From madeline.INS.CWRU.Edu!usenet.ins.cwru.edu!wariat.org!hookup!bloom-beacon.mit.edu!newsfeed.internetmci.com!in2.uu.net!news.cybercomm.net!not-for-mail Mon Apr 22 16:56:58 1996 Path: madeline.INS.CWRU.Edu!usenet.ins.cwru.edu!wariat.org!hookup!bloom-beacon.mit.edu!newsfeed.internetmci.com!in2.uu.net!news.cybercomm.net!not-for-mail From: Steve Pearl Newsgroups: rec.arts.anime,rec.arts.anime.info,news.answers,rec.answers Subject: rec.arts.anime: Anime Resources List Followup-To: rec.arts.anime Date: 16 Jan 1996 20:57:10 -0500 Organization: CyberComm Online Services Lines: 1348 Sender: starbuck@raven.cybercomm.net Approved: news-answers-request@mit.edu Message-ID: <4dhl1m$top@raven.cybercomm.net> Reply-To: Steve Pearl NNTP-Posting-Host: raven.cybercomm.net Keywords: monthly informative posting Xref: madeline.INS.CWRU.Edu rec.arts.anime:226328 rec.arts.anime.info:1837 news.answers:62343 rec.answers:17811 Archive-name: anime/resources THE ANIME RESOURCES LIST ======================== Edited by Steve Pearl December,1995 This FAQ, as well as many other FAQ's appearing on the net, is posted to news.answers. You can ftp FAQ's mentioned in this document from rtfm.mit.edu:/pub/usenet. If you do not have ftp, send a message to "mail-server@rtfm.mit.edu" with the word "help" in the body. The server will send you instructions on retrieving the files via email. This is a monthly list of sources of anime material available to the readers of this newsgroup. This article can be freely distributed for non-commercial use, as long as all credits and notices remain intact. If this is used in any publication, including APAs & CD-Rom Collections, a copy must be sent to: Steve Pearl 359 Lloyd Rd Aberdeen, NJ 07747-1826 Please send all additions/corrections/comments to: Steve Pearl 359 Lloyd Rd Aberdeen, NJ 07747-1826 Internet: starbuck@cybercomm.net Changes since November: - Fixed Marmalade Boy & Lovely Angels Mailing list request addresses - Added alt.fan.robotech newsgroups - Added GAINAX mailing list - Added Sailor Moon mailing list - Corrected Sailor Moon mailing list posting address - Removed Posting Address to Sailor Moon mailing list - Removed Sailor Moon mailing list entry per listowner's request - Added rewritten (and approved) Sailor Moon mailing list entry - Changed address of Shampoo Mailing List - Added Gundam Mailing List - Are Mailing lists more problems then they're worth? - Corrected some addresses, added some urls Things to do: - Need to add Software Sculptors' address to Company list - Check with Matt Pyson about updates to his ftp site list. - Get new Lamune & 40 mailing list info - Add Alan Takahashi's Anime Pocket Guide to Resources List - Add Maison Ikkoku Guidebook to Resources List - Add [] to Resources List - Add Popular and Quintessential Web Sites - Add the following MLs: - Add MUDS (AnimeMuck) DISCLAIMER: The opinions expressed on this post do not necessarily represent the opinions held either by the editor or any organization he's affiliated with. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Table of Contents o LEGALITY OF COPYING ANIME o TRANSLATED ANIME o ANIME MAIL ORDER STORES o SOURCES FOR ANIME SCRIPTS o ANIME FTP SITES A crude guide to using FTP: o ANIME BITNET FILESERVERS o ELECTRONIC ANIME RESOURCES: MUDs, MUCKs, & MOOs o ELECTRONIC ANIME RESOURCES: INTERNET NEWSGROUPS o ELECTRONIC ANIME RESOURCES: MAILING LISTS o ELECTRONIC ANIME RESOURCES: ARTICLES -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- o LEGALITY OF COPYING ANIME By virtue of trade agreements between the US and Japan, it is illegal in the US to distribute copies of anime and anime-related material without having permission from the copyright holder, regardless of whether or not any fee is charged. Copyrights are intended to make sure that the author of the work receives appropriate compensation for his/her job. Some people consider the copying of anime a morally corrupt practice, as the author of the work is not being paid. There have been several counter-arguments to this by anime fans, such as: - It is unlikely that the Japanese companies will sue the fan, as this practice creates a demand for other anime-related products, which increases their sales. - The fan is against profiting from this activity, and in some cases even boycotts and denounces any people who are doing it for profit. - These features are far too expensive/hard-to-find for the fan to acquire them by other means. Regardless of any moral or economical justifications, the fact is that copying of anime features is illegal under US law. If the fan resorts to this method to obtain anime material, he/she should be aware of this. o TRANSLATED ANIME The following companies have translated anime videos for sale. These are OFFICIAL versions, done with the authorization of the original copyright owners. A.D. Vision Southwest Plaza Bldg. 5750 Bintliff #217 Houston, TX. 77036-2123 (713) 977-9181 http://www.advfilms.com/ A.D. Vision also has their SoftCel division of adult oriented anime videos AnimEigo, Inc. PO Box 989 Wilmington, NC 28402 (910) 251-1850 (910) 763-2376 (FAX) Celebrity Home Video PO Box 4112 Woodland Hills, CA 91365-4112 (818) 595-0666 (818) 716-0168 (FAX) Central Park Media (CPM) 250 West 57th Street, Suite 317 New York, NY 10019 (212) 977-7456 CPM is also the parent company of Anime 18 and USMC Excalibur Films 3621 W. Comonwealth Fullerton, CA 92633 (800) BUY-MOVIES (714) 773-5855 (714) 526-1147 (FAX) FHE- Family Home Entertainment 15400 Sherman Way Van Nuys, CA 91406 FOX Video Image Entertainment, Inc 9333 Oso Avenue Chatsworth, CA 91311 Kidmark PO Box 1999 Grand Central Station New York, NY 10163 L.A Hero 7320 Balboa Blvd. #124 Van Nuys, CA 91406 Laserdisc Entertainment 2040 Broadway Santa Monica, CA 90404 LIVE Entertainment 15400 Sherman Way Van Nuys, CA 91406 Manga Entertainment 