I was struggling to think of something to write tonight. The next CIOASIISAG entry will be somewhat longwinded (as it will be OHOTMU the RPG!) and so I want to do it around the weekend and my brain doesn’t want to do any UY family tree research at the moment.
Then I remembered I have every issue of the UK anime/manga magazine Manga Mania, and I thought it might be interesting to see what was going on in anime and manga when it started up, so here’s what was in news in the first issue of Manga Mania (July 1993):
- Manga Video had Lensman and Urotsukidoji II coming out.
- The conTanimTed convention was coming up in Birmingham, at the New Cobden Hotel.
- The last volume of Anime Projects’ release of Bubblegum Crisis was coming out.
- Tony Luke’s “Dominator” “manga” was coming out. (Manga Mania had some sort of love affair with Tony Luke…)
- First Independant had just released “Warriors Of The Wind” in the UK.
- There was a report on Anime Day File-3 held at the Rutland Hotel, Sheffield which had 260 people attend~!~!
- Trish Ledoux recommending US and Japanese titles – namely “GUNN, RUSTY ANGEL” (Battle Angel Alita) OAV and the MAISON IKKOKU manga.
- And a list of fanzines (and where to get them):
- Tales Of The Cajun Sushi Bar
- Animeheim
- Legend Of The OVA Fiend
- Marionette Nation
- Animenia
- Trash City
- From The Sublime…
I wouldn’t get into anime and manga for about over 2 years after this came out. The copy I’m cribbing this from was my little brother’s. Of those fanzines Trash City and Tales Of… were certainly kicking around when I became a fan of anime, but Trash City was the only one I ever read/bought. And is still ongoing as a website.