January1991 Pt. 2 Anime Hasshin.

   Anime Hasshin

 “The Rose” ( 4TH. ANNIVERSARY ISSUE)  the Newsletter of Anime Hasshin number 25 (January 1991, 22 pages). Editor Lorraine Savage 

And what follows is a brief overview;  

SPECIAL FEATURES

Project A-ko 4, Iczer-3, New Miyazaki & Rumic World, Gunhed, Bubblegum Crisis, Gundam books

More details to follow....

July 1990 Pt.5 Anime Hasshin

Anime Hasshin's 'The Rose' Volume 4 No.22 Published Bimonthly by Anime Hasshin. 20 pages $2.50 (6 for $12) Editor Lorraine Savage.

SPECIAL FEATURES

Interview with Toren Smith (Studio Proteus),

Boah,

Horobi,

Orange Road,

Megazone 23 & Mellowlink songs,

anime in Britain

Published Bimonthly, so that is roughly 8 weeks between one issue falling from our post-box at home to the next exciting issue (being overseas, you could add a few days to the arrival).

Submissions had to arrive before the 2^nd. Friday of the month (being the odd numbered month) before the next issue, Friday the 8^th. June was this issue's deadline, and September 14^th for the next. In addition to this the post could take 7 Business days, but more likely 2 to 3 weeks for overseas.

[NOTE: That's 80,640 minutes or 1,344 hours or about 56 days = 2 Months. How's that for an Internet speed!]

Front cover art by John Lam

Editor's Notes by Lorraine Savage

Editor's Notes by Lorraine Savage

Anime Hasshin's 'The Rose' was always eagerly awaited, and much loved whenever it arrived through the letterbox. It was a hub of information, and a big part of the Anime & Manga Pen-Pals that corresponded though it, more like a family than just a paper-based network.

 NEWS OVAs and Translated Manga and Anime releases and Anime clubs.

 NEWS OVAs and Translated Manga and Anime releases and Anime clubs.

 Part one of the Toren Smith interview by Lorraine Savage.

Amine in Britain & UK fans meet at Eastcon '90 in Liverpool by
 Carlo Bernhardi 

(One of the very few times that I am in print. 

It truly was exciting times.)

[NOTE:APA stands for Amateur Press Association a compilation of fiction, and at times help guides on art and writing by fans that is put together and printed (Before the World Wide Web, before bulletin boards, and affordable self-publishing, before Blogs) then mailed (posted) out to all those that contributed pages.]

[NOTE: “Endless Road Apa” the new APA for all things animated was started this July (1990), and looked after by Dan Kellaway being the central mailer.]  

[NOTE: Page 20's Personals Ads. featured the UK's Helen McCarthy asking “American anime fans who want British pen pals should write.” She will print your name and address in a British anime zine.]

[NOTE: contents; page 1, Front cover art by John Lam; pages 2-3, Editor's Notes by Lorraine Savage; page 4, Article on BAOH by Dan Durkin; pages 5-6, NEWS OVAs and Translated Manga and Anime releases and Anime clubs; page 7, Part one of the Toren Smith interview by Lorraine Savage; page 8, Comic review on HOROBI by Lester Swint; page 9, Manga review Alien Crash & Lucky Route Runaway by John Ott; page 10, Amine in Britain & UK fans meet at Eastcon '90 in Liverpool by Carlo Bernhardi; page 11, Review of the Orange Road Movie by Tsao Sheng-Te;

page 14, Song Lyrics – translated by Steve Chaney & Maria Mutsuko-Warner; page 15, BOOK Review – Inside the Robot Kingdom by Lorraine Savage; page 16, Mini Synopses – from the Laser Disc Trading Organisation ( ) ; page 17, Game Review – Anime: The Arcade Game by David Moisan; page 18, New Member (10) List & Membership Update (2) list; page 19, List of Fanzines & member's Birthdays; page 20, Classifieds & Personals Ads. And Clubs.]

May 1990 Pt.3 Anime Hasshin

What next arrived by post was “The Rose” the Newsletter of Anime Hasshin number 21, and what follows is a brief overview, with Special Features – Hayao Miyazaki spotlight & Nausicaa, Interview With Rob Gibson (writer of the Harlock comic-books), Minky Momo, A Winter's Tale, Patabour, Lupin III, Totoro – Kiki & Eriko Songs.

Front cover: “Totoro, Nausicaa & friends” Fan-Art by Kevin O'Connell

'Editorial' Lorraine Savage reports on the benefits of money saved by using bulk mail in the US, “as this issue is a whopping 22 pages long!” Canadian membership & renewal prices were raised by $2 to cover the postage of the heaver issues of “The Rose” as the bulk mail did not apply to Canada, however back issues and synopsis packs remain the same. Two more synopsis packs have been added, and a NEW Flyer “that you may pas around to tell your friends about us”.

Lorraine adds “Miyazaki fans should enjoy this issue, but we do have a lot of other good stuff besides.”, and that there seems to be a renewed interest in starting up a NEW APA (Amateur Press Association).

