Viz-In Vol. 12 No. 7

Date: Saturday, July 01, 2000

viz-in vol. 12, no. 7 Your One-Stop Monthly Manga & Anime Connection! ITEMS SHIPPING OCTOBER '00 featuring...



NEON GENESIS EVANGELION BOOK FIVE, #1 REGULAR and SPECIAL COLLECTOR'S EDITION 7-issue monthly series story & art by Yoshiyuki Sadamoto original concept by Gainax monthly, b&w, 32 pages $2.95 USA/$4.50 CAN SHIPS 10/20 THE WRATH OF HEAVEN In 2015, Earth faces a terrifying last judgment from mysterious giant "Angels." But to save ourselves, what terror will man create? The psychologically driven science fiction series that revolutionized anime on Japanese television, NEON GENESIS EVANGELION resumes monthly publication after a lengthy hiatus by the artist and character designer, Yoshiyuki Sadamoto. Not just an adaptation, with this issue the manga becomes increasingly different from the anime. Available in regular comic format and the "Special Collector's Edition", in the original right-to-left format with Japanese sound effects. IN THIS ISSUE: As Shinji tries to cope with his midterms, his studying is interrupted by Asuka, who moves into the apartment with him and Misato. Soon their classmates, both male and female, join them for a housewarming partybut why has Kaji gone on a strange mission to an abandoned NERV installation, and when will he return?



DER MOND color, softcover, 120 pages $29.95 USA/$46.50 CAN SHIPS 11/10 FROM NADIA TO EVANGELION...AND BEYOND A stunning collection of the color illustrations of Yoshiyuki Sadamoto, the character designer of NEON GENESIS EVANGELION. This U.S. edition includes 74 color pages of paintings and designs from EVANGELION, plus nearly 50 pages from THE WINGS OF HONNEAMISE, NADIA, and other works. From the luminous eyes of Rei Ayanami to BLUE URU's world of flight, this book confirms Sadamoto's status of one ot today's greatest Japanese artists.



AQUA KNIGHT, PART TWO, #1 6-issue monthly series story & art by Yukito Kishiro monthly, b&w, 32 pages $2.95 USA/$4.50 CAN SHIPS 10/27 AGE OF EMPIRES The high seas and a mythical Age of Exploration are the setting of the new series from the creator of BATTLE ANGEL ALITA! Ashika, the son of a lighthouse keeper, has become a slave to the richest and most pampered person in the world: the imperialist Alcontra, who destroyed the lighthouse of Faro. As Alcontra's seashell-shaped ship rolls across the ocean in fully automated comfort, aqua knight Ruliya is in pursuitbut how will Ashika adjust to his new life in this mechanized and formalized vessel? And what priceless jewel is stashed in the ship's bowels?




EAGLE, BOOK 2 Viz graphic novel story and art by Kaiji Kawaguchi b&w, 424 pages $19.95 USA/$30.95 CAN 424 PAGES! SHIPS 10/13 THE ELECTION APPROACHES... Ken Yamaoka, a third-generation Japanese-American, has all the qualifications of a presidential candidate: he studied at Yale, he fought in the front lines in Vietnam, and he has been a Senator for several terms. Now, as he challenges the Vice President for the Democratic presidential nomination, a young Japanese journalist, Takashi Jo, heads to America to study the past that shaped him and the hardand hardly idealisticpolitical race ahead. Intelligent, exciting, critically acclaimed, EAGLE presents a near-future vision of America as seen through the eyes of one of Japan's most politically aware manga artists. This tremendous graphic novel collects the monthly EAGLE #5-8 just in time for the actual election! IN THIS VOLUME: Takashi investigates Yamaoka's past, learning of the struggle between young Yamaoka and his father; the term in Vietnam that nearly killed him; and the story of Patricia Hampton, Yamaoka's wife and the inheritor of millions, who met him in their college years. But today, is he a hardened, pragmatic opportunist, or is he still the idealistic young man that Patricia loved? As the New York primaries approach, Yamaoka vies with Democratic front-runner Albert Noah for the endorsement of Gilbert Blackburn, mayor of NYC and political power broker. But as the TV debates begin, Takashi discovers that racism in America is far from dead...



