"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...] about Animerica – Ah My Goddess – Japanimation vs Anime VHS – Pioneer Laserdisc – February 1994
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Animerica – Pioneer’s First Anime Ad – Tenchi Muyo – Laserdisc vs VHS – January 1994
Bio-Booster Armor Guyver is this month's coverIn January 94, I was a freshman in college. That was the month Babylon 5 premiered on syndicated tv. I was more into sci-fi, alt-rock and Kevin Smith type indie movies at that time. Not yet into anime.In 1994 you will see a growing ramp up in anime - This is VIZ's first full year of home video, US Renditions, L.A Hero, ADV … [Read more...] about Animerica – Pioneer’s First Anime Ad – Tenchi Muyo – Laserdisc vs VHS – January 1994
Animerica – Battle Angel – Japanimation – A. D. Vision – Mail Order – October 1993
I love a good pun title and "Have Gunnm, Will Travel" caught my attention to read. The half-page article was written by Matt Greenfield of the scrappy new company based in Houston, TX called A.D. Vision. I liked the article. It was a quick 'inside baseball' type of retelling how they put the Battle Angel OVA release together.Speaking of A.D. Vision - Their ad for "GUY" a … [Read more...] about Animerica – Battle Angel – Japanimation – A. D. Vision – Mail Order – October 1993
Animerica – Area 88 – Best Selling Anime in 1993 – US Manga Corps Ads – September 1993
This issue was light on ads to chat about. Wait till the next couple of issues. Lots talk about.Instead, there is a "Video Clips - Japan's Top 10" that shows "The bestselling animated videos, compile by Original Confidence Research Company"Here were the top selling titles in Japan as of 6/7/1993Ah! My Goddess - Volume 2 Minky Momo, "A Poem of One Bridge" KO … [Read more...] about Animerica – Area 88 – Best Selling Anime in 1993 – US Manga Corps Ads – September 1993
Animerica – Hayao Miyazaki Cover Feature – Viz Video – Battle Angel OVA – July 1993
Cover feature was Hayao Miyazaki. This is years before Princess Mononoke and Disney's exclusive deal to bring all of Studio Ghibli to the states. Porco Rosso is referenced as The Crimson Pig. I still haven't watch enough of Miyazaki's films. Perhaps this project will get me to spend a couple of evenings of movie watching to catch up.An article "Back to Viz-ness With New … [Read more...] about Animerica – Hayao Miyazaki Cover Feature – Viz Video – Battle Angel OVA – July 1993
