Team Rocket is on the cover promoting the first Pokemon movie. I wanted to feature the article "How To Customize Your Model Kits" I have four model kits that I bought at A-Kon around 2003 that I have yet to build. It just wasn't for me as a hobby. Note to any companies with technology in your name. Don't Do It!. Case in point: the ad for LVD.com - Laser Visions Direct. "The … [Read more...]
Animerica April 1998 – Fantasy Anime – Slayers, RPGs and Games
Swords! Sorcery! SLAYERS! There is not enough fantasy anime in the market place. Seems like the best was from this era of the 90s. Slayers and Escaflowne. What happened? Highlights: Scanned some but not all of the fantasy anime featured article. Remember Big Eyes Small Mouth? First time in an ad - English Dub and English Sub VHS are THE SAME PRICE! … [Read more...]
Mixx Zine – Issue 1-3 – Sailor Moon Dancers and Ghost In The Shell Playstation Game -December 1997
Happy Manga Holidays. To promote Mixx Zine, Mixx (in the future part of the group renamed to be Tokyopop) brought Sailor Moon dancers to E3 1997, held in Atlanta, GA. What visual proof beside this cover? Go here for pictures. Want to see video proof? Fast forward to 11:29. This video German video game report, but you get to see the Sailor Moon Dancers in the outtakes … [Read more...]
Animerica – LaserDisc – Hakkenden – Rei Rei – Pioneer Anime Ads – September 1995
Orge Slayer was on this cover this month. As this project goes on, there are so many titles that I didn't know existed in the 90s. Now that I know that Gall Force was some of the same team behind Tenchi Muyo, I now have to find it and watch it. For Pioneer Ads in 1995, the level of quality greatly differs from issue to issue. I could have done the ad layout for this … [Read more...]
Animerica – Ah My Goddess – Japanimation vs Anime VHS – Pioneer Laserdisc – February 1994
"Keiichi!" "Belldandy!" "Keiichi!" "Belldandy!" This is what I remember of "Ah! My Goddess" from watching the series around '96 when my sister was my roommate my last year in college. Hastings had an anime section call "Anime" not the Blockbuster "Japanimation" monicker. I have the OVA series that Animeigo re-release several years ago - I need to watch it again. … [Read more...]
