Martian Successor Nadesico was one of the first dubbed shows I watched and collected. The show got me interested in Kia Asamiya (I have Silent Mobius and his Batman DC Comics graphic novel) and Keiji Goto, who later went to create Kiddy Grade - the first anime that I was the responsible for launching for FUNimation.The Editor's page shows that this issue starts the 8th year … [Read more...] about Martian Successor Nadesico – Kia Asamiya Interview – Animerica March 2000
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Princess Mononoke Hayao Miyazaki Interview – Animerica – December 1999
Closing out the decade with Princess Mononoke and an interview with Hayao Miyazaki. I like this first part of the interview: "But, Miyazaki admitted, he had not yet see the English version of the movie."Basically, I assumed that the staff at Miramax would do a good job." he said. "If couldn't make the assumption, I would have had to do the whole thing myself."This … [Read more...] about Princess Mononoke Hayao Miyazaki Interview – Animerica – December 1999
Manga Mania #42 – UK Anime, Manga and Asian Action Film Magazine – October/November 1997
In the '90s while North America had Protoculture Addicts and Animerica, the UK had a couple of anime magazines.This is an issue of Manga Mania, edited by Helen McCarthy and Editorial Assistants Jonathan Clements and Martin Eden. Spend a couple of minutes and check out their personal sites for more info on these people.I like the tone of UK anime magazines. They read … [Read more...] about Manga Mania #42 – UK Anime, Manga and Asian Action Film Magazine – October/November 1997
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
