I love a good pun title and "Have Gunnm, Will Travel" caught my attention to read. The half-page article was written by Matt Greenfield of the scrappy new company based in Houston, TX called A.D. Vision. I liked the article. It was a quick 'inside baseball' type of retelling how they put the Battle Angel OVA release together.Speaking of A.D. Vision - Their ad for "GUY" a … [Read more...] about Animerica – Battle Angel – Japanimation – A. D. Vision – Mail Order – October 1993
Animerica
Published: November 1992 - June 2005
Total Issues: Volumes 0-13, I Have Them All
Issues Posted:
1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996,
1997, 1998, 1999, Jan-June 2000
Issues Remaining to Post: July 2000-2005
Published by VIZ Media. Animerica was the anime magazine in the 90s.
What I Post: Cover, ads, editor credits, table of contents, one main feature, fan art, convention coverage, and notable news.
Animerica – Area 88 – Best Selling Anime in 1993 – US Manga Corps Ads – September 1993
This issue was light on ads to chat about. Wait till the next couple of issues. Lots talk about.Instead, there is a "Video Clips - Japan's Top 10" that shows "The bestselling animated videos, compile by Original Confidence Research Company"Here were the top selling titles in Japan as of 6/7/1993Ah! My Goddess - Volume 2 Minky Momo, "A Poem of One Bridge" KO … [Read more...] about Animerica – Area 88 – Best Selling Anime in 1993 – US Manga Corps Ads – September 1993
Animerica – Urotsukidoji – Legend of the Overfiend – Masamune Shirow – Devilman – August 1993
Theme for the ads of issues 6? DIRTY! Tentacles!First Appearance Ad: Anime 18Urotsukidoji - Legend of the Overfiend is the inside cover ad - Anime 18 was the adult hentai label for Central Park Media.Basically this is one of the shows that gave anime a bad reputation to those who are simple minded and uneducated about anime.This was America's first introduction … [Read more...] about Animerica – Urotsukidoji – Legend of the Overfiend – Masamune Shirow – Devilman – August 1993
Animerica – Hayao Miyazaki Cover Feature – Viz Video – Battle Angel OVA – July 1993
Cover feature was Hayao Miyazaki. This is years before Princess Mononoke and Disney's exclusive deal to bring all of Studio Ghibli to the states. Porco Rosso is referenced as The Crimson Pig. I still haven't watch enough of Miyazaki's films. Perhaps this project will get me to spend a couple of evenings of movie watching to catch up.An article "Back to Viz-ness With New … [Read more...] about Animerica – Hayao Miyazaki Cover Feature – Viz Video – Battle Angel OVA – July 1993
Animerica – Silent Mobius – Kia Asamiya – Guyver – Orguss – June 1993
Bit of an interesting choice of a swimsuit cover for Silent Mobius. The features covers Kia Asamiya manga work.This early in the release of Anime on VHS, the hurdle of explaining that anime is for adults not a cartoon for children, has just started.US Renditions ad for The Guyver and Super Dimensional Century Orguss have the cautionary "Videos are not rated and all … [Read more...] about Animerica – Silent Mobius – Kia Asamiya – Guyver – Orguss – June 1993
