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Animerica – Kiki’s Delivery Service – Ani-Magine Anime Chroma Cels – September 1998

March 3, 2013 by Lance Heiskell

Not a whole lot of commentary from this issue. There was a cover feature article on Kiki’s Delivery Service and the works of Hayao Miyazaki. I scanned the editor page for a piece on Akira Kurosawa, who passed away that year in 1998. Now, on to the ads:

Highlights:

  • Take a minute to read the review of the last two episodes of the Neon Genesis Evangelion series.
  • The award for most exclamation points! goes to Ani-Magine Anime Chroma Cels ad. Hype! Sells!
  • The ad for Bandai’s Anime-Village.com really does represent what online sites looked like in 1998. I am getting nostalgic for my Netscape Communicator browser.
  • Ad for Eagle Wing Press – Yuko Moriyama as Madoka.
  • I never got interested in Ping Pong Club mainly because the covers were so over the top. This might be the first prominent retailer call-out for Hastings. I used to work at a Hastings in college from 96-97.
  • Rhino Records released “The Best of Anime” album with 16 anime songs – don’t know if they were the English or Japanese opening songs.
  • Futureshock on this ADV ad for Legend of Crystania – All 6 of the retailers tagged on this ad would be merged or shuttered and converted to FYE stores 10 years from this issue.
  • The Urban Vision ad has a quote from The Boston Globe for Space Adventure Cobra.
  • Two pages of anime fan art – mainly dudes in poses.
  • The last page scanned introduces Animerica’s newest magazine – Animerica Extra – a 128 page manga anthology. Fushigi Yugi is announced as a launch title.
  • More cosplay pictures from 1988.
  • Aeon Flux ad – released by Sony Music Entertainment – SME – later to be known as Aniplex.

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Filed Under: 1995-1999, 1998, Animerica Tagged With: 1998, Aeon Flux, Anime-Village, Animerica, Aniplex, Fushigi Yugi, Hayao Miyazaki, Kiki's Delivery Service, Neon Genesis Evangelion

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