Timeline DATA FACTS

 Timeline DATA FACTS.

From my own prospective of an Anime Fan based in the United Kingdom; 

Starting from the mid 1980's up to the mid 1990's.


  •  1983, 1984, 1985, UK imports, by 'AMERANG', & 'Taylor and McKenna' & 'Jones Models' of Anime scale model kits Details 



  • MARCH 1984. Sees the first use in print, in the UK of the word "Anime"  (Issue 7 of the British magazine 'Space Voyager' February\March 1984 pages 10-11 entitled 'MACROSS – We look at the latest plastic kit craze from japan'.  Details  


  • MAY 1987. American imports to the UK of translated manga, printed in comic-book format and read Left to right. 
  • December 1987 American imports to the UK of translated manga, printed in comic-book format and read Left to right. 

  • MekTek 1


  • August 1988.  American imports to the UK of translated manga, printed in comic-book format and read Left to right.
  • JULY\AUGUST 1988.  Advertising the Monthly issues of AKIRA, that are in bookshelf format (Squarebound Paperback), and Colourised Issues in 1988. [NOTE: The 38 issue run, had two printing breaks, that last one was after Issues 31 to 33 printed between January and May 1992   ,and then produced the last 5 issues 34 to 38 in October 1995 to February 1996.]

  • [NOTE: Below advert was taken froman issue of the comic book also published be EPIC COMICS, "Video Jack"  March issue 3 (September 1987 - September 1988).]


  • Summer 1988. UK Fanzine MekTek 2 Cover Image 


  • September 1988.  American imports to the UK of translated manga, printed in comic-book format and read Left to right.
  • November 1988.  American imports to the UK of translated manga, printed in full colour,as a graphic novel, and read Left to right.    The publications of "FIRST COMICS" in 1987 and in 1988, issued this bespoke graphic novel "MAZINGER" made exclusively for the North American market, had a four page article by Frederick Patten on Go Nagai at the back of the publication  entitled  "Hypersexual Psychoviolence! "The dynamic world of Go Nagai" by Frederick Patten." Details & review 


  • December 1988. American imports to the UK of translated manga, printed in comic-book format and read Left to right.


  • April 1989.     American imports to the UK of translated manga, printed in comic-book format and read Left to right. 
  • May 1989. American imports to the UK of translated manga, printed in comic-book format and read Left to right. 
  •  Summer 1989. UK Fanzine MekTek 3 Cover Image 


    • Wrote to the Editor of MekTek, on the 15th. November 1989 and got a reply on the 15th. of  January 1991.

    • So 2 Anime Fan contacts in England, in January 1990.

  • September 1989. The Letters page of the translated manga, Appleseed Book3 Volume 2  had the contact addresses for two American Anime Fan Clubs Earth Defence Command, Anime Hasshin, contacting these clubs led to other fans in the UK being known (in early 1990 there were 8 contacts in England).






  • December 1989 ROBOTECH II THE SENTINELS comic book Issue 13 (ROBOTAGAMI = PEN-PALS) 2 Pen-Pal contacts in England (Alan Russell & Martin J Payne )


  • MekTek 4


The 1990's

  • February 2nd. 1990 Letter of reply from 'Anime Hasshin' with 2 members addresses from England.  [NOTE: July 1990 added 1 more British member from England, they were also an E.D.C. member earlier that year.]
  • March 2nd. 1990 Became a FULL Member of 'Anime Hasshin' .


  • April 6th. 1990 Received a reply from my second letter to the E.D.C. this kindly had names and addresses of others in the UK that were Anime Fans!  (a grand total of 7 British Fans! 4 of whom were members of the club, the other 3 were correspondents like myself) [NOTE: the first letter was sent to them after September 1989. so around 5 months to hear back, and get more contacts.]


  • April's issue of the BSFA's newsletter number 87 (April/May 1990) would see Helen McCarthy's "TO BOLDLY GO", outlying Helen's plans for the Video Room\s showing Anime at  EastCon '90. 
  • Easter weekend April 14th & 15th 1990. held a Media Convention in London, with a dedicated Video room showing Anime hosted by Jay Felton.  ' ELYDORE '. Details.
  • Easter weekend April 14th & 15th 1990. held the British Science Fiction Convention, with a dedicated Video showings of Anime hosted by Helen McCarthy EastCon'90  Details 

    • [NOTE: I had 10 Anime Fan Contacts in England before going to the Easter Convention, and after that number of known Anime Fans from Helen's list increased to 26.]

