now and Then, Here and There #3 - The Feast in the middle of Darkness Breakdown 9:00 Berserk #17 - Moment of Glory 9:30 Gasaraki #17 - Chaos Break to chaos while waiting for the next episode of Berserk. Saigo no MISDT!!! This week we have the movie and side story OVA. We may put on the rest of "The Maxx" afterwards (approximately 6:30) Rants/Raves/Reviews The end of Maison Ikkoku - To all of you who didn't watch this show I only have this to say: You stupid bastards. Honestly, what was so important that you couldn't take 3 hours out of your week to watch one of the best shows ever made? If you were working on a cure for AIDS or cancer then I'll excuse you; otherwise you can go @(~%_)#*&^!*! yourselves for all I care. You all missed out on a once in a lifetime opportunity to see Maison live subbed from perfect quality DVDs on the big screen. As promised here are some GEKI YABEE manga. I'll break this up into a few categories. Available in English: Nausicaa of the Vally of the Wind - Hayao Miyazaki's best work, no question. At least 100x times better than the Nausicaa movie and anything else he's done. Blade of the Immortal - Possibly my favorite manga art ever. The story is excellent - a revolutionary new style samurai manga. I guess it could (very) loosely be called a mixture of Kenshin and Berserk. Battle Angel Alita - Futuristic action manga with girl android heroine. The anime version of this is utter crap, the manga is 1000x better. Maison Ikkoku - You've heard the whining about the anime, now hear it for the manga! This is Takahashi's masterpiece work. Every person I have convinced to start reading this manga has been hooked and finished it within a week. The best romantic-comedy-drama ever written (as far as I know). Akira - awesome, revolutionary manga. The anime covers about 1/20th of the story (about the same for Nausicaa), and makes lots of changes. Post World War psychological action manga. There are lots of other really great manga out there too (these are also all available in english): Ah! My Goddess Silent Mobius Ranma 1/2 Vagabond ...and many more! Second Category - No commercial US release, many of these have fan translations available (ask me for any info if you're curious) Rurouni Kenshin - The reason I taught myself Japanese. I know you're all dying to know what happens after Shishio's demise. Kareshi Kanojo no Jijou - You'll definitely want to read this after finishing the TV series. The manga is still running and continues to get better. Blame! - Subterrainian Cyber Adventurer Killy! Visually incredible, dark, disturbed, must read manga. Berserk - No matter how much I love the anime, the manga is still better. The anime is one of the best adaptions I've seen, but it is still not quite as good as the manga. MPD Psycho - really freaky urban detective comic. Not reccomended for the weak of stomache; great art though. Hmm... I'm being overwhelmed with thoughts of titles so I'll stop here for now. For every anime in Japan there are easily 10 manga series; I couldn't read all the manga that comes out even if I could get it. If you want other reccomendations feel free to ask me at club during breaks, or send me an email. Maybe Nur will put some other manga reccomendations up on the webpage. Webpage of the Week: Japanese Baseball terms: http://ww1.baywell.ne.jp/fpweb/drlatham/nihongo/phrases.htm BTW - If you don't like what I write, you are more than welcome to take over the job next year and write your own commentaries. We'll be having elections towards the end of next quarter. Ja mata, Dylan Hall Jimukan (Secretary) http://www.calpoly.edu/~minnclub
MNA - Hey Brother, Minna no Anime Club (meeting) 3/16
(Minna No Anime, Thu Mar 14 14:18:38 2002) Konnichiwa Minna-san, Well, the dreaded day is finally upon us: the last meeting of the quarter. We'll be finishing the quarter off with the recently released movie: Jin-roh. Directed by Mamoru Oshii (Ghost in the Shell, Patlabor, Urusei Yastura, yada yada yada). Full Cell Animation!! Yatta! Please note that the schedule has been signifigantly changed this week to accomodate the movie (as is standard for movie nights). Specifically note that KareKano has been moved to 6:30; as you will definitely not want to miss this episode. Other news: Open House - April 20 - For open house this year we will be making a few changes from years past. First, no Teriyaki Chicken - the California rolls sold so well last year we are going to try only selling them. This means we're gonna need some wrappers, cutter, helpers yada yada yada. We'll train you (as best we can) and let you enjoy yourself. Also, we've reserved a couple of classrooms in the EE bldg (bldg 20) and will be running anime, DDR, etc during open house (rain or shine). So, we're gonna need some helpers there too to keep things running and protect the equiptment. These events run all day, help is always appreciated at any time of the day. Tshirts - Ben and Nur got backed up with other project so this has been a little delayed, but don't fear you will get your shirt. We'll be taking preorders the first week back (4/6/02) for Spring quarter. Shirts will probably be ~$13 (don't hold me to that number) and available in whatever size you want. Also, on that Saturday (4/6/02) it's quite likely that we will be kicked out of the silo. We'll try to see about not having that happen, but it's beyond our control. Skeedool: 5:00 Alien 9 #1 - first ep of ova, supposed to be really good. 5:30 Fushigi Yuugi #45 - Light of Divergence Ai don't go! 6:00 VGAi #6 (finale) - Ai(sorrow), Ai(name), Ai(love) 6:30 KareKano #18 - Evolution Masaru where did you go? 7:00 Now and Then, Here and There #4 - The Happy Fun Musical (Not) 7:30 Berserk #18 - Tombstone of Flames Jin row the boat ashore. Hallelujah. 