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Mahoromatic. A combat andro-robot becomes sentient, leaves military service, and becomes a maid.

ADV Films and Pioneer Animation have huge chunks of the new anime coming to the states also. I think ADV alone has something like 300 discs planned for release this year alone.

Having said that, the future of Debian looks like a blue sky, with fluffy white clouds here and there. And a little flying saucer off in the distance.

Why do I have the feeling that you've watched NieA_7 a little too often? ^_^

np: Burnt Friedman & Jaki Liebezeit - Royal Roost (Secret Rhythms)

Got to love that broad brush you paint alot of people with. Sort of the same brush folks use to paint people with above-average computer skills as "nerds" and "geeks" -- you know, lower than them because of being "less normal". Whatever the fuck that means -- I've never met a normal person -- but I digress.

I take the view that the original article was nothing more than food for the bean counters. Anime fandom is a bit like most other geek-leaning fandoms: tons of anal-retentives who ignore normal things (taking baths, socializing, etc); all for the joys of super-analyzing their particular hobby down to the sub-atomic particles. What do you want? The original article is on a column about edits to anime. Of course it's going to be spacious and go into detail that's not important to the normal viewer.

But I do find it rather funny that Yet Another Idiot is pushing the "anime is kiddie p0rn" angle. From your chest-puffing boast regarding having written a "manual" that says anime cons are big circlejerks to your quickness in pointing out the obvious content of the questions that relate to sex or sexuality; I'd say you're the one with the "sex" problem here. I suppose you could just be a sexually-frustrated middle-aged pot-bellied fella who wants to feel bigger by shooting at a rather harmless fandom (and one that doesn't really roll through Slashdot in any significant numbers).

If the only significant thing you have to say is "anime is kiddie p0rn", then why the hell are you responding to this? Somehow, in some small way, you hope to find fans who will rally around your silly and unimportant assertions? Rah rah for you. If you even knew what the hell Toonami was, you might actually be capable of contributing a worthwhile response; but alas, you're simply a windbag like many a "superior" nut I've run across. Perhaps you lazily typed in a worthless source of info in your quest for truth, and decided this was anime as far as you could find it with the search tools at your disposal. Did you even bother to Google your way to a passing understanding?

Read. Watch. Learn.
Do these things BEFORE you open your mouth (or pound your keyboard); you might actually (gasp) change your view of things!

Update Link : Corrected: Akira press release at Pioneer Animation

Akira press release at Pioneer Animation

It is still possible that Pioneer may be the US rights holder for Tenchi.

That's almost certain. Here's a link straight from the Pioneer website touting the new OVAs from AIC. The situation in Japan might be quite different, of course, but I don't think that'll affect the region 1 folks at all.

I work at Pioneer Electronics, the parent company to Pioneer Animation and I have seen the remastered version, it looks good, unfortunately I didnt get to see it on the big screen.

I can assure you that there will be a dvd version of akira. Infact its slated to be released in June/July.

The only mention of Akira that I could find on Pioneer Animation's site was on their Current Titles section where they say "Akira-info coming soon". It's not on their Coming Attractions section where they list out through December.

Looks like their site could use an update...

The only mention of Akira that I could find on Pioneer Animation's site was on their Current Titles section where they say "Akira-info coming soon". It's not on their Coming Attractions section where they list out through December.

Looks like their site could use an update...

The only mention of Akira that I could find on Pioneer Animation's site was on their Current Titles section where they say "Akira-info coming soon". It's not on their Coming Attractions section where they list out through December.

Looks like their site could use an update...

I'm glad someone here brought this up. ^_^

If you are looking for some Anime resources on line, here is a short list off the top of my head:

- EX
This is a review site that reviews a ton of Anime, Anime Music, Manga(comics where a lot of Anime comes from), and other stuff(games, books, etc that are Anime related). One of the oldest and longest running online Anime e-zines.

- Hitoshi Doi's Seiyuu Database
Hitoshi's exploits as a Seiyuu(a voice actor/actress) are legendary and his database shows it. If there was a piece of animation made in Japan and there was a speaking role in it, it has been cataloged here. Great for crossref-ing your favorite actress!

Conventions(there are a bunch...to list them all would kill me ^_^)
- Anime Expo
Southern California con. Quite possibly, the "high profile Anime con" where a lot of the domestics and some of the Japanese companies make announcements.

- Anime Central
Chicago area con. Great con for those of us who live in the center of the country. ^_^;

Business...
- A.D. Films
Domestic distributor of stuff shows like Evangelion.
- Anime Village
Domestic distributor of stuff shows like Cowboy Bebop.
- Pioneer Anime
Domestic distributor of shows like Tenchi.

Finally....
- Anipike
An ambitious attempt to catalog all of the Anime content out there on the web. Has an interesting "Last Exit" column that showcases the best(and the worse) of Anime Online. This site is great to find anything and everything Anime.

are Urusei Yatsura, Bubblegum Crisis, and Tenchi Muyo. The first two are distributed (in north america) by AnimEigo, the latter by Pioneer. Urusei Yatsura is not yet available on DVD (although it's supposed to be coming), but the other two are.
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Of course as anyone who has watched Serial Experiments:Lain knows the real problem will come with the version 7 protocol.

p.s. It was several episodes before I got the Be joke at the end.

If anyone here hasn't seen Lain yet, then shame on you. The entire series is out on VHS and DVD. Get it. Now.

Anyone ordering VHS should get the subbed version. There's so much that can be lost with a dub. But remember, the DVD has both languages and some neat extras. (: