Animage
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Animage (アニメージュ?) is a Japanese anime and entertainment magazine which Tokuma Shoten began publishing in July 1978. Hayao Miyazaki's internationally-renowned manga Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind was serialized in Animage from 1982 through 1994. Other titles serialized in Animage include I Can Hear the Sea (1990-1995), a novel by Saeko Himuro which was later made into a television movie by the same title.
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[edit] History
- July 1978: First issue
- January 1980: First Annual Anime Grand Prix
- July 1982: 50th issue
- June 1983: 5th anniversary
- September 1986: 100th issue
- June 1988: 10th anniversary
- November 1990: 150th issue
- June 1993: 15th anniversary
- January 1995: 200th issue
- June 1998: 20th anniversary, changed to A4 size for magazine, changed title to English Animage instead of アニメージュ
- March 1999: 250th issue
- June 2002: Beginning with July issue, changed title back to katakana アニメージュ
- May 2003: 300th issue
- June 2003: 25th anniversary
[edit] Anime Grand Prix
The Anime Grand Prix is annual prize decided by the readers' votes to the anime of the year. The Anime Grand Prix started in 1979, and the first prize was announced at the issue 1980 January, generally announced at the next year's June issue every year.
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| No. | Year | Series | EP | Episode |
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| 1 | 1979 | Mobile Suit Gundam | 24 | Black Tri-Star |
| Galaxy Express 999 Movie | – | – | ||
| 2 | 1980 1st half | Mobile Suit Gundam | 43 | Escape |
| 3 | 1980 2nd half | Shin Lupin III | 155 | Farewell My Beloved Lupin |
| 4 | 1981 | GoShogun | 26 | Hateshinaki Tabidachi |
| 5 | 1982 | Urusei Yatsura | 67 | Kimi sarishi ato |
| 6 | 1983 | The Super Dimension Fortress Macross | 27 | Ai wa nagareru |
| 7 | 1984 | Ginga Hyōryū Vifam | 46 | Itsumademo 13 nin |
| 8 | 1985 | Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam | 36 | Forever Four |
| 9 | 1986 | Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ | 36 | Puru Two's Descent |
| 10 | 1987 | Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ | 47 | Warrior, Again... |
| 11 | 1988 | Maison Ikkoku | 96 | As Long as this Love Lasts! Ikkoku-kan is Forever...!! |
| 12 | 1989 | Dragon Ball Z | 28 | Ferocity of the Saiyans! Kami-sama and Piccolo Both Die! |
| 13 | 1990 | Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water | 22 | Uragiri no Electra |
| 14 | 1991 | Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water | 39 | Hosi wo Tsugumono |
| 15 | 1992 | Sailor Moon | 31 | Loved and Chased! Luna's Worst Day Ever |
| 16 | 1993 | Sailor Moon | 45 | The Sailor Warriors Die! The Tragic Final Battle |
| 17 | 1994 | Sailor Moon S | 110 | Death of Uranus and Neptune!? Talismans Appear |
| 18 | 1995 | Magic Knight Rayearth | 49 | The Road to Victory: The Tomorrow that the Believing Heart Opens! |
| 19 | 1996 | Neon Genesis Evangelion | 24 | The Beginning and the End, or "Knockin' on Heaven's Door" |
| 20 | 1997 | Slayers Try | 26 | TRY Again! When All Returns to White! |
| 21 | 1998 | Lost Universe | 26 | Sohite...Koujin kagayaku |
| 22 | 1999 | Cardcaptor Sakura (2nd season) | 46 | Sakura and the Final Judgment |
| 23 | 2000 | Cardcaptor Sakura (3rd season) | 70 | Sakura and Her True Feelings |
| 24 | 2001 | Saiyuki | 50 | Alone to west |
| 25 | 2002 | Mobile Suit Gundam SEED | 1 | False Peace |
| 26 | 2003 | Fullmetal Alchemist | 7 | Night of the Chimera's Cry |
| 27 | 2004 | Fullmetal Alchemist | 51 | Laws and Promises |
| 28 | 2005 | Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny | 50 | The Final Power |
| 29 | 2006 | Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny | Final Plus |
The Chosen Future |
| 30 | 2007 | Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion | 25 | Zero |
[edit] Character
| No. | Year | Character | Title | Seiyū |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1979 | Harlock | Captain Harlock | Makio Inoue |
| 2 | 1980 1st half | Char Aznable | Mobile Suit Gundam | Shūichi Ikeda |
| 3 | 1980 2nd half | Joe Shimamura | Cyborg 009 | Kazuhiko Inoue |
| 4 | 1981 | Takeru Myoujin | Six God Combination Godmars | Yū Mizushima |
| 5 | 1982 | Takeru Myoujin | Six God Combination Godmars | Yū Mizushima |
[edit] Seiyū
Megumi Hayashibara won 12 times and Akira Kamiya won 11 times. In 1994, Megumi Ogata won the Seiyū, the Male character character (Kurama) and the Female character (Haruka Tenoh).
