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 I Can Hear the Sea (1990-1995), a novel by Saeko Himuro which was later made into a television movie by the same title.
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
- June 2008: 30th anniversary
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.
Title[]
Episode[]
| No. | Year | Series | EP | Episode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1979 | Mobile Suit Gundam [29] | 24 | Black Tri-Star |
| Galaxy Express 999 [30] | 55 | The Story of Endless Summer - Part 2 | ||
| 2 | 1980 1st half | Mobile Suit Gundam [31] | 43 | Escape |
| 3 | 1980 2nd half | Lupin III 2 [32] | 155 | Farewell My Beloved Lupin |
| 4 | 1981 | Sengoku Majin GōShōgun [33] | 26 | Hateshinaki Tabidachi |
| 5 | 1982 | Urusei Yatsura [34] | 67 | Kimi sarishi ato |
| 6 | 1983 | Super Dimension Fortress Macross [35] | 27 | Ai wa nagareru |
| 7 | 1984 | Galactic Drifter Vifam [36] | 46 | Itsumademo 13 nin |
| 8 | 1985 | Zeta Gundam [37] | 36 | Forever Four |
| 9 | 1986 | Gundam ZZ [38] | 36 | Puru Two's Descent |
| 10 | 1987 | Gundam ZZ [39] | 47 | Warrior, Again... |
| 11 | 1988 | Maison Ikkoku [40] | 96 | As Long as this Love Lasts! Ikkoku-kan is Forever...!! |
| 12 | 1989 | Dragon Ball Z [41] | 28 | Ferocity of the Saiyans! Kami-sama and Piccolo Both Die! |
| 13 | 1990 | Nadia and the Secret of Blue Water [42] | 22 | Uragiri no Electra |
| 14 | 1991 | Nadia and the Secret of Blue Water [43] | 39 | Hoshi wo Tsugumono |
| 15 | 1992 | Sailor Moon [44] | 31 | Loved and Chased! Luna's Worst Day Ever |
| 16 | 1993 | Sailor Moon [45] | 45 | The Sailor Warriors Die! The Tragic Final Battle |
| 17 | 1994 | Sailor Moon S [46] | 21 | Death of Uranus and Neptune!? Talismans Appear |
| 18 | 1995 | Magic Knight Rayearth 2 [47] | 29 | The Road to Victory: The Tomorrow that the Believing Heart Opens! |
| 19 | 1996 | Neon Genesis Evangelion [48] | 24 | Knockin' on Heaven's Door |
| 20 | 1997 | Slayers Try [49] | 26 | TRY Again! When All Returns to White! |
| 21 | 1998 | Lost Universe [50] | 26 | Sohite...Koujin kagayaku |
| 22 | 1999 | Cardcaptor Sakura [51] | 46 | Sakura and the Final Judgement |
| 23 | 2000 | Cardcaptor Sakura [52] | 70 | Sakura and Her True Feelings |
| 24 | 2001 | Saiyuki [53] | 50 | Alone to west |
| 25 | 2002 | Gundam SEED [54] | 1 | False Peace |
| 26 | 2003 | Fullmetal Alchemist [55] | 7 | Night of the Chimera's Cry |
| 27 | 2004 | Fullmetal Alchemist [56] | 51 | Laws and Promises |
| 28 | 2005 | Gundam SEED Destiny [57] | 50 | The Final Power |
| 29 | 2006 | Gundam SEED Destiny | 51 | Final Plus: The Chosen Future |
| 30 | 2007 | Code Geass | 25 | Zero |
| 31 | 2008 | Code Geass 2 | 25 | RE; |
| 32 | 2009 | Gundam 00 | 49 | Beyond |
Character[]
| No. | Year | Character | Title | Seiyū |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1979 | Captain Harlock [58] | Space Pirate Captain Harlock | Makio Inoue |
| 2 | 1980 1st half | Char Aznable [59] | Mobile Suit Gundam | Shūichi Ikeda |
| 3 | 1980 2nd half | Joe Shimamura [60] | Cyborg 009 | Kazuhiko Inoue |
| 4 | 1981 | Takeru Myoujin [61] | Six God Combination Godmars | Yū Mizushima |
| 5 | 1982 | Takeru Myoujin [62] | Six God Combination Godmars | Yū Mizushima |
Seiyū[]
Megumi Hayashibara won 12 times and Akira Kamiya won 11 times. In 1994, Megumi Ogata won the Seiyū, the Male character (Kurama) and the Female character (Haruka Tenoh).
