Re: Can anyone ID this girl

On 11/08/2003 23:16, in article
[EMAIL PROTECTED], "Terence Tamashiro"
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> "John C. Watson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
> news:<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
>> On 11/03/2003 12:43, in article
>> [EMAIL PROTECTED], "Terry Mathews"
>> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> 
>>> I'm a dummy. :)
>>> 
>>> http://www.terrymathews.us/unknown_cel.jpg
>>  
>> Nope, I don't recognize it.  The art style is (guardedly) shounen, more
>> specifically bishoujo.  Based on a quick investigation of both titles, it is
>> *not* from _Tokimeki Memorial_ or _To Heart_, my first guesses.  The
>> character does look like she might be from an elf H game-based anime, or
>> something similar.
> 
> You have an eye for recognizing bishoujo anime.

Thanks.  It was the "chicken scratches" under the eyes.
 
>The cel is of Aki Itou
> from the anime "Debut". ^_^
>
> If my information is accurate, Debut was a two episode OVA that was
> released in 1994. It is one of the oldest anime based off a "bishoujo
> game". I have no idea what kind of game it was based on, but
> considering the four girls are idol singers it was probably some kind
> of old style raising sim/managing sim game like "Graduation".
> 
> The first OVA had them acting out a short love drama story and the
> second had them dealing with a time capsule that they buried ten years
> earlier. I just got through rewatching the episodes about three months
> ago.
> 
> It was fansubbed by Tomodachi a LONG time ago, but you can still find
> fansubs of it floating around if you look for that old fansub medium
> called video tapes. ^_^

This one?

     <http://www.animechecklist.net/details.php?ID=3439>

See also page 84 of _The Anime Encyclopedia_, which states that the game is
a clone of _Graduation_.  I think this is it:

     <http://www.gamefaqs.com/console/turbocd/data/10217.html>

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Ciao,
     John

John C. Watson
World Otakunization Project, Amherst Division

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