ANIMERICA EXTRA VOL. 3, # 11 OCTOBER '00 manga anthology b&w, 128 pages $4.95 USA/$7.50 CAN SHIPS 10/6 2nd Anniversary Issue! THE ANIME FAN'S COMIC MAGAZINE Celebrate the Second Anniversary of ANIMERICA EXTRA with this extra- special issue, featuring a color poster and other stuff so secret we can't talk about it yet! Don't miss the latest installments of our charming, cliffhanging, relationship-driven manga stories with really good artwork, plus manga-related features, reviews and fan art. This issue includes a feature on witches in manga from LITTLE WITCH SALLY to MAHO TSUKAI TAI!. IN THIS ISSUE: VIDEO GIRL AI: While Moemi and Takashi try to reconnect, Yota goes on a date with cute freshman Nobuko. MARIONETTE GENERATION: An old flame of Izumi's, Kozue, decides to crash at Izumi's apartment, much to Kinoko's irritation! FUSHIGI YÛGI: With both Tatsuki and Mitsukake found, the search is on for the last of the Seven Warriors. Meanwhile, Yui tries to convert her prisoner Tamahome. STEAM DETECTIVES: Le Bread has thrown down the gauntlet, and Narutaki must solve his puzzles to save Steam City from tremendous terrorist bombs. Meanwhile, Ling Ling and Lang Lang have their own faceoff! X/1999: With Nakano Sun Plaza in flames, Subaru and Seishiro (the stars of TOKYO BABYLON) have their predestined showdown.



POKéMON TALES collectible board books color, 18 pages, 4 1/2" x 6" $4.95 USA/$7.50 CAN SHIPS 10/13 POKéMON STORYBOOKS Viz presents two new POKéMON TALES, a series of colorful board books written and illustrated by different artists. Created with the care and attention you expect from good children's books, these stories will delight Pokémon-loving kids and parents alike!



FIRST PRIZE FOR STARMIE story by Kazuyuki Yamamoto art by Kagemaru Himeno When a group of Starmie race each other across the galaxy, our hero sees the wonders of the cosmos...and gets home in time for Christmas.



SEEL TO THE RESCUE story by Kazayuki Yamamoto art by Naoyo Kimura Seel, the kindly water Pokémon, rescues a shipwrecked sailor and takes him to a strange island.



POKéMON TALES GIFT BOX, VOL. 1 Boxed Set of 5 Pokémon Tales $19.95 USA/$30.95 CAN SHIPS 10/15 CLASSIC TALES... Save money and surprise someone with this box set of five Pokémon Tales, built with a handle so you or a loved one can carry the Tales wherever you go! This box contains the Tales of Pikachu, Squirtle, Charmander and Bulbasaur, plus the "I'm Not Pikachu!" movie special.



POKéMON TALES GIFT BOX, VOL. 2 Boxed Set of 5 Pokémon Tales $19.95 USA/$30.95 CAN SHIPS 10/15 ...IN A HANDY SET More Pokémon Tales in an open-and-close, portable box set, this time featuring the Tales of Psyduck, Clefairy, Butterfree, Dragonite, and the "Pikachu's Unparalleled Adventure" movie special 2.



POKéMON STICK N' PLAY BOOK color book with stickers $11.95 USA/$18.50 CAN SHIPS 10/13 STICKY TYPE POKéMON Tell your own Pokémon stories with stickers! This book comes with tons of removable Pokémon stickers, plus pictures of different settings from the TV seriesforests, grasslands, cities, underwater so you can put any Pokémon anywhere you want. Then, when you want a change, just restick them somewhere else!



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DRAGON BALL, VOL. 2 Viz graphic novel story and art by Akira Toriyama b&w, 192 pages $14.95 USA/$22.50 CAN SHIPS 10/6 JUST ONE WISH The world's greatest martial arts manga! Meet a naive young monkey- tailed boy named Goku, whose quiet life changes when he meets a girl named Bulma who is on a quest to collect seven "Dragon Balls." If she gathers them all, an incredibly powerful dragon will appear and grant her one wish. As Goku and Bulma's quest begins, they meet strange friends and stranger foes. This graphic novel collects DRAGON BALL #7 through #12. IN THIS VOLUME: To recover the sixth Dragon Ball, the Ox King sends Goku on a mission: to find Kame-sen'nin, the Turtle Hermit, whose mighty powers can put out the raging fires of Fry-Pan Mountain! Do I hear a kamehameha? With the bandits Yamcha and Pu'ar on their trail, our heroes continue their quest for the seventh and final Dragon Ball. But can they get it from Emperor Pilaf, who wants to use his wish to rule the world!



