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2004

Thanks to everybody who have helped and supported us over the years (1999-2002).

The anime, comic and gaming market has grown and evolved into critical mass and we are all happy to see our friends Culture Crash, Ragnarok, Toy Collectible Conventions, Animax, etc. come into fray. We are glad that we are all part of this growth. Memories of the early days are stored in this website and we hope you will all continue to support all the anime, comic, gaming, jpop/jrock, (and even yaoi) events.

See you all at the events!!!

Sept 10, 2002

Thanks to all the fans who went to the Anime Revue Special at Filipinas Heritage Library. Congratualtions to the contest winner who picked an X-Box as the game console of his choice. Also congrats to the raffle winners. It was a rainy day but quite a number managed to appear last Saturday.

From this month onwards, monthly Anime Revues will be reduced to quarterly events. Our tie up with PowerBooks has been upgraded from film showings. We will announce up and coming events very soon. Right now, there is a big event brewing.

As for AXN, they will be having an ECO Challenge in Manila sometime in November. How will they ever do such a thing here? Well, watch out for details from their website and cable feeds.

We saw quite a number of fans trooping to see Japanese movies shown in Cinemanila (especially the RING marathon) and the currently ongoing EIGA SAI (now happening at the PCI Bank Tower Makati Avenue). The RING marathon was extremely packed during several days in Greenbelt cinema 1. They had to reshow it several times coz the theater couldn't accomodate the hordes of fans who wanted to get scared by SADAKO.

For Jrock fans, we now accept orders for recopies of Dir En Gray cds. New recopies available include new TETSU69 single, Six Ugly (Dir EN Gray) and Hyde's new Album (Roentgen). Please email us for details or drop by the shop.

For those who are into live action, you can order from us recopies of the following movies (all english subbed): WaterBoys, Battle Royale, Brother, Ring 1 and 2, Tokyo Bayside Shakedown, Gohatto, etc. Email us for inquiries.

We hope to see you all very soon....as we get involved with soon to happen Anime related events.

You can visit our shop (ANIMA ANIME) at the 2nd floor FBR Arcade Katipunan Ave QC.

Arigato!

ANIMA ANIME!

July 21, 2002

Welcome to Anima Anime! where we will give away a game console of your choice.

Thanks to the fans who braved the storm and the floods just to make it to last Saturday's Anime Revue at PowerBooks (July 20, 2002). Films that were shown include: Angelic Layer (eps 12-14), Metropolis, Initial D The Movie and the hilarious WaterBoys (Live Action). It was good that the event finished a bit early since the rains worsened late during the night. Congratulations to the raffle winners too!

We would like to thank AXN Asia, PowerBooks, Klenco, Culture Crash and our friends for their continued support.

We hope to see all of you very soon! (And we hope it doesn't rain again next time!)

Visit the Anima Anime shop at the 2nd floor FBR Arcade, Katipunan Avenue QC with tel number 4345829.

ETC

We accept orders for Culture Crash Comics. You can send us the payment and we can deliver via FEDEX. Also available are titles from Point Zero Comics (indie) such as Kubori Kikiam, D'Koi Junkie, Modus, and Cresci Prophesies. These indie comics are only P25 - P30 each only. These are available at the Anima Anime shop. Email us for inquiries and other details.

June 14, 2002

Since early this week, rumours of AXN's Anime Festival being canceled have been circulating. Sad to say, it is true that the AXN Anime Festival ground celebration scheduled supposedly at the SM Megamall this July is indeed canceled. According to AXN, it was a management decision and it is purposely done in order to think of other creative and innovative ways to promote AXN and Anime without falling to redundancy. AXN has yet to issue an official statement. However, it is confirmed that the event is canceled. Quite disappointing, yes.

AXN is not even doing its Anime Festival in other countries. The most it will do is continue its sponsorship of the HK Comic convention slated this early August. If there are cosplayers who want to join the HK event, you have to pre-qualify in elimation rounds in HK prior to the convention. For details, we suggest that you go to the HK Comic Convention website (although it is in chinese).

All is not lost. As AXN tries to rethink its approach in marketing anime, we were told that AXN has prepared a few new titles that they will show in the next couple of weeks and during the Anime Marathon. These titles include Saiyuki and Ayashi No Ceres. You can check the other titles at their website. You can even participate in the Anime On Demand Poll to vote for what anime you want to be shown during the marathon. Also, in a few weeks, we will be giving away AXN Anime posters during our Anime Revue events.

June 09, 2002

Welcome to Anima Anime! where the World Cup fever is on.

---ANIME REVUE---

Thanks to the many fans who packed the second floor of PowerBooks Makati last June 8, 2002 for our Anime Revue. Fils that were shown include :

Cowboy Bebop the Movie
Rurouni Kenshin Seisouhen OAV parts 1 & 2 (Resubbed by Pinoitto)
Yami No Matsuei
Nakakuro
Chobits (ep 1)

plus scenes from Shoalin Soccer (again)

Congrats to the raffle winners!