  • April 1990.  I was faced with the news that I had a rare Cancer of the tongue (June 2021 Now with terminal throat Cancer, as I up-load to this Blog, and support the YouTube channel)

  • April\May 1990.    I decided to form a local Anime and Manga club. 'Anime Kyo UK', local showings, to East-midlands, to national (country-wide) to international Anime\Manga Fan club. Details  


  • May 1990. Picked up my first issue of the 'Console Mag'zine' -  A MONTHLY FANZINE FOR NEW VIDEO GAMERS.  (Editor Onn Lee) [NOTE: most likely from the Imported games shop in Nottingham were "City Hunter" was my first Anime game for my Japanese games console the "PC Engine"]


    • June\July 1990. Attendees that met at Easter Con '90, and other people interested in Anime, were sent a letter by Helen McCarthy, with the profound message “express an interest in anime fandom in the UK, and since it didn't really exist before EASTCON you're part of the setup crew!” , with the hope of setting up a news-sheet, and fanzine, and well as organising showings of Anime. the Total number of fans receiving this letter was 25, 26 if I include myself (3 of them could be contacted via MekTek, and another 2 from the EDC, making a total of 20 NEW fans to me). 

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  • July 1990. Anime Hasshin's club newsletter 'The Rose' issue 22 published my report on "UK fans meet at Eastcon '90 in Liverpool." UK fans meet at Eastcon '90 in Liverpool
  • July 1990. Anime Hasshin's club newsletter 'The Rose' issue 22 published my small articale on "Anime in Britain" Anime in Britain 


  • September 23rd. 1990. At the United Kingdom Comic Art Convention (UKCAC), The 1989 Award for BEST International Comic Book went to AKIRA  by Katsuhiro Otomo. (was published in ...). 

  • September 1990. Join the British Star Trek Club U.S.S. ENDEAVOUR,  that featured a Special Interest Group of Japanese animation Fans called "ARCADIA" - run by Jim (James) Swallow.


  • October 1990. ANIMEUK Newsletter Volume 1 Issue 2; the newsletter had taken shape, and an additional 10 people, in the UK had subscribed to the Newsletter.  Details & review.


  •  December 1990. ANIMEUK Newsletter Volume 1 Issue 3; Details & review.


  • January 1991. A.K.N. (Anime Kyo News) Issue One - the Fan Club fanzine of Anime Kyo UK.


  • January 25th.1991. ICA in LONDON to be the  FIRST to show AKIRA (Dub\subtitled ) . Details,

  • February 1991 Issue 21 of Electronic Brain. - The Monthly'ish magazine for NEW game players.






  • March 1991 'ANIME DAY' The UK's first Anime convention. (One day convention) Details & report. 



  • March, April, May, 1991.   UK Screenings in Cinemas nationwide of AKIRA (with subtitles).


May 1991 Leicester City's Phenix ARTS (Art-House Cinema).
  • February 1991. ANIMEUK Newsletter Volume 1 Issue 4


  • April 1991. ANIMEUK Newsletter Volume 1 Issue 5


  • SUMMER 1991. The Orient Express - the magazine of oriental popular cinema,  Issue ONE £1.50 (sponsored by "Astounding comics" the First and only comic  shop of the Isle of Wight.)


As of May 1992 "ASTOUNDING COMICS " moved to; 

74 HIGH STREET, NEWPORT, ISLE OF WIGHT, PO30 1BG 
(details of newer address Dragon Magazine 181 & trash city )

  • May 1991.  Handed out Flyers for Anime Kyo UK, at the Leicester screening of AKIRA outside the PHENIX ARTS cinema.



  • June 1991. A.K.N. (Anime Kyo News) Issue Two - the Fan Club fanzine of Anime Kyo UK.


  • June 1991. ANIMEUK Newsletter Volume 1 Issue 6 


  • July 1991, Ordering for September 1991, all things Comic book related from the Catalouge called "Advance Comics" (that's 2 months to pre-order);











  • July 1991. Traveled to a nearby town, to buy a Television that could show the PAL composite NTSC video signal.


  • August 1991. Anime Kyo UK, became the first and only UK chapter\affiliate of the U.S. Anime fan club the E.D.C. (for one year, as at the time I needed all the help I could get!).

