INTERNET SHOUJO ANIME LIST Version 1.0 2/14/95 ---------------------------------------------------------------- A. Editor's Comment (by Vince Ho aka "keke") B. Short History of the list C. Thank you and dedication... D. Index E. Individual Entry (divided into 6 categories) F. Contributors list ---------------------------------------------------------------- ================================================================ Editor's Comment ================================================================ Shoujo animes are animes which originally aim towards girls or gals as target audience. However nowadays there is also a very large male audience for this anime genre (for example, Greenwood, Vampire Princess Miyu, Karura Mau, Arslan Senki, X or Sailor Moon, to name but a few). For classification purposes for this list, shoujo animes are defined as animes which 1. are based on mangas being classified as shoujo mangas by the manga industry. 2. have spinoff mangas being classified as shoujo mangas by the manga industry. 3. are based on novels being classified as shoujo literature by the publishing industry. 4. are no brainers and are obviously catering to a majority female audience, such as Minky Momo. This shoujo anime list is a list which mainly dedicates to commercially available shoujo animes. But info containing other shoujo or related animes is also included. This list includes all shoujo animes up till the end of 1994. Multiple years refer to extra series, OVAs or movies made. Anime based on novels will be given an NA in the manga magazine category, with the mangaka slot replaced by the novelist. Manga based on anime (eg: Anmitsu Hime: TAKEMOTO Izumi: Nakayoshi), will be given NA in both categories. Currently this list contains information of 142 titles. You can locate individual anime via the index to find out its availability, or if you are interested in a certain subgenre, you can also locate animes via the index. Extensive individual animes entries can be found after the index. The names and email addresses (if any) of the contributors can be found at the end of the list. You are free to distribute this list for non-commercial use, but you MUST give all contributors proper credits. Many contributors spent tremendous efforts through research to write these synopsis and comments. Most often than not their original works are extremely extensive and I edited these writings into shorter, easier to read, user friendly versions. Please respect their goodwill. Giving proper credits to contributors will also justify and enhance your work should you use this list for reference. I will post this list from time to time. Should I make any correction or addition, I will change the version number. Please refer to the version number if necessary. Please correct my mistake, such as translation of names and titles. Also, if you see something which should not be included, or vice-versa, please tell me. I hope this anime list will enhance your enjoyment of animes, especially the shoujo ones. Sincerely yours, Vince "keke" Ho Editor Valentine's day 1995 ================================================================= Short History of the Shoujo Anime List ================================================================= Even though I have been watching numerous animes since Princess Knight and Jungle Emperor, I did not seriously get into anime until one and a half year ago. When I decided to pick up Japanese as another foreign language, realizing its difficulty, I decided to turn to anime as a fun way to learn it outside of classroom while taking College Japanese in school. In the space of four months I watched every conceivable popular shounen animes and I soon ran out of interest, until one day a friend of mine accidentally rented Cipher... I soon accidentally found myself joining the shoujo anime mailing list when it was freshly established (right timing). Due to my own ignorance, and also because most members of the list are really manga fans, I decided, with many list members' encouragement, to compile an anime list for shoujo anime (titles only), purely for educational purposes (spring 1994). After the shoujo panel in Anime America (summer 1994), the list was completed, along with info such as the anime's mangaka and its original manga magazine. However, many members also saw that something magic was occurring and gave me suggestions, and we decided to expand it to a more purposeful list in the current form. This shoujo anime list is no longer a personal notebook as I originally intended, but now a guidebook for shoujo anime fans from newbies to connoisseurs, also for shoujo manga fans to find out if any anime version of their favorite works exists. keke 2/14/95 ================================================================= Thanx and dedication... ================================================================= Commercially Available Shoujo Anime list as of end of 1994, compiled by Vince (Keke) Ho: hbv@mercury.sfsu.edu (Many thanks to Christian Balzer, Lam Bauman, Tony Chen, Enrique Conty, Robert DeLoura, Hitoshi Doi, Michael Edwards, Hironaga Hiroyuki, Royden Jones, Arin Komins, Mary Kennard, Akemi Kishita, Pei Lee, Lim Ai Phing, Cynthia Ma, Irak Vicarte Mayer, Zahara Medina, Miho Nishida, Crystal Poon, Matt Thorn, Richard Vuong, Vickie West, Susan Yang, No.6 Fukachan and everyone else from the shoujo ML who contributed; also to Ms.Kim Marlo , Ms. Miyako Graham and members of the CLAMP ML who contributed.) This anime list is especially for Matt (the tower of strength of the shoujo ML), who along with the people of Kobe, will definitely not lose to a stupid catfish! Ganbatte ne! ================================================================= INDEX ================================================================= CLASSIFICATION: I. Commercially available shoujo anime II. Related Animes based on Ladies or Adult Comics III. Out of print anime IV. Commercially unavailable anime V. Anime with related subject VI. Animes which scheduled for 1995 and are already out now SUBGENRE: (Editor's own classification, do not take it too seriously!) Action (incl. gangsters) FO (Fantasy or Occult) Horror (incl. Horror based on Fantasy or Occult) Image Clip Love Comedy MG (Magical Girl) Mystery (incl detective stories) Romance Sentai SF (Sci-Fi) Drama (incl.Soap Opera) Sports YSE (Yaoi/Shounenai/Erotic) ================================================================== Ace o nerae I Sports A-Girl I Image Clip Ai no Kusabi (1&2) I YSE Aishite Night IV Romance (Embrasse-moi Lucile) (Besame Liccia). Akazukin ChaCha VI MG/FO Andromeda Stories I SF Anmitsu hime I Comedy Anoko ni 1000% I Love Comedy Antique Heart I FO Arslan Senki (1-4) I FO Aru Kararu no Isan III Attack No.1 I Sports Attacker You! III Sports (Jeanne et Serge) Basara I Image Clip Be-Boy Kidnapp'n Idol III YSE/Action Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon I MG/Sentai Blue Sonnet I SF Boku no Chikyuu o Mamotte I Romance/SF/FO Boku no Sexual Harassment I YBE Boyfriend I Romance Bronze (Cathexis) I Image Clip Candy Candy I Drama Carol I FO Cherry no manma I Love Comedy Chibi Maruko-Chan I Comedy Chiisana koinomonogatari III Love Comedy (A Little Love Story) Cipher I Image Clip Deimos no Hanayome I Horror Dragon Fist I FO Earthian 1 & 2 I SF Eguchi Hisashi no I Comedy nantokanarudeshou! Fukuyama gekijou Natsu no I Drama Himitsu Fushigi na Merumo I MG Garasu no Kamen I Drama (Laura ou la passion du theatre) Gekkou no Pierce I FO (Moonlight's Pierce) Genji 1 & 2 I SF/Romance Georgie IV Drama Haikarasan ga touru III Romance Harborlight Monogatari I Drama Hana no Asuka gumi I Action Hana no ko LunLun IV MG (Lydie et la cle magique) Hana no Mahou tsukai Maribel I MG Handsome na kanojo I Love Comedy Hayou no Ken I FO Hello, Sandy Bell! IV Drama (Sandy Jonquille) Hikari no Densetsu IV Sports (Cynthia ou le rythme de la vie) (Piruetas) Himechan no Ribbon I MG Himitsu no Akko chan I MG (Caroline) Hi Step! Jun IV Comedy (Vas-y Julie !) Hokago no Shokuinshitsu 1&2 I YSE (Teachers' Lounge) Honey Honey no sutekina III Adventure bouken Honoo no Alpen Rose I Drama/Romance Ichigatsu ni wa Christmas I Romance Idol Densetsu Eriko I Drama Idol Tenshi Youkoso Youko I Drama Igano kabamaru I FO Joker (Marginal City) I SF Joou Heika no Petite Ange IV Mystery (Angie, detective en harbe) Jyuuichinin Iru (They are 11) I SF (They were 11) Karura-Mau! I FO Kasei Yakyoku II Drama Kaze to ki no uta (Sanctus) III YSE/Romance Kingyo Chuihou! I Comedy Kiss wa me ni shite I Love Comedy (Kiss me on the Apple of my eye) Kiss XXXX III Image Clip Kizuna 1&2 (Bonds) I YSE Koko wa Greenwood 1-6 I Comedy/Romance Kumo no youni, Kaze no youni V Drama (Like the Cloud, like the Wind) Kusatta Kyoushi no HouteishikiI YSE Lady Lady!! I Drama (Chiquitina) La Seine no Hoshi IV Drama (La Tulipe Noire) Lesson VI YSE Level C VI YSE Licca chan I MG Magic Knight Rayearth IV MG/Sentai Mahou no Angel I MG Sweetmint Selection Mahou no Idol Pastel Umi I MG Mahou no Mako chan III MG Mahou no Princess Minky Momo I MG (Minky Momo) (Gigi) Mahou no Star Magical Emi I MG (Magical Emi) Mahou no Tenshi Creamy Mami I MG (Creamy Mami) Mahou no Yousei Perusia I MG (Vanessa et la magie des reves bleus) (Magical Fairly Perusha) Mahou Shoujo Lalabel IV MG (Le monde enchante de Lalabel) Mahoutsukui Sally I MG Majokko Megu chan III MG (Little Witch Meg) Majokko Tickle IV MG (Magic Tickles) Mama wa shogakku yonnensei I Comedy Mami.Emi.Perusha III MG Mangaka Marina I FO/SF Marmalade Boy IV Drama/Romance Milk House Dreaming I Image Clip Milky Way I Image Clip Miracle Girls I MG Natsu e no tobira I Drama/Romance/YSE (La porte a l'ete') Nayuta III SF Nekoneko Fantasia I Comedy OchameShin Monogatari; IV Comedy KoroKoro Polon (Olympe et les Dieux) Oedo wa Nemuranai I Drama (Edo never sleeps) Ohayou! Spunk IV Comedy (Claire et Tipoune) Omohide Poroporo V Drama Onisama e... (Dear Brother) I Drama (Tres cher frere) O-share kozou ni hanamaru! I Romance (Flower Rings for the Fashion Boy) Oshin I Drama Otohime Connection III