Ears to another good issue of Animerica. Record of Lodoss War is on the cover. In this issue, CPM’s US Manga Corp is taking Manga’s subtitle premium pricing model and use it on Tokyo Babylon. English Subtitled VHS $29.95, English Dub $19.95. English dubs are expensive to produce so I keep wondering what was...
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This is why I love to visit Central Market. You get products like this that you would not find in a Kroger, Tom Thumb or any other corporate chain supermarket. At first, I thought this would be the perfect product brand to use in a Soylent Green remake filmed in the Deep South. Southern...
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Fatal Fury is on the cover. Inside is an article. Below is the ad for the Sega CD that is paired with the VIZ VHS release of Fatal Fury. Cross marketing is a contact sport. Back in college in the 90′s the VHS release of Record of Lodoss War is front and center of...
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I predict the movie “Heathers” will be remade -financed by retailer Forever 21 so they will lead the shoulder pad jacket comeback. Believe it. It’s only a matter time. Trailer time
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I don’t remember Kishin Corps – skip. You have to read the story premise for Anime 18′s Adventure Kid – World War II era computer discovered by a kid and now the spirit of the computer’s creator is unleashed for Revenge and LUST. This year’s crop of Ranma 1/2 ads are fun. Check out...
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Happy New Year! 1995! So long 1994! Macross Plus is on the cover and the previous Macross II is no longer in story canon. Two different things for Animerica in this issue – new paper stock -matte paper (non-gloss) and lots more ads. This project now looks like it will run longer than I...
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To join the Millennium Falcon High School track team, you have to complete the Kessel Fun Run in less than twelve parsecs.
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Two years in a row and the Christmas cover is Ranma 1/2. Animerica Giveaway! – win comics, videos, laserdiscs, and more! I want to win the lasers. To end out the year, let’s have one more SoftCel ad for Angel of Darkness. Nowadays, you rarely get to read the phrase “using their own nubile...
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Grave of the Fireflies is the cover image and featured article for this issue. CPM’s Anime 18 brings more Urotsukidoji – now III Return of the Overfiend. 4 VHS releases, 1 episode each for $29.98. The box set is $99.95. The first major video retail store ad goes to Palmer Video. I did some...
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