Viz This Week

Date: Friday, September 15, 2000

Viz This Week (9/15/00)

a weekly notice about viz websites and products:

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1. Viz

a. feature - fushigi yugi

2. Animerica

a. fan art - running for president

3. J-pop

a. new anime section

4. Vizkids

a. pokemon comic strip

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1. http://www.viz.com



1a. Feature: FUSHIGI YuGI, VOL. 3: DISCIPLE



The hit shojo (girls') manga continues! When best friends Miaka

and Yui open an ancient Chinese book, they find themselves

transported into the Universe of the Four Gods, a parallel world

strangely like ancient China. When Miaka is heralded as the

legendary Priestess of the god Suzaku, she must gather the

seven Celestial Warriors-dashing mercenary Tamahome,

emperor Hotohori, petulant empress-candidate Nuriko, and

others-to summon the power of the Suzaku, fulfill her wish, and

find her true love.







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Ranma 1/2 & Dragon Ball Z Cursors get them for your website &

desktop @ http://www.viz.com

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



2a. Fan Art Gallery - Running for President







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NEW PRODUCTS:



-POKEMON-



POKEMON THE MOVIE 2000, ANIMATION COMICS: THE

POWER OF ONE #3

Strange weather patterns are causing havoc around the world,

because Stelthius has captured the three Legendary Birds! Even

Ash's mom is caught in the trouble! And to stop the disaster,

Ash, Misty, Tracey and Melody must not only escape Stelthius'

fortress, but also raise the fourth Legendary Bird, the Water Bird

Lugia.



POKEMON PAPER MASKS

Who says you're not Pikachu? This package includes 12 colorful

paper masks with complete instructions: just fold 'em out and

put 'em on. Now you can become Pikachu, Jigglypuff, Meowth,


Ash, Misty or your other favorite characters! Perfect for

Halloween!



POKEMON STANDEES, VOL. 2

Create your own Pokemon figures in minutes with durable

board-paper punch-outs! This all-ages box set (no scissors

required) contains Pikachu (w/lightning), Poliwhirl, Oddish,

Ekans, Lapras, Staryu, a Pokéball with two mini-Pokemon, and

more for a total of 20 standees. Plus, some standees can rock

and shake from side to side!



VIDEO



RANMA 1/2, MARTIAL MAYHEM: NIGHTMARE ON HAPPOSAI

STREET

Now that's a couple we never saw coming! Happosai takes a

nap and the whole household suffers for it! Your own nightmares

are bad enough, but imagine being caught in one of his. Can

anyone wake Happosai up so they can escape?! ALSO: Insulted

one time too many by her so-called "fiancé," Akane breaks all

ties with Ranma...leaving him free and clear for the more

mercenary Nabiki! Now is that a match made in disaster or

what?



MONTHLY COMIC



INU-YASHA, PART 5, #4

Following a gruesome trail of "fruit", Inu-Yasha, Miroku and

Kagome come to a tree that grows human heads. And they don't

have long before the owner of the tree, a monstrous ogre,

returns to check on his crop.

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3. http://www.j-pop.com



3a. New Anime Section



The J-pop.com anime update features reviews of FLCL

(FuriKuri), Magic Knight Rayearth (TV), Magic Knight Rayearth

OAV, Martian Successor Nadesico, and Revolutionary Girl Utena;

top ten lists and new release lists for all the major US anime

publishers; plus a several-part feature entitled "Otaku-Go, the

Language of Fans."



4. http://www.vizkids.com



3a. Pokemon Comic Strip



September 10th marked the debut of the first Pokemon

newspaper comic strip, available in papers nationwide. Check

out our preview and behind the scenes look at how the Pokemon

Comic Strip has been created.







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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 Gundam Wing

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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