	PROTOCULTURE ADDICTS The Anime & Manga Magazine Issue #58 November '99 (Shipped December 6th) 64 pages (8 in color), $4.95

PROTOCULTURE ADDICTS

The Anime & Manga Magazine
Issue #58

18....FUSHIGI YUGI: This 8-page spotlight continues the coverage started in PA#49 (with synopses of epsiode #43-52) of the excellent Fushigi Yugi TV series (currently being released by Pioneer) and also gives synopses for the two OVA series. [ More Background information]
26....Hayao Miyazaki & PRINCESS MONONOKE: A 6-page spotlight on the greatest anime director in Japan today and his latest movie. First, in an introduction titled "Desperately Seeking Miyazaki", Aaron Dawe tells us all the trouble he had trying to intreview Miyazaki at the Toronto Film Festival. Then he follows with a two-page presentation on the famous director, a review of Miramax's English adaptation of the movie Princess Mononoke, a review of the soundtrack and finally a review of Helen McCarthy's book Hayao Miyazaki: Master of Japanese Animation, published by Stone Bridge Press.

14....Fant-Asia '99 Report (Part 2): A 4-page article finishing PA#57's coverage of Montreal's International Festival of Fantasy & Action Cinema, with some new reviews and anecdotes from Mr. Tomoho Haraguchi (who worked on the special effects of Gamera 3), Mr. Shusuke Kaneko (director of Gamera 3) and Mr. Hideo Nakata (director of Ring).
42, 44....Convention Reports: More reports on the last summer conventions: Anime Expo and CNanime.
45....Anecdotes From Mari Iijima at CNanime: Miyako discussed with the J-Pop singer and legendary voice of Lynn Minmei in Macross, and tells us about her. Also includes a short review of mari Iijima latest CD, No Limit.
46....The Modern Japanese Music Database (Part 2): A new series of articles by James S. Taylor, this time about the Japanese Pop music scene.
48....Anime Under Fire (Part 15): James S. Taylor follow up on his articles "Introducing Anime To Critics" (PA #31 & PAX #1) and "Those Perverted Sex & Violence Cartoons" (PA #32) with a new set of advices on how to deal with arguments against anime and how to respond. In this instalment, the censorship debate comes to an end. [The debate was originally followed by a Question Period, that was not published in the magazine to keep the article short. However, the Question Period is available here, on the web page. Don't miss the conclusion of Anime Under Fire in next issue!]

13, 43....Live-Action
37....Book
38....Anime Reviews: PA Picks: Catnapped!, The Cockpit, Macross Plus DVD, Martian Successor Nadesico
39....Models
40....Manga (English): various.
51....Anime Reviews

5...Anime & Manga News: Japan & North America. [More News!]
6...Video & Manga Releases (+ Manga Selection)
8...Products Releases (Top 20 HMV October, Domestic DVD releases & other anime-related products)
9...New Releases
39..Model News