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...]
Animerica – Street Fighter – Anime Expo Turns 5 and Soft Cel Ad – May 1996
You still see TONS of Street Fighter cosplay at cons - it's on the cover for this issue.The Animessages has some sad news for Sailor Moon. It's reporting another season for syndication is in jeopardy. The article give the address of Bandai America to have fans do a letter writing campaign. That first run was all there was for syndication. Fans would have to wait for 1998 … [Read more...]
Animerica – El Hazard AMV – Ryo-Oh-Ki – 801 T.T.S. Airbats – July 1995
El Hazard is on the cover for July.El Hazard was introduced to me through AMVs. Still to this day, there is not a convention Anime Music Video contest that doesn't have a scene of El Hazard. The primary scene is when Jinnai has the mic and talks directly to the camera screen - lots of editors use that scene. The two best in my opinion are the AMV "This Video Goes to Eleven" … [Read more...]
