I had the Unit 04 figure from this series as a young’un, absolutely loved it in all its silver glory 🤩

Ad for Neon Genesis Evangelion figures by Kaiyodo and Xebec toys (2001) "Get your hands on the best EVA unit figures yet... before the Angels do!"

Otaku Book Review from SHE Japanese Sinema & Culture Volume 2 Number 13 (2000) The books featured, all in Japanese, are: Actress/Idol Shock Scene All Data 1 & 2 Game/Anime Heroine Item Buyer's Guide 1999 Dennou Bishoujo Mania Shop Guide '98

2000 ad for Eternal Ring, a first-person action RPG by FromSoftware (Bloodborne, Dark Souls, Elden Ring) and a launch title for the PlayStation 2 The game's magic system included four types of rings found or created by the player which allowed them to acquire abilities or enhance their stats.

Interview with Mobile Suit Gundam creator Yoshiyuki Tomino from Animerica Volume 1 Number 1 (March 1993), discussing the creation, production, and future direction of the series The interview was conducted at Anime Expo '92 by James Matsuzaki and translated by Frederik L. Schodt

Ad for Godzilla and Dragon Ball Z figures from Los Angeles-based importer Horizon Hobbies & Toys (1993)

I finally did some new Cutie Honey art!

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Ad for Cowboy Bebop: The Movie on DVD from PLAY Issue 19 (July 2003)

Art Gallery from Beckett Dragon Ball Z Collector (April 2002)

Having watched both Saint Tail and Vampire Princess Miyu (oav only) they could not be more disparate 🤣

Queens showing up to the club together ❤️

Split TOKYOPOP Anime VHS/DVD ad for the first volumes of Saint Tail and Vampire Princess Miyu (2001)

2006 ad for Elebits, a unique first-person shooter game by Konami in which the player uses the Wiimote as a capture gun that can both manipulate objects to reveal the locations of creatures called Elebits, and capture them to harness energy

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Anime drawing technique from Animerica Magazine Volume 6 Issue 2 (February 1998)

Manga Entertainment VHS ad featuring Street Fighter II and Tetsuo II: Body Hammer (sequel to Tetsuo: The Iron Man) "Thanks Manga Video Fans for a Great '97... Get Ready for a Killer '98!"

2007 ad for Persona 3 for PlayStation 2, the fourth game in the Persona series,which was a spin-off from the Megami Tensei franchise "School's almost in!" Persona 3 is the first Persona game to focus heavily on school life and other social simulation elements, which the series would become known.

A guide to generations of anime fans from Manga Max Number 7 (June 1999): 1: The Astro Boy Generation (pre-1967) 2: The Old Timers (1967-1977) 3: The Yamato Generation (1977-1987) 4: The Akira Generation (1987-1997) 5: Otaku Nation (TODAY)

Otakon '95 program guide cover Held in State College, PA, this was the second Otakon overall, and the only ever Otakon to take place over 4 days. The convention was moved to Maryland the next year. Guests included: Teruo Kakuta, also known as "Kondom" Trish Ledoux Robert Woodhead Toshio Okada

ADV Films DVD ad (2001)

ADV Films ad for Azumanga Daioh Collector's Edition DVD boxset(2004)

Ad for Katamari Damacy for PlayStation 2, the first game in the Katamari series (2004)

ADV Films VHS ad featuring Slayers and Dirty Pair Flash (1999)

NEW UPLOAD: Manga Max Magazine Number 7 (June 1999) Featuring: -Stories on Perfect Blue, Dirty Pair, Shark Skin Man & Peach Hip Girl, Parasite Eve, Fake, and Water Margin -Interview with Satoshi Kon and Katsuhito Ishii -Anime, manga, and movie reviews and more

Leiji Matsumoto and Haruhiko Mikimoto are wild bookings. That's cool.

Flyer for AnimeCon '91, a one-time joint venture between Studio Gainax, San Francisco Bay Area convention Baycon, and manga import and translation company Studio Proteus The guest list at the bottom of the flyer is pretty incredible!

Ad for anime on VHS from British distributor MVM Entertainment featuring Bubblegum Crisis and Riding Bean (1999)

Short interview with series creator Hideo Kojima about the upcoming seventh game Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker, as well as a Casting Call for a Metal Gear Solid movie from GamePro Issue 254 (November 2009)

Ad for the first Persona game by Atlus (1997)

Ad for Satoshi Kon's Paranoia Agent on DVD by Geneon (2004) "THE MADNESS SPREADS 10.26.04"

Ad for Digimon Rumble Arena for the PlayStation, a fighting game set in the Digimon universe with similar gameplay to Super Smash Bros. (2002)

Short article from 1999 on the upcoming sentai series Bunny Knights: Musketeers of the Millenium Kingdom, focused on 3 female heroes with character designs by Haruhiko Mikimoto (Macross, Megazone 23) The first episode is available subtitled in English on Youtube (although not in amazing quality)

Ad for Neon Genesis Evangelion figures by Kaiyodo (2005)

Short article from 1999 about the purchase of the film rights for Osamu Tezuka's Astro Boy by Jim Henson Pictures, which was owned by Sony.

Ad for the Urusei Yatsura manga published in English by Viz Media from Animag (1987) Viz published the series under the titles "Lum*Urusei Yatsura" and "The Return of Lum", but halted publication after nine volumes. It did not resume until 2019, with a new translation and the original title.

ADV Films VHS & DVD ad from Official Sega Dreamcast Magazine Issue 4 (March 2000) "Your Neon Escape from a Mono-Chrome World!"

Ad for Fullmetal Alchemist figures by Square Enix (2005)

Ad for Kanji de Manga, a series of books that teach Japanese kanji through manga, from Mega Manga (March 2005) I have a few of these!

Ad for MangErotica, a line of hentai manga published by Eros Comix, the adult-oriented imprint of American comics publisher Fantagraphics From Mega Manga (March 2005)

Ad for anime on VHS from U.S. Renditions, a division of Books Nippan, who released the first subtitled direct-to-home anime videos for the American anime market with Gunbuster and Dangaioh in 1990 From V.Max Volume 1 Issue 4 (1991)

Ad for Taiko: Drum Master for PlayStation 2 from PLAY Issue 35 (November 2004) Taiko: Drum Master was the first title in the Japanese Taiko no Tatsujin rhythm game series to be released in the U.S., and the only one until Taiko no Tatsujin: Drum 'n' Fun! in 2018

Ad for Anime Expo New York from PLAY Issue 8 (August 2002) This was the only Anime Expo that has been held in New York, and industry guests included Akitaroh Daichi, Noboru Ishiguro, Yoko Kanno, Toshihiro Kawamoto, Yoshiyuki Tomino, and Shinichiro Watanabe

Ad for Dead or Alive 2: Hardcore, an enhanced version of the game released on the PlayStation 2 in 2000 From PlayStation 2 Magazine Issue 39 (November 2000)

Ad for Banzai Anime in Los Angeles from Play Issue 8 (August 2002)

I remember when owning these DVDs meant you were a demi-god down at the local comic book store, good times~

ADV Films ad for the Neon Genesis Evangelion series on DVD from Play Issue 5 (May 2002)

Convention Wrap-Up: Convention coverage and cosplay photos from the Spring 2007 issue of Animerica Quarterly Animerica Quarterly was a mini-magazine distributed for free by Viz Media in Best Buy stores The conventions featured here are Anime Weekend Atlanta and Youmacon (Detroit)

Ad for The Big O on DVD from Animerica Volume 9 Issue 5 (May 2001)

Cover of Seinen Nº 30 (March 2002), an anime magazine from Mexico I love this and I think everything should look like this