Fushigi Yugi is on the cover of the first issue of Animerica in 1998. In the Letter From the Editor – Trish Ledoux announces she is taking a four-month sabbatical from the magazine. Take a read. That’s quiet a workload and it shows a passion for anime and manga. Highlights: Urban Vision ads get...
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Patlabor wraps up 1997 for Animerica with the cover feature: “Anime Robots, Manga Heroes. Mecha in Manga” Highlights: Review of Neon Genesis Evangelion Volume 8 of 13. Yes 13 VHS volumes for the series. 2 episodes a tape. That’s the way it was and you had to like it or else. CPM’s US Manga...
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First Appearance of InuYasha in this issue. It’s the Rumiko Takahashi Special issue. Highlights: The first InuYasha ad is for the comic book version – 32 pages $2.95. Not the manga volume form yet. I love the call out in the ad: Viz ’97 – We are what’s next “Monsters, Martial Arts, Romance.” Until...
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I finally have all of Patlabor – the OVA’s, TV series and the three movies. This issue helps explain where to start and the differences over each. The Pioneer ad for the Tenchi Muyo TV series has Mihoshi and Kiyone as the focus of the ad. Curious that they didn’t go with Tenchi and...
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You still see TONS of Street Fighter cosplay at cons – it’s on the cover for this issue. The Animessages has some sad news for Sailor Moon. It’s reporting another season for syndication is in jeopardy. The article give the address of Bandai America to have fans do a letter writing campaign. That first...
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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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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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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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Happy New Year! 1995! So long 1994! Macross Plus is on the cover and the previous Macross II is no longer in story canon. Two different things for Animerica in this issue – new paper stock -matte paper (non-gloss) and lots more ads. This project now looks like it will run longer than I...
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