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Upcoming Anime Titles

TV

Poyoyon Rock
Based on the PC game Popotan

Scrapped Princess
to air on WOWOW
Based on Ichiro Sakaki's fantasy novel of the same title
Director : Sōichi Masui
Script supervisor : Reiko Yoshida
Character design : Takahiro Komori
Produced in Bonzu

Asu no Nadja ("Nadja the Tomorrow")
Begins on February 2, on ABC
Series director : Takuya Igarashi
Script supervisor : Tomoko Konparu
Character designer : Kazuto Nakazawa
Produced in Toei Animation
The Manga version will appear in Nakayoshi magazine

Bakuten Shoot Beyblade G Revolution
Begins on TV Tokyo on January 6, 2003
Airs at 6 p.m. on Mondays
Director : Mitsuo Hashimoto
Script supervisor : Katsuo Hasegawa

Digi-girl Pop!
Based on the flash cartoon on the web
Begins on February 17, on Kids Station
7 p.m. from Monday to Friday
Director : Taro Yamada
Series planner : Reiko Yoshida
Supervisor : Masaru Nagaishi
Produced in Creators Dot Com

Garakuta-Dori no Stein ("Stein in Trash Street")
Begins on January 6, on Kids Station
Airs at 12 p.m.on Monday, Thuesday and Wednesday
Premiered between 10:50 and 23:30 p.m.on December 31
Director, Original Idea, Scriptwriter : Ryuji Masuda
Background art and character design : Wakako Masuda
CGI cartoon, non-voice

Goldmascle
Airs on TBS
Planned by Ushio Higuchi
Script Supervisor : Yū Yamamoto
Character design and animation grand supervisor : Jun Shibata
Produced in Wow-World

OAV

Eiken
Based on the same title Manga serialized in Weekly Shōnen Champion
Director : Kiyotaka Ohata
Script : Tomoyasu Okubo
Character design : Masashi Ishihara
Produced in J.C.STAFF
Distributed by King Record

Hunter Hunter Greed Island
Total 4 volumes
The first DVD will be on sale on February 19
Based on Yoshihiro Togashi's same title Manga serialized in Shonen Jump

Movie

NITABOH Tsugaru-jamisen Shiso Jita-boh Gaiden ("The Another Tale of Jita-Boh The Father of Tsugaru Guitar )
Director : Akio Nishizawa
Script : Akio Nishizawa and Kōji Tanaka
Produced in Wow-World



From the January issue of Animage