Action/Mystery (Princess Connection) Ouke no Monshou (Royal Crest) I Image Clip OZ I Action/SF Patalliro I Comedy/YSE POPS I Romance Princess Army I Comedy RG Veda I FO Ribon no kishi I FO (A Knight with Ribbons) Ruri iro Princess III MG Ryokunohara Labyrinth I FO Sparkling Phantom Sasurai no Taiyo I Drama Satsujin kippu wa haato iro I Mystery Seito Shokun + Staff Shokun I Drama Sequence I SF Shin Douseijitai II Romance (Hawaiian Breeze) Shiratori Reiko de gozaimasu I Love Comedy Shouwa Aho Zoushi; IV Comedy Akanuke Ichiban! Singles I Romance Slow Step I Drama Sukeban Deka I Action Terra e I SF Tokimeki Tonight IV Romance Tokyo Babylon I FO Tomoegayuku! I Action/Romance Tongari Boushi no Memol IV Romance Umezu Kazuo no Majinai III Horror Umi no yami, Tsuki no kage I SF/Romance Vampire Princess Miyu I Horror Versailles no Bara I Drama (Rose of Versailles) Wata no kuniboshi I Drama Weathering Continent I FO Winderia I Romance/FO X2 (Double X) I Image Clip Yaji Kita Gakuen Douchuuki I Action Yami no Purple eyes I Image Clip Youma (1+2) I Horror Youseioo I FO Yukan Club I Comedy Yume kara, samenai III Romance Zetsuai 1989 I YSE (Desperate Love 1989) ================================================================= ================================================================= ================================================================= ================================================================= ================================================================= SHOUJO ANIME LIST INDIVIDUAL ANIME RATINGS, SYNOPSIS AND COMMENTS, ETC. ================================================================= ================================================================= Ratings Guide: ***** Must see, must collect **** Must see, collection recommended *** Must see ** Recommended * Not recommended No * Not reviewed yet t: tv series or movie m: movie o: ova Synopsis: Usually first paragraph Comments/Review: Usually second paragraph (HBV): contributor code name. LD: LD VHS: Videotape ------------------------------------------------------------------ EXAMPLE: <>=explanation ------------------------------------------------------------------ <original manga mag> <mangaka> 8485 Mahou no Yousei Perusia Margaret AONUMA Taeko (Vanessa et la magie des reves bleus) <foriegn title: french> (Magical Fairly Perusha) <foriegn title: english> *** <must see> to <tv series and also ova> Perusha has a strange animal (a lion who lived with Perusha in Africa and now transformed into a talking stuffed toy, so he can still be around Perusha without causing too much trouble) as a friend. A sort of Minky Momo, she gets transformed into a pretty woman, with various dress. (RIV) <synopsis, contributor's code name is RIV (Richard Vuong)> This is the second `magical girl' series produced by Stadio Pierrot, I believe (the first one is "Creamy Mami"), and loosely based on the manga version. In the manga version, her boyfriend had no twin brother. Animater Yumiko Horasawa made her mark on this anime by her superb drawing quality. (AAK) <comment/review, contributor's code name is AAK (Akemi Kishita)> LD/VHS: <available in LD or VHS tape form> LD box 12 LD 1140 min, 2 selection TV series & 1 OVA approx 45 min each. <further explanation of the anime's availability> ----------------------------------------------------------------- ================================================================= ================================================================= ================================================================= ================================================================= Anime Title Year Manga Mangaka ================================================================= ================================================================= I. Commercially available shoujo anime: ================================================================= 7374 Ace o nerae Margaret YAMAMOTO Sumika 79 " 8890 " **** tmo A high school freshman, Hiromi Oka, joined its renowned tennis club mainly because she was among many admirers of elegant Reika Ryuzaki. But the new coach, Jin Munakata, names inexperienced Hiromi as one of team members to play in coming tournament. Depressed with hatred by other members and relentless training by Munakata, Hiromi considers to quit playing tennis. Yet, she finds deep down in her soul, she loves tennis after all. So, she comes back to the club and her hidden talent starts to bloom under Munakata's coaching. And Hiromi develops a strong, emotional bond with her coach, not knowing that Munakata is risking his young life due to chronic illness...(AAK) This manga, created by YAMAMOTO Sumika, ignited huge tennis popularity in `70s. Several anime series were made from manga, all by director DEZAKI Osamu and animator-in-chief, SUGINO Akio. The first series seems rough production, but next "Shin Ace o Nerae!" is vintage of this team. Later, OVA series "Ace o Nerae! 2" and "...2:Final Stage" were created to cover the story after Munakata's death. The ending of these series is a bit abrupt, but otherwise, dramatic and impressive anime, as usual. (AAK) LD/VHS: 1st series 7LD 600 min, 8 tapes 70 min each, 2nd series 4LD 75-100 min each, 6 tapes 50-75 min. 3rd series 6LD/tape 50 min each. Movie LD/tape 88 min. 93 A-Girl Bessatsu KURAMOCHI Fusako Margaret *** o A pretty good story of a love triangle. (Actually, it's more of a love quadrangle.) Kuramochi's style is always cutting-edge hip. (MAT) An anime which is practically an image clip. (HBV) VHS: 30 min. 9294 Ai no Kusabi (1&2) Shousetsu June YOSHIHARA Rieko ***** o Iason is one of the elite in a future world-the elite are known collectively as Blondies, and Riki is a slum kid, the leader of a gang called the Bisons. When they meet, it's reluctant love at first sight, and eventually Riki becomes Iason's 'pet'-complete with pet ring, which dispenses pain or ecstasy at the owner's will. Their relationship is disapproved of by everyone, but most violently by Riki's old friend (and lover) Guy. I wouldn't call it S&M, there is a lot of mental angst, but it's pretty much evenly distributed. (MAK) I'd say that this is the best of the shonenai videos done to date-the animation is beautiful (although sometimes the body proportions are way off, especially necks...), the story is excellent, the characters are interesting. It's also quite graphic-the 2nd more so than the first. It's also very expensive, at 13,500 yen each. Character design and artwork by ONDA Naoyuki. For adults only. (MAK) VHS: 60 Min each 82 Andromeda Stories Duo TAKEMIYA Keiko /MITSUSE Ryu **** t The story of a prince and a princess who struggle to reclaim their planet which was overran by deadly aliens. A rather tragic ending. (HBV) A TV anime special: a Takemiya sci-fi classic which has an excellent plot but the character design is outdated. (HBV) VHS: 86 min. 8687 Anmitsu hime Shoujo KURARANE Shousuke t ** About a young princess at Edo Period but with a lot of modern days amenities. (CSP) Funny, cute characters but aimed at little girls. (CSP) VHS: 12 tapes 75 min each. 88 Anoko ni 1000% ? KITAGAWA Miyuki o ** A high school love story. (HBV) This is a short OVA which comes after the end of Umi no Yami, Tsuki no Kage. (HBV) LD/VHS: 10 min. See Umi no Yami, Tsuki no Kage for more info. 88 Antique Heart Wings KATAYAMA Shuu *** o Three boys discover the ghost of a medieval princess inhabiting an old school building scheduled for demolition. (VIW) Dated character designs. (VIW) LD/VHS: 40 min. 9193 Arslan Senki (1-4) NA TANAKA Yoshiki **** mo Effectively fantasy tale with plenty of action. Young Prince Arslan tries to win back his kingdom with the help of his faithful Baron Marshall Daryuun and a host of other comrades. (KEM) Character design was beautifully done by KAMIMURA Sachiko. Nevertheless, the story is not quite intriguing and the characters are not so lively, because too many integral parts of the original story by TANAKA were altered or omitted. It's a real unfortunate that TANAKA's ever-superb novel cannot reach to those non-Japanese fans. (AAK) LD/VHS: 57, 59, 29, 29 min. 6971 Attack No.1 Margaret URANO Chikako **** tmo Kozue is a high school volleyball superstar from Fujimi High school. (HBV) This is the mother of all sports heroine anime. Fine example of the genre "Sports Konjou mono". My sisters loved it:) (HBV) LD/VHS: Movie LD/tape 51-63 min each, TV series 5 tapes 75 min each. 93 Basara Bessatsu TAMURA Yumi Shoujo Comic ** o Video Image Clip of the manga Basara, which is about a pair of lovers who do not know that they are actually deadly enemies. The story is set in a future, fantastic Japan. (HBV) Not an animation, but drawings and music. For Tamura fans only. (HBV) LD/VHS: 30 min. 92- Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon Business Jump TAKEUCHI Naoko /Nakayoshi **** tm Cat comes, gives amulet, Usagi becomes Sailor Moon, warrior protector of earth. Friends came, friends become sailor senshi too. Sailor Senshi in trouble, mysterious savior saves the day. (TC) This is the most popular shoujo anime in Japan right now. Collection recommended for those have money. (TC) LD/VHS: First series LD/tape approx. 100 min each, Second series tape 30 min each, as of end of 1994. Movie yet to be released by end of 1994. 89 Blue Sonnet (1-5) Hana to Yume SHIBATA Masahiro *** o Blue Sonnet is a girl rescued from the slums and was rebuilt as a combat cyborg which possessed unbeatable powers. She is loyal to Dr. Merikus who wants to eliminate every esper that poses as a threat...(HBV) Character design is outdated because it is based on an old manga. Nevertheless the plot is good. (HBV) LD/VHS: 30 min each, 2LD 170 min 9394 Boku no Chikyuu o Mamotte Hana to Yume HIWATARI Saki (Please Save My Earth) ***** o Complicated sci-fi romance involving seven people and their past lives as aliens. (HBV) Great anime with a haunting soundtrack. A little slow but the drama and character interaction keeps the audience interested. (KEM) LD/VHS: 3 LD 60 min each, 6 tape 30 min each, Summary available in 95. 