BANANA FISH, VOL. 4 Pulp graphic novel story & art by Akimi Yoshida b&w, 192 pages $15.95 USA/$24.95 CAN SHIPS 10/27 DOWN AND OUT IN L.A. In 1973, in Vietnam, an American soldier goes mad and guns down his companions. In 1985, in New York City, the soldier's brother Ash Lynx now a young gang leader with a troubled pastis drawn into a mystery when he is given a strange drug by a dying man whose last words are "Banana Fish." This graphic novel contains the BANANA FISH installments from PULP Vol. 3, No. 11 through Vol. 4, No. 6. IN THIS VOLUME: Ash's father reveals the abuse in Ash's past, and his own complicity, before the group's stay in Cape Cod is cut short by Dino Golzine's hitmen. Fleeing to Los Angeles, they meet Max Lobo's ex-wife and search for the missing Professor Dawson, whose private files hold the secret of "Banana Fish". Meanwhile, Dino makes a deal with Chinese crime boss Lee Daai Yan, who sends his dreaded agent Yut Lung to deal with our heroes...and force Shorter Wong to betray his friends!



SILENT MÖBIUS, VOL. 5 Viz graphic novel story & art by Kia Asamiya b&w, 248 pages $16.95 USA/$26.00 CAN SHIPS 10/20 THE EYES OF KATSUMI LIQUEUR Science fiction and sorcery! In the 21st century the "Lucifer Hawks" broke through into our dimension...and the human race needed new heroes. Meet the A.M.P., seven young women with supernatural powers who must protect 2028 Tokyo from monstrous entities from another world! This graphic novel contains the entire SILENT MÖBIUS: KARMA comic series. IN THIS VOLUME: An emergency call to a threatened space elevator sends Katsumi on a trip through her memories to when she first joined the A.M.P....when she discovered that she was the inheritor of magical powers on both her mother's and her father's side. Now, the devil who took her mother's life has returned, and Katsumi is its new target! Can the daughter succeed where the mother failed?



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JAPAN PARADISE: EXQUISITE HOTELS & INNS text & photographs by Kazuyoshi Miyoshi hardcover, color, 198 pages $29.95 USA/$46.50 CAN SHIPS 10/20 DREAM VACATIONS This lavish photo collection brings Japan's most exquisite hotels and inns right into your living room! An art book and travel guide, it includes detailed, updated information about accomodations, prices, phone numbers, a map of Japan, and reservation information. Hot springs, gardens, hotels in Tokyo or in the shade of Mt. Fuji...these are dream destinations, awaiting your visit, and captured by the youngest winner of Japan's Ihei Kimura Award for the year's best new photographer.



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POKÉMON THE MOVIE 2000, ANIMATION COMICS: THE POWER OF ONE #4 4-issue monthly series full color, 40 pages $3.95 USA/$5.95 CAN SHIPS 10/6 TURNABOUT The world hangs in the balance as Ash tries to restore the balance of nature and help the mighty Lugia defeat the maddened Legendary Birds. As thousands of Pokémon watch, the situation looks grimbut who's this coming to Ash's rescue? Team Rocket!? Maybe it looks grimmer...



MAGICAL POKéMON JOURNEY, PART 2 #4: HOT SPRINGS PIKACHU 4-issue monthly series story & art by Yumi Tsukirino monthly, b&w, 40 squarebound format $4.95 USA/$7.50 CAN SHIPS 10/20 WASH YOUR POKéMON BEFORE USE Hazel, Grandpa, and Pikachu have a refreshing trip to the spa, where they meet a whole mess of Pikachu! There goes any chance of getting clean towels...and did you know that a wet Pikachu smells like a battery? Then, it's Valentine's day, and who do you think is going to get chocolate? Includes bonus pages by the artist!



POKéMON ADVENTURES, PART 3 #3: SAFFRON CITY SHOWDOWN 7-issue monthly series story by Hidenori Kusaka art by MATO squarebound, b&w, 32 pages $2.95 USA/$4.50 CAN SHIPS 10/13 RED, GREEN, BLUE AND...WHO? The skyscrapers are shaking as the three trainers fight Team Rocket's gym leaders to save the city and rescue Professor Oak! But can they stand up to Sabrina's secret weapon: Zapdos, Moltres and Articuno?! Not without a fourth trainer joining the battle!



