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Question:
What constitutes sentai? Don’t start me on that Power Rangers crap but if Voltron and most of the team of heroes genre constitutes sentai, are American productions like GI Joe and such indirectly sentai? In other words, could you define sentai for me.

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The official Japanese homepage for the upcoming bishoujo fantasy TV series Mai-Hime now hosts a streaming Windows Media format 15 second long trailer.

Source: Moon Phase

Ain’t It Cool News has published a pair of spoiler free reviews of the live action Casshern film. Both reviews considering the film outstanding.

Question:
Referring to your April 23rd answer you seem to look down upon people that only like one genre. Well, I only like mecha anime. I guess, if you prod me, I’ll like Sci-fi as well. What’s wrong with that? I’m a 16 year old male. For all intents and purposes, I shouldn’t like all anime. I don’t think Japanese 16 year old males flock to watch Spirited Away and Sailor Moon. Don’t take this as a diss, but what’s wrong with just enjoying the genres you want to enjoy? I have given other genres a chance. I wasn’t very interested in the horror stuff, romantic comedies / harem shows, and comedies such as Trigun. I’d buy a disc or two, then trade them in because they didn’t hold my interest. Where did this idea that to be an anime fan you have to like every genre come from? I don’t think every sports fan likes every sport, and a movie buff doesn’t need to like every type of movie.

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At last weekend’s Sakuracon convention, AD Vision announced its acquisition of distribution rights to the Puchi Puri Yushi TV series.

AD Vision again confirmed its license to the Parasite Dolls OAV series, which ADV stated would receive an American theatrical release at the 2003 Sakuracon convention.

The ADV Toys line will introduce merchandise based on Excel Saga and Noir later this year.

AD Vision will be domestically releasing the Japanese home video version of the Mezzo TV series, which features some improved animation quality over the poorly animated TV broadcast version.

Source: Anime on DVD

At last weekend’s Sakuracon convention, FUNimation announced its acquisition of distribution rights to the Spiral: Suiri no Kizuna TV series. The first domestic DVD volume will be released in November.

Source: Anime News Network

At last weekend’s Sakuracon convention, Geneon Entertainment announced its acquisition of distribution rights to the eX-Driver Movie and “Requiem From The Darkness” (Kosetsu Hyaku Monogatari).

Source: Anime on DVD

During the Japanese Anime Symposium held in Southern California over the weekend, the announcement was made that Buena Vista Home Video will release the Isao Takahata directed films My Neighbors the Yamadas, Pon Poko, and Only Yesterday on domestic special edition DVD this November.

Source: Jagged Team

Katsuya Terada, famed illustrator and character designer for the Blood: The Last Vampire movie, will make a guest appearance at the Compound Gallery in Portland, Oregon on May 6th from 7-10 pm. Signed and numbered Silkscreen prints and a special edition of the upcoming Terada portfolio will be available for sale at the event.

Source: Right Stuf International

Southwest Minnesota State University’s official anime and manga club, the Mustang Anime Otaku has announced Sogen Con, a three day celebration of all things anime and manga. Sogen Con will be held on the campus of Southwest Minnesota State University in Marshall Minnesota May 20-22, 2005. Sogen Con will be the first anime convention held on a college campus in Minnesota.

The official Yumeria homepage (for the Playstation 2 “love adventure” game) now hosts a downloadable pattern for a papercraft model of Neneko. Download the 3.92Mb compressed LZH file and open it with Winrar or Winzip. Print the enclosed 7 PDF pages, then cut out the pieces and assemble.

Source: Natsume Goushin Ryu Dojo

Go Fish Pictures has opened its official English language website devoted to the upcoming American release of Innocence (Ghost in the Shell 2).

Nikkan Sports News reports that for the 2005 World Expo in Aichi, Japan a roughly five acre Pokemon theme park will be created near the Nagoya JR train station - the first Pokemon theme park in the world. The park will be open from March 18, 2005, a week before the Expo starts, until September 25, 2005. Pokemon is broadcast in 68 countries in 25 languages.

Source: Natsume Goushin Ryu Dojo

DVD Vision Japan has published new reviews of the

Agent Aika: Final Battle DVD
Gunsmith Cats: Bulletproof DVD
Blue Gender volume 2 DVD