94 Boku no Sexual Harassment Shosetsu Be-BoyMOMO Sakura *** o It is about an employee (Nobutsuki) of a computer company who became intimate with his boss (Honma-san) (during a business trip to Niigata), while his own junior (kouhai) named Fujida was in love with him...and then his boss started farming him out to clients-exchanging sexual favors for contracts...It takes him a while to figure out that his boss might not be the best person for him. (MAK) Very explicit....It was originally a yaoi novel. The author said she blushed when she heard the recording, but the actors themselves just think of it as a job and don't feel embarrassed doing it. I'm sure there are some folks who would die to get it. (MIN) LD/VHS: 47 min. 92 Boyfriend ? OGURA Fuyumi **** o The story about a sick girl and her high school basketball star boyfriend. They encourage each other so that the girl hopes to win over her illness while her boyfriend becomes the best basketball player. (HBV) A very heartwarming story with music by Yumi Matsutoya. (HBV) LD/VHS: Tape 51 & 59 min, Compilation LD 120 min, tape 94 min. 94 Bronze (Cathexis) Margaret OZAKI Minami **** o Collection of short, symbolic films that are mixed with fantasy and eroticism backed by music. Features superstar Koji Nanjou and soccer star Takuto Izumi from Zetsuai 1989. (KEM) Incredible anime with excellent music. Great use of storytelling techniques and one of the most interesting adaptations of manga images I have ever seen. (KEM) LD/VHS: 33 min 7679 Candy Candy Nakayoshi IGARASHI Yumiko 92 " /MIZUKI Kyoko **** tm Life story of Candice White since her 'birthday' till when she found her purpose in life. Candies White: orphan, tomboy, pretty lady and nurse. Set in Michigan and England circa World War I era. (TC) A classic in shoujo history. Anime exaggerates and stretches the manga a bit, which caused a slightly lower quality than the manga. (TC) LD/VHS: 75 min tape (chosen TV series episodes) 40 min tape (1st movie) 26 min (2nd movie) LD or tape 90 Carol NA KINE Naoto ** o Cute Alice in Wonderland like fantasy tale involving a young girl and a rock band. (KEM) Good anime with a fun soundtrack. Kouga Yun is the artist of the manga (Story by Kine Naoto). (KEM) LD/VHS: 60 min 88 Cherry no manma ? Sugi Emiko ** o A fun comedy about a squabble between a young girl and her two housemaid boyfriends. (HBV) This short OVA comes at the end of Umi no Yami, Tsuki no kage. (HBV) LD/VHS: 10 min. See Umi no Yami, Tsuki no Kage for more info. 9192 Chibi Maruko-Chan Ribbon SAKURA Momoko **** to The recollections of Maruko, as she was growing up in 1970's Japan. (ENC) Although the animation is not that great, the story more than make up for it. A Japanese Simpson type of cartoon which is very popular in Japan. (HBV) LD/VHS: TV series 3 LD 250 min, 5 tape 50 min each 2 movies LD/Tape 92-94 min each. 89 Cipher LaLa NARITA Minako ** o The story of two brothers and one's rise to fame condensed into a music video. (KEM) A bad dub job and terrible soundtrack make this hard to watch but Narita fans will probably enjoy it. (KEM) LD/VHS: 40 min 92 Deimos no Hanayome Princess ASHIBE Yuuko ***** o Dark tale of a demon and the girl to whom he is attracted. The girl also becomes involved with a strange young man and his revenge obsessed sister. (KEM) This beautiful horror anime is taken off of the story "Orchid Suite" in manga tankoboun #14 (DOC) LD/VHS: 30 min 91 Dragon Fist Wings KATAYAMA Shuu ** o Rin Fueiron is a new transfer student from China. On the first day of class he saved a girl from being attacked by his new school's gang. Now Feuiron is going to participate in a karate meet and long and behold the opponents include the gang....(HBV) Occult martial art anime based on popular Katayama manga published in Wings (HBV) LD/VHS: 40 min. 8990 Earthian 1 & 2 South KOUGA Yun **** o As the people on earth are getting worse and worse, the head angels decided to award a negative mark for every 'bad' thing humans do and a positive score for every 'good' thing humans do. If the negative points reach a certain point, earth will be destroyed. Angels who support earth are paired up with angels who dislike earth and were then sent to earth to accumulate the points. Chihaya and Kagetsuya are two very close friends who paired up together to accumulate points. In their adventures, Chihaya and Kagetsuya found themselves unwillingly involved with an evil scientist and other undesirables. (LAP) Any anime based on a Kouga Yun manga will be beautiful, since she draws pretty manga. Earthian is a fine example and should not be missed. High quality production. (HBV) LD/VHS: 45 min each 90 Eguchi Hisashi no Asuka EGUCHI Hisashi nantokanarudeshou! o **** A story about a pair of Okama brothers (The Thomases)...wacky comedy. (HBV) A Eguchi Hisashi comedy. This anime combines the animation with live action. (HBV) LD/VHS: 40 min. 90 Fukuyama gekijou Natsu no ? FUKUYAMA Keiko Himitsu o Based on Fukuyama's short works, include "Opening-Nezumi no oyako", "Usagi no kyoudai", etc. (HBV) LD/VHS: 60 min. 7172 Fushigi na Merumo ? TEZUKA Osamu ***** t Merumo got into an accident and went to heaven. Her mom in heaven gave her a bottle of red and blue pills which could make her grow younger or older by ten years per pill. (HBV) This Tezuka classic is in my opinion the most important magical girl series of all time. The relatively short length of the series also make it easier to collect for those who are financially less well off. (HBV) LD/VHS: LD Box 7 LD 651 min, 12 tape 50 min each. 84 Garasu no Kamen Hana to Yume MIUCHI Suzue (Laura ou la passion du theatre) *** t Maya Kitajima (Laura Messonier)'s dream is to become an actress and decided to leave her family to join the theatre company of Chisuga Tsukikage (Chloe de Saint Fiacre), a famous actress. Maya has a rival named Ayumi Himekawa (Sidonie), from a different company and also an anonymous fan, who gave her purple roses. Maya made her major breakthrough with a great performance of a Helen Keller role... (RIV) A great story which is based on one of the longest running mangas. The character interactions along with the training which the actresses have to go through make this a great anime. Shingo Haraki is the character designer. (HBV) LD/VHS: LD Box 500 min. 91 Gekkou no Pierce NA FUJIMOTO Hitomi (Moonlight's Pierce) **** o A girl with a group of friends battle a evil young man who has a tragic past. (HBV) A great fantasy anime with ending theme performed by Japanese superstar Kyosuke Himuro ("Love Song", from the album "Neo Fascio"). (HBV) VHS: 70 min. 92 Genji 1 & 2 Wings KOUGA Yun *** o Complicated live story involving a young man and woman who travel between two worlds, the present and a psuedo-ancient one where two armies fight for dominance with tanks and swords. (KEM) Good fantasy anime but the love story is a bit overdone as is the voice acting. (KEM) LD/VHS: 45 min each 88 Harborlight Monogatari NA NA ** o Eleven year old Miho is a future fashion designer. She worked hard for the fashion design of a dancing queen contest...(HBV) A magical girl series with Lala being the magical girl and Miho has the protagonist. (HBV) LD/VHS 50 min. 8790 Hana no Asuka gumi 1&2 Asuka TAKAGUCHI Satosumi **** o A constant high school gang wars centering on KUROKU Asuka, the toughest "bad" girl of all anime. (HBV) The independence and vision of Asuka, along with the fact that the anime is about high school gangs make this a unique work among shoujo animes. (HBV) LD/VHS: First OVA LD/tape 48 min, second OVA tape 52 min. 92 Hana no Mahou tsukai Maribel NA NA ** tm Maribel is a flower fairy who comes out of a flower to help out friends Ken and Yuuri and also leads them to wonderful adventures. (HBV) Another example of flower fairies magical girls. Certainly not a classic...(HBV) LD/VHS: First compilation 6 tape 30 min each, Second compilation 3 tape 84 min each, Movie LD/tape 40 min. 91 Handsome na kanojo Ribbon YOSHIZUMI Wataru *** o The protagonist, HAGIWARA Mio is a high school girl who is an actress, with long golden hair. She has a classmate SAWAKI Aya who's the No. 1 idol singer. Then there is a handsome boy (Mio's Boyfriend) named KUMAGAI Ichiya who acts in movies and TV. All of them went to a trade school for training entertainers. (CSP) High school love-story which doesn't have quite as much angst or as many people trying to steal other people's partners (as compared to Marmalade Boy). (RDL) LD/VHS: 36 min. 93 Hayou no Ken NA MAEDA Tamako ** o A resident of the Floating Castle that battle demon beings, the girl Rasutel(Rasu), chosen by the willful lady, the Demon-Breaker sword, is sent on a quest to save a princess kidnapped by a Youki. Her quest is helped by a mysterious Youki called Anshu (but he has basic color <Red> that usual Youkis do not have.... hehe!). She is also hampered in her quest by her demon-being oriented younger brother who seeks her golden eyes, the heritage of their father, the Golden Youshu. (MIN) Anime based on a shoujo novel (Cobalt Publishing) by Maeda Tamako who is actually a very readable author. The OAV sucks big time. Horrible character design compared to the original illustration, and the story jerks along. (MIN) LD/VHS: 2 tape 30 min each or compilation tape 60 min. 9294 Himechan no Ribbon Ribbon MIZUSAWA Megumi **** t Junior high student Himeko meets her double, Erica, princess of the Land of Magic, who gives her a ribbon-pendant that enables her to transform her appearance into that of other people. (VIW) I really liked the TV series, the manga had the advantage of not resorting to "let's spend three quarters of this episode in a series of flashbacks, to save money" syndrome, which the 2nd half of the TV series was prone to doing. (RDL) LD/VHS: LD Half Box 793 min, Tape 120 min each. 6970 Himitsu no Akko chan ? AKATSUKA Fujio 89 " " " (Caroline) *** tm A little magical girl with a magical powder-box. (RIV) You can tell if it is the old version or the new one by her parents' job: Akko's father was a captain of a ship in the old version while in the new version he is a journalist (Her mother is an artist). (AAK) VHS: 2 1989 movies 25 min each. 1969 TV series, tape only, out of print. 