PROTOCULTURE ADDICTS

The Anime & Manga Magazine

Issue #40

May-June 1996

56 pages, $4.95

Contents:

SPOTLIGHT & FEATURES

19....Blue Seed
This 7-page article offers a quick peek at this anime released by A.D. Vision. It contains an overview, a character guide, the synopses for episodes 1 to 24, and a review.
28....Heroic Robots of the 70's
This 9-page article offers an overview of those robot shows that made up our childhood (at least for those in the late 20's or in their 30's). This first part contains an introduction, a chronological listing, and a short guide presenting: Blocker Gundan IV Machine Blaster, Combattler V, Voltes V, Ginguiser, Balatack, Gaiking, Mekander, Getter Robot, Go Waper 5 Godam, Groizer X, Jeeg, Daltanias, Ga-kin, and Zanbot 3. It also offers a quick review of the Orion Retro Classics' JOHNNY SOKKO AND HIS FLYING ROBOT, the live-action on which GIANT ROBO is based.
38....The Tale Of Genji
This 4-page article offers three essays: The Secret of Everlasting Love, Life Style of the Rich & Famous of the 11th Century Japan, and Heian Japan & Murasaki Shikibu. It also include a review and a commented bibliography.

ANIME WORLD

43....Japanese Language Seminar: Adverbs
For those who are trying to learn the Japanese, this series of article might be useful to grasp several aspects of this difficult language. Here, James S. Taylor gives us some tips about the Adverbs.

ANIME STORY

51....Escaflowne of the Sky
A short a review of the hotest series currently shown on Japanese TV -- not yet available in English.

REVIEWS

18....CD: Robotech Perfect Soundtrack Album.
30....BOOK: Bringing Home the Sushi.
37....MODELS: Shogun Warriors and Gundam Master Grade.
42....MANGA: Adolf.
44....PA's Pick: Blue Water, Ghost in the Shell, Hakkenden, Macross Plus 4, Mighty Space Miners, Robotech Perfect Coll.
46....Anime Reviews

WHAT'S GOING ON?

7.....Echoes from the Net and Other News
8.....Anime News
10....Manga News
12....Anime Products
13....New Releases

MISCELLANEOUS

6.....Editorial: Borders Of The Mind
52....Letters: Voice of the Freedom Fighters



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