Anime News Letter Season 1:
ANL Classic

Season 1, Issue 4

The Animé News Letter #4
The Every So Often News Letter for Otaku!!!

President/Reviews: Archmage Shade/Seanma/Prof. Duffy/Lord of the Dice
Vice President/Rumiko Takahashi Correspondent: Ukyo Kounji/Goddess of the Spatula
Lowly Reporter: Purin/Bryoga/King of Kawaii, POKéMON Researcher
Chef/Battle Square Lord: Sephiroth/Chaos Chef
Secret Police: Cyber Kitty/=^o^=

Sent to: Erika Lt./Lum/Ifurita, Jake, Mr. Saotoby, Happodan/Dr. Tofu, "The Secretary"/OA Man, Kirk, Alienman/MangaMan/”It’s a me, a Mario”, Lord Geos, Shampoo, Dragon, and Thor the God of Accounting.
Members in: Maine 6, California 3, unknown 2

If you know anyone who wants this, contact us at ukyokounji@hotmail.com

“Ah... Halloween, another one of my favorite holidays. Before we get under way, I would like to introduce a friend of mine, Sephiroth!”
“*Smacks Shade* Yep, I’m out of hiding, and now, I’m working with the other four tweedle-dumbs. I’ll have recipes for you guys, and from reviewing previous battle arenas, I’ll be writing them, not Shade. YES SHADE, I AM SAYING THAT YOU CAN’T WRITE BATTLES.”
“Yea… that’s right. Huh? What’s that Purin? WHAT?! The Firerpg’s Member’s page is destroyed?! I’LL DESTROY WHO EVER DID THIS!!! Well, let’s get into the issue.”

Reviews
POKéMON Yellow for the Game Boy
Shade’s Ratings: ****
POKéMON Yellow is like Red and Blue versions, except for the POKéMON images, POKéDEX entries, and Pikachu is VERY different. Yep, your favorite electric rabbit (unless you like Raichu) learns different moves at different levels, and plus, the Pikachu Prof. Oak gives you, well... his mood determines if you can get Bulbasaur and Charmander. Also, if you’re a fan of the animé, a lot of the cast is there (other than in the original game) including Joy, Jenny, and Team Rocket. Some other people you may recognize are AJ, Damion, and that chick from the Bulbasaur’s Hidden Village/Resort (they don’t say their names, however). You can also print POKéDEX pages, trés cool, eh? Fact: you know how Ash shows off the peace sign after every capture or successful battle? Well, over in Asia, that’s actually the sign for victory.

Short Story
Shade: “Let me tell you a story of a boy who, he and his father, traveled to China. He was traveling on a training journey. Neither of them could speak a word of Chinese. They stayed at a martial arts dojo. Somehow, he ended up with a fiancée, and he and his father visited some springs... well that’s sufficient. Who’s this boy?”
Shampoo, Dr. Tofu, Mr. Saotoby, OA man, and Genmar: RANMA!!!!
Ukyo, Sephiroth: Seanma!!!
Shade: “...” *sighs* “Joshu Weice”
All but Shade: “...” *sweat bubble*
Shade: I’m afraid he’s not half-girl, though...”
Ukyo: “Yea, Seanma-honey, not like you!” *SPLASH*
Shade-chan: “NANI?!” (=^o^= That stands for what, and chan means little and girl)

