Topics vol.10
#April 14th

　 FANIMECON 2002
The best Japanese Anime convention in the Bay Area! 		　

　 April 26-28, 2002
Santa Clara Westin & Convention Center

FanimeCon is a convention where enthusiasts gather to celebrate the art of Japanese animated cartoons (anime) and comic books (manga). 

Ikuni will be a guest at this convention!
Go to the FANIMECON2002 website!
http://www.fanime.com/ 		　
　 　 　 　

Topics vol.9
#January14th

　 Revolutionary Girl UTENA Vol.1
 		　
　 Viz graphic novel
DESTINY AWAITS

The amazing manga version of the hit animated series! At the lowest point in her young life, Utena Tenjou was saved from death by a mysterious prince. Since that day, Utena vowed to grow up to be, not a princess, but a strong and noble prince herself! From veteran shojo artist Chiho Saito comes the story of a girl with the power to not only change her life, but to revolutionize the world...

<Website>
http://www.viz.com/ 		　
　

Topics vol.8
#November4th

　 ACADEMY OF MOTION PICTURE ARTS AND SCIENCES
[Drawing from Japan: Anime and Its Influences] 		　


　 Ikuni will be a guest at the Motion Picture Academy event for The 7th Annual Marc Davis Lecture on Animation. Please come by to the Samuel Goldwyn Theater on Wednesday, November 14, at 8:00 p.m.

http://www.oscars.org/
http://www.oscars.org/events/anime/index.html
 >>>EVENT REPORT(new) 		　
　 　 　 　

Topics vol.7
#October23th

　

Ikuni in NEW YORK!

　

　 Ikuni will be appearing at the BIG APPLE ANIME FEST on Friday Oct. 26 to 28.
Please come by autograph session at Virgin Megastore on Saturday Oct. 27 from 1 to 2pm.

http://www.bigappleanimefest.com/index.cfm 		　
　 　 　 　

Topics vol.6#September29th

　 REVOLUTIONARY GIRL UTENA -The Movie- 　
　 Go to www.utenamovie.com!

DVD & Dubbed VHS The revolution begins October 23,2001.

Bonus features include: Behind-the Scenes Video (The Making of the English 
Dub, with Kunihiko Ikuhara) , Japanese TV Spots, Japanese Trailers, 
Kobayashi's Art Boards, Character Sketches with Directors' Notes, Fan 
Tribute, Trivia Quiz, Chapter Stops, Sneak Peeks, Interactive Menus, 
English & Japanese with English Subtitles & Romanji Lyrics
DVD-ROM features include: Art Gallery, Director's Commentary Script, 
Script, More Trivia, Fan List, Cast & Production Credits
This DVD will be source tagged with tags made by Sensormatic. 		　
　 　 　 　

Topics vol.5#September23th

　 　 　
Ikuni will be at the grand opening of the OmochaBox
retail store on Sept 29 (Sat) for an autograph session.
For more information & directions to the store, please
go to
 http://www.omochabox.com/retail/ 		　
　

Topics vol.4
#September9th

 　
Revolutionary Girl UTENA
Cover on ANIMERICA EXTRA :Vol,4-No,9


Chiho Saito illustrated Utena as a baseball player.

http://www.animerica-mag.com/anime_extra/

 　

 (C)Ikuno&Be-PaPas  SAITO CHIHO

 　 　 　

　

 　

Topics vol.3
#August28th

 Meet Ikuni!
"autograph session of Kunihiko Ikuhara"		 　
　

Ikuni will be at the grand opening of the OmochaBox
retail store on Sept 15 (Sat) for an autograph session.
For more information & directions to the store, please
go to 
http://www.omochabox.com/retail/
　 　 　 　

Topics vol.2
#July26th

 　 It's Starting Now!
World of the S and M


Story: Ikuni & Be-Papas
Manga: Chiho Saito

Now in Syoujyo-Teikoku[Japanese Magazine]
Go to"KADOKAWASHOTEN"
Go to"CHARA-ANI.COM"
 　

 (C)Ikuni&Be-PaPas  SAITO CHIHO

　 　

Topics vol.1
#May12th

 　

Go to"Ikuni Observation Journal"


Peek into the life of "Sailor Moon" and "Utena" director, Kunihiko Ikuhara(aka Ikuni), as our crack team of journalists report on his daily activities in Los Angeles. Updated weekly on Saturdays, and only on Akadot.com. Starting May 12th.

Akadot, where anime news is read, in addition to reviews of the latest anime releases here and abroad, features in depth articles on issues that concern anime and its past, columns by fans and professionals about where anime may be heading in the future, interviews with high-profile anime personalities of the present, and fun features which transcend time entirely and poke fun at the anime industry at large. And our news site, Anime News Service, has been serving the fan community with up to the minute postings on the most important anime topics for over three years. Our writers hail from such diverse publication as the LA Times, American Theater Magazine, the LA Weekly, The Anime Turnpike, Entertainment Weekly among many others. Visit us on the web at www.akadot.com.

 　

UTENA
 (C)1997 Be-PaPas. SAITO CHIHO/SHOGAKUKAN. SHOKAKU. TV-TOKYO
(C)2001 ikuni&Be-Papas/SAITO CHIHO