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Animerica Magazine Volume 1, Issue 7– September 1993

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March 3, 2012
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This issue was light on ads to chat about. Wait till the next couple of issues. Lots talk about. Instead, there is a “Video Clips – Japan’s Top 10″ that shows “The bestselling animated videos, compile by Original Confidence Research Company” Here were the top selling titles in Japan as of 6/7/1993 Ah! My...
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Animerica Magazine Volume 1, Issue 5 – July 1993

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February 29, 2012
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Cover feature was Hayao Miyazaki. This is years before Princess Mononoke and Disney’s exclusive deal to bring all of Studio Ghibli to the states. Porco Rosso is referenced as The Crimson Pig. I still haven’t watch enough of Miyazaki’s films. Perhaps this project will get me to spend a couple of evenings of movie...
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Animerica June 1993 – Silent Mobius -Kia Asamiya – Guyver and Orguss Ads Volume 1, Issue 4

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February 26, 2012
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Bit of an interesting choice of a swimsuit cover for Silent Mobius.  The features covers Kia Asamiya manga work. This early in the release of Anime on VHS, the hurdle of explaining that anime is for adults not a cartoon for children, has just started. US Renditions ad for The Guyver and Super Dimensional...
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Animerica Magazine May 1993 Bubblegum Crisis – Volume 1, Issue 3

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February 26, 2012
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In this issue, there’s an ad for Anime Expo 1993 at the Oakland Convention Center. For people who first went to AX in the 2000s like me, AX was not just in the LA area. My favorite location was when AX was held in Anaheim. Having the hotels connected to immense Anaheim convention center...
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Animerica Volume 1, Issue 1 Mobile Suit Gundam 0083 – March 1993

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February 19, 2012
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4 months after the Number 0 premiere issue, Volume 1, Number 1 of Animerica was released. I really like how the first issue dropped you into anime fandom. If you were already familiar, there were in-depth interviews with creators and directors. If you were new, there was always paragraphs in each article which acted...
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Animerica Volume 1, Issue 0 Macross II – November 1992

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February 19, 2012
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Until a searched for it, I had no idea Animerica had an issue 0. I found this on eBay and immediately got fascinated and had to buy it. Best $14 spent. I have the Anime Expo beta issue of Newtype USA and the first Anime Invasion supplemental before it was Anime Insider. Animerica was...
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