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MAISON IKKOKU, VOL. 24: THE DAYS OF WINE AND FREELOADERS 2 episodes per volume English subtitled color, stereo, 52 mins. $28.95 USA SHIPS 10/13 NINETY-NINE BOTTLES OF BEER Godai's drunken Maison Ikkoku neighbors are determined to thwart his efforts to be alone with Kyoko! Is Prohibition the only answer, or can Godai turn the boozing busybodies against one another? Then, Kyoko goes back to her parents' house for a few days, but forgets her favorite pillow. When Godai brings it over to her, will he make a good impression on her parents, or fall all over his face?



RANMA 1/2, MARTIAL MAYHEM: NIGHTMARE ON HAPPOSAI STREET 2 episodes per volume English dubbed color, stereo, 52 mins. $24.95 USA SHIPS 10/6 NABIKI'S NEW NIGHTMARE Ranma and the others become trapped inside Happosai's dreams, and if you thought the old man was perverted when he was awake, you haven't seen anything yet! Then, when Akane backs out of her engagement to Ranma, money-hungry "older woman" Nabiki becomes the default fiancée du jour...but will Ranma pay the price for being her betrothed?



RANMA 1/2, MARTIAL MAYHEM, SUBTITLED EDITION: BUNS OF STEEL 2 episodes per volume subtitled color, stereo, 52 mins. $28.95 USA SHIPS 10/20 HOT CROSS BUNS Four steamed little buns from China are out for Ranma's heador actually, his hair! It's like a "Ranma vs. Baoh" crossover, assuming you mean the Cantonese word baoh for pork bun. Then, without the famed "Dragon Whisker," Ranma's hair will keep growing and growing... until he runs out of hair forever!



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EL HAZARD: THE MAGNIFICENT WORLD #2 5-issue series story & art by Hidetomo Tsubura monthly, b&w, 40 pages $2.95 USA/$4.50 CAN SHIPS 10/27 BUGROM & MULDOON PRIESTESSES Arriving mapless and weaponless in El Hazard, Makoto immediately encounters a race of strange bug-creatures holding captive a beautiful girl! Being a heroic type of guy, Makoto tries to save her until two female sorcerers show up to take the fight into their own hands! But who would this girl rather have for her rescuer...?



GUNDAM WING: GROUND ZERO #3 4-issue monthly series story & art by Reku Fuyunagi b&w, 40 pages $2.95 USA/$4.50 CAN SHIPS 10/20 WHODUNIT The conclusion of the first storyline, set after the end of the TV series! With all five pilots accusing one another of stealing the Gundams and manipulating Duo's mind, it's up to Heero to find out who is responsibleand whybefore guns are drawn.



NO NEED FOR TENCHI!, PART 10, #2 7-issue series story & art by Hitoshi Okuda monthly, b&w, 32 pages $2.95 USA/$4.50 CAN SHIPS 10/27 OFF THE DEEP END To the beach! When the Tenchi gang goes swimming, they can't help being a weirdness magnet as they encounter a sea serpent-like monster from the depths of the sea.



DRAGON BALL, PART 3, #5 story & art by Akira Toriyama 14-issue monthly series b&w, 32 pages $2.95 USA/$4.50 CAN SHIPS 10/6 CALLING ALL MONSTERS Even five Sergeant Purples aren't enough to beat one Son Goku! This means that the Red Ribbon has to use their trump card...the Frankensteinian Cyborg Number 8! And there's something waiting on the next floor that's even worse...



SILENT MÖBIUS: CATASTROPHE #5 6-issue monthly series story & art by Kia Asamiya b&w, 32 pages $2.95 USA/$4.50 CAN SHIPS 10/13 THE WIRED WORLD All Tokyo is searching for the Megadyne serial killer, but while Kiddy Phenil can't seem to make headway, the police chief gets a little too close to his quarry. What connection does the murderer have to the Lucifer Hawks? And what is the strange bug that Lebia Maverick has found in cyberspace?



EAGLE: THE MAKING OF AN ASIAN-AMERICAN PRESIDENT #9: PASSION 14-issue series story & art by Kaiji Kawaguchi b&w, 104 pages $6.95 USA/$10.50 CAN SHIPS 10/27 YAMAOKA: 43%, NOAH: 46% The debates shoot Yamaoka straight up in the polls, leaving him neck and neck with frontrunner Albert Noah in "Junior Wednesday" after the New York Primary! After a frightening, violent encounter in New York, Rachel and Jo decide to take the next step in their relationship.