727 N. Hudson, Suite 3 Chicago, IL 60610 (312) 751-0020 New World Address Unknown NOW Video 60 Revere Dr., Suite 200 Northbrook, IL 60062 Palladium Books 5926 Lonyo Detroit, MI 48210 Pioneer LDCA, Inc. 2265 East 220th Street Long Beach, CA 90810 (213) PIONEER (746-6337) (310) 952-2142 - Fax The Right Stuf P.O. Box 71309 Des Moines, IA 50325-1309 (800) 338-6827 Software Sculptors Star Anime Enterprises PO Box 119 Sea Cliff, NY 11579-0119 (516) 674-3125 Streamline Pictures P.O. Box 691418 West Hollywood, CA 90069 (213) 657-8559 US Renditions 1123 Dominguez St. Unit K Carson, CA 90746 (213) 604-9702 VIZ Video PO Box 77010 San Francisco, CA 94107 (415) 546-7073 Voyager Entertainment 456 Sylvan Ave Englewood Cliffs, NJ 07632 o ANIME MAIL ORDER BUSINESSES The following companies sell imported anime video and audio software, manga and miscellaneous related merchandise through mail order. To the best of our knowledge, none of them sell any pirated audio/video software. Reviews of some of them were done in AnimeStuff #13 (see ANIME FTP SITES). (This revised list courtesy of the Rutgers Anime Info Article- "Anime Mail Order Sources" and is used with permission) AnimEigo, Inc. PO Box 989 Wilmington, NC 28402 (910) 251-1850 (910) 763-2376 (FAX) [Anime videos, related merchandise, and anime cels] Anime Master The Goodwill Network P.O. Box 3244 1499 Yverdon Switzerland, Europe [Laser Discs, CDs, Hobby Modelling & Video Games. Catalog for $2 or 2 IRCs] Art Toons PO Box 600 Northfield, OH 44067 (216) 468-2655 [Anime cels] Asahiya Bookstores U.S.A., Inc Yaohan Plaza 333 S. Alameda St. Suite 108 Los Angeles, CA 90013 (213) 626-5650 (213) 626-1746 (fax) [Manga and various anime magazines, books, posters, calendars, and CDs.] Asahiya Bookstores U.S.A., Inc Yaohan Plaza 100 E. Algonquin Rd. Arlington Heights, IL 60005 (708) 956-6699 [Manga and various anime magazines, books, posters, calendars, and CDs.] Books Nippan 605 West 7th Street Los Angeles, CA 90017 email: nippan@netcom.com Phone: (213) 891-9636 or (800) 427-6100 Fax: (213) 891-9631 Hours: M-F 10-7; Sat. 11-5; Closed Sun. [Manga and various anime magazines, books, posters, calendars, and CDs. 20% discount to Fan Club members] Books Nippan 1123 Dominguez Street, Unit K Carson, CA 90746 (213) 604-9702 (Large selection of Anime & manga merchandise. 15% discount to Fan Club members) Bud Plant Comic Art PO Box 1689 Grass Valley, CA 95945 (800) 242-6642 (Back issues of English translated manga. Small selection of anime/manga books.) Ed Noonchester Event Horizon 203 Blue Ridge Drive Old Hickory, TN 37138 (Primarily Gundam kits but has some Macross, Orguss, etc. as well as gaming supplies and figures. Catalog available.) Fantasy Animation Box 426 Marlboro, NJ 07746 (800) 863-7775 (Anime Cels) Formosa Inc DBA Anime Market PO Box 8126 Fort Wayne, Indiana 46898-8126 thwang@mentor.cc.purdue.edu http://205.216.9.101/initial2.htm (Carries domestically available Anime at nicely discounted prices. Free catalog available.) Galactic Trade Commission (or just GTC) 10185 Switzer Overland Park, KS 66212 (913) 492-2169 (One of the largest sources of plastic injection anime kits. No "garage kits". Limited stock of some kits makes some of them very, very expensive. Big catalog (12 pages at least) is $3.00) Golden Age Collectables 1501 Pike Place Markey 401 Lower level Seattle, WA 98101 (Gundam, Aura Battler, and a few other series kits, plus a large variety of publications. No catalog, but may be able to special order.) Hobbies 2370 Plank Road Fredericksburg, VA 22401 (800) 241-3491 [Models, Domestic Videos, Games,T-shirts, Posters] Horizon 912 E. 3rd Street, Suite 101 Los Angeles, CA 90013 [Models] Image Trading 68-05 Fresh Meado Lane Fresh Meadows, NY 11365 [CDs, Models, Garage Kits] Inteleg International, INC 354 West Lancaster Avenue, Room 220 Haverford, PA 19041 (215) 896-8177 (215) 896-1745 - FAX (The official representative of MAC Factory in the United States, stocking the full line of MAC FActory products. Catalog available for SASE) IPC's Animation Company 19806 N. 4th St. #63 Phoenix, AZ 85024 (602) 581-0125 (Anime Cels, Catalog Available) Iwase Japanese Bookstore Atlantam, GA (404) 814-0462 (Manga and various anime magazines, books, posters, calendars, and CDs.) Jamano 4600 Bessbourough Montreal, Quebec H4B 2P1 Canada (514) 482-8688 [Models, $1 for catalog] JAM Inc Route 1, Box 742 Brogue, PA 17309 (800) 851-8309 (717) 927-9787 (717) 927-6538 - Fax (Models, supplies, and discounted videos) Kimono My House 1424 62nd Street (at Hollis) Emeryville, CA 94608 (510)654-4627 http://www.slip.net/~kimono (Anime paraphernalia. Also have an exclusive line of anime T-shirts.) Kinokuniya Bookstore Costa Mesa, CA (714) 434-9986 (Manga and various anime magazines, books, posters, calendars, and CDs.) Kinokuniya Bookstores of America, Ltd. (San Francisco) Japan Center 1581 Webster St. San Francisco, CA 94115 Phone: 415 567-7625 (Manga and various anime magazines, books, posters, calendars, and CDs.) Kinokuniya Bookstores of America, Ltd. (San Jose) San Jose Yaohan 675 Saratoga Ave. San Jose, CA 95129 Phone: 408 252 1300 (Manga and various anime magazines, books, posters, calendars, and CDs.) Kinokuniya Bookstore Los Angeles, CA (213) 687-4447 (Manga and various anime magazines, books, posters, calendars, and CDs.) Kinokuniya Bookstore 595 River Road, Edgewater, NJ (201) 941 7580 (Manga and various anime magazines, books, posters, calendars, and CDs.) Kinokuniya Bookstore 10 West 49th Street, New York, NY (212) 745-1461/1462 (Manga and various anime magazines, books, posters, calendars, and CDs.) Kinokuniya Bookstore Seattle, WA (206) 587-2477 (Manga and various anime magazines, books, posters, calendars, and CDs.) Kinokuniya Bookstore Torrance Store (213) 327 6577 (Manga and various anime magazines, books, posters, calendars, and