    • [NOTE: This was after myself joining the E.D.C. in April-July of 1990.]


  • JAPAN DIGEST (Volume 2, Number 1 JULY 1991);


  • 1991  ; The UK's First dedicated Anime BBS (bulletin board system),
  • 'MEGA TOKYO 2032'.
  • [NOTE: at a time when BT (British Telecom) charged for local calls, and computers used dial-up modems at 14.4 kilobits per second, and taking the phone-line/landline over, as long as no one else picked up the phone on another extension.]


  • August 1991. ANIMEUK Newsletter Volume 2 Issue 1














  • [NOTES: ALBCON '91, 27th. to 30th. September 1991, at the Central Hotel GLASGOW, Scotland.  (four days of SCIENCE FICTION entertainment) - Contact K. Heenan, 2/1 1155 Pollokshaws Road, Shawlands, Glasgow G41 3NG. - I was in support to Jay Felton in running and maintaining the Anime video room, over the 4 days at AlbCon '91. and promoted the convention in Anime Kyo UK's club magazine AKN, issue 2 June 1991.]


  • October 11th. to November 9th. 1991 The Exhibition 'Manga, comic strip books from Japan' - curated  by Adam Lowe, at the Pomeroy Purdy Gallery, London.
    • The accompanying  Exhibition soft-bound book 'MANGA'  ISBN 1 87318402 6  had a print run of 2000.

CONTENTS

Introduction,  Adam Lowe

In the age of Comics as Air, Paul Gravett

Art for the Masses  - Manga on Television,  Helen McCarthy

OSAMU TEZUKA 3-14

KEIKO TAKEMIYA 15-22

SUEHIRO MARUO 23-34

MITSUHIKO YOSHIDA 35-44

KAZUICHI HANAWA 45-56

HIGIRINA KOUYA 57-

ARTIST BIOGRAPHIES  XVII 

MANGA IN TRANSLATION XXX 









OSAMU TEZUKA

KEIKO TAKEMIYA 

SUEHIRO MARUO 

MITSUHIKO YOSHIDA

KAZUICHI HANAWA 

HIGIRINA KOUYA



  • October 1991. ANIMEUK Newsletter Volume 2 Issue 2


  • November 1991. A.K.N. (Anime Kyo News) Issue Three - the Fan Club fanzine of Anime Kyo UK.



  • Tuesday 3rd. of December 1991. Showings of Anime to the "Super 8" Film Club of Leicester.



  • December 1991. ANIMEUK Newsletter Volume 2 Issue 3


  • December 1991.  What "Innovation Comics" had to say in "Comics On Sale This Month!" about "3x3 EYES" by Yuzo Takada, "3 X 3 EYES #3 and #4 -- A five-issue B&W Manga Special "Rebirth" is created, written, and illustrated by Yuzo Takada -- and brought to you courtesy of Studio Proteus!   Wrap-around cover paintings by Yuzo Takada!" [NOTE: The only manga they ever published.]



  • February 1992. COMICS BUYER'S GUIDE FAN AWARDS FOR 1991
  • 1.  Favorite Editor
  • 2.  Favorite Writer 
  • 3.  Favorite Penciller
  • 4.  Favorite Inker 
  • 5.  Favorite Volorist
  • 6.  Favorite Painter
  • 7.  Favorite Letter
  • 8.  Favorite Cover Artist
  • 9.  Favorite Comic-Book Story
  • 10. Favorite Comic Book
  • 11. Favorite Limited Comic-Book Series
  • 12. Favorite Original Graphic Novel or Album
  • 13. Favorite Reprint Graphic Novel or Album
  • 14. Favorite Character
  • 15. Favorite Publication about Comics.

  • (RESULTS IN ISSUE #977 OF COMICS BUYER'S GUIDE AUGUST 7TH 1992)

  • "THE AWARDS WILL ALSO BE ANNOUNCED AT THE ATLANTA COMICS EXPO, HELD JULY 17-19"
  • [NOTE: NO Manga story, writer or artist, has EVER won any of these categories -  the American Colorist Steve Oliff is up there in 1992, 1993, & 1994.  Comics Buyer's Guide Fan Awards but that may have nothing to do with AKIRA!]
















  • February 1992. ANIMEUK Newsletter Volume 2 Issue 4.