---CULTURE CRASH---

Anima Anime is also in cahoots with Culture Crash. Culture Crash just released issue number 8 and is available at the Anima Anime shop. For those looking for back issues, Anima Anime is the only outlet where you can get most of the other volumes. Point Zero Comics (an affiliate of Culture Crash) is also selling Indie Comic releases at about P20-P25 each. Titles include Cresci Prophecies (Vol 1-2), Kubori Kikiam, and Modus.

Artists and comic artists interested in submitting their independent works could mail it to Culture Crash. For details, check out ISSUE 8 of CCOM.

---ETC---

Anima Anime is located at the 2nd floor FBR Arcade Katipunan Avenue Quezon City in front of Ateneo. With telephone numbers 4345829. Shop hours : 11 am to 6 pm Monday to Saturday. We accept orders for original anime, jpop, jrock, and any available japanese merchandise.

Yes, we are a Jrock/Jpop shop too! Our suppliers of such are perpetual fanatics that conduct internet trading of related goods internationally. They usually hangout at the shop everyday.

So is there too much anime? Is there anime burnout excess? Are anime collectors secretly buying spiderman and star wars merchandise? Are anime fans stuck on becoming just fans? Or are they evolving to become eventual jrock fanatix or Takeshi Kitano freaks or end up in Japan with a scholarship but liking Arashi in the process? Do you feel exhilirated with just reading posts at Anime MLs, ranting and arguing with another fan. Do you try your best to be in the anime limelight so that you can get chicks and declare yourself the Anime King of Fighters? Or are you just an incidental anime fan that still listens to westlife? Has someone told you to get a life?

Something to think about ne? Cya!

May 12, 2002

Thanks to the fans who joined us last May 11, 2002 at PowerBooks Makati. Films that were shown include Studio Ghibli's I Can Hear The Ocean (plus a preview of the Ghibli Museum), Gohatto (A live action film featuring shinsengumi...), Fruits Basket episodes 11 -18, GateKeepers21 OAV, plus preview of Shaolin Soccer (a cheesy HK movie). Pinoitto was not able to come so we failed to reshow the new RK Seisouhen OAVs. Hopefully we can do it next month. Congratulations to the raffle winners!

April 27, 2002

Thanks to the night crowd that filled the Manila Film Center Amphitheater at the CCP Complex last April 26, 2002 Friday. The event started around 7 pm with a couple of classic independent animations. By 7:30 pm, Ponpoko (Modern Racoon Wars), a Ghibli movie directed by Takahata-san last 1994, was shown. Then a couple of Pinoitto MTVs were shown. Soon after, Cowboy Bebop the Movie was rolling. After another MTV plus a break of a couple of minutes, it was time for the much awaited Rurouni Kenshin Seisouhen parts 1 and 2. It was almost past 12 midnight when RK was shown. The new translation (by Pinoitto) provided more understanding as to what really happened (compared to the poorly subbed VCDs available at the market now). Even after the end, people couldn't help but talk about the details of the new OAVs which has somehow made RRK into a kind of literary masterpiece. We all called it a night at almost 2 am. It was a great event. (Posters of the AXN Drawing Contest were also given away.) Thanks to CCP, Mr. Ed Cabagnot and Pinoitto! Thanks to all the fans!

March 17, 2002

Welcome to Anima Anime where film showings are cut short (read: bitin).

Thanks to the fans who braved the season of exams, graduations, and cramming to experience the Anime Revue last March 16, 2002 at PowerBooks Makati. Films that were shown include :

Inuyasha (ep 9-10)
Initial D (ep 25-26 first stage, ep 1-3 second stage)
Cowboy Bebop Movie (Knockin on Heaven's Door) MTV by Pinoitto
Rurouni Kenshin OAV Seisouhen Part 2 Preview (with subtitles)
Read Or Die (ep 3)
Angelic Layer (ep 7-10)
L'Arc N Ciel Real Live (DVD)

The date of the April Anime Revue at PowerBooks will be announced soon featuring the re-subbed version of the Rurouni Kenshin OAV Seisouhen Part 1 (a more accurate translation by Pinoitto) together with the second half of the series. New anime titles will also be shown as well.

The Full Moon Anime at CCP Film Center will be on April 27, 2002 Saturday. Watch out for the line up soon.

Check out our shop at the 2nd floor FBR Arcade Katipunan Ave QC. or email us for orders and or inquiries.

Check out our site for an online list of videos, vcds, dvds, etc.

In the meantime, it's summertime...so let's go to the beach!

February 17, 2002

Welcome to Anima Anime where Fruits Basket isn't edible.

Thanks to the fans who went to the last Anime Revue last Feb 16, 2002 and had more than a mouthful of Fruits Basket! It was an 'eat all you can' Fruits Basket marathon from episodes 1 to 10. We started off with Touch the Movie and then showed I Me My Strawberry Egg (eps 1-2) and Love Hina Again in between episodes 4 and 5 of Fruits Basket. We even showed bits of Love Hina Live in Concert (featuring Megumi Hayashibara).

