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
Princess Mononoke
Serial Experiments Lain – Trippy Internet Anime – Animerica – September 1999
Cover story is a lengthy Serial Experiments Lain feature that I've included below. Remember when Serial Experiments Lain was released. Few people had DSL, broadband was growing but slowly. The majority of people still had dial-up. Read the three interviews from Producer Yasuyuki Ueda, Screenwriter Chiaki Konaka and Director Ryutaro Nakamura. Don't remember these people … [Read more...] about Serial Experiments Lain – Trippy Internet Anime – Animerica – September 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