Lorraine also reports on the sightings of the AKIRA movie in: Tulsa OK; Lakewood & Columbus OH; West Los Angeles CA; Pittsburgh PA; Autin TX (but at the time of writing – had no news as to its next schedule, and that it hasn't reached New England). The club's bulk order of 'Madox-01' arrived very quickly “My cheers to AnimEgo.”, and She noted the standing ovation for musician\writer Kitaro who wrote the music for 'Queen Millenia' while in New England as part of his World tour - “His breath-taking drum piece shook the house”.

The company 'General Products' that a few of Anime Hasshin members had dealt with, voiced their concerns and complaints.

Lorraine Savage would “like to meet a lot of you” as she attends the Conventions in Indianapolis (ConJunction) in June, and in August at the San Diego Comic Con.

In the NEWS section I see an interesting statistic from Eclipse Comics - Eclipse reports that its typical readership is 18 to 24 years of age, but its readers of Japanese comics in translation are 15 to 20 years old.

On Page 4 you will find that the Interview With Rob Gibson (writer of the Harlock comic-books) was by Lorraine Savage who gives us an insight in to an American adaptation of a well loved Anime

As part of Page 5 David Merrill writes about Lupin III's origins “The Exploits of Arsene Lupin” from the French stories of the Victorian age.

On Page 8, the two paged article By John Ott on 'The Return of Nausicaa' was very well done, adding the technical notes about how the Manga art work was printed in different sizes affecting its detail and look have you a keen eye when re-reading the Manga.

On Page 10, John Ott provids another two paged article, this time centring on Hayao Miyazaki - Animator, Animated Film Director, and Manga Artist.

Page 12 has an article written by James Troutman entitled “Around in Minky Momo's Dreams” a Magical girl TV show from the mid 80's, with its happy ends for its captivating characters in an action adventure that on occasion has some good social satire & symbolism for a kids TV show.

A Manga Review on Page 13 by Widya Santoso on the Japanese Manga (non-translated) “Winter Story” - Written by Hara Hidenori & Published by Young Sunday (Volumes 1 to 5 – as of May 1990). The story of 3 students and tier time just before getting in to the Universities that they want, and not of their families, as well as dealing with the feeling of friendship and love.

 

On Page 14 we would see an Anime Film review of the 'Patlabor Movie' by Tsao Sheng-Te. Tsao reminds us that in 1989 Hayao Miyazaki's animated feature “Kiki's Delivery Service” was topping the box-office charts and in stark contrast the Science Fiction Movie of Patlabor, “is very different to the OVA in that it is deadly serious.”, and with the character designs by the popular artist Akemi Takeda (Orange Road, Urusei Yatsura). The reviewer notes how much more in-depth and fleshed-out the characters are compared to the OVA series. With a compelling action, a terrific soundtrack, and an excellent (but complicated) story, He Ends by saying “it certainly ranks as one of the best animated features ever done.”

A Manga Review on Page 15 by Kevin O'Connell on the Japanese Manga (non-translated) 'Dragon Half' that was first published in 'Dragon' Japan's popular role-playing game magazine (RPGs that you need Dice and Pen & paper for).

[NOTE: The manga was created by Ryūsuke Mita and serialized from 1988 to 1994. The two episode anime OVA series was adapted from the Manga in 1993.]

A Manga Review on Page 15 by James R. Winchester on the Japanese Manga (non-translated) 'Laughing Salesman'

You will still find Information on other Clubs, Fanzines, Computer Bulletin Boards, APAs (Amateur Press Association) , Classifieds Ads, addding to this will be Personal Ads (were you can ask for Pen-Pals)Conventions, Businesses, mini synopses, Japanese vocabulary lessons. and a Members list. With plenty of Fan Artwork that were all done in a strong Black ink

[Note: A synopsisis a brief summary or a condensed statement of the major points of a subject (be it Anime or Manga in our case) giving a general overall view, without opinion or review.]

[Note: APAs (Amateur Press Association) is a fanzine of sorts featuring fiction, art, and topics of interest, written & distributed between the same 20 or so people, who photocopy their work and then mail it to a CM (Central Mailer) who then on a bi-monthly basis redistributes it]

 Anime Hasshin number 20

Anime Hasshin number 19 

March 1990 Pt.1 Anime Hasshin.

A bit of self-indulgent trumpet blowing as we arrive at Blog post number 50!

Now the anticipation and excitement of 'EastCon 90' in April next month is so much nearer, and the conception of UK's Anime and Manga Fans looking forward with that determination and boundless enthusiasm that will become a Fandom.

What arrived by post was “The Rose” the Newsletter of Anime Hasshin number 20, and what follows is a brief overview to help you get in to the mindset of the Fans and the US\Canadian Fandom.

Front cover: “Appleseed” Fan-Art by Matt Collins.

'Editorial' Lorraine Savage reports on Kevin O'Connell's American manga poll (April 1990), with 97 responses coming from 75% of Anime Hasshin members, the results for the Top 4 favourite translated manga are :-

Appleseed,

Nausicaa,

Lum,

Outlanders. 

