Not much to say with the 1998 issues of Mixx Zine. Just a lot of b-boyz publishing a manga mag towards girls. Lots overuse of photoshop, starburts and the color hot pink.Highlights:I still don't understand MixxMoney - not explained that well. You have to be a subscriber to earn MixxMoney - so all the newstand readers are screwed. There is no real way to tracking what … [Read more...] about Mixx Zine Issue 5 – Sailor Moon Manga Magazine
1998
Animerica August 1998 Bandai Entertainment, Anime-Village.com and Evangelion Anime Cover
When going over this issue, I think this August 1998 Animerica is the most formative issue to date. Here are the highlights.Why formative?While Neon Genesis Evangelion has been advertised some by ADV, all the ads promoted other titles as well. It was not until the last VHS volume 13 that Evangelion got a full ad. For this issue the show finally got a cover. I scanned … [Read more...] about Animerica August 1998 Bandai Entertainment, Anime-Village.com and Evangelion Anime Cover
Animerica – Macross Soundtrack – Kimagure Orange Road – ADV Films Logo – July 1998
Part II of the Macross "Summer of Love" 15th Anniversary of the series airing in Japan. The second part deals with all the numerous CD soundtracks and the article "Evolution of the Valkyrie" - goes through all the different designs and models from Macross Plus, Macross 7 and Macross II.The other main item I found in this issue is the full introduction of ADV Films modern … [Read more...] about Animerica – Macross Soundtrack – Kimagure Orange Road – ADV Films Logo – July 1998
Mixx Zine Manga Magazine – Sailor Moon Video Game and Oh So ’90s – February 1998
The '90s was full of hot pink, black, blue and purple, gradients and starburts. Tokyopop/MixxZine was the epitome of this look. The 1998 issues of Mixx Zine are a wankfest of photoshop layers, gradients and effects.I really don't understand the editorial in all these issues. A female oriented manga magazine with all all the voice of b-boys who, in the credits page are "just … [Read more...] about Mixx Zine Manga Magazine – Sailor Moon Video Game and Oh So ’90s – February 1998
Animerica – 15th Anniversary of Superdimensional Fortress Macross – Sailor Moon RPG – Big Eyes Small Mouth – June 1998
In this June 1998 issue of Animerica is THE BEST Superdimensional Fortress Macross article EVER. This issue has so much from the first appearance of ADV's modern logo, Sailor Moon RPG, Apollo Smile comic book ad, and remember Chromo-Cel? Read on.The article covers the 15th anniversary of the first broadcast of Macross. Fast forward to this post and it's 15 years after this … [Read more...] about Animerica – 15th Anniversary of Superdimensional Fortress Macross – Sailor Moon RPG – Big Eyes Small Mouth – June 1998