Song[]
| No. | Year | Song | Type | Singer | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1979 | Kita no okami, minami no tora [150] | OP | Mitsuko Horie | Yakyuu-kyo no Uta (野球狂の詩) |
| 2 | 1980 1st half | Fukkatsu no Ideon [151] | OP | Isao Taira | Space Runaway Ideon |
| 3 | 1980 2nd half | Cosmos ni kimi to [152] | ED | Keiko Toda | Space Runaway Ideon |
| 4 | 1981 | Lum no Love Song [153] | OP | Yuko Matsutani | Urusei Yatsura |
| 5 | 1982 | Macross [154] | OP | Makoto Fujiwara | Super Dimension Fortress Macross |
| 6 | 1983 | HELLO VIFAM [155] | OP | TAO | Ginga Hyōryū Vifam |
| 7 | 1984 | Ai Oboeteimasuka? [156] | BGM | Mari Iijima (Lynn Minmay) | Do You Remember Love? |
| 8 | 1985 | Ro Ro Ro Russian roulette [157] | OP | Meiko Nakahara | Dirty Pair |
| 9 | 1986 | Kanashimi yo Konnichi wa [158] | OP | Yuki Saito | Maison Ikkoku |
| 10 | 1987 | Get Wild [159] | ED | TM Network | City Hunter |
| 11 | 1988 | BEYOND THE TIME [160] | ED | TM Network | Char's Counterattack |
| 12 | 1989 | Yasashisa ni Tsutsumaretanara [161] | ED | Yumi Matsutoya | Kiki's Delivery Service |
| 13 | 1990 | Blue Water [162] | OP | Miho Morikawa | Nadia and the Secret of Blue Water |
| 14 | 1991 | Winners [163] | ED | G-Grip | Future GPX Cyber Formula |
| 15 | 1992 | Moonlight Densetsu [164] | OP | DALI | Sailor Moon |
| 16 | 1993 | Moonlight Densetsu [165] | OP | DALI | Sailor Moon |
| 17 | 1994 | Yuzurenai Negai [166] | OP | Naomi Tamura | Magic Knight Rayearth |
| 18 | 1995 | Zankoku na Tenshi no These [167] | OP | Yoko Takahashi | Neon Genesis Evangelion |
| 19 | 1996 | Zankoku na Tenshi no These [168] | OP | Yoko Takahashi | Neon Genesis Evangelion |
| 20 | 1997 | Rondo–Revolution [169] | OP | Masami Okui | Revolutionary Girl Utena |
| 21 | 1998 | Dearest [170] | ED | Yumi Matsuzawa | Prince of Darkness Nadesico |
| 22 | 1999 | Platinum [171] | ED | Maaya Sakamoto | Cardcaptor Sakura |
| 23 | 2000 | Platinum [172] | OP | Maaya Sakamoto | Cardcaptor Sakura |
| 24 | 2001 | For Fruits Basket [173] | OP | Ritsuko Okazaki | Fruits Basket |
| 25 | 2002 | Anna ni Issho Datta no ni [174] | ED | See-Saw | Gundam SEED Shīdo |
| 26 | 2003 | Melissa [175] | OP | Porno Graffitti | Fullmetal Alchemist |
| 27 | 2004 | Ignited [176] | OP | T.M.Revolution | Gundam SEED Destiny |
| 28 | 2005 | Kimi wa Boku ni Niteiru [177] | ED | See-Saw | Gundam SEED Destiny |
| 29 | 2006 | COLORS | OP | FLOW | Code Geass |
| 30 | 2007 | Take It! Sailor Uniform | OP | Aya Hirano, Emiri Katō, Kaori Fukuhara, and Aya Endo | Lucky Star |
| 31 | 2008 | Monochrome no Kiss | OP | SID | Black Butler |
| 32 | 2009 | Don't Say "Lazy" | ED | Yōko Hikasa with Aki Toyosaki, Satomi Satō, and Minako Kotobuki | K-On![5] |
References[]
- ↑ "2009 Japanese Anime/Game Magazine Circulation Numbers". Anime News Network. January 19, 2010. Retrieved January 19, 2010.
- ↑ Sankaku Complex
- ↑ Sankaku Complex
- ↑ Sankaku Complex
- ↑ Sankaku Complex
External links[]
- (Japanese) Animage
- (Japanese) Tokuma Shoten
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