The Top 6 manga that fans requested to be translated are :-

Ranma ½,

City Hunter,

Saint Seiya,

Cats Eye,

Lupin,

Five Star Stories.

Lorraine Savage also reports the membership of Anime Hasshin has swelled considerably, with so many people joining after seeing the club's details in print in fanzines\magazines “Protocluture Addicts”, the CBG (Comics Buyer's Guide), and in the translated manga “Appleseed”.

Lorraine was wanted to meet a lot of members in the up-coming Science Fiction Convention “InConJunction X” (10^th. Aniveristy of the Con) running on the 29^th. Of June to 8^1st. of July (1990), and to have an official appearance of the club at the Con.

Anime reviews in the issue: Locke (the Super man) - :Lord Leon, Venus Wars, Megazone 23 – part 3, and Gunbuster. Manga reviews: Mugen-Shinishi (by Yosuke Takahashi)

One notable feature was “Is there a Laser in your future?” by Stephen McCloy. The positive outlook of the developing format of the Laser Disk in the US and in Japan, and the boon to our hobby of Anime, with its better picture quality and a longer life than VHS tape.

[Note: Anime Laser Disks are very collectable now (2014) for there quality of image, and cover artwork that has yet to make it to DVD or Blue-ray.]

“Fans can make a difference” 

Susan Triger writes to encourage fans to write to their local independent American TV stations to air the third series of “Starblazers”, and Rob Hull urges fans to write before May 1^st. 1990 to him so he can bulk send to Harmony Gold, to spur them to continue with the Television series of Robotech II: The Sentinels.

[Note: this is an old-fashioned Letter writing campaign, much like the modern Facebook and twitter campaigns of today, a grass roots approach that can gain momentum and influence companies.]

A look back at the première on the 4^th. Of February of the Fan parody “Viva La Dirty Pair” by Pine-salad Productions, the last parody was “A Fist Full of Pasta” came out a year before.

One nice touch is the inclusion of a list of “Birthdays” (March & April for this issue) on the back page.

Information on other Clubs, Fanzines, Computer Bulletin Boards, APAs (Amateur Press Association) , Classifieds Adds, Conventions, Businesses, mini synopses, Japanese vocabulary lessons. and a Members list. With plenty of Fan Artwork that were all done in a strong Black ink

[Note: on page 18 (the back page) under Clubs was the details of “Summer Side” (contact - Alec Orrock). A good fellow, and an Anime Pen-pal of mine.]

[Note: as part of the NEWS section I supplied the Addresses of two Anime Studios – Bandai and Tatsunoko Production Co. (always nice to see you name in print)]

[Note: A synopsisis a brief summary or a condensed statement of the major points of a subject (be it Anime or Manga in our case) giving a general overall view, without opinion or review.]

January 1990 Pt2.

What an exciting time it was, when the letter-box could be heard and that gentle thud of mail when it hits the carpeted floor in the morning (that's right the Royal mail delivered on time at 07:30!), especially when it was a thick A4 or A5 sized envelope!

What arrived was “The Rose” the Newsletter of Anime Hasshin number 19, was the 3^rd. Anniversary issue (January 1990). This Bi-monthly Newsletter\magazine was the voice of the Anime club that had decided to be more mail-order oriented, to quote the founder Lorraine Savage “We're a family of Anime fans sharing what we love.”, and what you got was news on Manga and Anime in the U.S.A. & Canada and some translated news from Japan too.

With what was to become an average page count of 20 pages, this bumper issue had 24 pages of hand-typed two column style though-out the issue, and lots of “Black & White” artwork by fans that complimented the 'Editorial', Anime reviews, manga reviews, OVA reviews, mini synopses, and Japanese vocabulary lessons, and other Special features were all done in a strong Black ink

Information on other Clubs, Fanzines, Computer Bulletin Boards, APAs, Classifieds Adds, Conventions, Businesses, and a Members list, made such a ravenous read that you could not wait the 6 to 8 weeks for the next News Letter to come.

There was a Review on the popular TV show 'Kamagure Orange Road', a Manga review on Leiji Matsumoto's story telling and art style, as well as an OVA review on 'Cosmo Police Justy'. I also found the two page over-view of the 1966 TV show 'Prince Planet' very informative, and the Recommended Anime by Lynn & Lorraine Savage spot-lighted 'Super Gal' by Rumiko Takahashi, 'Famous Detective Holmes' by Hayao Miyazaki, and 'Sherlock Hound' the English version (in 2010 the chain of British high street stores 'HMV' released an exclusive DVD box set, that I gladly picked-up).

Many like myself would scrutinised all the information we could glean from each issue, and start an investigation and write off for answers on our own.

[Note: At the time of publication (January 1990) Anime Hasshin had 177 members Worldwide, three of whom were from England: Jay Felton, Mr. Horseman; Mr. Willett.]

[Note: This Anniversary issue had all 177 members printed, 95% had full details so you could contact them via post – it was a family of Pen-Pals.]

[Note: A synopsis is a brief summary or a condensed statement of the major points of a subject (be it Anime or Manga in our case) giving a general overall view, without opinion or review.]