Two years in a row and the Christmas cover is Ranma 1/2. Animerica Giveaway! - win comics, videos, laserdiscs, and more! I want to win the lasers.To end out the year, let's have one more SoftCel ad for Angel of Darkness. Nowadays, you rarely get to read the phrase "using their own nubile bodies as bait" And remember that this hentai was English subtitled only -because you … [Read more...] about Animerica – Ranma 1/2 – SoftCel – Angel of Darkness – December 1994
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Animerica – Grave of the Fireflies – Urotsukidoji III Return of the Overfiend – Kekko Kamen -November 1994
Grave of the Fireflies is the cover image and featured article for this issue.CPM's Anime 18 brings more Urotsukidoji - now III Return of the Overfiend. 4 VHS releases, 1 episode each for $29.98. The box set is $99.95.The first major video retail store ad goes to Palmer Video. I did some research and Palmer Video was a New York, New Jersey video store with 44 stores … [Read more...] about Animerica – Grave of the Fireflies – Urotsukidoji III Return of the Overfiend – Kekko Kamen -November 1994
Animerica – Moldiver, Genocyber, Homeroom Affairs – F3 – October 1994
I don't remember Moldiver. Is it worth a watch?The award for "PLEASE! Don't BUY Me!" goes to US Manga Corps' Genocyber. WTF?!?!I like the retail ads in this issue. HAMS in Westfield, IN has a ad selling anime 20% off. That's quite the statement given that most mail order and retailers back then sold at full SRP (Suggested Retail Price)The Tokyo Television Report … [Read more...] about Animerica – Moldiver, Genocyber, Homeroom Affairs – F3 – October 1994
Animerica – Project A-Ko – Planet Anime – Mail Order – September 1994
Here's a crutch you have to deal with if the Japanese licensor only provides very few promotional images/covers for the international release. This doesn't happen as often now, but it still exists.Here's what I'm getting at. Look at the cover and look at the back cover ad for the A-Ko Screensaver, the table of contents image and the first page of the cover story feature. … [Read more...] about Animerica – Project A-Ko – Planet Anime – Mail Order – September 1994
Animerica – Akira – Anime Soundtracks – Japanimation – August 1994
This issue is all about anime soundtracks - (not to mention having Akira on the cover to get additional sales.) For awhile, I was heavily into soundtracks - Hellsing TV and Noir were in CDs that were in my car constantly back then. Now, I fast-forward the opening and endings to get the show. I try to make use of the time I have allotted to watch anime. Sure I love music, but … [Read more...] about Animerica – Akira – Anime Soundtracks – Japanimation – August 1994