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...] about Animerica – LaserDisc – Hakkenden – Rei Rei – Pioneer Anime Ads – September 1995
VHS
Animerica – Space Battleship Yamato / Star Blazers – August 1995
Lots of Space Battleship Yamato coverage in this issue. There is an article titled "The Star Blazers You Didn't See." Great article about broadcast edits. Plus, I never knew there was an OVA series Yamato 2520.Last issue, Planet Anime had the first ad to display an email address. This issue, Manga Video is the first ad to include a website. I love how they included the … [Read more...] about Animerica – Space Battleship Yamato / Star Blazers – August 1995
Animerica – Astro Boy – Osama Tezuka – La Blue Girl – Anime 18 – Tentacle Anime – June 1995
Astro Boy is this month's cover and the feature is about Osamu Tezuka.Once you open the magazine you are given a face full of an ad for La Blue Girl. I LOVE Anime 18's warnings on the covers for their hentai "WARNING! ABSOLUTELY NOT FOR CHILDREN" Gee, you would think the 'uncensored' bar on the woman's breasts would be a clue. Plus the TENTACLES are BACK!It still amazes … [Read more...] about Animerica – Astro Boy – Osama Tezuka – La Blue Girl – Anime 18 – Tentacle Anime – June 1995
Animerica – Fatal Fury – All Purpose Cultural Cat Girl Nuku Nuku – VHS Anime – March 1995
Fatal Fury is on the cover. Inside is an article. Below is the ad for the Sega CD that is paired with the VIZ VHS release of Fatal Fury. Cross marketing is a contact sport.Back in college in the 90's the VHS release of Record of Lodoss War is front and center of remembering the Anime section of Hastings in Lubbock, TX. Still to this day, I have yet to watch the … [Read more...] about Animerica – Fatal Fury – All Purpose Cultural Cat Girl Nuku Nuku – VHS Anime – March 1995
Animerica – Project A-Ko – Planet Anime – Mail Order – September 1994
Here's a crutch you have to deal with if the Japanese licensor only provides very few promotional images/covers for the international release. This doesn't happen as often now, but it still exists.Here's what I'm getting at. Look at the cover and look at the back cover ad for the A-Ko Screensaver, the table of contents image and the first page of the cover story feature. … [Read more...] about Animerica – Project A-Ko – Planet Anime – Mail Order – September 1994