CDs.) Kinokuniya Bookstore Weller Court Store (213) 687 4480 (Manga and various anime magazines, books, posters, calendars, and CDs.) Laser Craze 33 West Street Boston, MA 02111 (800) 888-6086 - Orders Only (617) 338-9820 - Questions (617) 338-8098 - Fax (Domestic & imported Laser Disks) Laser Disc San Francisco 2415 NoriegaStreet San Francisco, CA 94122 (415) 661-3218 (Laser Discs, Compact Discs, Videos, Models,Garage Kits, and other animation products) Laser Perceptions 1739 Noriega Street San Francisco, CA 94122 (415) 753-2016 (Domestic & imported Laser Disks) Mailbox Books PO Box 1278 Roslyn, PA 19001 (Anime & Anthropomorphic Publications, Free catalog) Mikado Japan Center, Kintetsu Building 1737 Post Street San Francisco, CA 94115-3698 (415) 922-9450 (Japanese Laser Disks) Miniatures and Models c/o Lee Cushing 6184 San Juan St. Forest Park, GA 30050 (Carries a variety of anime kits and publications. Catalog available) NewType Toys & Hobbies 1531 10th Avenue (at Kirkham) San Francisco, CA 94122 (415) 731-3077 (Model kits. LOTS of model kits. A catalog is available for $2.00.) Nichibei Anime Club P.O. Box 12783 La Jolla, CA 92039-2783 (619) 558-6318 e-mail: 73113.3242@Compuserve.Com (Specializes in original animation cels and drawings. Free catalog available.) Nikaku Animart 615 N. 6th St. San Jose, CA 95112 (408) 971-2822 email: nikaku@netcom.com Closed Mondays (Manga, posters, CDs, LaserDisks, stickers, anime magazines, etc.at reasonable prices.) Paradigm Enterprises 2425 B Channing Way Suite 357 Berkeley, California 94704 email: hugg@ocf.berkeley.edu. VISA / MC call anytime!:(510) 649-5954 or (800) 790-7273 (Compact Discs, Videos, T-Shirts and Toys) Planet Anime 2435 Times Blvd. Houston, Texas 77005 (713) 523-7122 (713) 523-3574 Fax email: planet@sam.neosoft.com (Anime only store. Does mail order & special orders. Free shipping) Pony Toy Go-Round 420 E. 2nd Street Los Angeles CA 90012 (Model kits and toys for various anime series, mostly mecha shows.) Psycho 5 12513 Lake City Way Seattle, WA 98125 (Gundam, Aura Battler, a few Macross, and publications. No catalog, but can special order some items.) The Right Stuf P.O. Box 71309 Des Moines, IA 50325-1309 (800) 338-6827 (Domestically available anime videos. Discounts on subtitled videos!) Sakura Japanese Bookstore Maryland (301) 468-0605 (Manga and various anime magazines, books, posters, calendars, and CDs.) Science Fiction Continuum A division of S&J Productions, Inc P.O. Box 154 Colonia, NJ 07067 (800) 232-6002 (Domestically available anime & SF videos) Sight & Sound 27 Jones Road Waltham, MA 02154 (617) 894-8633 (Domestic & imported Laser Disks) Sounds Of Anime 4075 E. Holt Road Lot 19 Holt, Mi. 48842 (517) 694-5845 Carrying Anime CD's, Playing Cards, Wall Scrolls, Gundam Toys, and with the ability to get many other products. Studio M 247-19th Ave #6 San Francisco, CA 94121-2353 (Current & back issues of Studio Proteus translated manga (Eclipse, Dark Horse & Innovation)) Swandive Software 5110 E. Placita Cumpas Tucson, AZ 85718 (Domestically Available Anime & SF videos. Discount prices) Tec Sales P.O. Box 746 Millburn, NJ 07078 1-800-446-7775 (201) 467-1799- Fax (Anime videos by mail) Tokyo Do Shoten 18924 Brookhurst Fountain Valley, Ca 92708 (714) 968-9182 (Manga and anime magazines, books, posters, calendars, and CDs.) Viz Shop By Mail PO Box 77010 San Francisco, CA 94107 (415) 546-7073 ext. 27 (415) 546-7086 Fax (Viz products: Videos, Manga, other merchandise) The Whole Toon Access PO Box 369 1460 19th Ave. NW Issaquah, WA 98027 (206) 391-8747 (206) 391-9064 (General animation paraphernalia store. Domestically available books, tapes and LDs. Catalog available.) o EUROPEAN ANIME DISTRIBUTORS GERMANY Laser Eye Land Mittenwalderstrasse 12 10961 Berlin GERMANY Germany / 30 / 694 78 49 shop's business hours: mo - fr: 12.00 - 6.30pm but thursday: 12.00 - 8.00pm saturday: 10.00am - 6.00pm nearest subway station - Gneisenaustrasse (2min. to walk) (NTSC-import disks from the US, Japan and Hongkong, much cheaper than any other source in Berlin, shipping all over Europe, no credit cards, only eurocheques and money-orders, catalog/list available) I got word from one of the owners that IF they receive 100 requests for anime laserdiscs they will start importing 'dangerous amounts of anime' in the near future, so just keep pestering them! ENGLAND Lynn Moir / Anime UK Magazine 70 Mortimer Street London W1N 7DF England Phone: 071 - 637 2588 This service is pretty much in the beginning stages now, so they don't have all that much in stock (yet). However, they DO offer a 'search service' and will try to get whatever you ask for. In a letter I got from Lynn, I'm warned that this may take a long time, though. Books Nippon 64/66 St. Paul's Churchyard London EC4M 8AA England Tel: (071) 248 4956 Japanese magazines, books, stationary, gifts, etc. Cannon & Co. 18 Newport Place London WC2 England Tel: (071) 437 7157 A range of anime videos in PAL, going for stlg18 a time. Although the language is Chinese (!), they do have a good range that's growing all the time. Titles available include: Cityhunter, Project A-Ko and Macross: Do you remember love? Comet Miniatures 46-48 Lavender Hill London SW11 5RH England Tel: (071) 228 3702 Kits, toys, models (not just anime-related). Wholesaler to Forbidden Planet so the same stuff is cheaper at Comet. Forbidden Planet 71 New Oxford Street London WC1A 1DG England Tel: (071) 497 2150 Comics (manga both in English and Japanese), T-Shirts, kits, toys. High prices. Japan Centre. Picadilly Circus. London. Tel. 071 439 8035. Nearest Tube: Picadilly. Japanese magazines, stationary, food, travel, video hire. Sheffield Space Centre 33 The Wicker Sheffield S3 8HS England Small, fluctuating but interesting anime stock (one of the few places in Europe you can get Animag without