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Written by maehara   
Sunday, 11 April 2004 00:00
Newtype/USA - April 2004The latest issue of Newtype/USA landed on my doorstep a few days ago, with its usual loud thud. Here's the details...

The usual long list starts right here...

Extras
- manga insert - Angel/Dust
- DVD - Azumanga Daioh & Comic Party
- centerfold - Himeno from Pretear
- postcards - Aura Battler Dunbine
- official art of Orphen: Revenge

Articles
- Inside JC STAFF, including Animating Azumanga feature & looks at other JC STAFF shows
- Peace Maker Kurogane
- Galaxy Angel
- Moso Dairinin (aka Paranoid Agent)
- Someday's Dreamers
- Astro Boy
- Tetsujin 28 Gou
- Aura Battler Dunbine
- Girls Bravo - 'under development' feature
- Gungrave
- Final Fantasy Unlimited
- Japan Now, featuring Kumo no Mukou, Yakusoku no Basho (new anime from Makoto Shinkai of Voices of a Distant Star fame), PreCure, Area 88, Smash Hit!, Love-Love, Shinseiki Evangelion: Ikari Shinji Ikusei Keikaku (new Eva PC game), Doreamon Nobita no Wan-Nyan Jukuden (theatrical release), and Hunter x Hunter OVA.
- Women Make the Girls - feature on girls from game-to-anime conversions. Includes Yami yo Boshi to Hon no Tabibito, DC ~Da Capo~, Kimi ga Nozomu Eien and Shingetsutan Tsukihime.
- Dazzling Debuts - 'leading titles of 2004', it says. Featured shows include Midori no Hibi, Tristia of the Deep Blue Sea and Shinkon Gattai Godannar, and theatrical releases Appleseed and t.A.T.u. Paragate.
- Appleseed
- SD Gundam Force
- Casshern - upcoming live-action superhero movie
- Devilman
- Del Rey manga feature
- Voice Actress Spotlight featuring Saeko Chiba (Azmaria from Chrno Crusade, Fay from Gravion Zwei among others

...and the usual regular features.

Better than usual this month, IMO - the JC STAFF feature in particular is well worth reading, particularly the section talking about the 'anime bubble'. Other than that it's the usual worthwhile mix - regular readers won't feel disappointed.