 September 1997 cover, featuring the artwork of the Studio Ghibli film, Princess Mononoke. | |
| Editor | Toshiya Matsushita (since 2005) |
|---|---|
| Former editors | Hideo Ogata (founding) Toshio Suzuki Mikio Takeda Susumu Arakawa Takashi Watanabe Toshiya Matsushita Shūichi Ōno (2002–2005) |
| Categories | Anime, manga, voice acting |
| Frequency | Monthly |
| Circulation | 65,660 (2009)[1] |
| First issue | 26 May 1978 (July issue) |
| Company | Tokuma Shoten |
| Country | Japan |
| Based in | Tokyo |
| Language | Japanese |
| Website | Official site |
Animage (アニメージュ, Animēju) 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 Ocean Waves (1990–1995), a novel by Saeko Himuro, which was later made into a television movie by the same title.
History[]
Animage was established in 1978[2] as the first magazine devoted to animation and comics aimed at a general public and not professionals.[3] In 2007 the magazine started its online edition.[4]
Timeline[]
- 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
- June 2008: 30th anniversary
- June 2013: 35th anniversary
Anime Grand Prix[]
The Anime Grand Prix is the 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. It’s the Animage's Anime Grand Prix Magazine Reader’s Choice too.[5]
Voice Animage[]
 Cover of an issue of Voice Animage. | |
| Former editors | Hideaki Kobayashi Takashi Watanabe |
|---|---|
| First issue | 1994 |
| Company | Tokuma Shoten |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
| Website | animage |
Voice Animage (ボイスアニメージュ, Boisu Animēju) is a sister magazine launched in 1994 that covers the voice acting industry in Japan. It was published irregularly at first, then settled into a regular release every other month. The magazine was edited by Hideaki Kobayashi together with Takashi Watanabe before Kobayashi moved to work on various Kadokawa Shoten magazines, and the magazine suspended publication in February 2002 with its 42nd issue. At Kadokawa, Kobayashi and Watanabe helped launch Voice Newtype.
Beginning in February 2009, Voice Animage resumed publication as a quarterly magazine.[6] The magazine has focused mainly on male voice actors since relaunching.
AniRadi also began publishing VoiceRadimage (ボイスラジメージュ, Boisu Radimēju) as a play on the name of Voice Animage.
References[]
- ↑ "2009 Japanese Anime/Game Magazine Circulation Numbers". Anime News Network. January 19, 2010. Archived from the original on January 22, 2010. Retrieved January 19, 2010.
{{cite web}}: ; deadurl - ↑ "Animage January 2017". Otakumode. Retrieved February 1, 2017.
{{cite web}}: - ↑ Patten 2004, p. 142
- ↑ "Official Animage Magazine Website Opens in Japan". Anime News Network. June 8, 2007. Retrieved July 25, 2015.
{{cite web}}: - ↑ Anime Grandprix
- ↑ "じゅじゅの編集奮闘記 第28回 魅惑のボイスにくびったけ" [Juju Editorial Struggles Journal #28 - Head Over Heels with Captivating Voices] . Animage Official Site. Archived from the original on September 17, 2010. Retrieved September 25, 2009.
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Sources[]
- Patten, Fred (2004). Watching Anime, Reading Manga: 25 Years of Essays and Reviews. Stone Bridge Press. ISBN 1880656922.
External links[]
- Invalid language code. Animage
- Invalid language code. Tokuma Shoten
| Anime Grand Prix – Title | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1970s / 1980s |
Mobile Suit Gundam (1979–1980) • Space Runaway Ideon (1980) • Adieu Galaxy Express 999 (1981) • Six God Combination Godmars (1982) • Crusher Joe (1983) • Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (1984) • Dirty Pair (1985) • Castle in the Sky (1986) • Saint Seiya (1987) • My Neighbor Totoro (1988) • Kiki's Delivery Service (1989) | |
| 1990s | Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water (1990) • Future GPX Cyber Formula (1991) • Sailor Moon (1992) • YuYu Hakusho (1993–1994) • Neon Genesis Evangelion (1995–1996) • The End of Evangelion (1997) • Nadesico: Prince of Darkness (1998) • Cardcaptor Sakura (1999) | |
| 2000s | Saiyuki (2000) • Fruits Basket (2001) • Mobile Suit Gundam SEED (2002) • Fullmetal Alchemist (2003) • Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny (2004–2005) • Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion (2006–2007) • Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion R2 (2008) • K-On! (2009) | |
| 2010s | Inazuma Eleven (2010) • Inazuma Eleven GO (2011) • Inazuma Eleven GO: Chrono Stone (2012) • Attack on Titan (2013) | |
 Animation industry in Japan
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| Central topics | Economy of Japan • History of anime | |
| Companies/studios | Active | A.C.G.T • A.P.P.P. • AIC • Ajia-do Animation Works • Aniplex (A-1 Pictures) • Arms • Artland • Asahi Production • Bee Train • Bones • Brain's Base • C-Station • Daume • David Production • Digital Frontier • Diomedea • DLE • Dogakobo • Eiken • Feel • Gainax • Gallop • GoHands • Gonzo • IG Port (Production I.G • Wit Studio • Xebec) • Imagin • J.C.Staff • Khara • Kinema Citrus • Knack Productions • Kyoto Animation • Lerche • Madhouse • Magic Bus • Manglobe • Marza Animation Planet • Mook Animation • Mushi Production • Namco Bandai Holdings (Bandai Visual • Sunrise) • Nihon Ad Systems • Nippon Animation • Nomad • Oh! Production • OLM • Ordet • P.A. Works • Pierrot • Polygon Pictures • Production Reed • Robot Communications • Sanzigen • Satelight • Seven Arcs • Shaft • Shin-Ei Animation • Silver Link • Studio 4°C • Studio Comet • Studio Deen • Studio Fantasia • Studio Ghibli • Studio Gokumi • Studio Hibari • Studio Nue • SynergySP • Tatsunoko Production • Tezuka Productions • TMS Entertainment • TNK • Toei Animation • Trigger • TYO Animations • Ufotable • Ultra Super Pictures • White Fox • Zexcs |
| Defunct | Artmic • Group TAC • Hal Film Maker • Jetlag Productions • Kitayama Eiga Seisakujo • Radix • Spectrum Animation • Topcraft • Triangle Staff | |
| Awards | Animation Kobe Awards • Animax Anison Grand Prix • Anime Grand Prix • Japan Academy Prize for Animation of the Year • Japan Media Arts Awards • Mainichi Film Award • Ōfuji Noburō Award • Seiyu Awards • Tokyo Anime Award | |
| Types | Original net animation (ONA) • Original video animation (OVA) • Television (Late night • UHF) | |
| Genres | Ecchi • Harem • Hentai • Kaitō • Magical girl • Mecha • Yaoi • Yuri | |
| Animation icons | Arsène Lupin III • Ash Ketchum • Astro Boy • Belldandy • Doraemon • Ichigo Kurosaki • Jimmy Kudo • Lina Inverse • Link • Mario • Motoko Kusanagi • Naruto Uzumaki • Pikachu • RX-78-2 Gundam • Sailor Moon • Sakura Kinomoto • Son Goku • Sonic the Hedgehog • Transformers | |
| Related topics | The Association of Japanese Animations • Japanese Animation Creators Association • Katsudō Shashin • Manga | |