December Special Features
It's the season to be jolly, and why not? This month at No-Name, we'll have
our first Christmas tree! And under that tree will be presents for our
attendees. We'll be giving away all kinds of little knickknacks and
decorations, as well as the 1996 calendars for Ah! My Goddess! and
Whisper of the Heart.
To go along with the Christmas spirit, we're showing both of the last two
episodes of Video Girl this month, as well as a special Christmas episode
of Ranma 1/2. And because the Fanime Con premiere of Patlabor 2 did so well
(you did go, didn't you?), we're going to show the first Patlabor
movie to round things out. Of course, we'll have our monthly showing of
Nadia as well, and the regular Tenchi, too. Now read on for the schedule or
click here to see This Month's Flyer.
Schedule
- 12:30 Tenchi Muyo #11
- (Subtitled, Mystical comedy)
Tenchi and the gang must face the "Advent of the Goddess" when the
supergenius scientist Dr. Clay comes to Earth to get Dr. Washu (hey, I don't
make these up!). Commanded by Queen Tokimi, Dr. Clay creates an assassin who
looks like Ryoko in order to infiltrate the Tenchi household more easily.
How will Tenchi and the others deal with this? More importantly, how will
the assassin react to Tenchi?
---Dubbed by Pioneer LDCA
- 1:00 Nadia of the Mysterious Blue Sea #16
- (Subbed, Adventure)
"Secret of the Lost Continent" is a somber episode, in which the
Nautilus holds a funeral for the 3 crewmen who died in battle recently. Until
now, the Nautilus' battles have seemed like a grand adventure. Now Nadia and
Jean are confronted with the brutal realities of death, grief, and coming to
terms with the loss of those you love. Also, some new secrets are revealed
about Nadia's gem, the Blue Water. This episode is followed by an omake
(extra) section, where Electra tries to explain the Blue Water to Marie,
who definitely has her own way of understanding things.
---Subbed by Project Daicon
- 1:30 Video Girl Ai #5
- (Subtitled, Romantic comedy)
"Disappearing Ai" finds Youta working on his entry to the children's
book contest. But when he sends Ai out to get more supplies and she doesn't
come back, the trouble begins. It turns out Ai has run into the one person
she least wants to see, and now her very life stands in the balance. Can
Youta find her? And even if he can, will he be able to save her?
---Subtitled by Project Daicon
- 2:00 Abunai! Break time!
- (General mayhem, presented in English)
Last month's break wasn't enough: we're still standing and ready to do another
extremely cool break! This month we'll be giving away presents to our attendees.
The prizes will range from various anime-related Christmas decorations to
calendar sheets to the very cool 1996 calendars for Ah! My Goddess! and
Whisper of the Heart (the latest film from Studio Ghibli). If you've
been griping because of the old calendar pages we give away, gripe no more!
- 2:45 Patlabor 1 Movie
- (Subtitled, Political intrigue thriller)
The Patlabor 2 premiere went great! And because we've heard some people missed
it because of traffic and scheduling, we decided to show the first Patlabor
movie. If you missed the Fanime premiere, here's you chance to catch the
first movie! In this one, a major political battle is in the offing when a
new operating system is installed in the Labors. When it turns out to be
defective, no one wants to take the blame, but the Mobile Police are the ones
who have to live with it!
---Dubbed by Manga Entertainment
- 4:25 Short break
- (Just what it says)
- 4:35 Ranma 1/2 Nettouhen #105
- (Subtitled, Action comedy)
Since it's appropriate for the season, we bring you "Christmas Without
Ranma." Ranma and Akane are out shopping when disaster strikes. Akane
returns home safely, but Ranma doesn't follow. And when Akane goes to look
for him, every girl who likes him claims he'll be spending Christmas Eve with
her instead. Will she find Ranma? And where will he be spending his Christmas
Eve? This is one of those rare, touching episodes of Ranma that we like
so much.
---Subtitled by Project Daicon
- 5:05 Video Girl Ai #6
- (Subtitled, Romantic Comedy)
In "Ai - Ai - Ai" Youta must go into the video world to recover Ai,
if it's even possible. While he's at it, he must confront the three Ai's:
Ai the Video Girl, Ai for love, and Ai for pity. When the creator of the
video world places a willing Moemi in his way, can Youta resist? Worse, can
someone like Youta face the bitter pain of true love? This is the climactic
last episode of an excellent series!
---Subtitled by Project Daicon
