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By Kathleen DeVere

This issue, the anime
review is all about versions.
What version you see of
something is very important.
I’m not trying to take sides on
the sub/dub debate; | just
want to talk about the differ-
ences between manga to
anime adaptations, and what
happens when that anime is
brought over to the North
American market.

First rule: Forget any
‘edited for T.V.’ versions of
anime.

| learned this lesson
when | FINALLY got to sit
down and see the original
version of Escaflowng. | had
seen the Fox Kids version a
couple of times, and | wasn’t
terribly impressed. | didn’t
have much desire to see
Escaflowne, but the real ver-
sion blew me away. Amazing
art, no stills, no repeated
footage, incredible insane
bad guys, and an amazing
soundtrack by Yoko Kanno
sum it all up as excellent.
Even the voice talent is
amazing; the seiyuu (voice
actors) are so full of energy
and life. You can tell that they
spent big wads of money on
this series. The Fox Kids ver-
sion cut out everything that
was great, and then slaugh-
tered Kanno’s score to add
insult to injury. The original is
a masterpiece. What else
can | say? Go see this now
you fool. GO!

Second Rule: If you like
the show, read the manga.

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I’ve read Kosuke Fujishima’s
original manga too. The show
is passable, but it does not do
any justice to Fujishima’s
wonderful art, wry humor and
his character designs. The
same goes for ‘X1999’; The
movie was confusing at best,
but the manga is beautiful
and engaging and it comes
with the bonus that it actually
makes sense. You can get
both the ‘Oh My Goddess’
and ‘X1999’ manga at your
local comic book store, and
they are well worth picking
up.

Final Rule: Don’t
expect the manga to be
much like the anime.

| love the ‘Ghost in the
Shell’ movie so much that as
soon as | found out that |
could order the manga |
began to froth at the mouth in
anticipation. So when | finally
got the manga | was pretty
surprised to see that the
whole mood, storyline and
even some of the characters
were completely different. |
love the deep philosophical
approach that Mamoru Oshii
used in the anime, but
Masamune Shirow’s manga,
with it’s more upbeat, but it is
no less philosophical, is just
as good. They are both
incredible, but for different
reasons.

So what will | sum up by
saying? For the new otaku,
don’t bother with any North
American edit, then if you like
the show--find the manga! It’s
well worth it.

Tune in next
issue!
Fun with Kathleen

is going to try not
to use toilet humor!