9495 Hokago no Shokuinshitsu 1&2 Be-Boy KOIDE Mieko Teachers' Lounge *** o Basically a romance between two high school teachers-KAWASE Mitsuro and KAZAMA Toshiaki. Complicated by Mitsuro's hesitation to accept Toshiaki's very open declaration of love. Slightly complicated by a bit of jealousy on the part of Mitsuro's younger brother Hitoshi. (MAK) The anime is not all that well done-the animation is very static, and the story jumps around a lot, so if you haven't read the manga, you lose a lot of the impact. However, should be watched just to support the fledgling shounenai video market. I wholeheartedly recommend the manga. (MAK) VHS 30 min. 85 Honoo no Alpen Rose 1&2 Ciao AKAISHI Michiyo **** o In WW2 Europe, a little girl named Jeudi who suffered from amnesia, was found by Lundi on the Alps. Lundi lives with his aunt and uncle, who maltreated them. One day Lundi angered the local nobility by trying to rescue Jeudi's parrot Printemps, and the nobleman was determined to have Jurdi. So the two escaped and went on a search for Jurdi's identity...(CSP) Manga is superior in character design and story board. Nice BGM, since one of the major characters is a piano prodigy. (CSP) VHS: 90 min each. 91 Ichigatsu ni wa Christmas Margaret IWADATE Mariko **** o A love triangle involving a shoesalesman, his eventual fiancee and a customer. (HBV) The title refers to the main protagonist's dislike of Christmas. This work is a fine example of how a shoujo anime treats the subject of "crush". Excellent songs. (HBV) LD/VHS: 45 min 8990 Idol Densetsu Eriko Asuka ? ** to Eriko Tamura is a sensitive girl, whose father runs a major record company and mother is a former singer. When Eriko's parents were hit by an accident, her ambitious uncle takes over the company, and tries to abuse Eriko's extraordinary talents as a singer...(AAK) This anime is tied up with the debut and promotion of a real singer, TAMURA Eriko. (AAK) VHS: First 12 tapes 90 min each, last tape 70 min. Prelude tape 30 min. 90 Idol Tenshi Youkoso Youko NA NA *** t Youko is a very very strange girl (with pink hair) who wants to be a singer, and she decides to go to Shibuya. In the travel she meets Saki, another girl about her age who wants to be an actress (and for that reason she runaway from her house). The both starts to live in Shibuya and they made a lot of friends, they work, they sing, etc...Youko finally could sing and got a relative fame but Saki only had the chance for appear in a theatrical release one time (but she can't ). This series didn't have a coherent argument and you never discover Youko origins. (ZAM) Another show-biz anime by the creator of "Idol Densetsu Eriko". The texture is much light-hearted than "Eriko". Casting include KANAI Mika and MIZUTANI Yuuko. (AAK) LD/VHS: 11 LD box 1075 min, 8 tapes 105-147 min each. 8384 Igano kabamaru Margaret AZUKI Yu *** o Kabamaru, being trained as an Iga ninja by his horribly strict grandfather, runs off to the big city to gorge himself on yakisoba and go to a regular (well, relatively speaking) school. (MAK) Anything Azuki writes has more shounen elements than shoujo...(MIN) LD/VHS 87 min 92 Joker (Marginal City) Wings MICHIHARA Katsumi ** o Joker is a cyborg who has superior strength, can absorb the DNA of any person by touch and regrow its body or part of it at will (hence Joker can be a male or a female). Joker belongs to a special troop of law enforcement: as cop, judge and executioner at the same time. Along with his/her lover, a police officer, they have dealt against criminals of every type. (LAP) Well done anime with a great soundtrack. (KEM) LD/VHS: 45 min 86 Jyuuichinin Iru (They are 11) Bessatsu HAGIO Moto (They were 11) shoujo komikku *** m Suspense filled sci-fi about a group of young trainees in space mixed with a little romance involving a character who has yet to belong to either gender. (KEM) The well-dated anime style is the achilles heel of an otherwise excellent plot. Nice ending theme. (HBV) LD/VHS: 91 Min 8990 Karura-Mau! 1&2 Halloween OHKUBO Takaichi **** o An occult anime concerning two sisters who battle the evils. (HBV) Although the psychic wars are excellent, the anime also has excellent suspense in the plots. (HBV) LD/VHS: #1 LD/tape 80 min, #2 3 LD 50 min each, 6 tape 30 min each. 9192 Kingyo Chuihou! Nakayoshi NEKOBE Neko (Goldfish Warning) **** t Chitose Fujinomiya was a proud student of Tokaino Junior-High, which is for those from rich and high class family. Her ordinary life collapsed all the sudden as her father went bankrupt, and she had to leave the school. Desperate Chitose founds a new Inakano Junior-Highschool, putting her valued pet, Gyopi-chan (the only goldfish in the world which can fly!) as a collateral. And so, new school life of Chitose(or rather, Chii-chan) with Wapiko, Aoi-chan, Shu-chan, and other wacky friends begins...(AAK) A pure comedy anime with lovable characters, and this is director SATO Jun'ichi's specialty. And, comedic style of this title inevitably influenced his next work, "Sailor Moon" anime. (AAK) VHS: 13 tapes 93 min each. 93 Kiss wa me ni shite (Kiss Bessatsu UEDA Noriko me on the Apple of my eye) Margaret *** o Ibuki Morisato dreamed of kissing a prince tuned into reality when her dream prince appeared as the new transfer student?! (HBV) A love comedy based on Ueda's manga. (HBV) VHS: 30 min. 9495 Kizuna 1&2 (Bonds) Be-Boy KODAKA Kazumi **** o Enjohji Kei is the illegitimate son of a big-wig yakuza oyabun, but was raised largely with very little contact. While in high school, an attempt is made to kill him by running him over(possibly by his own father). Instead, his best friend and lover, SAMEJIMA Ranmaru is hit. At that time a contender for the position of #1 Kendo player in Japan, Ranmaru is lucky just to walk again. The two are settling into life together at college when Kei's younger half- brother, SAGANO Kai, steps onto the stage, to become Kei's rival. (MAK) Animation-wise, this one is a little better rendered than the other-it moves a little more-but the story is still rather unclear. I highly, highly recommend the manga. (MAK) VHS 30 min. 9193 Koko wa Greenwood 1-6 Hana to Yume NASU Yukie ***** o Fun series about a group of students at an all male boarding school. (KEM) Fun series with the last episode having one of the most beautiful love scenes in all anime. (HBV) LD/VHS: 3 LD approx 60 min each, 6 tape 30 min each. 9495 Kusatta Kyoushi no HouteishikiBe-Boy KODAKA Kazumi o It's a pretty funny story of a bunch of really complicated relationships between a bunch of students, teachers and friends. (MAK) VHS 30 min. 8788 Lady Lady!! Hitomi Comics HANABUSA Youko (Chiquitina) ** tm The first series describes the life of a five year old Rin (Lynn) who lives in Japan with her mother. Lynn comes back in England to meet her father, Viscount George Marble. But on the way to the manor, Lynn lost her mother due to an accident. Lynn meets her father and blood sister Sarah, as well as the Viscount's awful wife and her two wicked children. The second part of the series introduces an eleven year old Lynn who now studies in Saint Patrick School, famous for Horse riding. She will develop a rivalry with Mylene, the captain of the school equestrian team. Also, Lynn tried to gain the love of her grandfather, who ignored her. Will Lynn become a great Lady? Just watch the end of the anime. (RIV) A standard TV anime series in the Candy Candy tradition. (HBV) VHS: Movie 27 min, TV series not available. 9092 Licca chan 1-3 NA NA o Takada Akemi character design (recent style) and Kanai Mika voice acting (HIH) LD/VHS: #1 2 LD/2 Tape 28 min each, #2 2 LD/2 Tape 60 min, #3 tape 25 min. 9091 Mahou no Angel NA NA Sweetmint Selection ** t Mint is a princess who uses magic to help people. (HBV) LD/VHS: 94 min each, selections of TV series episodes. 86 Mahou no Idol Pastel Umi NA NA *** t One of the magical girl series. Granted with a magical pen, Umi, the daughter of a florist, can turn anything she draw into real. (CSP) The BGM is lovely. (CSP) LD/VHS: LD Box 7 LD 618 min, 1 tape selection 47 min. 8283 Mahou no Princess Minky Momo NA NA 85 " 9192 " 94 " (Mink Momo) (Gigi) **** tmo Minky and her animal companions come to Earth from the magical kingdom to give the humans their dreams. To help her in her efforts, Minky has a wand which can transform her into an adult female of any profession or walk of life, be it a detective, nurse, bomb expert, dinosaur, idol singer, space alien, etc. (ENC) This Tokyo TV's magical girl series is the most famous of all magical girl series. A classic.