Revolutionary Girl Utena – Similar to Sailor Moon features, I decided to scan this first in-depth feature from this issue. It’s very informative. My favorite part of Utena is the beginning sword fight song and the stairs. Lots of stairs. Best watching experience for Utena to me is still the metaphor-laden movie. Here are...
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This month’s cover feature is the 20th Anniversary of Mobile Suit Gundam. In 1998, Gundam finally gets released in the US by Bandai Entertainment via Anime-Village.com Tons of ads in this issue, some great some really, really bad. Let’s enjoy this time machine, shall we? Highlights: I included the Editor page because I think...
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So Yu Yu Hakusho makes it onto the cover and Hiei is on the cover rather than Yusuke. (this cover is for the ladies…) Highlights: Notice the prices for Tenchi Muyo Movie 2 – 4 types of releases – Sub VHS, Dub VHS, DVD and Lasedisc. That’s a whole lot of inventory and quantities...
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In This Issue of Animerica – ANIME! – what a shocker. Highlights: Part 2 of the “Summer of Anime” Project A-Kon 8 in Dallas, Texas is the featured con report. Highlights include a fire alarm clearing the convention – that never gets old. I like the one page of color photos. You’ll be seeing...
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Mamoru Oshii’s Ghost in the Shell is the cover for the February 1996 Animerica. Wonder how many people got into anime due to this movie. There are definitely gateway TV shows and movies that get people into the fandom. Below the cover are three ads with horrible play-on-words with anime. Suncoast: “Get Anime-ted!” Manga...
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3×3 Eyes is on the cover this month. What to talk about in this issue? Maison Ikkoku manga chapter was good. One of the first manga series I purchase all the volumes. The Suncoast “Action Packed Anime” ad is the quintessential mid 90′s ad design scheme. Full page starburst with lots of primary colors....
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The Wings of Honneamise is the cover for May’s Animerica Magazine. My current memory of this movie was Bandai Visual’s temporary push into the North American market. I remember watching Cyber City Oedo 808 on a pay movie channel. I can’t remember if it was Starz or not. I just remember lots of cursing....
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Here’s a crutch you have to deal with if the Japanese licensor only provides very few promotional images/covers for the international release. This doesn’t happen as often now, but it still exists. Here’s what I’m getting at. Look at the cover and look at the back cover ad for the A-Ko Screensaver, the table...
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