Remember when Pioneer went all out with Armitage III? For Armitage III, they took a cue from Hollywood animated movies and cast some Hollywood talent. Kiefer Sutherland and Elizabeth Berkley played the leads. There is a 2 page interview with Kiefer Sutherland about his role, and his experience with ADR voice acting. If you...
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Urusei Yatsura is the cover for November. I think this Record of Lodoss War ad has the first appearance of an anime box set. Granted they’ve shown bundles for Anime 18, but this is the first for US Manga Corps. Promoted as a “Gift Box” 13 episodes for $129 – a good $50 price...
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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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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 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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