January 20, 2002

We cannot thank all you fans enough for a massive support that you displayed last January 19, 2002 at the Filipinas Heritage Library, Makati City. Our RELAUNCH Party was a milestone in the local anime scene with most of the people who we know in the industry showing up and offering support. As Anima Anime enters into a new phase in its organization, as we slowly change our structure to better accomodate the needs of the fans, we are hoping for continued support. From a rag-tag team of losely organized individuals, we are now pooling our resources together to be better equipped in serving your needs now and in the near future. So don't be surprised if we finally have our very own shop. Watch out for announcements very soon.

The RELAUNCH Party was intended to give focus to Anima Anime's business side. We would like to send the message that supporting us meant supporting the general fan base. As we use profits from our business side to fuel larger and better events to accomodate the fans, we are also inspired to come up with better ideas and promotions like the DVD Player Contest and our up and coming mega contest (We're giving away a game console of your choice : PS2, X-Box or Game Cube sometime mid-2002).

Anima Anime is the only group or company that gives back to the fans what they pay for in service and support. A manga, DVD, cd, vcd or an artbook that you purchase can go a long way if you think about it. No other business entity does that. And as we enter our 3rd year in operation, we are proud that the fans are much a part of this venture as each and every member of Anima Anime.

Enough of the serious talk. The film showing started around 1 pm. Before 1 pm, test runs included snipets from Every Little Thing Video Collection, Ninja Scroll (DVD), X-Zero (DVD), Metropolis (DVD). The films showing proper started with an introduction of a L'ARC N CIEL PS1 game preview (tomarunner vs L'arc N Ciel) featuring Niji. FILM SHOWING - Battle Royale (english subbed), Vampire Hunter D (DVD Theatrical Release), Rurouni Kenshin OAV 2 Seisouhen Part 1(DVD Limited Release with Seiyuu interviews), Pinoitto Anime MTVs (Cooking Master Boy, Final Fantasy 10, Yuyu Hakusho, Mazinkaiser), Read Or Die (eps 2), Berserk Episode 1 (DVD), Fruits Basket Volume 2 (due to insistent public demand).

Thanks to those who brought food and sake for a potluck lunch. Thanks to Manila Nights. Thanks to Cecille of Filipinas Heritage Library, Ed Cabagnot of CCP, James Palabay of Culture Crash, Benjie of Pinoitto, Juan Miro restaurant (c/o Kalvin the assorted manager), Vanessa of PowerBooks, Klenco Industries, AXN, congrats to Neo for winning the DVD player and thanks to the 130+ fans who made the event successful.

So who won the DVD Player contest? The entry that was written and sung to the tune of Sobakasu. And yes, he was called up to the front to sing his entry much to the fans' amusement and to others' displeasure. It was an original idea. Anyway, he technically won by default as two other finalists didn't show up. He will receive his DVD player within the next two weeks. In the meantime, he can stock on pirated and original DVDs. You can email us if you want a copy of his entry.

December 16, 2001

Anime Revue (Dec. 15, 2001). What a surprise indeed! The event last Saturday featured the following films :

Inu Yasha TV series (eps 11-12)
Vampire Hunter D The Movie - Limited Edition (a special DVD feature)
Angelic Layer TV Series (eps 5-6)
Pinoitto Previews: Hareluya Boy II, YaKumotatsu
Card Captor Memorials I and II
Sakura Taisen OVA 2 opening theme
Fruits Basket TV Series (eps 1-2)
X TV Series (english subbed eps 1-2)
L'ARC N CIEL videos
Battle Royale (eng sub)

SURPRISE : The biggest surprise came right after the Sakura Taisen OVA 2 opening theme was shown. Suddenly, a familiar face appeared on screen...Kenshin! Yes, (much to everybody else's surprise -- even ours), Kenshin's new OAV "Seisouhen Part I" -- english subbed was shown! It was a 10 minute digi-sub teaser for the ultimate material that we shall show very soon.

Coming soon... a more accurate and faithful english subtitle (than the poorly translated digi-sub) that will be shown (and available) very soon.

SPECIAL OFFER : The people who were present at the Anime Revue were lucky recepients of a very special offer. Everybody there was offered a package that consists of 4 VCDS of the complete 3-volume, 6-episode series of Sakura Taisen (wars) OAV II that has excellent quality with excellent and gramatically correct and accurate english subtitle PLUS a bonus : the RRK new OAV that was shown (the ten minute digi-sub) --- all for a cheap price of P250!!! A lot of fans grabbed the opportunity and signed up. Sorry...but only those who attended are the only ones who can avail of the promo.

THANK YOUs : Thanks to everybody who continue to support us and the local anime scene. All these events will not be possible without all your help. Special Thanks to AXN for their unyielding support. Congrats to the many raffle winners the past year. We hope to see you all in better events as we all grow together. Many thanks also to PowerBooks for their generous support.

See you all at the events!

ANIMA ANIME!

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