Darkstalkers cover featuring Morrigan must have sold more copies that the previous issues… This issue had some great coverage from Anime Expo. I scanned some “Virtual Panel” interviews and discussions. The interviews were of director Kazou Yamazaki (Maison Ikkoku, Urusei Yatsura) and creator of Dirty Pair and Crusher Joe, Haruka Takachiho. Next up was...
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I love Maison Ikkoku. I read the manga first. My sister got a couple of manga volumes -the original flipped oversized version-and I read them. After that, I bought the rest of the series. After finishing the last volume, I admit that I had tears reading the last chapters. Since then, I’ve purchased the...
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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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First Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon cover for Animerica. This is my favorite issue so far because of the 1985-1995 Anime: Then and Now article and the Animessages with messages written by each of the US anime releasing companies. I normally don’t scan articles, but these two had so much perspective. I really urge you...
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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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Orge Slayer was on this cover this month. As this project goes on, there are so many titles that I didn’t know existed in the 90s. Now that I know that Gall Force was some of the same team behind Tenchi Muyo, I now have to find it and watch it. For Pioneer Ads...
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