BATTLE SQUARE
Sephy: Welcome to Battle Square, now Shade free! For our first match, it will be Charmander vs. Agumon!!! Begin.
Charmander: Char! *ember*
Agumon: Hey! That’s not nice! Pepper Breath!!! *shoots a fireball*
Charmander: Char! *ember*
Agumon: Tai, I can’t do it...
Tai: Come on! Digivolve!!! *Agumon digivolves to GREYMON!!!*
Sephy: I’ll allow it!
Charmander: Char, Charmander... (=^o^= translation: Oh, S---...)
Sephy: Hmm… Charmander’s VERY angry... Huh? *Charmander evolves to Charmeleon* I’ll allow it!!!
Charmeleon: MELEON!!! *flamethrower*
Greymon: Well, take that!!! Diginova Blast!!! *shoots a BIG fireball*
Sephy: And Charmeleon’s down!!! He’s hurt bad!!!
Greymon: I’ll finish you off in my ULTIMATE FORM!!! *digivolves to METAL GREYMON*
Sephy: Oh, how life can be cruel... Hey... what’s Charmeleon doing? He’s getting up, and... making faces??? *Charmeleon evolves to Charizard* This battle is insane! At least they can’t evolve or digivolve any more...
Charizard: GRAAAAWWW!!! *uses fireblast, throwing Metal Greymon into the crowd*
Metal Greymon: I’m going to scratch you!!! *Swipes at Charizard, throwing him into a wall* Hey, Tai, I’m turning back to Korumon!!! *get the hint?*
Tai: Good thing Charizard is down!!!
Sephy: Wh-what!? Shade has thrown a MAX REVIVE at Charizard!!! Uh-oh...
Purin: BOOO!!! I was guaranteed Shade free!!! I want my money back!!! BOOO!!!
Charizard: CHAR!!! *uses Fire Blast, throws the little head into a wall*
Tai: NO!!! This can’t be happening!!!
Sephy: ...
Shade: Yea!!! POKéBALL, GO!!!
Jake and Erika Lt.: DENIED!!! You can not catch either Digimon nor evolved Pokémon, FireRPG rules (or what’s left of it...).
Sephy: ...
Ukyo: Well, that wraps up another Battle Square!!!

Mmmm!!! Cooking with Chaos Chef
Sephy: Welcome! Ukyo and I will be teaching you how to make Okonomiyaki, Ukyo’s specialty.
Ukyo: Yep, so let’s get going!
1. Mix 2 eggs with 2/3 cup of broth or water.
2. Add one cup of unbleached flour and mix until lump free.
3. Slice 1/6 of a cabbage into thin strips, dice about 60 grams of pork, and 1/2 of an onion.
4. Mix batter with meat and vegetables.
5. Pour mixture slowly on a hot plate or oiled griddle.
6. When the underside is brown, flip and cook until done.
7. Divide in to slices with a spatula and season with teriyaki sauce and nori (seaweed flakes).
8. Enjoy!
Sephy: Next week I have a recipe from Akane Tendo! Till then, I’m Chaos Chef!

The Great Fanfiction!!!
Shade: “Today, I will start two fanfics. The first one, based on school life (a recurring theme, ex. Ranma 1/2, Project A-ko, Urusei Yatsura, ect.), and all of you will be in it!!! First, I’ll need some basic facts about you, and I’ll send out the Fanfic Forms ASAP. The second one is The Great Cross-Over!!! That one will be VERY odd indeed. I think that they’ll be done by this December, maybe. Then, I’ll send you all a copy, BWA, HA, HA!!!!”

A Note from the Editor
“I would like to apologize for some of the previous issues, they had a lot of stupid things in them.” The scene shows Sephiroth holding his Masamune to Shade’s throat.
Sephy: “HEY!!! DON’T TYPE THAT!!!”

Translator
Ni in Chinese means ‘you’. Remember those Knights in the Quest for the Holy Grail?

*RED ALERT* Final Fantasy III is being released for the Playstation in a package with FFV and a bonus music CD
*DOOMS DAY SIREN* The POKéMON movie is going to theaters next month, and if you go, you get a FREE promo card (one of four cards).

Endorsements:
www.maxpages.com/firerpg
FireRpg: Let the Battle Begin! (A POKéMON on-line RPG)

www.anipike.com
The Animé Turnpike, The #1 source on every Animé

www.pythonline.com
Monty Python On-line

The Right Stuf Catalog
A great catalog to find animé in (to order a catalog, pay $3 by calling 1-800-338-6827) or on the web at www.rightstuf.com

If you'd like to contribute anything, contact us at ukyokounji@hotmail.com or whizshade@hotmail.com

Back Issues:
Issue 1 - The Phantom Dentist
Issue 2 - The Sequel
Issue 3 - Der Octoberfest Issue