Viz This Week

Date: Friday, July 21, 2000

Viz This Week (7/21/00)

a weekly notice about viz websites and products:

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1. Viz

a. feature - pokemon the movie 2000 books

b. events - rumiko takahashi at san diego comic con

2. Animerica

a. gundam wing voice actors

b. x, the movie

c. fan art of the week - swimsuit 2000

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1. http://www.viz.com



1a. Feature: POKeMON MOVIE COMICS



See the Sequel, Read the Comics



They're back... with new Pokemon, new action, and new

adventure! Viz Comics brings you official adaptations of

POKeMON THE MOVIE 2000, hitting theaters on July 21st from

WB Kids. The main story, THE POWER OF ONE is available as a

4-issue monthly comic series starting in July! The side-story,

PIKACHU'S RESCUE ADVENTURE is available as a single

48-page comic in late July. And, the whole story is available in

one illustrated storybook in THE ART OF POKeMON THE MOVIE

2000! All comics are in full color.



1b. Events



Rumiko Takahashi, the creator of the manga and anime Ranma

1/2, Inu-Yasha, Lum*Urusei Yatsura and Maison Ikkoku, will

attend Comic-Con International 2000 in San Diego, California on

July 20-23! See events for other convention information.



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



2a. GUNDAM WING VOICE ACTORS



Who are the actors who do the voices for Gundam Wing? Check

these exclusive interviews! Interviews by Kit Fox, Patrick Macias,

and Toshifumi Yoshida



2b. X, the Movie



Japanese girls' comics aren't all hearts and flowers. Get ready

for onscreen Armageddon. By Benjamin Wright



2b. Fan Art

Fan Art of the Week is "Raye Hino" by Amanda J. Conn, Age


15 from Louisville, KY



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NEW PRODUCTS:



VIDEO GIRL AI, VOL. 2: MIX DOWN

Animerica Extra graphic novel

VIDEO KILLED THE RADIO STAR

High school student Yota Moteuchi has a nickname among his

classmates: "Dateless." That doesn't stop him from falling in

love with his gentle classmate Moemi, but his heart is broken

when she tells him that she loves Yota's best friend, Takashi.

Crushed, Yota enters a mysterious video shop, Gokuraku, where

he rents a video starring the cute young idol Ai Amano. But when

he plays the video, Ai emerges from the TV and lands in Yota's

bed-a real-life video girl dedicated to improving his love life

whether he likes it or not!



NO NEED FOR TENCHI! VOL. 8: CHEF OF IRON

Science fiction comedy based on the anime series from Pioneer!

It all started when high school student Tenchi freed the alien

pirate Ryoko from her captivity on Earth. Soon enough, her

friends and enemies showed up: alien princess Ayeka, mad

scientist Washu, ditzy space cop Mihoshi. Surrounded by

beautiful, feuding alien women, poor Tenchi is either the luckiest

or the most miserable boy on Earth!



SILENT MOBIUS: CATASTROPHE #2

8 extra pages for the same price! A mysterious cyborg

killer--composed of the same "megadyne" technology as

A.M.P.'s bionic woman Kiddy Phenil--is slashing its way through

Tokyo again, and she's not just a mindless murderer like the last

one was. What's worse, Kiddy's acquaintances have become

dragged into the conflict, and there are some things you just

shouldn't get involved in without a little cyberware.



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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