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
Dragon Ball Z
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 – Dirty Pair – Otakon – Ani-Magine Chroma Anime Cel Art – May 1998
I never got into Dirty Pair so all the nostalgia and resurgence in this issue was lost to me. If you are into it, hope you enjoy the trip down memory lane.Highlights:Wow - forgot about the Anime sort-of-a-cel craze with these Ani-Magine Chroma Cels animation cels reproductions. You still see them from time to time at cons - but very rarely. Crystal City Hyatt - once … [Read more...] about Animerica – Dirty Pair – Otakon – Ani-Magine Chroma Anime Cel Art – May 1998
Animerica March 1998 Akira Toriyama & FUNimation Interview – Dragon Ball Z – Vol 6 No 3
This issue was all Dragon Ball Z. Featuring an Spotlight feature article on Akira Toriyama and an interview with FUNimation on the TV broadcast of Dragon Ball Z "How It Gets On TV". I've posted the FUNimation article - covers production, digital painting, TV censorship and uncut DBZ on home video.Also:The first Yu Yu Hakusho movie VHS ad -with the call out to join US … [Read more...] about Animerica March 1998 Akira Toriyama & FUNimation Interview – Dragon Ball Z – Vol 6 No 3
Animerica – Fushigi Yugi – Satanika – Pocket Monsters – Urban Vision – January 1998
Fushigi Yugi is on the cover of the first issue of Animerica in 1998.In the Letter From the Editor - Trish Ledoux announces she is taking a four-month sabbatical from the magazine. Take a read. That's quiet a workload and it shows a passion for anime and manga.Highlights:Urban Vision ads get 'slightly better" but they don't call it anime it's "Alternative Animation" … [Read more...] about Animerica – Fushigi Yugi – Satanika – Pocket Monsters – Urban Vision – January 1998
