Re: Random thoughts inspired by the November 2003 Newtype USA

On Fri, Nov 28, 2003, 10:04pm (EST-3), [EMAIL PROTECTED]
(Vince Lamb) wrote:
>I know I get a sour response from at least one
>Canadian on raam when I talk about the
>giveaways, since only US residents are eligible for
>them (that discrimination is even more painful
>considering that the magazine is printed in
>Canada), but I'm not going to stop. Bee-daa!
>Anyway, when I finish this, I'll be sending in the
>card for the free year's subscription. It would save
>me $120 a year!

Wonder if they ever get flodded with constant Canadian letters for that.

>At the local comics/gaming store in Ann Arbor (The
>Underworld), they sell "Big Eyes, Small Mouth",
>including a d20 system edition. I wonder what all
>of our favorite anime characters would look like in
>d20. I'm sure Hyatt would have a constitution of 3.

Nice to see someone from Ann Arbor in this group.  I once went to Ann
Arbor, but only for a movie that played in the Michigan Theater (I
think).

>Oh, and here are some observations about the
>growth of anime and manga in the US. About a
>year ago, the Waldenbooks in Briarwood Mall put
>out a carboard cutout of Miyu advertising their
>"anime" section. The section, near the back of the
>store, next to the science fiction section, was 4'x7'
>and contained equal parts anime and manga.
>Within a month, it nearly doubled in size. It's now
>10'x8', contains mostly manga (and it's labled
>"manga", not anime or graphic novels) with some
>anime and associated merchandise, and is right
>next to the cash registers. It's a great time to be an
>anime fan!

It's been like that too in Toledo.  Stores like Barnes & Noble and
Waldenbooks didn't carry any manga until a year or so ago, before then,
the only place I could find them in was a local shop called
"Thackeray's" at the Westgate Shopping Center.

>Anime Insider listed "One Piece" as "the coolest
>anime you've never seen" and it's the highest rated
>anime in Japan. At least the manga has made it to
>the US. Now, whatever happened to Funimation's
>license?

Who knows.  I'm still having my fingers crossed anyway.

>I wish Newtype published Bookscan's list of top
>selling manga, not Diamond Comics!

Diamond's got it's hands in anything that has to do with comics.

>If I have enough energy, I'll make comments about
>the manga in some future review and X-post it to
>rec.arts.manga. Not this month!
>All for now. Time to give this issue to my daughter!
>Vince "Professor Plum" Lamb
>"Washuu has crabs!"

At least you encourage your daughter to read it!

>From the Master of Car-too-nal Knowledge...
Christopher M. Sobieniak

--"Fightin' the Frizzies since 1978"--