RANMA 1/2, PART 9, #6 11-issue series story & art by Rumiko Takahashi monthly, b&w, 32 pages $2.95 USA/$4.50 CAN SHIPS 10/20 SAOTOME SCHOOL SECRET ATTACK! Happosai gives Ranma a pill passed down from ancient China to make disciples revere their masters! Can even Chinese magic make Ranma respect the old lech? Then, Ryoga returns, and he's developed the power to defeat Ranma...the power to create the sphere of pure ki energy called the shisshei hokkodan! Say, what manga is this, anyway?!



DRAGON BALL Z, PART 3, #9 story & art by Akira Toriyama 10-issue monthly series b&w, 32 pages $2.95 USA/$4.50 CAN SHIPS 10/13 VEGETA VS. DODORIA The tables are turned as the "mighty" Dodoria gets a severe beating courtesy of Vegeta, who's turned against his former comrades on his quest for eternal life! Can the arch-bully fight the Saiyan superman, or has he no choice but to tell Vegeta what he wants to know...the secret fate of the Saiyan homeworld?!



INU-YASHA, PART 5, #5 11-issue series story & art by Rumiko Takahashi b&w, 40 pages $2.95 USA/$4.50 CAN SHIPS 10/6 SEEDS OF DESPAIR A giant demon with botanical inclinations has the now-human Inu-Yasha tied up in a tangle of thorns, while he toys with miniaturized human beingsincluding Miroku and Kagomewithin a magical bonsai garden!



viz magazines PULP VOL. 4, #11 OCTOBER '00 manga anthology b&w, 184 pages $5.95 USA/$8.95 CAN MATURE READERS ONLY SHIPS 10/13 NOT JUST SEX AND VIOLENCE Pull yourself up to the bar, wring the water out of your trenchcoat, have a few shots and read the latest issue of PULP, featuring the newest Japanese pop culture features, interview and reviews. Each issue includes music, movie, CD and manga reviews, plus columns such as "Vulgarity Drifting Diary", the confessions of a Japanese prostitute, or "Nocturnal Transmissions", Yuji Oniki's stories of true Japanese crime. Not to mention 184 pages of manga. Are you old enough already? IN THIS ISSUE: BENKEI IN NEW YORK: Toroya, Benkei's mafia benefactor, explains how he got into the mob. BAKUNE YOUNG: Bakune's ex-gym- teacher takes his hostage Renge Kusuriza by helicopter to Osaka Castle, where the psychic girl turns the tables! Is even Johnson Membodeath, the ninja, a match for her? DANCE TILL TOMORROW: After a Christmas pageant at Aya's preschool, Aya and Suekichi end up babysitting one of the kids, leaving them (almost) alone together...but haven't they broken up? STRAIN: Shimei Sai is forced to make a hard decision when his mother embarrasses the Sai family. BANANA FISH: Ash is enraged when Prof. Dawson reveals who was used as a guinea pig for the drug "Banana Fish." VOYEURS, INC.: A very disturbed man is stalking Misaki, and he's got a thing for cockroaches...Plus the deranged fun of HEARTBROKEN ANGELS and demented Tokyo girlhood in SHORT CUTS!



ANIMERICA Vol. 8, #10 anime & manga monthly color and b&w, 96 pages $4.95 USA/$7.50 CAN SHIPS 10/20 The best magazine for anime fans! Fascinating features on the latest and greatest anime, exclusive interviews, news on what's new in Japan and what's arriving soon in America, plus exclusive columns, interviews with voice-actors, anime reviews, games, model kits, anime music, and Leiji Matsumoto's GALAXY EXPRESS 999 manga. Remember, If It's Anime in America, It's Gotta be ANIMERICA! IN THIS ISSUE: If it's mecha in anime, it's gotta be GUNDAM! Find out how to tell apart your Mobile Suits, which series came when, and which one's the toughest in this blow-out GUNDAM issue of ANIMERICA.



VIZ-IN MAGAZINE, Vol. 12, #10 $6.00 per bundle of 50 SHIPS 10/20 Your monthly guide to new releases from Viz Comics, Viz Video, and Viz Music, Viz-In is North America's manga and anime connection! Don't miss this free monthly full-color poster and sneak peeks at your favorite graphic novels, videos, music, and merchandise.