subscribing). Write for mailing lists (SAE). Despite high S&H-charges (40% of total value outside the UK) - Recommended! Anime Projects 64 Stanley Mead Bradley Stoke Bristol BS12 0EG England Tel: (0454) 619170 E-Mail: animeprojects@cix.compulink.co.uk Anime Projects is a new company, currently releasing AnimEigo's anime on PAL. They completed the release of both BGC and Riding Bean. Their most recent release was Otaku no Video, and their next will be two of the Urusei Yatsura movies: 'Only You' and Remember My Love'. Island World Communications 40 St. Peter's Road London W6 9BD England Tel: (081) 748 9000 Fax: (081) 748 0841 IWC produces and releases high-quality dubbed anime under the label Manga Video in collaboration with US Manga Corps. You cannot order videos directly from them, but you can write to them and 'make wishes' (addressed to Laurence Guinness at the IWC address). FRANCE: Librairie JUNKU 262, Rue Saint Honore 75001 PARIS FRANCE It's a Japanese library. Not limited to Manga that is. There's a level dedicated to it. They do Mail Order. ask for a list with a SASE. They sell: Mangas, CD, Posters, Audio-tapes, Video-Tapes. NB: there's NO translated manga or translated magazines. Only original ones. DEESSE 8, Rue Cochin 75005 PARIS FRANCE They do mail order. same as above. They sell : Mangas, Kits, Toys...they buy directly in Japan. All Japanese Magazines : Animage, Hobby Japan, Animedia, New-Type, B-Club, New Video. US Magazines : Animag, Animenominous, Protoculture Addict. French Fanzins : Mangazone, AnimeLand, Startoys. MADOKA 25, rue Faidherbe 75011 PARIS FRANCE Mail order too. Goods, Art-Books, Mangas, CD, Garage Kits, Models... Librairie TONKAM 29, rue Keller 75011 PARIS FRANCE THE anime shop in Paris! all what you ever dreamed about :) Goods, Posters, Tee-shirts, LD, CD, Video-tapes, Manga, Magazines ONDES 31, rue Greuze 75116 PARIS FRANCE CD and LD. they sell Players too (for CD and LD) GEGE LE CHINOIS 26, rue des trois mages 13006 Marseille Mangas, CD, Kits... Librairie TOUTENCARTOON 45, rue Peyrollieres 31000 TOULOUSE Same as above : Mangas, CD, Posters... o SOURCES FOR ANIME SCRIPTS The only OFFICIAL (i.e., legal) source for anime scripts in the US is A-Ni-Me: The Berkeley Journal of Japanese Animation. The first two volumes are available for $15.00 from Nikaku Animart and Books Nippan. Volume 1 contents: Editors' Note Anime Survival Guide Jerry Beck Interview Bubble Gum Crisis 1-6 Synopsis Bubble Gum Crisis Song Translations Dragon's Heaven Script Gunbuster 1-6 Synopsis Megazone 23 Pt. 1 Script Megazone 23 Pt. 2 Synopsis Megazone 23 Song Translations Nadia 1-3 Scripts Nadia Song Translations Outlanders Script Rumiko Takahasi Introduction Ranma 1-10 Scripts Ranma 11-18 & Nettohen 1-20 Synopsis Volume 2 contents: Nadia Introduction Nadia 4-6 Scripts Nadia 7-39 Synopses Ranma 11-13 Scripts Ranma Nettohen 7-9 Scripts o ANIME FTP SITES These Internet sites contain anime related materials and are accessible by anonymous FTP. There may be other sites, but these are the major ones. Edited from the list by pyson@access.netaxs.com (Matt Pyson) Last-Updated: 1994/04/15 Active Anime FTP Site Names and Addresses Anonymous FTP Site Name Internet Address Contents | Directory -------------------------- ----------------- -------------------------------- atbmac1.larc.nasa.gov 128.155.18.23 Images,Scripts | pub/anime azathoth.sura.net 128.167.254.184 FanFiction | pub/anime/original bongo.cc.utexas.edu 128.83.186.13 Scripts,Images | anime brownvm.brown.edu 128.148.128.40 Miyazaki Scripts | listserv.1ac burgundy.nectar.cs.cmu.edu 128.2.209.13 README files | (see below) busop.cit.wayne.edu 141.217.75.40 Images | pub/anime cs.dal.ca 129.173.4.5 Archives,Lyrics | (see below) f.ms.uky.edu 128.163.128.6 Images | incoming/Pictures ftp.ics.uci.edu 128.195.1.1 Scripts | pub/anime ftp.sunet.se ???.??.??.? Images | (see below) ftp.tcp.com 128.111.72.60 much stuff | pub/anime ftp.white.toronto.edu 128.100.2.220 Scripts,Manga,Images | pub/anime gateway.control.com 140.186.1.34 Images | pub/graphics/anime isfs.kuis.kyoto-u.ac.jp 130.54.20.1 UY Bitmaps | (see below) mageus.stanford.edu 36.161.0.237 Images,Scripts | Anime nic.stolaf.edu 130.71.128.8 Synopses,Images | (gopher dir) plains.nodak.edu 134.129.111.64 FanFic,Images | pub/anime rahul.net 192.160.13.1 Images,Anims | pub/harlock remus.rutgers.edu 128.6.13.3 Lyrics,Synopses | pub/anime romulus.rutgers.edu 128.6.13.2 (mirror of remus.rutgers.edu) spies.wiretap.com 130.43.3.3 Guides | Library/Media/Anime toklab.ics.osaka-u.ac.jp 133.1.12.30 Bitmaps | /bitmaps/local/anime venice.tcp.com 128.95.44.29 much stuff | anime-manga wpi.wpi.edu 130.215.24.1 FanFic,Images | anime wuarchive.wustl.edu 128.252.135.4 Images | graphics/* -==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==- -==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==- A crude guide to using FTP: Unix Command: ftp Login: anonymous Password: login@machine_name Let's say that geeker@pac.man.edu wants to get the latest and greatest Ranma-chan GIF (/anime/hentai/r-chan1.gif) from happosai.com. - At the Unix prompt, geeker types "ftp happosai.com". - At the "login:" prompt, he types "anonymous". - At the "Password:" prompt, he types "geeker@pac.man.edu". He's now logged at happosai.com. - geeker now uses cd(1) and ls(1) just like in Unix to find whatever he's after. If geeker want to get the Ranma-chan GIF, he must do the following: - He uses cd(1) to go to /anime/hentai. Once there, he uses ls(1) to make sure that r-chan1.gif is actually there. - GIF files are binary, so geeker sets the file transfer type to binary by typing "binary". - geeker types "get ", where is the name of the file he wants to copy. In our case, he would type "get r-chan1.gif" to get the file. Note that no wildcards are allowed. - Several other ftp commands to