News Archives: July-December 2001

July 09, 2001:
The WB announced on Sat. July 07, 2001 during Cardcaptors, that Toonami would be coming to the WB on July 30, 2001. However it has not been announced what shows will be playing, when they will be playing, and if Cartoon Network will continue playing Toonami.

Starlights Make Guest Appearence in Novel
July 14, 2001:

The Starlights make an apearence in Diane Duane's The Wizard's Dilemma. Although not discussed by name, it's undeniably them. What other cartoon pop group from Japan has three guys with long ponytails?:

The VCR was running, and on the TV, some kind of cartoon singing group--three slender young men with very long ponytails--seemed to be appearing in concert, while searchlights and lasers swept and flashed around them. It's not like the house isn't full of her wierd J-pop half the time to start with, Kit thought, but she's got cartoon J-pop, too? Oh well. It's an improvement on the heavy metal. [Italics Original]

--Duane, Diane. The Wizard's Dilemma. San Diego: Harcourt, 2001, 192.

The Wizard's Dilemma is part of a 5 [as of 2001] book series, "Young Wizards", which started back in 1983. The series follows the exploits of Nita Callahan and her friend Kit as they become wizards and fight against the evil "Lone Power", who invented death and entropy. Other books in the series include, So You Want to be a Wizard?, Deep Wizardry, High Wizardry, A Wizard Abroad, and The Wizard's Dilemma. All of the books are available through Amazon.com, Barnes & Noble, and your local bookstore. You can also visit Diane Duane's website, The Owl Springs Partnership.
This is the first book in the series to mention Anime (the others were written before it became more well known and the majority were written before Sailormoon was created and before it became popluar). I highly suggest these books; see if you can also catch the reference to Pokemon in the fifth one.

July 21, 2001:
During the 10:30 (AM) special showing of Cardcaptors on the WB, on July 21, 2001, a commercial advertising Toonami's move to the WB appeared. While the ad did not say what shows would be on the WB's Toonami, it did show 4-box clip of one block of Batman Beyond, followed by two blocks of Pokemon, followed by one block of DBZ. The ad also mentioned that the WB's Toonami will include a "Toonami Giveaway" and C-toons. [A WB creation where you receive a code word then go to the WB's site, enter the code, and receive an electronic card, which you can collect]. The ad also mentioned a part on the WB's Toonami called, "Toonami Trax" which will be "cutting edge music videos." The WB's Toonami will be staring Monday, July 30, 2001.

July 28, 2001:
WB's Toonami, Update: During Cardcaptors (8:30 AM July 28, 2001), The WB announced that the WB's Toonami will begin Monday, July 30, 2001 at 3:00 PM EST. The current schedule is: (Monday-Thursay) 3:00 PM - Batman Beyond, 3:30 PM - Pokemon, 4:00 PM - Pokemon, and 4:30 PM DragonBall Z. (Friday) 3:00 PM -Detention, 3:30 PM - Generation O!, 4:00 PM - Pokemon, 4:30 PM DragonBall Z. Cartoon Network's Toonami current schedule is: (Monday-Friday) 5:00 PM - Mobile Suit Gundam Wing, 5:30 PM - Viewer's Choice [Outlaw Star], 6:00 PM - DragonBall Z, 6:30 PM - DragonBall Z. (Monday-Friday, "Midnight Run") 12:00 AM - Mobile Suit Gundam, 12:30 - Outlaw Star. The Toonami Website states that it will be getting an "upgrade" on July 30, 2001. Most likely it will add a schedule for the WB's Toonami. [Both Cartoon Network and the WB are owned by the same company; AOL Time Warner].

August 07, 2001:
News Briefs: TokyoPOP a part of Mixx announced further information regarding the release of new anime and manga. The first Saint Tail DVD will be released August 28, 2001 and a special collector's edition of it will be released September 04, 2001. [This special edition will only be available at Best Buy and Suncoast stores. It will include both the first volume of Anime and the first volume of Manga.] TokyoPOP also announced that the first volume of the Marmalade Boy manga will be released in December. [On a side note, TokyoPOP finally got the stories and chacaters strait in this month's newsletter. See June 26's news article.]. The first volume of the Popstar Kodocha [aka Kodomo no Omocha] will be released in January. TokyoPOP states that both the Marmalade Boy manga and the Popstar Kodocha manga will be produced Japanese style. [The manga books will open up opposite the way they do in the USA, and you read them from right page to left page. Similar to how the DBZ manga was produced.]