(HBV) LD/VHS: 1st series 2 LD box 9 LD 830 & 734 min, 1st series TV selection #1-5 tape 30 min, #6 100 tape 100 min, 1st series TV selection 2 LD 50 min each, 1st series Song Special tape 30 min, 1 series Shingorukatt tape 30 min, 1st series Rondo LD 90 min, tape 80 min, 2nd series TV selection 18 LD/tape #1-15 100 min each, #16 75 min, #17 50 min, Yume ni kakeru Hashi LD/tape 40 min. 8586 Mahou no Star Magical Emi NA NA (Magical Emi) ***** t A magical girl named Mai who is a magician. She says "Tourne, tourne la destinee, et mes reves seront exhausses !" (Turn, turn, destiny, and my dreams will become reality !) when she wants to be transformed into Emi. (RIV) The third of Stadio Pierrot's magical girl; and I think the ending of this story is one of the best in *all* magical girl anime whatsoever. (AAK) LD/VHS: LD box 10 LD 950 min, 3 TV episode selection tape 30-50 min. 8385 Mahou no Tenshi Creamy Mami NA NA (Creamy Mami) **** to Early magical girl series. Magical UFO gives a tomboy a compact containing a key that enables her to transform into glamorous idol singer Creamy Mami by saying "Pampuru pimpuru bampoppun, pimpuru pampuru bampoppun". (VIW) Comedy, romance, cute talking kittens. Rather dated, this Akemi Takada (character design) work has some historical interest. (VIW) LD/VHS: LD Box 13 LD 1140 min. TV series selection 7 tape 47 min each, Debut LD 68 min, Request LD 68 min, tape 45 min, Repeat LD/tape 90 min OVA long Goodbye LD/tape 59 min, Song Special Ld 30 min, Tape 45 min, Perfect Memory Tape 90 min, Fantasy 3 LD 190 min, Memories Special LD 30 min, Tape 30 min, NG LD 60 min, tape 30 min. 8485 Mahou no Yousei Perusia Margaret AONUMA Taeko (Vanessa et la magie des reves bleus) (Magical Fairly Perusha) *** to Perusha has a strange animal (a lion who lived with Perusha in Africa and now transformed into a talking stuffed toy, so he can still be around Perusha without causing too much trouble) as a friend. A sort of Minky Momo, she gets transformed into a pretty woman, with various dress. (RIV) This is the second `magical girl' series produced by Stadio Pierrot, I believe (the first one is "Creamy Mami"), and loosely based on the manga version. In the manga version, her boyfriend had no twin brother. Animater Yumiko Horasawa made her mark on this anime by her superb drawing quality. (AAK) LD/VHS: LD box 12 LD 1140 min, 2 selection TV series & 1 OVA approx 45 min each. 6668 Mahoutsukui Sally Ribbon YOKOYAMA 8991 " Mitsuteru **** tm The original sally is the mother of all magical girl series, highly recommended for historical reason. (HBV) Old series 28 Tape 75 min each, Movie Tape 43 min, various tapes new TV series 27-50 min. 92 Mama wa shogakku yonnensei NA NA **** t A fourth-grader, Natsumi Mizuki, was living with her young aunt Izumi while her parents are gone abroad as business expatriates. Then, her baby-girl, Mirai, was sent from future by accident, and Natsumi decides to take care of Mirai, though she gets her hands full with her school and babysitting... (AAK) Delightful comedy with lovely characters designed by KAMIMURA Sachiko. Opening film is directed by TOMINO `father of Gundam' Yoshiyuki. (AAK) VHS: 13 tape approx 100 min each. 90 Mangaka Marina NA FUJIMOTO Hitomi **** m Marina meets beautiful boys in a SF Fantasy based in Medieval England. (HBV) Anime based on popular shoujo novel by Fujimoto. (HBV) VHS: 45 min. 87 Milk House Dreaming Betsu Shoujo KAWAHARA Yumiko Comic *** o Image clip of Kawahara's painting with lots of music. The clip uses the four seasons as the theme. (HBV) A celebration of Kawahara as the winner of the Shougakkukan newcomer award in the 31st Shogakkukan manga awards in 1986. (HBV) VHS: 43 min. 88 Milky Way Hana to Yume SHIMIZU Reiko *** o Image Clip of the world of Jack and Elena. (HBV) It's a story of a love triangle composed of two sexless (but not completely genderless) androids and one human woman. Very nice. (MAT) LD: 30 min. 9394 Miracle Girls Nakayoshi AKIMOTO Nami *** o Adventure of the psychic twin Tomomi and Mikage whose power only come to full potency when they cooperate. People however, attracted by the power shown, want to 'catch' or use them. (TC) One of the few shows where I like the manga more than the TV.. (But I don't remember if I ever finished reading the manga. ^_^;;) (HID) LD/VHS: 100 min each. 81 Natsu e no tobira Hana to Yume TAKEMIYA Keiko (La porte a l'ete') ***** m The story is set in a french boarding school in early 20th century. Marion, his lover, and the girls... (HBV) This is one of the first shounen ai mangas while the anime movie itself can be considered as the mother of all yaoi animes. The manga itself is the prototype of Takemiya's venture into the genre of yaoi manga, which led to the creation of a much larger work, "Kaze to Ki no Uta", now deemed as a classic. This anime is excellent, as well as possessing important historical value. (HBV) LD/VHS: 59 min. 91 Nekoneko Fantasia Ribbon TAKADA Emi o This story is about a cat who can transform herself into a girl by the magic of the Otsuki-sama (Moon) and tries to help her owner and other friends. Unfortunately, she creates more trouble than not.... (MIN) LD/VHS: 30 min. 93 Oedo wa Nemuranai Syuukan Shojou HONDA Keiko (Edo cannot sleeps) Comics/Margaret o In Edo, Awakumo (an oiran, a high class prostitute) and her friends, Seijyuurou and Kikunosuke form a trio of robbers, to steal from the rich and give to the poor. Add to the trio, Awakumo's ever present bake-neko (a cat monster), a mysterious 'eleki' (electric gadgetry and dolls) master enemy who wants to kill Awakumo, a beautiful boy, Tsukiya, also of the enemy, yet who wants to escape his bondage, Shougun, who's later found out to be Awakumo's biological father...(MIN) One strange jidaigeki (historical theatrics), filled with action, fantasy, and romance. OAV probably centers around the thieving stories of manga volume 1 and 2. (MIN) VHS: 30 min. 91 Onisama e... (Dear Brother) Margaret IKEDA Riyoko (Tres cher frere) ***** t A story of love and hatred set against a private girl school and deals with the controversial subject of lesbianism. Title comes from the fact that the protagonist always writes a letter to his brother describing her school life. (HBV) Excellent animation and plot. Despite Ikeda's own outdated drawing style (this very controversial and provocative manga was published in 1974), Osamu Dezaki and Akio Sugino managed to produce it in a style fairly up to date and ensured that this is a collectable item. The touchy subject promptly had the anime banned in France after airing a few episodes. (HBV) LD/VHS: 5 LD 200 min each, 10 tapes 100 min each. 93 O-share kozou ni hanamaru! Monthly ATSUMI Noriko (Flower Rings for the Margaret Fashion Boy) ** o The story of a 14 year old girl falling in love with a 26 year old fashion designer. (HBV) I don't really like it, though the original manga (which I've read two or three volumes of) was very popular. Technically, I suppose it's fairly well made, but it just doesn't "ring true," and I think the reason is that all mainstream anime are produced and directed by men, and when they animate a shoujo manga, they do so not from a woman's/girl's point of view, but as men in their thirties and forties (who usually do shounen anime) trying to imagine what might appeal to a teenage girl, and usually failing miserably. (MAT) VHS: 30 min. 84 Oshin NA HASHIDA Sugako ** o O-shin is a small girl during the Meiji period who was sold to be the servant girl of a wealthy family because her family cannot afford to feed her. O-Shin is hard working, and her thirst for knowledge is greatly approved by the old grandma of the wealthy family, who treats her well. (CSP) Beautiful artwork with a touch of Japanese traditional painting. (CSP) VHS: 120 min 88 Ouke no Monshou (Royal Crest) Princess HOSOKAWA Chieko ** o Images clips with music and narration in the background. (PEL) Not recommended unless you are a huge fan of the artist. (PEL) VHS/LD: approx 40 min. 92 OZ Club/Dash/LaLa ITSUKI Natsumi *** o A mercenary was hired by a girl to bring her to the mythical Oz (a paradise) where her missing brother supposedly lived. Accompanying them was a cyborg sent by her brother. But Oz was not the paradise it seemed and her brother was not as sane as he was smart. (LAP) What I like especially about this is the theme of whether a programmed machine, ie, the cyborg, can have feelings. Apparently, the cyborg's programming went awry (female mind inside a male's body) and he began to have a personality of his own. (LAP) LD/VHS: LD 70 Min, 2 tapes 35 min each. 8283 Patalliro Hana to Yume MAYA Mineo ***** tm Patalliro is a obnoxious boy king of the island producing kingdom called Marinera. Bancoran is a bishounen (and gay) agent of MI-6 who was assigned to protect Patalliro when he was in England. Maraihi is a young (14 yr old) bishounen (and also gay) assassin that the Diamond Syndicate sent out to take out Patalliro. Bancoran rapes Maraihi, Maraihi falls in love with Bancoran, Patalliro falls in love with both of them, and this sets the stage for the later episodes...(DOC) A wacky out-of-the blue, nothing is sacred comedy. Recommended for those who like Monty Python or Dr. Slump. (HBV) LD/VHS: TV series highlight 3 tape 75 min each. Movie LD/tape 48 min. 93 POPS Margaret IKUEMI Ryou ** o I seem to remember that it's set in Sapporo, so the reader/viewer gets treated to Hokkaido dialect. (MAT) A quite boring high school romance. (HBV) VHS: 30 min. 92 Princess Army 1&2 Weekly KITAGAWA Miyuki Shoujo Comic *** o Nonoka, the judo prodigy, tries to solve the mystery shrouding her first love, who saved her from a drunkard by using judo. Nonoka has to choose between a judo enthusiast of the school and the student council president who hates judo with a passion. (TC) Fun anime, but not much content. (HBV) LD/VHS: 30 min each. 9192 RG Veda 1&2 Wings CLAMP *** o Action packed fantasy story mixed with Hindu mythology and magic, about a powerful young prince/princess named Ashura and his/her companions as they try to reclaim the throne (Young Ashura has yet to develop a sex). (KEM) Good soundtrack, but the anime is not as good as the manga. (HBV) LD/VHS: 45 min each 6768 Ribon no kishi Nakayoshi TEZUKA Osamu (A Knight with Ribbons) ***** t A young princess dressed up as a prince in various adventures. (HBV) This is probably the mother of all shoujo animes, during the days when anime still only had unisex appeal. The story of western princes and princesses is the traditional plot of most shoujo mangas prior to the days of magical girls, bishounens and sport heroines. (HBV) LD/VHS: Tapeset 13 tape 100 min each, Selection 8 tape 55 min each, 3 episode selection 3 tape 28 min each, 2 LD box 7 LD 680 min & 705. 