know: "?" - lists the commands available "quit" - exits the program "ascii" - sets file transfer mode to ascii "mget" - allows multiple-file gets, and wildcards If you need help, or want to learn advanced techniques, DON'T post to rec.arts.anime for help. Instead, ask your local system administrator / CCON / Unix witch doctor for help. That's what they're paid for. Notes: - Synopses are available at most of the sites mentioned above. - Sound files: These are IFF "raw" sound files, which can be played on Amiga, MS-DOS, Macintosh and Sun computers. There is also a text file with instructions on how to play them. - EAV (Electronic Animation Velocity) and AnimeStuff are electronic anime fanzines. EAV was put out by Randall Stukey and the Anime Publications Bureau, and AnimeStuff is published by a group of anime fans in CompuServe. - urusei-yatsura archives: the collected messages of four years (1987-1991) of the Urusei Yatsura mailing list (see below). Warning: this file is HUGE! (about 300 pages long). - The Rutgers Anime site contain all the anime song translations by Theresa Martin, and current copies of all the articles written by Steve Pearl (see ELECTRONIC ANIME RESOURCES: ARTICLES, below). - Remember to set your file type to BINARY before reading any GIF/JPEG files, sound files, or compressed text (.Z) files. o ANIME BITNET FILESERVERS listserv@brownvm.brown.edu -- Miyazaki mailing list archive. From the Internet, send a message with the text 'get nausicaa filelist' to the above address. BITFTP@PUCC -- FTP access for BITNET sites. For more info, type 'tell bitftp at pucc help' from a BITNET account. ftpmail@decwrl.dec.com -- Alternate e-mail FTP access. Send the message 'help' and it will send back instructions. o ELECTRONIC ANIME RESOURCES: MUCKs, MUDs, and MOOs Before entering the world of MUDs, it is highly suggested that you get the MUCK documents from either piggy.ucsb.edu or glia.biostr.washington.edu. They have a document called mudenc.txt and mudref.txt. Those two files tell you a little on how to get around on a muck and how to MUCK. Also, for those of you who wish to program on a muck, you might want to get the following text files from the sites: mufman, muftut, mufref. There is also 'info new.muf' and 'info new.prims' on the muck for the TinyMUCK 2.2fb4.2f for the FB server's primatives that tend to make a few more things easier (or harder) for the programmer. - AnimeMUCK: Administered by <> - AnimeMUSH: An alternative Anime MUD. Telnet to dhp.com 6260 and connect guest guest Administered by Dee_Ehll(jpd5248@jackson.freenet.org) - Ranma Muck: An anime related muck concentrating on the world of Rumiko Takahashi's Ranma 1/2 series. Telnet to Ranmamuck.dhp.com port 1212 and connect guest guest Administered by <> - ROBOTECH Muck: The theme is Robotech, and the focus is on Roleplaying the lives of the humans aboard the SDF-1. Although combat is _not_ the primary objective, it will in some form be available, but the focus is on Roleplay over either code/building/or combat. It's running PennMush 1.50, pl-10 presently. Telnet to marvin.df.lth.se 2142 (ip:130.235.88.94 2142) Administered by tommy@df.lth.se o ELECTRONIC ANIME RESOURCES: INTERNET NEWSGROUPS These are USENET newsgroups related to anime & manga. Several of these newsgroups have mailing lists which "echo" the actual newsgroup. By sending mail to these newsgroups, you are in effect posting to the newsgroup. - Alt.binaries.pictures.anime: For the posting of electronic anime images. No known mailing list exists for this newsgroup. - Alt.binaries.pictures.erotica.anime: For the posting of adult-oriented electronic anime images. No known mailing list exists for this newsgroup. - Alt.fan.bgcrisis: an internet newsgroup devoted to Bubblegum Crisis/Crash & ADPolice. No known mailing list exists for this newsgroup. - Alt.fan.r-takahashi: an internet newsgroup devoted to Rumiko Takahashi and her works. No known mailing list exists for this newsgroup. - Alt.fan.sailor-moon: an internet newsgroup devoted to Naoko Takeuchi's manga/anime series Sailor Moon in both its Japanese and American incarnations. No known mailing list exists for this newsgroup though a seperate newsgroup devoted to sailor moon does exist. - Alt.fan.robotech: an internet newsgroup devoted to Robotech. No known mailing list exists for this newsgroup though there is a Robotech mailing list seperate and distinct from the newsgroup. This group replaces the alt.tv.robotech group. (see below) - Alt.tv.robotech: an internet newsgroup devoted to Robotech. No known mailing list exists for this newsgroup though there is a Robotech mailing list seperate and distinct from the newsgroup. Note that this newsgroup may not available on every news server due to the fact that an rmgroup was sent. This group has, for all intents and purposes, been replaced by the alt.fan.robotech newsgroup (see above) - Rec.arts.anime: For the discussion of anime but without sales or stories. (They have their own group) See the mailing list section of the FAQ for information on how to subscribe to this group via email. - Rec.arts.anime.info: For the posting of anime related news, synopses, reviews (Moderated). See the mailing list section of the FAQ for information on how to subscribe to this group via email. - Rec.arts.anime.marketplace: Buying & selling of anime related merchandise. See the mailing list section of the FAQ for information on how to subscribe to this group via email. - rec.arts.anime.stories: Anime related fan-fiction (Moderated) See the mailing list section of the FAQ for information on how to subscribe to this group via email. - rec.arts.manga: Devoted to the discussion of manga. See the mailing list section of the FAQ for information on how to subscribe to this group via email. - Rec.games.mecha: an internet newsgroup devoted to