[edit] Song
| No. | Year | Song | Type | Singer | Title |
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| 1 | 1979 | Kita no okami, minami no tora | OP | Mitsuko Horie | Yakyuu-kyo no uta (野球狂の詩) |
| 2 | 1980 1st half | Fukkatsu no Ideon | OP | Isao Taira | Space Runaway Ideon |
| 3 | 1980 2nd half | Cosmos ni kimi to | ED | Keiko Toda | Space Runaway Ideon |
| 4 | 1981 | Lum no Love Song | OP | Yuko Matsutani | Urusei Yatsura |
| 5 | 1982 | Macross | OP | Makoto Fujiwara | The Super Dimension Fortress Macross |
| 6 | 1983 | HELLO,VIFAM | OP | TAO | Ginga Hyōryū Vifam |
| 7 | 1984 | Ai Oboeteimasuka? | BGM | Lynn Minmay (Mari Iijima) | The Super Dimension Fortress Macross: Do You Remember Love? |
| 8 | 1985 | Ro Ro Ro Russian roulette | OP | Meiko Nakahara | Dirty Pair |
| 9 | 1986 | Kanashimi yo Konnichi wa | OP | Yuki Saito | Maison Ikkoku |
| 10 | 1987 | Get Wild | ED | TM Network | City Hunter |
| 11 | 1988 | BEYOND THE TIME | ED | TM Network | Mobile Suit Gundam: Char's Counterattack |
| 12 | 1989 | Yasashisa ni Tsutsumaretanara | ED | Yumi Matsutoya | Kiki's Delivery Service |
| 13 | 1990 | Blue Water | OP | Miho Morikawa | Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water |
| 14 | 1991 | Winners | ED | G-Grip | Future GPX Cyber Formula |
| 15 | 1992 | Moonlight Densetsu | OP | DALI | Sailor Moon |
| 16 | 1993 | Moonlight Densetsu | OP | DALI | Sailor Moon R |
| 17 | 1994 | Yuzurenai Negai | OP | Naomi Tamura | Magic Knight Rayearth |
| 18 | 1995 | A Cruel Angel's Thesis | OP | Yoko Takahashi | Neon Genesis Evangelion |
| 19 | 1996 | A Cruel Angel's Thesis | OP | Yoko Takahashi | Neon Genesis Evangelion |
| 20 | 1997 | Rondo–Revolution | OP | Masami Okui | Revolutionary Girl Utena |
| 21 | 1998 | Dearest | ED | Yumi Matsuzawa | Martian Successor Nadesico: Prince of Darkness |
| 22 | 1999 | Platinum | OP | Maaya Sakamoto | Cardcaptor Sakura (2nd season) |
| 23 | 2000 | Platinum | OP | Maaya Sakamoto | Cardcaptor Sakura (2nd season) |
| 24 | 2001 | For Fruits Basket | OP | Ritsuko Okazaki | Fruits Basket |
| 25 | 2002 | Anna ni Issho Datta no ni | ED | See-Saw | Mobile Suit Gundam SEED |
| 26 | 2003 | Melissa | OP | Porno Graffitti | Fullmetal Alchemist |
| 27 | 2004 | ignited | OP | T.M.Revolution | Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny |
| 28 | 2005 | Kimi wa Boku ni Niteiru | ED | See-Saw | Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny |
| 29 | 2006 | COLORS | OP | FLOW | Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion |
| 30 | 2007 | "Take It! Sailor Uniform" | OP | Aya Hirano, Emiri Katō, Kaori Fukuhara, and Aya Endo | Lucky Star (manga) |
[edit] External links
- Animage (in Japanese)
- Tokuma Shoten (in Japanese)