  • March 7 & 8 1992 "Anime Day - 0092 Con in the pocket"  (Anime Day 2, a full weekend convention)







  • April 1992. ANIMEUK Newsletter Volume 2 Issue 5.


Anime Kyo UK and its publication joins the 1992 to 93 FAN DATA The Fandom Directory 14th.issue. (now can be searched on the Web Search fandata, starting with "A". )

A.K.N.
City: Leicester - England
Status(es): Publication
Interest(s): Animation, Japanese Animation, Magazines, Role Gaming, Foreign Comics, Godzilla
carlo@romsys.demon.co.uk

ANIME KYO UK
City: Leicester England
Status(es): Club, Publisher
Interest(s): Animation, Japanese Animation, Magazines, Role Gaming, Foreign Comics, Godzilla
carlo@romsys.demon.co.uk

1992 The Fandom Directory 14th.issue.

1992 The Fandom Directory 14th.issue.

1992 The Fandom Directory 14th.issue.


  • 1992. A.K.N. (Anime Kyo News) Spring 92, Issue Four - the Fan Club fan-magazine of Anime Kyo UK. Editor: Carlo Bernhardi.



  • MAY 1992. From 'Innovation Comics' Back issues now available of the 1 to 5 Issue B&W Manga Special of "3x3 EYES" by Yuzo Takada. Translation by 'Studio Proteus. 
  • [SIDE NOTE: The only manga Innovation Comics ever published.]
3x3 EYES. by Yuzo Takada.

[SIDE NOTES: I am still trying to find any promotional advertisements for 3x3 EYES. by Yuzo Takada. JUST TO SEE WHAT THEY SAY ABOUT IT!!, or maybe Studio Proteus has something to say?]

  • June 1992. ANIMEUK Newsletter Volume 2 Issue 6.



  • On PAGE 17  of issue 100 of 'Matrix' (the newsletter of British Science Fiction Association.) , Geoff Cowie would wrtie his first of many Anime reviews (being "Fist of the North Star (aka Hokuto no Ken)  Island World Communications Manga Video).


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  • October 2 to 4 1992 conTanimeT ( 3 day Anime convention ).




  • October 1992. ANIMEUK Newsletter Volume 2 Issue 6  (the last issue I have).
Contents page details to follow;

  • The ICA with Island World's Manga Video Special season was called "Manga! Manga! Manga!" and ran from Friday Octeber 23rd.  to  Thursday November 5th. 


  • - The events title reinforces (wrongly in my opinion) the word "Manga" over the correct useage for Japanese animation "Anime".  It looks to me as those dubbed films are all from the US company 'Streamline Pictures"


  • November 1992 planned Quarterly Issue ANIMEUK Newsletter Volume 3 Issue 1 (format A5) ?


  • 1993

  • 17th & 18th April 1993 Anime Day - File 3 - The con that bit its tongue. (Sheffield's weekend Anime convention).

  • Anime-Day 3. Convention Report. 1993

Anime-Day 3. Convention Report. 1993.


    • Anime!: Beginner's Guide to Japanese Animation.



  • [NOTES: Anime!: Beginner's Guide to Japanese Animation (Paperback) –  was published in 1993 distributed by Titan Books Ltd   ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1852864923   ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1852864927   (1st. September 1993, but PRESS release states publication date;  25th. November 1993  RRP £6.99.]
  • [SIDE-NOTES: See AUK 5 (April 1991) letters page's feedback page 18, and  page 14 "Steve Kyte's Anime 'A TO Z',  as part of the inspiration for Anime!: Beginner's Guide .]



  • 1993  Contanimeted (second weekend Anime convention held in   ).


  • 1993. Tales from the Cajun Sushi  BAR. Issue 2.




  • 4th & 5th March 1994 Anime Day - Flashback '94 - "Memories of Macross". (Sheffield's weekend Anime convention).




HTC World Show, 13th. to 15th.  of May 1994.



  • September 1994 "Super Play" magazine Issue 23; Console gaming, Anime News and reviews, game Tips, and Fanzines, and advertisements too.  Kincl from HyperPlay RPG, the modern Fanzine sent in this issue of Super Play, that features myself and Onn Lee (of 'Console Mag'zine' fame)!  More Retro gaming and RPGs at hyperplayrpg







Ranma 1/2....Tips. g






































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