mecha. No known mailing list exists for this newsgroup. o ELECTRONIC ANIME RESOURCES: MAILING LISTS - Aa! Megamisama! mailing list: a mailing list for and about the Ah! My Goddess! OAV and manga series. To subscribe, send email to belldandy, skuld, or urd [@usagi.jrd.dec.com]. To post, send email to megami@usagi.jrd.dec.com. - Alt.manga mailing list: a mailing list for manga fans (basically a mailing list echo of the alt.manga newsgroup). To subscribe, send e-mail to alt-manga-request@darwin.sura.net. The mail should have the following text in the first line: subscribe alt-manga yourlogin@youraddress Firstname Lastname - Anime Germany mailing list: a mailing list for German anime/manga fans. To subscribe to the list, send e-mail with the contents "subscribe AnimeGer" to majordomo@brewhq.swb.de. To send a message to the actual list, send e-mail to: AnimeGer@brewhq.swb.de - BGC mailing list: a mailing list for the discussion about the Bubblegum Crisis/Crash series of OAVs. To subscribe, send e-mail to: majordomo@world.std.com. To post, send e-mail to: bgc-list@world.std.com - CLAMP mailing list: a mailing list for fans of CLAMP. To subscribe, send e-mail to majordomo@brewhq.swb.de. The mail should have the following text in the first line: subscribe cml - Dirty P... er... Lovely Angels To subscribe to lovely-angels, send the following in the body (not the subject line) of an email message to "majordomo@edmonds.home.cs.ubc.ca": subscribe lovely-angels This will subscribe the account from which you send the message to the lovely-angels list. - Fan Fiction List: A mailing list devoted to the discussion and posting of stories before they are posted to r.a.a.s. If you write fan fiction, and want editing advice, or you read fan fiction, and want to help edit new stories, write to: fanfic-request@andrew.cais.com Put: "subscribe" in the subject line. If you did it right, you will get an auto response. If you don't get that response, your address got munched, and your request was bounced to the listowner. If that happens, you will be manually added to the list. - GAINAX mailing list: A mailing list devoted to GAINAX studios and their animations. The number of messages a day is about 150-200. Most of messages are in Japanese though English messages are welcome. To subscribe, send email to "gainax-ml-request@plathome.co.jp" In the message put: "subscribe gainax-ml". - Gundam ML: A mailing list for the discussion of all things Gundam. To subscribe, send email to to listproc@aeug.org with the following content: subscribe gundam "Your Name Here" The address for the list itself is: gundam@aeug.org - H Binaries List: A mailing list for the distribution of "H" binary pictures. To subscribe, send email to h-binaries-request@uf.se Put "subscribe" in the subject line. In the message put: Subscribe [you email address here] First_name Last_name Note, the bin list uses uucode. NOT MIME! - Hayao Miyazaki mailing list: a mailing list for fans of the works of Hayao (Nausicaa, Laputa, Kiki, Totoro) Miyazaki. Discussion of alternative/progressive manga and anime is also welcome. To subscribe, send mail to listserv@brownvm.brown.edu. The mail should have the following text in the first line: subscribe nausicaa yourlogin@youraddress Firstname Lastname - Kimagure Orange Road mailing list: a mailing list for and about the Kimagure Orange Road TV series and manga. To subscribe to the list, send e-mail to: kor-request@gnu.ai.mit.edu To send a message to the actual list, send e-mail to: kor@gnu.ai.mit.edu - KISS mailing list: a mailing list for the discussion of KISS software and data. To subscribe, send e-mail to himechan@usagi.jrd.dec.com. To post, send e-mail to kiss@usagi.jrd.dec.com. - Lamune mailing list: a mailing list for and about the Lamune & 40 series. To subscribe to the list, send e-mail to: lamune-request@hoy-hoy.ukp.com To send a message to the actual list, send e-mail to: lamune-l@hoy-hoy.ukp.com - Lemon List: A mailing list for the distribution of "Lemon" stories. To subscribe, send email to lemon-request@uf.se and put "subscribe" in the subject line. In the message put: Subscribe [your email address here] First_name Last_name - Maison Ikkokui: a mailing list for and about the Maison Ikkoku TV series and manga. To subscribe, send email to tarigan@sfu.ca. To post, send email to maison-ikkoku@sfu.ca. - Maison Ikkokui Translation list: a mailing list for and about the Net Maison Ikkoku translation project. To subscribe, send email to mi-trans-request@nimbus.som.cwru.edu to post a message to the mailing list, use: mi-trans@nimbus.som.cwru.edu You don't need to be an active translator to be on this list - voyeurism is encouraged (although we prefer to call it "peeping" ^_^). - Marmalade Boy Mailing List: a mailing list for and about the TV and Manga series "Marmalade Boy" To join, send email to: mboy-request@soyokaze.biosci.ohio-state.edu - MMPR: a mailing list devoted to the Japanese live action sentai show "Jyu Ranger" (and now Dai Ranger & Kaku Ranger) in its American incarnation of "Mighty Morphin Power Rangers". To subscribe, send e-mail to mmpr-request@indigo.mese.com with a line in the body that reads "subscribe mmpr your name" excluding quotes. It's a listserv. You will recieve a msg to keep which tells you what other commands are supported. To post, send e-mail to mmpr@indigo.mese.com. - Rec.arts.anime family of newsgroups: There are four mailing lists, one corresponding to each of the major anime-related newsgroups: anime-l Echo of rec.arts.anime anime-info Echo of rec.arts.anime.info anime-market Echo of rec.arts.anime.marketplace anime-stories Echo of rec.arts.anime.stories To subscribe to one of these lists, send an email message to: listproc@solaris.cc.vt.edu with the following in the body of the message: subscribe For example, if John Smith wished to