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The Anime Primer
or
WHAT ANIME SHOULD I WATCH NOW?

Usenet edition
Edited by Rob Kelk
Based on the work of Bruce Carlson & Steve Pearl

26 June 2008

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This document is always undergoing revision.
New entries are needed and should be sent to Rob Kelk.
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This is intended for English-speaking fans who are new to anime, and
looking for some suggestions of what to watch next. While this list
concentrates on North American releases of anime, there is some
information about the availability of translated anime in other parts
of the world mentioned as well.

Additions and corrections to this information are welcome; please post
them in reply to this posting.

This Primer is also available on the World-Wide Web. The primary site
is <http://robkelk.ottawa-anime.org/primer/>; there is also a mirror at
<http://anime-faqs.org/anime/primer/index.html>.

New Contributors:
H "Aje RavenStar" Newcomb
"Wasabi"

New or Heavily Revised Writeups This Month:
ARIA [Abraham Evangelista and Robert Sneddon]
BETTERMAN [Aje RavenStar]
BLACK LAGOON [Travers Naran]
THE DAGGER OF KAMUI [Chika]
HAKKENDEN [Chika]
HOIHOI-SAN [Robert Sneddon]
PERFECT BLUE [Chika]
WINDY TALES [Wasabi]

Other changes:
"How to Find Anime" made Y2K-compliant by removing references to
tapes and adding references to on-line auctions of
professionally-translated media and P2P distribution of fansubs.
(Better late than never...)

"The List Maintainer's Current Favourites" updated.

Entries for KALEIDO STAR and KALEIDO STAR: NEW WINGS consolidated;
author credit shared.

Some availability information updated.

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Subject: 1. Table of Contents

1. Table of Contents
2. Important Note to Parents
3. Credits and Legal Notes
4. How to Find Anime
5. Why would an anime not be on this list?
6. Other Recommendations
7. The List Maintainer's Current Favourites
8. Capsule Descriptions of Anime

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Subject: 2. Important Note to Parents

While some of the entries in the Primer have Parental Advisory notes,
it is not safe to assume that the shows described without advisories
are safe for young children. These movies and television shows are
made in Japan, to that country's standards of what is and is not
suitable as children's entertainment. Those standards might not match
your home's standards.

Also, many of these shows were not intended to be children's
entertainment at all. (For example, CHOBITS, REC, and ZIPANG were
intended for college-aged audiences.)

If you intend to let your children watch any of the shows reviewed in
the Anime Primer, please view them yourself beforehand.

For a more in-depth discussion of this matter, please see Gilles
Poitras' "Parental Content in Anime and Manga" page at
<http://www.koyagi.com/problematic.html>.

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Subject: 3. Credits and Legal Notes

This is a monthly posting intended for those who are new to anime, and
looking for some suggestions of what to watch next. 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, copies must be sent to:
The estate of Steve Pearl
PO Box 11044
New Brunswick, NJ 08906-1044
USA
and
Rob Kelk
(contact FAQ maintainer for address)

Please send all additions/corrections/comments to Rob Kelk.

Contributors to this FAQ:
Past Maintainers:
Bruce Carlson Steve Pearl
Current Maintainer:
Rob Kelk
Writers:
C Andersen Dave Menard
Dave Baranyi Karl Merris
Jack Bohn Hanno Mueller
Gerardo Campos Galen Musbach
Ben Cantrick Travers Naran
Robin Casady Mark L. Neidengard
Anand Chelian H "Aje RavenStar" Newcomb
Bobby Clark Justin Palmer
laurie cubbison Kyle Thomas Pope
David Damerell Jorge A Pratt
Scott Delahunt bobbie sellers
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