>  I just heard on "120 Minutes" that rocker Matthew Sweet is a big
>Rumiko Takahashi fan.  He features Lum from "Urusei Yatsura" in one of
> his videos from his "Girlfriend" album.  If a live action movie is ever 
>made of Ranma or UY, Sweet *must* contribute to the soundtrack album.
>Or, if MTV wises up and starts putting on translated Ranma 1/2 episodes
>on "Oddities," maybe Sweet could feature Ranma and co. in a video promo or 
>something.  Thanks for tolerating my rantings.
>
> Bobby Coakley, working on the Ranma 1/2/Highlander fanfic.

        Recent discussion of Matthew Sweet on other boards suggests that he 
isn't flouting his hobby very much these days at his record company's 
request. I think it may be overshadowing his music career a bit too much in 
the case of some people, which would be a shame, since his music should sell 
on its own merits, and seems to be, according to the latest album charts. 
His breakthrough single "Girlfriend", featured footage from the "Cobra" 
anime, by the way. Oh, and he has a Lum tattoo as well. And his touring 
backup band is named "Super Deformed". In any case, don't expect to hear 
much about anime from him unless you get to pigeonhole him after a show...

Howard Tom
howard@cam.org