subscribe to the anime stories echo, he would send the following message to listproc@solaris.cc.vt.edu: subscribe anime-stories John Smith The "Subject" line of the mail message does not matter. You do not have to include an email address in the body of the message. The list will subscribe you to the address you send your message from. To unsubscribe, send either of the following two commands to listproc@solaris.cc.vt.edu: unsubscribe or signoff To receive a list of other mailing list commands, send a message containing the single word "help" to listproc@solaris.cc.vt.edu. Once you have subscribed to a list, you may post message to it by mailing directly to the individual list. The addresses are as follows: anime-l@solaris.cc.vt.edu anime-info@solaris.cc.vt.edu anime-market@solaris.cc.vt.edu anime-stories@solaris.cc.vt.edu Example: If John Smith wished to post a story (after subscribing to the anime-stories list), he would send email to: anime-stories@solaris.cc.vt.edu The "Subject" line of his message should be the title of his story, and the body of the message should be the text of his story. - Rec.arts.manga mailing list: a mailing list for manga fans (basically a mailing list echo of the alt.manga newsgroup). To subscribe, send e-mail to rec-arts-manga-request@darwin.sura.net. The mail should have the following text in the first line: subscribe rec-arts-manga yourlogin@youraddress Firstname Lastname - Robotech mailing list: a mailing list for the (in)famous Harmony Gold series from the mid-80's. To subscribe, send e-mail to Majordomo@unilab.dfci.harvard.edu. For the undigested version place the following command in the body of your message: subscribe robotech-digest For the digested version Place the following command in the body of your message: subscribe robotech - Robotech Echo mailing list: The Robotech Echo is a non-profit discussion echo which has been endorsed by Harmony Gold Inc., and Academy Comics. The Robotech Echo has also been recognized by Harmony Gold as THE ONLY official Robotech electronic conference. It is because of this that we have better access to information pertaining to Robotech and all spinoff products/series. And this information is available to us first hand. The Robotech Echo will publish all given information the instant it becomes available. The Internet side is actually a pair of mailing lists, one digested, one not, gatewayed to the Robotech Echo on Fidonet. Anything that comes through Fidonet will appear on the mailing lists; anything sent to the mailing lists will appear on Fidonet (individual messages larger than 32KB will be split, possibly with ugly side-effects). All administrative requests for either mailing list should be sent to Majordomo@unilab.dfci.harvard.edu and not the respective mailing lists. To subscribe to the digested mailing list, place the following command in the body of your message: subscribe robotech-echo-digest To subscribe to the undigested mailing list, place the following command in the body of your message: subscribe robotech-echo - Ranma 1/2 mailing list: a mailing list for and about the Ranma 1/2 TV series and manga. To subscribe, send email to ucchan@usagi.jrd.dec.com. To post, send email to ranma@usagi.jrd.dec.com. - Sailor Moon mailing list: a mailing list for discussions about TV show Sailor Moon. To subscribe, send e-mail to majordomo@taronga.com with the body of the message being "subscribe sailor-moon" without the quotes. - Seiyuu mailing list: a mailing list for discussions about anime voice actors and actresses (called seiyuu in Japanese). To subscribe, send e-mail to ami@usagi.jrd.dec.com. To post, send e-mail to seiyuu@usagi.jrd.dec.com. - Shampoo mailing list: a mailing list for fans of the animated character Shampoo from the Ranma 1/2 manga & TV series. To subscribe, send e-mail to shampoo-request@andrew.cais.com. To post, send e-mail to shampoo@andrew.cais.com. - Shoujo mailing list: a mailing list dedicated to the discussion of shoujo manga and anime. To subscribe, send e-mail to nonoka@usagi.jrd.dec.com. To post, send e-mail to shoujo@usagi.jrd.dec.com. - Skuld mailing list: a mailing list dedicated to the character Skuld from Aa Megamisama! manga and anime series. To subscribe, send e-mail to skuld-request@server.berkeley.edu To post, send e-mail to skuld@server.berkeley.edu - Touch/Adachi Mitsuru mailing list: a mailing list for and about Touch, and other manga/anime created by Adachi Mitsuru. To subscribe, send e-mail to minami@usagi.jrd.dec.com. To post, send e-mail to touch@usagi.jrd.dec.com. - Urusei Yatsura mailing list: a mailing list for fans of Urusei Yatsura and Maison Ikkoku and of the works of Rumiko Takahashi in general. To subscribe, send e-mail to urusei-yatsura-request@panda.panda.com. The mail should have the following text in the first line: subscribe urusei-yatsura yourlogin@youraddress Firstname Lastname - Video Girl Ai mailing list: a mailing list for fans of the Video Girl Anime series. To subscribe, send e-mail to "listserv@vm.ucs.ualberta.ca" with the following in the body: subscribe VGAIML-L You do not have to put your e-mail address, just your real name. Once subscribed, mail to the mailing list should be sent to: VGAIML-L@vm.ucs.ualberta.ca - Yagami mailing list: a mailing list for fans of Yagami. To join the ML, send an email message to: yagami-request@nimbus.som.cwru.edu and request to be added. This is also the address to use if you need to be removed from the list, but be forewarned that requests to be removed from the list (except for short vacations) will cause you to be scorned publically. To send messages to the mailing list, use: yagami@nimbus.som.cwru.edu. Please use the list for Yagami-related items only. Negative comments about other people will be entertained (if they are relevant), but remember that Yagami is above that