90 Ryokunohara Labyrinth Hana to Yume HOSHINO Kana Sparkling Phantom **** o Death comes between two close friends in this sad and romantic memorable story. (KEM) A good psychic/fantasy anime with a moody soundtrack. (HBV) LD/VHS: 45 Min. 71 Sasurai no Taiyo Shoujo Comic FUJIGAWA Keisuke /SUZUKI Miyumi ** t The story of two girls competing to be successful singers. (HBV) This is a Fuji TV series with 26 episodes. Music, Youth, Soap Opera all roll in one anime. (HBV) VHS: 3 tape 100 min each. 89 Satsujin kippu wa haato iro ? YAMAURA Hiroshi *** o A detective story about a murder on a train. (HBV) The usual fun detective anime with the usual amount of romantic comedy. (HBV) LD/VHS: 50 min. 86 Seito Shokun + Staff Shokun Weekly Shoujo SHOJI Yoko Friend **** t Kitashiro Naoko (Nakki) transfers to a new school and find new friends. Together they formed the Naughty Student Club. The club stick together through storms and sunshines as the members learns about life and maturity. Seito Shokun ends when Nakki finally becomes a teacher. (TC) The anime is an adaptation of one of the most important shoujo manga classics which won Shoji an award. (HBV) LD/VHS: 81 min. 92 Sequence Wings MIZUKI Ken **** o Girl travels back through time to find her lost lover, who is now living as a modern-day high school student with no memories of another life. Science fiction fantasy. (VIW) The anime has a very cohesive and convincing plot because the original manga is probably a yomikiri. (HBV) LD/VHS: 40 min. 90 Shiratori Reiko de gozaimasu Mimi SUZUKI Yumiko **** o A nouveau-rich, obnoxious and egotistical country ojousama meets a handsome but wimpy college student. (HBV) A love comedy through and through. The anime is based on the best selling wacky, nothing is sacred love comedy manga by Suzuki. (HBV) VHS: 40 min. 93 Singles Bessatsu FUJIMURA Mari Margaret o *** Girl falls in love with elder sister's boyfriend. Meanwhile another boy falls in love with the girl. (HBV) The excellence and depth of Fujimura simply cannot translate into the anime easily....(HBV) VHS: 30 min. 91 Slow Step Flower Comics ADACHI Mitsuru ** o 17 year-old Minatsu, a softball player, and her classmates the handsome KADOMATSU Naoto and the, in the spirit of Tatsuya, Akiba, who plays boxing. Plus Maria, who is Minatsu in disguise, and the sukebe YAMASAKURA coach who has a kid. Who will win Minatsu's heart after all? (CSP) I won't rank it Adachi's best. But hey, it's an Adachi work, can't be bad, right? (CSP) LD/VHS: 5 LD/tape 43-50 min each. 91 Sukeban Deka Hana to Yume WADA Shinji ** o High school student infiltrates a girl gang for the police. Main character uses a yoyo as a weapon. (ENC) It's so difficult to explain... How do you tell someone that this female delinquent is actually a police detective in a high school that's not unlike some underground crime syndication??? I didn't like the anime version all that much either. (MIN) LD/VHS: 2 LD/tape 50 min each. 80 Terra e Manga Shounen TAKEMIYA Keiko **** m Space opera about the struggle between humans in a very controlled future society and the Mu. Mu are humans with psychic abilities, who eventually leave the human's planet for humanity's old home. (ENC) A Takemiya Sci-Fi classic which is handicapped by outdated character design. (HBV) LD/VHS: 113 min. 9294 Tokyo Babylon 1&2 South CLAMP **** o Teenage sorcerer/exorcist Subaru Sumeragi investigates the supernatural in modern-day Tokyo, aided by his irrepressible twin sister Hokuto and his friend with a secret agenda, veterinarian Seishirou Sakurazuka. Subaru investigates a construction site murder in the first OVA and then a subway murder in the second. (VIW) A very well done and colorful detective story with some good songs. (HBV) LD/VHS: 65 & 55 Min. 9192 Tomoegayuku! Bessatsu TAMURA Yumi Shoujo Comics **** o Tomoe battles with an evil organization which is figure headed by her love. (HBV) A typical, almost "Romeo and Juliet" type of anime which is Tamura's specialty. Very good plot with decent animation. (HBV) LD/VHS: 1&2 45 min each, Original Remix Version 60 min. 8890 Umi no yami, Tsuki no kage Weekly Shoujo SHINOHARA Chie Comic *** o Two twin sisters contracted a mysterious bacteria from a trip and suddenly gained enormous power. One psycho sister began trying to kill the other because they both loved the same man, while the other sister and her boyfriend began to flee as everyone else became innocent victims...(HBV) A classic Chie Shinohara gothic manga which is unfortunately handicapped by poor character design. This anime also came with two extra OAV animes, Anoko ni 1000% and Cherry no manma. (HBV) LD/VHS: LD 120 min, 3 tape 40 min each. 8889 Vampire Princess Miyu Susperia KAKINOUCHI Narumi /HIRANO Toshihiro ***** o A young woman reluctantly becomes a vampire and destined to hunt the world looking for runaway dark spirits with called Shinma with her unusual and loyal companion. (KEM) A perfect OAV anime if such an anime ever exists. (HBV) LD/VHS: 25 Min Each, LD Box 2 LD 120 min, Animeigo 1 LD 100 min. 7980 Versailles no Bara Margaret IKEDA Riyoko 90 Summary (Rose of Versailles) **** to Oscar, the royal guard and the heir of a noble (and Oscar's a female!), is given the duty as the personal guard of Queen Marie Antoinette. But things get complicated when Queen Marie fell in love _not_ with the king. As she tries to protect the Queen (not only from the enemy, but also from discovery), she met her own love, and lost him. (TC) Anime had two different director-animater team; NAGAHAMA Tadao and ARAKI Shingo for the first half, DEZAKI Osamu and SUGINO Akio for the last half of the series. The first series featured lavishly beautiful artwork by ARAKI, though the scripts seemed rather weak; the second series significantly altered the original manga, but created astonishingly dramatic story with dynamic artwork. Great shoujo manga classic by IKEDA Riyoko and great anime with two different styles, both definitely worth to check out. (AAK) LD/VHS: TV series LD box 11 LD 1320 min, 10 tapes 95 min each, Summary tape 90 min, memorial addition tape 45 min. 84 Wata no kuniboshi LaLa OHSHIMA Yumiko **** o OHSHIMA Yumiko's story of Chibi Neko, a kitten who believes she will grow up to become a human being. _Wata no kuni-hoshi_ ("The Country-Star of Cotton") can be enjoyed on the level of a simple, sometimes funny, sometimes touching coming-of-age story, but if you look beyond the surface, you can find some profound insights about what it means to be a "girl," what it means to be a "woman," what it means to be a "mother," and also about the frightening aspects of growing up. (MAT) The anime is fairly well-made (by Tezuka Productions), and manages to capture some (but not all) of Oshima's brilliant manga's depth, but I thought it was miscast. Definitely worth checking out. (MAT) VHS: 96 min. 92 Weathering Continent NA TAKEGA Sei ***** o Sword and sorcery drama, in which a warrior, a bishounen magic user, and their youthful companion attempt to elude a mercenary gang intent on pillaging a haunted tomb city. (VIW) A high quality production anchored by INOMATA Mutsumi and YUUKI Nobuteru. An excellent fantasy anime. (HBV) LD/VHS: 60 Min 92 Winderia NA FUJIKAWA Keisuke **** m The prince and princess of two warring kingdoms fall in love, and a young farmer leaves his love in search of fame and fortune with one of the warring sides. Betrayals and tragedy result. (VIW) Rather Miyazaki-like appearance. Major tear-jerker. (VIW) LD/VHS: 100 min. 93 X2 (Double X) Asuka CLAMP **** o Image clip of CLAMP artwork featuring characters from the manga X, set to music by the band X (hence, "Double X"). Includes three minutes of animation for a proposed X movie. (VIW) CLAMP fans will love this, while anime fans will be awed by the three minutes of animation. (HBV) LD/VHS: 25 min. 8991 Yaji Kita Gakuen Douchuuki Bonita SHITOU Ryouko **** o Yaki and Jita are two high school girls who somehow find themselves changing school often together because, where ever they go, they get involved in school trouble and they end up fighting them, ergo having to leave the school to avoid complications later. Yes, our Yajima Junko, aka Yaji-san, and Shinokita Reiko, aka Kita-san, are majorly skilled in fight martial arts. The basic premises of this serial type series is, "Yaji and Kita transfers to another high school, find that they again end up in the same school unintentionally, gets involved in trouble (again), they fight to correct it (again), and then move on (again) because either a) they are forced by the school principal, or b) they decide they should move, or c) they attract too much followers after their bravado that they need to escape fast." (MIN) It is, at the essence, a tv jidaigeki (historical theatrics) parody. Adding spice to the story, Yaji-san usually attracts kobuns (male henchmen) because she has the anego-hada (sisterly disposition), and Kita-san attracts lots of females because she is most wonderful in shorts and pants and hair down!!!! It's cruelty to us Kita-san fan to have her wear skirts, hair pulled up and with glasses!!!! Kita-san usually attracts female because, in all essence, she is the most perfect male whose gender is female. OAV 1 has original story while OAV 2 is loosely based upon manga story episode 2. (MIN) VHS: 2 tapes 40 mins each. 88 Yami no Purple eyes Flower Comics SHINOHARA Chie ** /Weekly Shoujo Comic o The image clip of Chie Shinohara's award winning dark tale of mother and daughter who can transform into leopards (a la Cat People) and being ruthlessly pursued by an evil scientist. (HBV) Recommended for Shinohara fans only. (HBV) LD/VHS: 30 min. 89 Youma (1+2) Ribbon KUSUNOKI Kei **** o A ninja in 18th century Japan attempts to track down and confront his errant foster brother, who has become a demon lord. A horror story interwoven with historical events. (VIW) Not for the anachrophobic. Interesting, circular story for those who like ninja/fantasy plots. (VIW) LD/VHS: 40 Min each 88 Youseioo ? YAMAGISHI Ryouko *** o An alice in wonderland type of anime. (HBV) Fair animation. (HBV) LD/VHS: 60 min. 91 Yukan Club 1&2 Ribbon ICHIJYO Yukari *** o A comedy about a group of rich boys and girls and their adventure including looking for a lost pet and touring (and get in trouble) in Hong Kong. (HBV) Yukan Club means the "Leisure Club". The manga is a best seller. (HBV) LD/VHS: 30 & 35 min. 92 Zetsuai 1989 Margaret OZAKI Minami (Desperate Love 1989) **** o Confession of love by pop star Nanjou Koji to soccer prodigy Izumi Takuto. (HBV) OZAKI Minami distinctive and angular drawing style makes this a unique anime, along with good rock music. Recommended for connoisseurs. (HBV) LD/VHS: 45 