Other new releases include: (manga) Island in August, Corrector Yui in September, Gundam Wing Battlefield of Pacifists, and The Skull Man in November, and Ragnarok - Into the Abyss in January. (SMILE manga) Planet Ladder and Mars in the October edition, Paradise Kiss in the December edition and in the February Edition. (Anime) Saint Tail and Vampire Princess Miyu ["TokyoPOP Anime"'s first two series] DVDs will be released August 28, 2001. Samurai Girl - Real Bout High School has also been aquired. [by "TokyoPOP Anime"].

August 14, 2001:
News Briefs:
SailorMoon: Sailor Moon Mixx Manga Vol. 10 is currently available.
Sailor Moon StarS Mixx Manga Vol. 3 will be released October 31, 2001.
The "Sailor Moon S: Heart Collection IV, Vols. 7 & 8" DVD was released Aug. 14, 2001
The "Sailor Moon S: Heart Collection V, Vols. 9 & 10" DVD will be released Oct. 9, 2001.
The "Sailor Moon S: Search for the Savior, Vol. 8 [uncut]" VHS is currently available.
The "Sailor Moon S: Hotaru's Sercret, Vol. 9" VHS will be available Oct. 9, 2001.
The "Sailor Moon: Trials & Troubles, Vol. 10" [ADV] VHS is currently available. [Final tape for the first season]
The" Sailor Moon [R]: Return of Sailor Moon" [ADV] VHS will be available Sept. 11, 2001. [first tape in the second season]
The "Sailor Moon [R]: Trees of Doom" [ADV] VHS will be available Sept. 11, 2001

Other Anime: The "Card Captor Sakura" Mixx Manga Vol. 4 will be released Sept. 30, 2001
The "Card Captor Sakura" Mixx Manga Vol. 5 will be available Nov. 25, 2001
The "Peach Girl" Mixx Manga Vol. 2 was released Aug. 10, 2001 [based on TokyoPOP reports].
The first "Ceres: Celestrial Legend" [Ayashi no Ceres] DVD is currently available.
The "Clover" TokyoPOP manga Vol. 2 will be available Sept. 10, 2001

Other: The WB's Toonami has a new schedule [commercial on Aug. 11, 2001]. The new schedule does not include Dragon Ball Z. The new schedule is as follows [EST, Mon-Thurs]: 3:00 PM - Batman Beyond, 3:30 PM - Pakemon, 4:00 PM - Pokemon, 4:30 PM - Batman Beyond. The WB also announced [8/04/01] a new anime show, which will be airing Sept 15, 2001. This new show is called Yu-Gi-Oh!. is about a boy who recieves an Egyptian puzzle from his gandfather, which allows Yugi's [the main character] other side, "The Game King", to be released. Yugi goes through different situations in which he battels his rivals in games. Similar to Pkemon, this show has a card game that goes along with it, along with a few video games and manga. You can learn more about Yu-Gi-Oh! at: Yuugi's Playhouse.

Other anime shows currently airing on TV [all times EST, Eastern Standard Time. Note: not all Cable/Satellite Companies carry the same schedules]:
Pokemon; Saturdays 8:00 AM & 10:00 AM, Mon-Thurs 3:30 PM & 4:00 PM, Fridays 4:00-5:00 PM on the WB
CardCaptors; Saturdays 8:30 AM on the WB
Digimon; Mon-Fri 7:30-8:00, Saturdays 9:30 & 10:30 AM AM on FOX, Mon-Fri 8:00 AM [soon to be 8:00-9:00 AM on 8/27/01] on FOX Family Chanel.
Dragon Ball [Z]; Mon-Fri 6:00-7:00 PM on the Cartoon Network.
Mobile Suit Gundam; Mon-Fri 5:00 PM & 12:00 AM on the Cartoon Network.
Outlaw Star; Mon-Fri 5:30 PM & 12:30 AM on the Cartoon Network.
Sailor Moon; see Sailor Moon TV Guide

Sailor Moon Returns to a National Channel
August 27, 2001:

Starting Monday, September 3, 2001, Sailor Moon will air on the WB, during the KidsWB Toonami block. Sailor Moon will air Monday through Friday at 3:00 PM. The WB's Toonami will be airing the CWI Sailor Moon S episodes, however they will be skipping several episodes. [According to CNX:Toonami Revolution the episodes will stop airing on September 14, 2001 and a new schedule will start Sept. 17 2001, which may be the reason for the skipping of episodes.] The episode on Mon. [8/3/01] will be #84 "Crystal Clear Again", Tuesday: #90 "Damp Spirits", Wednesday: #96 "Hello Sailor Mini Moon", Thursday: #98 "People Who Need People", Friday: #99 "Related by Destiny".

