Bit of an interesting choice of a swimsuit cover for Silent Mobius. The features covers Kia Asamiya manga work.This early in the release of Anime on VHS, the hurdle of explaining that anime is for adults not a cartoon for children, has just started.US Renditions ad for The Guyver and Super Dimensional Century Orguss have the cautionary "Videos are not rated and all … [Read more...] about Animerica – Silent Mobius – Kia Asamiya – Guyver – Orguss – June 1993
Volume 1
Animerica – Bubblegum Crisis – Anime Expo 93 Convention – May 1993
In this issue, there's an ad for Anime Expo 1993 at the Oakland Convention Center. For people who first went to AX in the 2000s like me, AX was not just in the LA area. My favorite location was when AX was held in Anaheim. Having the hotels connected to immense Anaheim convention center made the large con feel more close and interactive. My first AX was 2003 so that's my point … [Read more...] about Animerica – Bubblegum Crisis – Anime Expo 93 Convention – May 1993
Animerica – Rumiko Takahashi – Matthew Sweet Girlfriend Cobra AMV – Anime Expo – April 1993
Surprise! How about some Rumiko Takahashi? I kid, I kid. If you've read Animerica long enough and you know that VIZ publishes all of the mangaka's work, of course it would be in your best interest to showcase it. I would. Maison Ikkoku is my favorite - by far.Another trend you will see is that US Manga Corps, a Central Park label, pretty much booked the C2 position for ads … [Read more...] about Animerica – Rumiko Takahashi – Matthew Sweet Girlfriend Cobra AMV – Anime Expo – April 1993
Animerica – Mobile Suit Gundam 0083 Stardust Memory – March 1993
4 months after the Number 0 premiere issue, Volume 1, Number 1 of Animerica was released. Mobile Suit Gundam 0083 Stardust Memory is the cover. I really like how the first issue dropped you into anime fandom. If you were already familiar, there were in-depth interviews with creators and directors. If you were new, there was always paragraphs in each article which acted like a … [Read more...] about Animerica – Mobile Suit Gundam 0083 Stardust Memory – March 1993
Animerica First Issue – Macross II – November 1992
Until a searched for it, I had no idea Animerica had an issue 0. I found this on eBay and immediately got fascinated and had to buy it. Best $14 spent. I have the Anime Expo beta issue of Newtype USA and the first Anime Invasion supplemental before it was Anime Insider.Animerica was published from November 1992 to June 2005. 13 Volumes. Animerica is the best chronicle of … [Read more...] about Animerica First Issue – Macross II – November 1992