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
Katsucon
Animerica – Sailor Moon – Anime Convention Season – Katsucon – Katsuhiro Otomo Steamboy – August 1997
Surprise! Another Sailor Moon cover. Anime winks creep me out. They look so odd.Highlights:Peacock King - Spirit Warrior - Still amazes me that there are commercial anime releases that I've never heard of.The focus of this issue is convention season.Anime Expo 1997 - July 4-6 1997 (3 days not 4) - 1,200 person-long reg line on Friday with a 3 hour wait - SEE … [Read more...] about Animerica – Sailor Moon – Anime Convention Season – Katsucon – Katsuhiro Otomo Steamboy – August 1997
Animerica – Sailor Moon – Suncoast Video – MD Geist – August 1996
The second and certainly not the last cover for Sailor Moon.Lots of Sailor Moon in this issue but I mainly wanted to point out the Sailor Moon puns, gadget list and Japanese and English names for the Sailor Moon Special Attacks.I really cringe at 90's marketing. Case in point: Suncoast Video. "Futons. Karate. Sushi. They never prepared you for this Japanese custom." At … [Read more...] about Animerica – Sailor Moon – Suncoast Video – MD Geist – August 1996