Starting Sept 03, 2001 [until Sept. 14] the WB's Toonami schedule will be as follows [Mon.-Thurs.]:
3:00 PM -- Sailor Moon
3:30 PM -- Pokemon
4:00 PM -- Pokemon
4:30 PM -- Batman Beyond
The WB's Toonami schedule for Fridays will be as follows:
3:00 PM -- Sailor Moon
3:30 PM -- Pokemon
4:00 PM -- Pokemon
4:30 PM -- Pokemon

Other schedules, and schedule updates (new items italicized):
Other anime shows currently airing on TV [all times EST, Eastern Standard Time. Note: not all Cable/Satellite Companies carry the same schedules]:

*Pokemon; Saturdays 8:00 AM & 10:00 AM, Mon-Thurs 3:30 PM & 4:00 PM, Fridays 4:00-5:00 PM on the WB in addition on 8/8/01 it will air at 8:30 & 9:30 AM
*CardCaptors; Saturdays 8:30 AM on the WB [until Sept. 8, 2001]
*Digimon; Mon-Fri 7:30-8:00, Saturdays 9:30 & 10:30 AM AM on FOX, Mon-Fri 8:00 AM [soon to be 8:00-9:00 AM on 8/27/01] on FOX Family Chanel.
*Dragon Ball [Z]; Mon-Fri 6:00-7:00 PM on the Cartoon Network. Sundays 9:00 AM on Telemundo [In Spanish]
*Mobile Suit Gundam; Mon-Fri 5:00 PM on the Cartoon Network. 12:00 AM Mon-Fri on Cartoon Network [until 8/3/01]
*08th MS Team; Tues-Thurs & Sat at 12:00 AM on the Cartoon Network. [Starting 8/3/01]
*Outlaw Star; 12:30 AM Mon-Fri on Cartoon Network [until 8/3/01] Tues-Thurs & Sat 5:30 PM & 12:30 AM on the Cartoon Network. [Starting 8/3/01]
*Cowboy Bebop; Mon, Sept. 03, 2001 at 12:00 AM and 12:30 AM
*Princess Mononoke; [Movie] Wed. Sept. 29, 2001 at 1:00 PM on STARZ! and Thurs. Sept 30, 2001 at 5:30 AM on STARZ!
*Kiki's Delivery Service; [Movie] Wed. Sept 29, 2001 at 2:00 PM and 7:00 PM on the Disney Channel.
*Sailor Moon; see Sailor Moon TV Guide

Sources: KidsWB, TV Guide, and CNX:Toonami Revolution.

September 18, 2001:
News Briefs:
The two weeks of Sailor Moon airing on the Kids WB have ended. Last week's episodes were scheduled to be: Monday: "Art Appreciation" # 100, Tuesday: "No Turning Back" #102, Wednesday: "Mimet's Mess" #107, Thursday: "Next in Line" #113, Friday: "Second Chance" #119. However, due to the recent tragedies, your local station may not have aired many of the episodes. The new WB schedule for the week of the 18 is: 3:00 PM - CardCaptors, 3:30 PM - Pokemon, 4:00 PM - Pokemon, 4:30 PM - Jackie Chan Adventures.
Also, due to the recent tragedies, the premiere of new shows, which was schduled for Sat. Sept. 16, 2001 has been moved to Sat. Sept. 29, 2001. This includes the premire of the new Anime show "Yu-Gi-Oh". In their place the WB played other shows including 1 hour (11:00 AM- 12:00 PM) on CardCaptors (1 new Episode, 1 Repeat).