min. ================================================================= Titles : 102 ================================================================= II. Related Animes based on Ladies or Adult Comics ================================================================= 89 Kasei Yakyoku ? HIRATA Makiko **** o A story about a rich young lady, her servant girl and a yakuza set against the pre-war era. (HBV) Excellent character interaction but the plot may be too mature for younger audience....definitely a "Lady Anime". (HBV) LD/VHS: 2 LD 60 min each, 4 tape 30 min each. 92 Shin Douseijitai ? SAIMON Fumi (Hawaiian Breeze) ** o Honda is an artist while his live-in girlfriend (for two years) is Eri, a fashion designer. After hearing his proposal, Eri refuses and instead runs off to Hawaii, even though she loves him. Now Honda finally finds out the reason of Eri's hesitation in marriage. He decides to go to Hawaii again. Will he succeed into convincing Eri to forget her dark past and wins himself a bride? (HBV) The story is based on "Hawaiian Breeze" of the popular "Shin Douseijitai" (Peter Pans and Wendies) series by Saimon Fumi, who was best known for her "Tokyo Love Story". VHS: 45 min. ================================================================= Titles : 2 ================================================================= ================================================================= III. Out of print anime: ================================================================= 93 Aru Kararu no Isan ? MICHIHARA Katsumi o VHS 70 min 8485 Attacker You! Nakayoshi KOIZUMI Shizuo (Jeanne et Serge) ** t A girl, Jeanne (You Azuki) wants to become a great volley-ball smasher as famous as her cousin Mimi Ayura. At the same time, she falls in love with a volley-ball player, Serge of the team of Hikawa. (RIV) It is very famous in France and when it was first aired, many French girls began to practice volley-ball. (RIV) VHS: 9 tapes 81-88 min each. 89 Be-Boy Kidnapp'n Idol ? OOYA Katsumi *** o A rich man falls in love with a boy idol singer and arranges to have him kidnapped. Comedy with a touch of shonen ai. (VIW) Guess the production staff thought if they feature artwork by OOYA Kazumi+ONDA Naoyuki and voices by popular male seiyuu, the result is automatic. Well, the life (and female fans) ain't so easy, bummer. (AAK) LD/VHS: 30 min. 84 Chiisana koinomonogatari NA MITSUHASHI (A Little Love Story) Chikako t MITSUHASHI Chikako's heartwarming story of two very tiny lovers originally ran in a non-manga magazine called _Utsukushii Juudai_ ("Beautiful Teen") starting in 1962, but it did not become widely popular until 1970 when it was published as a paperback by Rippuu Shobou. (MAT) According to manga critic MURAKAMI Tomohiko, "[It was so popular] practically anyone who experienced their teens after 1970 has run into this story of Chitchi and Sally at least once." (Quoted from _Manga-den_, 1987.) (MAT) LD/VHS: 71 min. 7879 Haikarasan ga touru Shoujo Friend YAMATO Waki ** t Otenpa girl Benio was chosen as the wife of a handsome lieutenant (sorry I am not sure about his rank) from a wealthy family. There is the old grandma and the strict housekeeper with whom Benio has a lot of conflict. Period should be prewar Japan. At times tear-jerker, at times laugh till your side split. (CSP) I liked the book much better. IMHO, the artwork of the anime series was somewhat coarse. (LLB) VHS: 2 Tape 120 min each. 8182 Honey Honey no sutekina ? MIZUNO Eiko bouken * t Honey and her cat in a around the world adventure (HBV) Anime based on Mizuno's famous slapstick adventure. (HBV) VHS: 44 min. 87 Kaze to ki no uta (Sanctus) Weekly Shoujo TAKEMIYA Keiko Comic ***** o A man named Sergio reminisces about his youth at an all-boys school in 19th century France, and about his relationship with his wanton and troubled roommate, Gilbert who destined for a tragic end. (VIW) Takemiya originally had hard time to find publisher for the manga, until Shogakukan finally agreed to place it on "Shoujo Comic", but was later moved to "Petit Flower".The multi-talented director YASUHIKO Yoshigazu (a Takemiya fan), with the help of KAMIMURA Sachiko's artwork, succeeded in trying to reminisce the scenes of the manga for those who have read the manga, rather than to tell the coherent story. High, high romance here between the two main characters. Anime backed up by Bach's Inventions and Sinfonias. (AAK) LD/VHS: 60 Min 91 Kiss XXXX Margaret KUSUMOTO Maki ** o The image clip of Kusumoto's Kiss XXXX, a very very sweet love story between a gothic band singer and his bandmate's sister. (HBV) The image clip has pictures and quotes from the manga. Recommended for Kusumoto fans only. Very little animation. (HBV) LD/VHS 27 min. 7071 Mahou no Mako chan ? URAGAWA Shinobu ** t The adventure of Mako, a mermaid. (HBV) Mako is a model based on "Little Mermaid". This Asahi TV's anime TV series have 48 episodes. (HBV) VHS: TV selection 25 min. 7475 Majokko Megu chan NA NARITA Akio/ (Little Witch Meg) INOUE Tomo *** t Two young witches, Meg and Non, are chosen as the candidates for the next queen of the Magic Land. They are sent to the earth because the one who learns more from the human world will be regarded as the new queen. Hence, they starts homestaying with humans (except their host mothers, who are ex-witches and can use a little magic). Meg is freewheeling, tomboyish, and loves to live with human family; Non is cold-hearted and dislikes humans, but occasionally rescues her troublesome rival Meg, in order to make it `fair competition'...(AAK) Early work by ARAKI Shingo+HIMENO Michi. And I remember that there were quite a few number of male "Meg-chan" fans, because she actively behaves in mini-skirt, or sometimes, lingerie! (AAK) LD/VHS TV selection tape 25 min. 86 Mami.Emi.Perusha NA NA ** Something bad happened and all three girls (Mami, Emi and Perusha) are all needed to save the day. Mami and the others were reluctant, saying that they did not do magic anymore, but somehow they got whirled into the midst of a funny adventure. (CSP) Just so and so, funny but far from a must-see. (CSP) LD/VHS: 30 min. 86 Nayuta ?Flower SASAKI Junko *** o A young girl gained esp power, along her esp comrades, to battle an evil prince who was once her friend. (HBV) A Sci-Fi classic by Sasaki which is handicapped by outdated character design. (HBV) LD/VHS: 75 min. 91 Otohime Connection Betsukomi OOYA Katsumi (Princess Connection) Flower Comics *** o An all-male pop group doubles as a detective agency. The cute girl member of the agency is kidnapped when one of the men's past returns to trouble them all in the present. (VIW) Excellent pop soundtrack with plenty of songs, all in the right moment. (HBV) LD/VHS: 45 Min 92 Ruri iro Princess 1&2 Omajinai Comic ORIHARA Mito ** o Ruri, a high school girl, is involved into a succession fight while being a princess of a fantasy world. (HBV) This OVA is based on the popular manga of the same name. (HBV) VHS: 28 min. 90 Umezu Kazuo no Majinai Halloween UMEZU Kazuo Shoujo Comickan ** o In the first story, a high school girl uses a video camera to record some unusual phenomenon, while in the second story, adventurous high school girls made a visit to a local ghosthouse. (HBV) The anime is based on short stories by Umezu Kazuo, arguably one of the most famous mangakas in the world shoujo horror manga. (HBV) LD/VHS: Approx 45 min. 87 Yume kara, samenai ? SHIRAKURA Yumi o LD/VHS: 40 min. ================================================================= Titles: 16 ================================================================= IV. Commercially unavailable anime: ================================================================= 83 Aishite Night Margaret ? (Embrasse-moi Lucile) (Besame Liccia). *** t The story is about a love triangle of a bright young girl named Yaeko(a.k.a. Yakko-chan) (Liccia) and two guys (vocalist Gou and keyboardist Satomi) from a rock group called Bee-Hive. Gou's little brother-in-law Hashizou, also a band member, has a big fat cat called Juliano... (ZAM) A popular, fun show in Japan and Europe. (HBV) 83 Georgie ? IGARASHI Kumiko/ INOTAKU Izawa ***** t Georgie is the daughter of an aristocrat who was accused of conspiracy, and died while trying to escape. A farmer takes care of baby Georgie. The story later developed into a triangle love between Georgie and her two foster brothers, Abel and Benjamin Georgie will learn later that she is an orphan, and she will try to find the truth of the innocence of her father...(RIV) In the manga original, Georgie did have sex with Abel and bore him a son, but Abel died before his birth. So Georgie returned to Australia to live with Benjamin. Abel's mother prevent him from getting on with Georgie because she is the child of a prisoner. Very different ending compared with the anime. (CSP) 79 Hana no ko LunLun ? ? (Lydie et la cle magique) *** t Lun-Lun is a princess the Land of Flowers and has to find the 7-colored rose to prove her birthright before the main villainess (who also wants to be queen) does. Lun-Lun has a flower-shaped amulet and occasionally receives help from a prince. (TC) Character designed by Shingo Araki and Michi Himeno. In an old interview I remember, Araki said that he wanted to make the heroine, LunLun, `bijin'(beautiful lady) and thus gave traditional shoujo-manga looks with triangular shape of face. (AAK) 81 Hello, Sandy Bell! ? ? (Sandy Jonquille) ** t An orphan girl who becomes Journalist and gets into many troubles. (RIV) Sandy Bell has a good story. I did not like the animation quite, but I think that if it was the only Japanese anime at the time in Mexico worthy to watch. (IVM) 88 Hikari no Densetsu Margaret ASOU Izumi (Cynthia ou le rythme de la vie) (Piruetas) ***** t A 19 episodes anime (aired during the Seoul Olympics) about a girl who will become a champion at Rhythmic and Artistic Gymnastic. (RIV) Here we see some collaboration between manga and anime: Mao Natsukawa, a musical partner of the heroine (Hikari) appeared on anime first, and then on manga. (AAK) 85 Hi Step! Jun ? ? (Vas-y Julie !) *** t The story of a little girl (9-10 years old), very intelligent (She made two robots that became her friends... and she went on by many others inventions). But she falls in love with a boy very older than her (18-19). This boy's passion is riding motorcycles. (RIV) The character designs, robots and motorcycles are just not shoujo stuff for me. (CSP) 77 Joou Heika no Petite Ange ? ? (Angie, detective en harbe) * t It's the story of a little girl in England who becomes friend of her majesty thanks to her talent of detective. (RIV) Poor (RIV) 75 La Seine no Hoshi ? ? (La Tulipe Noire) ** t Its story takes place on France, and the heroine was a flower girl in daytime, turns masked fencer at night(a rare fighting heroine, long before "Sailor Moon" was created!). (AAK) It is still aired on private channel in France. The French Title "La Tulipe Noire" (The Black Tulip) refers to the name of the friend (Francois in French) of the heroine (Mathilde Pasquier in French) when he is masked. The name of Mathilde when she is masked is "L'epee de la liberte" (The Freedom Sword). (RIV) 94- Magic Knight Rayearth Nakayoshi CLAMP **** t Three junior high school girls, Hikaru(light), Umi(ocean), and Fuu(wind), have been called to another world, Sephiro, by Princess Emerald. The Princess, who is supposed to maintain the peace of Sephiro with her will power, has been unable to fulfill her duty, because she has been captivated by priest Zagato. With the wizard Clef's guidance, the three girls set out on a journey to save Sephiro from destruction. (PEL) An RPG oriented story targeted at girls, this show moves at a swift pace. The plot focuses on the three girls' friendship and psychological development, while maintaining a high degree of action. Although classified as a Magical Girl's show, many people agree that it has the best Mecha designs among current shows, which are featured in the well-received OP animation and will appear later in the story. The story closely follows the original manga by CLAMP. (PEL) 80 Mahou Shoujo Lalabel ? ? (Le monde enchante de Lalabel) ** t Lalabel travels with a magical suit-case, and always fights with a fat magician called Viscus. Both want to return to their magical world where they belong to, but they are on earth because Viscus intents to steal the magical suit-case and Lalabel pursuits him on earth. (IVM) Character designer shingo Araki gave its heroine a bit squared-face in order to create more like "a girl living in next door". (AAK) 78 Majokko Tickle ? ? (Magic Tickles) * t A girl who comes out from a magic book and stayed with a real life girl and her family and used magic to make everybody think they are twins. (CSP) I believe the original character designer for this title was Go Nagai, big name in shonen(and rather violent) manga.(FYI, I really like many of Go Nagai's works!) (AAK) 94- Marmalade Boy Ribbon YOSHIZUMI Wataru ***** t Miki is a perfectly normal high school girl. One day, her parents tell her they've decided to swap spouses with another couple they've recently met. The idea horrifies Miki, but she discovers that the other family has a boy her age (named Yuu), and she falls for him. She relents, and the families move in together. Suddenly, Yuu's old girlfriend Arimi shows up. Then Miki discovers that the boy she had a crush on in junior high (Ginta) is in love with her! Ginta starts hanging out with Arimi, and it gets even more complicated from there. (RDL) This is the ultimate (romantic) soap opera with three concurrent love polygons going on (two squares and an octagon) with Miki and Yuu being the center of it all. Simply the best and destined to be an all time classic. (HBV) 82 OchameShin Monogatari; ? AZUMA Hideo KoroKoro Polon (Olympe et les Dieux) ** t Polen is the naughty daughter of Apollo. About the funny lives of the Greek gods up at Olympic. (CSP) Manga was created by Hideo Azuma. (I remember "Nanako S.O.S.", another manga by Azuma was also made into TV anime). Simple artwork, kiddy stuff, but funny enough. (AAK) 81 Ohayou! Spunk Nakayoshi TAKANASHI Shizue (Claire et Tipoune) ** t The friendship between a girl, Claire, and a very funny dog, Tipoune. The aspect of the dog is very strange, indeed he can walk and behave as man. (RIV) Very funny anime. (RIV) 85 Shouwa Aho Zoushi; Margaret AZUKI Yuu Akanuke Ichiban! *** t Pure comedy with Koujirou Tanne, spineless young guy who can transform himself into unlikely hero, with the help of babish alien. (AAK) Though I haven't watched it much, I believe its production was much better than the other AZUKI's manga-made-into-anime, "Iga no Kabamaru". It had nice castings, too: INOUE Kazuhiko for Koujirou, GENDA Tetsushou for a talking horse who's crash on Koujirou. (AAK) 82 Tokimeki Tonight Ribbon IKENO Koi ** t High-school girl with werewolf mom and vampire father, who can transform into anything she bite. The standard handsome but cool classmate she's crazy about and the standard rich family ojousama rival. (CSP) A lot of laughs although artwork is not the best. You will probably love the manga more, which is a much longer story. (CSP) 8485 Tongari Boushi no Memol ? ? **** t A group of tiny aliens are hit by accident while traveling the space, and settled down on the earth. And little Memol, though she was living in peacefully with others, wanted to make friends in the outside world. Then, she meets Mariel, a fragile human girl who was trapped in loneliness...there is also a love triangle involving Mariel, Oscar and Grace. (AAK) The story is gentle and heartwarming, the artwork is subtle and beautiful, and characters designed by NAGURA Yasuhiro are so adorable and very original. It's almost impossible for anyone to resist its charm (produced by Toei). A real gem in shoujo-anime. (AAK) ================================================================= Titles: 17 ================================================================= ================================================================= V. Anime with related subject: ================================================================= 90 Kumo no youni, Kaze no youni NA SAKAMI Kenichi (Like the Cloud, like the Wind) *** t A young village girl who interviewed for being the new king's bride, so she can have enough to eat. She was chosen, but it was in war time China and although she tried her best to save the castle from the villains, the king killed himself, after impregnating her. (CSP) Art style is similar to Miyazaki's. Not a must-see, but enjoyable enough. The original novel (winner of the grand prize of the first `Fantasy Novel Contest' held by a major publishing company...though the story takes place in a fictional dynasty in old China, not `swords and magic' land^_^) by SAKAMI Ken'ichi is very entertaining. (AAK) LD/VHS: 80 min. 92 Omohide Poroporo NA NA **** m In 1982, 27-year-old Taeko Okajima goes to a distant relative's farm for a short vacation. But she brought an unexpected guest with her: her memories of being a 10-year-old 5th grader in 1966 Tokyo. The film explores several anecdotes of the younger Taeko, and reflects upon their effects on the older Taeko. One of the best anime films ever made. (ENC) The perfect anime for learning village life (and also the cosmetic industry) in Japan. Animation is so real that is unbelievable. (HBV) LD/VHS: 119 min ================================================================= Titles: 2 ================================================================= VI. Animes which scheduled for 1995 and are already out now: ================================================================= 94- Akazukin ChaCha Ribbon AYAHANA Min *** t Little ChaCha with red hood is a novice sorceress and actually the only heiress of Magical Kingdom, which powerful, monstrous sorcerer now dominates after he turned her parents into stone. ChaCha is no more than incompetent to confront the evil, yet she can `Holy-Up', or transform into a `Magical Princess', a beautiful fighter with legendary weapons... (AAK) I'll admit I'm a little disappointed that the Magical Princess is only in the TV version of the story. (kawaii.... ^_^;;) The TV character designs are a little bit like those in Hime-chan's Ribbon. (Chacha seems like a young Hime-chan, and the Magical Princess seems like an older one.) (RDL) LD: 95 Lesson ? OONAGI Ei o A couple of guys trying to figure out how, when and where to have sex. (First time for both). (MAK) VHS: 50 min 95 Level C Be-Boy AOI Futuba/ KURENAI Mitsuba o A high school kid and a young businessman who move in together and have lots and lots of sex. (MAK) It's one of the most graphic of the shounenai stuff, and the style takes a little getting used to (I don't think most people's bodies go into those positions...), but it's a lot of fun. (MAK) LD/VHS: 40 min ================================================================= Titles: 3 ================================================================= Total titles: 142 Covered titles: 140 Reviewed titles: 133 ================================================================= Reviewers: (CHB) Christian Balzer <cb@brewhq.swb.de> (TC) Tony Chen <tochen@mtu.edu> (ENC) Enrique Conty <conty@cig.mot.com> (RDL) Robert DeLoura <DELOURA@PMEL.NOAA.GOV> (HID) Hitoshi Doi <doi@jrd.dec.com> (HIH) Hiroyuki Hironaga <susanooh@ccwf.cc.utexas.edu> (HBV) Vince Ho <hbv@mercury.sfsu.edu> (MAK) Mary Kennard <tylertoo@tanuki.twics.com> (DOC) Arin Komins <akomins@midway.uchicago.edu> (AAK) Akemi Kishita <kishitaa@edu-suu-student.ns.suu.edu> (LLB) Lam Lee-Bauman <bauman@nosy.enet.dec-j.co.jp> (LAP) Ai-Phing Lim <eng30237@solar.cc.nus.sg> (PEL) Pei Lee <pei@seas.ucla.edu> (KEM) Kim Marlo (IVM) Irak Vicarte Mayer <ivicarte@alphac.cimmyt.mx> (ZAM) Zahara Medina <cristina@eucmvx.sim.ucm.es> (MIN) Miho Nishida <vray@cs2.cs.oki.co.jp> (CSP) Crystal Poon <Crystal.S.Poon@students.Miami.EDU> (MAT) Matt Thorn <m-thorn@po.iijnet.or.jp> (RIV) Richard Vuong <Richard.Vuong@sinfo.u-nancy.fr> (VIW) Vickie West <vickiewest@delphi.com> =================================================================