When going over this issue, I think this August 1998 Animerica is the most formative issue to date. Here are the highlights. Why formative? While Neon Genesis Evangelion has been advertised some by ADV, all the ads promoted other titles as well. It was not until the last VHS volume 13 that Evangelion got...
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First Issue of Mixx Zine. Mixx Publications was the company that would later be known as Tokyopop. They even had a magazine named Tokyopop (which I have a few copies that I’ll be scanning the covers and some ads from) In this first issue there were 4 manga titles: Sailor Moon, Magic Knight Rayearth,...
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The second and certainly not the last cover for Sailor Moon. Lots of Sailor Moon in this issue but I mainly wanted to point out the Sailor Moon puns, gadget list and Japanese and English names for the Sailor Moon Special Attacks. I really cringe at 90′s marketing. Case in point: Suncoast Video. “Futons....
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Lots of Yamato coverage in this issue. There is an article titled “The Star Blazers You Didn’t See.” Great article about broadcast edits. Plus, I never knew there was an OVA series Yamato 2520. Last issue, Planet Anime had the first ad to display an email address. This issue, Manga Video is the first...
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This issue is all about anime soundtracks – (not to mention having Akira on the cover to get additional sales.) For awhile, I was heavily into soundtracks – Hellsing TV and Noir were in CDs that were in my car constantly back then. Now, I fast-forward the opening and endings to get the show....
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Theme for the ads of issues 6? DIRTY! Tentacles! First Appearance Ad: Anime 18 Urotsukidoji – Legend of the Overfiend is the inside cover ad – Anime 18 was the adult hentai label for Central Park Media. Basically this is one of the shows that gave anime a bad reputation to those who are...
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