October 09, 2001:
Television:
The three Sailor moon movies aired yesterday, Monday Oct. 8, 2001, in Canada on YTV. The Sailor moon R movie aired at 2:00 PM, Sailor Moon S at 3:00 PM, and Sailor Moon Super S at 4:00 PM. [Really, I did mean to announce this before they aired... but I didn't have time!]. The three movies will be airing in the USA on Cartoon Network in November. They are currently schuedled for the following times: Sailor Moon R Friday November 02, 2001, Sailor Moon S Friday November 09, 2001, and Sailor Moon Super S Friday November 16, 2001. {Source: YTV and Cartoon Network}

Manga:
-- Mixx/Chix Comics/TokyoPOP Sailor Moon Manga Vol. 11 will be released in November [Oct. 31, 2001].
-- Mixx's CardCaptor Sakura Manga Vol. 4 is currently available, however Vol. 5 has been delayed until Dec. 31, 2001.
-- TokyoPOP's Manga Saint Tail Vol. 1 is currently available, however Vol. 2's release date has been changed from Sept. 30, 2001 to October. Vol. 3 is due out Dec. 31, 2001.
-- Mixx/TokoPOP's Peach Girl Manga Vol. 3 is due out Feb. 15, 2002.
-- Viz Comm.'s Ceres: Celestial Legend Manga Vol. 1, is due out March 12, 2002. However the single chapetr comic books are currently available from J-pop.
-- Mixx's Clover [by CLAMP] Vol. 2 is currently available (released Sept. 30, 2001) and Vol. 3 will be released on Nov. 30, 2001.
-- TokyoPOP reports that in October 2001 WaldenBooks with have Sailor Moon displays, and in November 2001 they will have CLAMP displays which will include Clover, CardCaptor Sakura, and Magic Knight Rayearth. Borders will be having a Sailor Moon display in November and December 2001.

Anime:
-- Sailor Moon DVD/VHS of Vols. 11 & 12 will be rleased Nov. 27, 2001. [Pioneer]
-- Ceres: Celestial Legend [aka Ayashi no Ceres] Vol. 4 DVD will be released Nov. 13, 2001. [Pioneer]
-- Saint Tail Vol. 2 DVD will be released Oct. 23, 2001. [TokyoPop] Vol. 1 DVD is currently available and Special Edition Vol. 1 which includes a copy of the manga is only available at Suncoast Videos and Best Buy Stores. TokyoPOP reports that a free volume of the Miracle Girls Manga will be available with Vol. 2 DVD. They have not said how yet.
-- CardCaptor Sakura Vol. 4 DVD has been delayed until Jan. 2002. Vol. 5 DVD is currently available and Vol. 6 DVD will be available Nov. 6, 2001.

November 07, 2001:

News Briefs:
The Toonami/Cartoon Network website is hosting a poll for the best Toonami show. The choices are: Dragonball Z, Gundam Wing, Outlaw Star, Reboot, Sailor Moon, and Tenchi Muyo. Sailor moon is currently in second place with 37% of the votes and Reboot is first with 38% of the votes. I incourage everyone to go to Toonami and vote and show that there is still an interest in Sailor Moon. [Thanks to AHill62918 for the information!]

The Cartoon Network's Toonami Schedule:
Monday-Thursday (e/p):
Zoids 5:00-5:30 PM
Dragonball 5:30-6:00 PM
Dragonball Z 6:00-6:30 PM
Batman Beyond 6:30-7:00 PM
Friday (e/p):
Reboot 5:00-5:30 PM
Movie (11/9/01) SailorMoon S: Hearts in Ice 5:30-7:00 PM
Mon-Wed. & Friday (e/p):
Dragonball Z 12:00-12:30 AM
Gundam 0080 12:30-1:00 AM
Saturday (e/p):
Dragonball Z 1:00-3:00 PM

The WB's Toonami Schedule:
Mon-Tues. & Thurs-Fri. (e/p):
Pokemon 3:00-3:30 PM
X-Men Evolution 3:30-4:00 PM
Pokemon 4:00-4:30 PM
Jackie Chan Adventures 4:30-5:00 PM
Wednesday (e/p):
Rescue Heroes 3:00-3:30 PM
X-Men Evolution 3:30-4:00 PM
Pokemon 4:00-4:30 PM
Jackie Chan Adventures 4:30-5:00 PM
Satuday (e/p):
Pokemon 8:00-8:30 AM
Cubix 8:30-9:00 AM
Jackie Chan Adventures 9:00-9:30 AM
The Mummy 9:30-10:00 AM
Pokemon 10:00-10:30 AM
X-Men Evolution 10:30-11:00 AM
The Nightmare Room 11:00-11:30 AM
Yu-Gi-Oh! 11:30AM-12:00PM