This month's cover feature is the 20th Anniversary of Mobile Suit Gundam. In 1998, Gundam finally gets released in the US by Bandai Entertainment via Anime-Village.com Tons of ads in this issue, some great some really, really bad. Let's enjoy this time machine, shall we?Highlights:This month's Anime Focus section had a new voice actor interview - Tiffany Grant. If … [Read more...]
Animerica – Kiki’s Delivery Service – Ani-Magine Anime Chroma Cels – September 1998
Not a whole lot of commentary from this issue. There was a cover feature article on Kiki's Delivery Service and the works of Hayao Miyazaki. I scanned the editor page for a piece on Akira Kurosawa, who passed away that year in 1998. Now, on to the ads:Highlights:Take a minute to read the review of the last two episodes of the Neon Genesis Evangelion series. The award … [Read more...]
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...]
