The cover may look Slayers but this issue is all Rurouni Kenshin, Kimagure Orange Road and Mobile Suit Gundam Wing with feature for Slayers Try. I did not know that Rurouni Kenshin and Samuai X released around the same time. I never got into that series.FINALLY a decent ad from Pioneer. Big image, unique logo placement and that's it. Well done.Anime … [Read more...] about Rurouni Kenshin and Samurai X – Kimagure Orange Road – Animerica June 2000
2000
CLAMP X 1999 Movie – Rintaro Interview – Gundam Wing – Animerica May 2000
I'm glad that X 1999 became an anime TV series because the movie was artistically weird for me. The anime series reminded me of the X-Men since it was the Seven Seal vs the Seven Harbingers - like a mutant X-Team battling other mutants with different agendas.I included the Rintaro interview to help with understanding the movie.This was a good issue for reviews.Included … [Read more...] about CLAMP X 1999 Movie – Rintaro Interview – Gundam Wing – Animerica May 2000
Mobile Suit Gundam Wing – Castle of Cagliostro – Trigun – Animerica April 2000
Mobile Suit Gundam Wing. I watched this entire series through Netflix in 2001 - back when they only had one distribution center in California to mail back the DVDs. I also did this with Armored Trooper Votoms. I loved the Two-Mix opening. LOVED IT.Below is the Animerica Spotlight on Mobile Suit Gundam Wing and an interview with the series director Masashi Ikeda. I really … [Read more...] about Mobile Suit Gundam Wing – Castle of Cagliostro – Trigun – Animerica April 2000
Martian Successor Nadesico – Kia Asamiya Interview – Animerica March 2000
Martian Successor Nadesico was one of the first dubbed shows I watched and collected. The show got me interested in Kia Asamiya (I have Silent Mobius and his Batman DC Comics graphic novel) and Keiji Goto, who later went to create Kiddy Grade - the first anime that I was the responsible for launching for FUNimation.The Editor's page shows that this issue starts the 8th year … [Read more...] about Martian Successor Nadesico – Kia Asamiya Interview – Animerica March 2000
Yoshiyuki Tomino Interview – Sailor Moon, Fushigi Yugi Articles – Animerica February 2000
In this issue, I included a Yoshiyuki Tomino interview to promote the domestic release of Garzey's Wing.I loved how this one starts: Animerica: How did you become an animator? Yoshiyuki Tomino: I'm not an animator. I'm a director. There's a difference. Animerica: Then how did you become a director? Yoshiyuki Tomino: It was the only job I took. Animerica: Would you … [Read more...] about Yoshiyuki Tomino Interview – Sailor Moon, Fushigi Yugi Articles – Animerica February 2000
