Re: Subject: (idm) Freeform insert.

From Kurt B. Pruenner
Sent Thu, Oct 29th 1998, 22:57

(Me, manga fan extraordinaire, just _had_ to jump on this thread...)

rod a lester wrote:
<*THWACK* *THUMP* *SMACK*... er... SNIP!>
> there are many things that indicate Jega liking anime. 1st there is the
> whole Nausicaä thing, then there is obviously the Type Xero cover art.
> Intron i believe is some sort of manga reference,

No doubt, they're referencing to Shirow Masamune's (gorgeous, btw) art book
"Intron Depot 1" here... with "ID2" soon to hit the shelves sometime around
this month... (On a silly note: What's he gonna do with "ID4"?!? ^_^;)

> as is "Mai". "Nia"
> probably is also. there is no mistaking that "Kid Sista" has an asian
> feel to it and D.M.C. (Live) has samples of anime hand to hand combat and
> gun fire in it. i'm sure there are probably a host of others that i
> haven't figured on yet. perhaps this is the reason so many Skam items are
> limited. there are hoping copies will never make it to Japan

Hmmm... chances are noone would notice these CDs under all the JPop discs
anyway, soooo... tell 'em they can now safely stop limiting their stuff... :)

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np: Photek - Rings Around Saturn (Peshay & Decoder Remix)
(Hmmm... that synth (sample?) at the start of track 11 -The Water Margin-
sounds exactly like that in David Holmes' "The Atom And You" - where does it
come from? Anyhow, 'tis a nice disc it is... =)

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