The cover may look Slayers but this issue is all Rurouni Kenshin, Kimagure Orange Road and Mobile Suit Gundam Wing with feature for Slayers Try. I did not know that Rurouni Kenshin and Samuai X released around the same time. I never got into that series.FINALLY a decent ad from Pioneer. Big image, unique logo placement and that's it. Well done.Anime … [Read more...] about Rurouni Kenshin and Samurai X – Kimagure Orange Road – Animerica June 2000
Ranma 1/2
Martian Successor Nadesico – Kia Asamiya Interview – Animerica March 2000
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
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
Animerica – Dragon Ball Z Movie – Irresponsible Captain Tylor – November 1997
Animerica goes through a redesign in this issue. This issue is 15 years old, but the layout looks like it can stand up to any magazine today. That's what good design can do. I've posted the "From The Editor" and "Contents" pages so you can observe the change.Highlights:A festive Ranma 1/2 holiday cover I don't think "Twilight of the Dark Master" is what the average … [Read more...] about Animerica – Dragon Ball Z Movie – Irresponsible Captain Tylor – November 1997
Animerica – Samurai Anime – Japanimation – Project A-Kon – Armitage – September 1997
In This Issue of Animerica - ANIME! - what a shocker.Highlights:Part 2 of the "Summer of Anime" Project A-Kon 8 in Dallas, Texas is the featured con report. Highlights include a fire alarm clearing the convention - that never gets old. I like the one page of color photos. You'll be seeing more of these con reports with pics when they pop up in an issue - similar to … [Read more...] about Animerica – Samurai Anime – Japanimation – Project A-Kon – Armitage – September 1997