8:00 Jin-roh (movie) Break till next quarter. (Adam Driscol in the house!) But wait, there's more... Special Sunday Night Open Programming 5 - 10 (maybe longer) If you are like me and don't have any finals until Wednesday, take a break with us Sunday night in the silo and bring something to watch (we'll have a computer in case you want to show a digisub). Rants/Raves/'t'Rendy To start things off, here's a random web site dedicated to those otherwise uselessly annoying furry creatures. http://www.bonsaikitten.com And if you're still with me after that page I'll give you this week's library reccomendation. Kodomo no Omocha (Child's Toy) - This was the first popular show from now famous director Akitarou Daichi (Now and Then, Masaru-san, Fruits Basket, etc). A unexpectly excellent show about a child TV star and her classmates. We put it on in club starting back in '99 but haven't been able to show much lately because the fansubbers haven't subbed more yet. Super Reccomend! (Aside - we placed our request for the last 8 episodes of Excel Saga, so we should have those for next quarter) Editorial Rant - Why do I love manga? Since this is my last email for a week, I figured I'd toss in a nice long concluding statement for my own personal enjoyment (and I guess anyone who reads this). If you've read any of this section you'll notice that quite often I mention my love for comics and manga, so I figured I give some of the reasons why I believe it's so damn good. Comparing manga to anime, manga is a much freer art form. While it is still a commercial art, I don't see it being any less of a legitimate art form than commisioned piece of art. Because producing and distributing manga has a much lower overhead than a TV show and it is such a large part of Japanese culture (ie - a large portion of society reads at least some) there is a great variety of products. From childrens titles to adult businessmen there is something for everyone. Thus, there are many art styles, storytelling types and greater freedom to try something new than in a more restricted commercial medium. The artist himself (or herself) has a lot more input to the finished product than does a script writer or director. Manga is, generally, created, written and drawn by one person (with a small staff of assistants, usually less than 5, and an editor). When that one person stops, the manga is finished unless the creator decided to start again. Again this leads to less mediocracy and compromise in the work and a finished product closer to the original creators vision. The only limiting factor is the author's writing and drawing skills and any additional restrictions placed by the editor (which may vary depending on the target audience for the manga). Because of the commercial success of manga, many authors are allowed to continue series for long enough such that signifigant changes (mostly improvements) in the authors talents can be seen over the course of a series. In terms of the art in them, some manga strive for the look common in anime where everyone is a beautiful person and the backgrounds are not very detailed. However many take wholly different approach and draw ugly people and very non-human art styles to tell their story. Another aspect of manga that is unique to it is the way in which words, sounds and pictures are intertwined. In manga there is a great emphasis placed on sound effect; and there is an equally great variety (I'll send out a link to a site showing this next week) of them. Some authors will even use kanji to denote a sound, and sound effects are often used to help create the scene in the reader's mind. The placement and usage of text can also create a mood, Japanese kanji allows the author to choose the level of clarity and comprehension his audience recieves in a way that is not easily illustratable in English. It is also not uncommon for authors to place text in locations outside the 'speech bubbles'; which adds another layer of creativity and originality not found in other art/entertainement forms. It is this unique combination of art, language and layout that makes manga so appealing and has allowed it to not only stay popular over the years, but continually improve in both content and form. So, I hope you all had fun reading this and go out and try reading some manga. If you have any desire to get ahold of some, just email me: dhall@<removed for spam reasons> and I'll be glad to help share the love that is manga. Saraba da, Dylan Hall Jimukan (Secretary) The Most Promptly Updated Website on the Web (j/k Nur, I know you've been busy): http://www.calpoly.edu/~minnclub