sort of thing. - Yuu Yuu Hakusho mailing list: a mailing list devoted to Yuu Yuu Hakusho. For information abut the list, send mail to yyh@ranma.stanford.edu. o ELECTRONIC ANIME RESOURCES: ARTICLES Most of these documents can be found on the various anime related ftp sites. venice.tcp.com is probably the best bet for finding most of them. Try to email the author as a last resort only. - #anime! FAQ: a FAQ article on the Internet Relay Chat (irc) channel #anime! (devoted to anime & manga discussions. Also includes a brief primer on irc itself. Written by Steve Pearl at starbuck@cybercomm.net - Aa! Megamisama! FAQ: a FAQ article on the AMS anime & manga. Compiled by Geir Freistad at geir-f@hsr.no - American Anime Seiyuu List: a list of anime voice actors and the characters they've played. Compiled by Steve Pearl at starbuck@cybercomm.net - Anime APA Index: an article describing anime APAs (Amateur Press Associations) and a list of known anime APA's. Compiled by Steve Pearl at starbuck@cybercomm.net - Anime CD Cyclopedia: a comprehensive list of anime-related Compact Discs. Maintained by Steve Pearl at starbuck@cybercomm.net - Anime Club Directory: An article listing all of the known Anime Clubs in the world! Compiled by Steve Pearl at starbuck@cybercomm.net - Anime Fan Project List: A comprehensive list of projects done by various Fan groups. Maintained by Steve Pearl at starbuck@cybercomm.net. - Anime FTP Site list: A list of currenly known ftp sites with anime/manga content. Maintained by Matt Pyson at mrp105@psuvm.psu.edu - Anime LD Cyclopedia: a comprehensive list of anime Laser Discs. Maintained by Steve Pearl at starbuck@cybercomm.net. - Anime Publications Directory: An article describing all of the known Anime Publications, both Fan & Professional. Compiled by Steve Pearl at starbuck@cybercomm.net - Anime Seiyuu List: a list of anime voice actors and the characters they've played. Maintained by Jeff Okamoto at okamoto@hpcc01.corp.hp.com. - Anime Shopper's Guide to London: a travelogue of the anime stores in London. Maintained by David Cotterill at 100014.3230@compuserve.com. - Anime Shopper's Guide to Los Angeles: a travelogue of the anime stores in Los Angeles. Maintained by Jason Yeh at cyeh@mars.calstatela.edu - Anime Shopper's Guide to New York City: a travelogue of the anime stores in NYC. Maintained by Steve Pearl at starbuck@cybercomm.net - Anime Shopper's Guide to San Francisco: a travelogue of the anime stores in the Bay Area. Maintained by Steve Mah at smah@sdcc13.ucsd.edu. - Anime Shopper's Guide to Sydney: a travelogue of the anime stores in Sydney. Maintained by Iain Sinclair at axolotl@socs.uts.edu.au. - Anime Shopper's Guide to Tokyo: a travelogue of the anime stores in Tokyo. Maintained by Jeff Okamoto at okamoto@hpcc01.corp.hp.com. - Anime Videogame list: a list of anime-related videogames. Maintained by Ken Arromdee at arromdee@jyusenkyou.cs.jhu.edu. - Antarctic Press FAQ: an FAQ devoted to the Antarctic Press company. (Publishers of Ninja High School, Mangazine, Sentai, and various English translated manga) Maintained by Antarctic Press at antarc@texas.net. - CLAMP Guide: a comprehensive guide to the manga group CLAMP and their various anime/manga projects. Maintained by Richard Vermaas at hojo@wilt.aha.nl - Domestically Available Anime: A comprehensive list of anime which was subtitled or dubbed for non-Japanese markets. Currently available in Mac-Postscript format only. (Looking for volunteers to help with an ascii formatted version!) Maintained by Steve Pearl at starbuck@cybercomm.net. - Imported anime list: a list of dubbed/subbed anime commercially available in the US, UK, Australia and Japan. Formerly maintained by Michael Studte but he discontinued it. The last version (2/94) is available via email from Steve Pearl (starbuck@cybercomm.net). Please note that a new article, Domestically Available Anime, has replaced the Imported Anime list (See above) - KISS FAQ: a FAQ article on the Japanese Paperdoll KISS program and data files. Compiled by ITO Takayuki at yuki@is.s.u-tokyo.ac.jp - KOR FAQ: a FAQ article on the Kimagure Orange Road anime & manga. Compiled by Wei Xiong at wxiong@ux4.cso.uiuc.edu - Laserdisc articles: Bob Niland maintains several articles on Laser Discs. (Just about anything you wanted to know.) You can request it directly from him at rjn@hpfcrjn.fc.hp.com or via ftp at princeton.edu (128.112.128.1, directory pub/Video/Niland) - Lupin III FAQ: a FAQ article on the Lupin III anime & manga. Compiled by Peter Evans at peter@ryutai.co.jp - National Anime BBS Watch: a list of U.S. BBSes with anime content in them. This article is *very* out of date and should be used with caution. Maintained by Chet Jasinski at atlantic@cybercomm.net - Princess Maker II FAQ: A FAQ article devoted to the Gainax Computer video game Princess Maker II. Compiled by Pro Student Mii at doki@netcom.com - Saint Seiya FAQ: A FAQ article devoted to the anime & manga series Saint Seiya. Compiled by Sea Wasp at seawasp@telerama.lm.com - Shoujou Anime List: A comprehensive list of Shoujou Anime compiled by Vincent B Ho at hbv@mercury.sfsu.edu - Vampire Hunter D FAQ: A FAQ article devoted to the Vampire Hunter D anime. Compiled by Michael Evans at cajun@imap1.asu.edu - Yuu Yuu Hakusho FAQ: a FAQ article on the Yuu Yuu Hakusho anime show. Compiled by Melinda Miller at sanjiyan@netcom.com -==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==- <> Steve The OEM of raai --- Stephen Pearl (Starbuck) starbuck@cybercomm.net "If we get the transient FAQs, then we'll feel the info-high" -Sharon Apple, _Information High_ -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Edited by Steve Pearl- Moderator, rec.arts.anime.info Email submissions to anime-info@cybercomm.net and questions about the newsgroup to anime-info-request@cybercomm.net