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Animerica – Voyager Entertainment Star Blazers – Appleseed – 1st Mention of Evangelion – February 1995

April 18, 2012 by Lance Heiskell Leave a Comment

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 the playlist.

This is the ad I’ve been waiting for. Voyager Entertainment’s ad for Star Blazers. The interesting part is that 17 years later, their current Star Blazers ads in Sci-Fi magazine look very similar to this one.

CPM was ahead of their time in the 90’s. The had Record of Lodoss War and La Blue Girl in Quicktime video format. Many, many, many years before iTunes and Digital downloads.

Actual sentence in A.D. Vision’s adult label SoftCel Picture’s ad: “Armed with lance, bow and a pair of magic pussy-willows, Mai, Ai and their must defeat this oversexed fiend and his army of sexy slaves…or die trying!”

Saving the best two for last:

The very first Manga Video ad in the US. Featuring Appleseed and Macross Plus. Notice the English dub VHS cost $14.95 and the English subtitle cost $24.95. This is a trend you will see for a few years until DVD format enters the market. $10 premium!

I decided to scan the review of the Appleseed VHS release for the curious.

And finally…an article scan of the The First Mention of Neon Genesis Evangelion in Animerica in 1995. “Shinseiki Evengelion is a near future drama in the mode of Arthur C. Clark’s 2001 series.

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Software-Sculptors-La-Blue-Girl-Lodoss-War

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Filed Under: 1995, 1995-1999, Animerica Tagged With: 1995, Adventure Kid, Anime 18, Animerica, Appleseed, Keshin Corps, La Blue Girl, Macross Plus, Manga Video, Neon Genesis Evangelion, Ranma 1/2, Record of Lodoss War, SoftCel Pictures, Star Blazers, Twin Dolls, Voyager Entertainment

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