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Viz This Week (8/19/00)
a weekly notice about viz websites and products:
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1. Viz
 a. feature – gundam wing
2. Animerica
 a. feature – vision of escaflowne
 b. fan art – "he's so dreamy" gallery
3. Pulp
 a. new issue – lone wolf and cub
 b. film festival – kinji fukasaku at pfa 
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1. http://www.viz.com

1a. Feature: GUNDAM WING #1

In the future, rebel space colonies fight against the tyrannical 
United Earth Sphere Alliance, a puppet government of secret 
organization OZ. Five young pilots from different colonies answer the 
call to arms. Can five Gundam mobile suits overcome the armies of an 
entire planet?

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2. http://www.animerica-mag.com

2a. THE VISION of ESCAFLOWNE
An introduction to the epic, parallel-world fantasy TV series coming 
in August to Fox Kids. 

2b. Fan Art
Fan Art of the Week is by Roni Beaudoin, Age 15 of San Diego, CA

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NEW PRODUCTS:

—MONTHLY COMIC—

RANMA 1/2, PART 9, #4
Still in the Tendo household, Ukyo announces her condition for 
leaving: If Ranma and Akane want to prove that they're a loving 
couple, they must spend the night together in the same room! (Um, 
Ranma, is that in boy-type or girl-type?...)

MAGICAL POKEMON JOURNEY, PART 2 #2: EEVEE THE GENIUS
Looks like Almond's a pretty popular Pokemon trainer, because now 
Hazel's got a rival for Almond's affections...Coconut, a self-
proclaimed scientific genius with a smart pet Eevee!   Can anything 
that cute really be intelligent?

—MAGAZINE—

ANIMERICA, VOLUME 8, #8
The best magazIne for anime fans!  Remember, If It's Anime in 
America, It's Gotta be ANIMERICA!

—VIDEO—

RANMA 1/2, OUTTA CONTROL, SUBTITLED EDITION: YOU BET YOUR DOJO
Meet the Gambling King, the world's second-worst cardplayer. But 
since Ranma is the world's worst cardplayer, the Gambling King planS 
to turn the Tendo Dojo into...a casino! Plus, Azusa Shiratori returns!

—GRAPHIC NOVEL—
 
FUSHIGI YUGI, VOL. 3: DISCIPLE
In search of Yui, Miaka and Nuriko meet the friendly monk Chichiri. 
Feeling she can no longer put her loved ones at risk, Miaka heads 
into Qu-Dong alone.  In the court of the enemy, she is reunited with 
Yui - but Yui is groomed to become the Priestess of Seiryu!

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3. http://www.pulp-mag.com

3a. September 2000 Vol. 4 No. 9

It's a new issue of PULP!  Read up on the return of "Lone
Wolf and 
Cub", the making of "Shogun Assassin" and Part 3 of the
interview 
with Usamaru Furuya.

3b. Kinji Fukasaku: Sympathy for the Underdog

PULP invites you to attend Pacific Film Archive's August Saturday 
presentations of nine features by Japanese director Kinji Fukasaku.  
If you live near Berkeley, check out these yakuza films! Find movie 
times and titles at http://www.pulp-mag.com/pfa.shtml

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VIZ THIS WEEK is offered by Viz Communications, Inc., the leading  
U.S. publisher of Japanese animation and comics (anime and manga) for 
English-speaking audiences. Based in San Francisco, Viz has an 
integrated line of entertainment media:

MAGAZINES: Animerica, Animerica Extra and PULP
COMICS: Pokemon, DragonBall Z and Neon Genesis Evangelion
VIDEOS: Ranma 1/2, Night Warriors and Video Girl Ai
MUSIC: Soundtracks for Key the Metal Idol and Resident Evil
FILMS: A Chinese Ghost Story and Welcome Back, Mr. McDonald
BOOKS: Japan Edge, Fresh Pulp and Secret Comics Japan
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