Animage
 September 1997 cover, featuring artwork from 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, seiyū |
| Frequency | Monthly |
| Circulation | 110,000 |
| 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 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] Error: {{Lang}}: text has italic markup (help)
- March 1999: 250th issue
- June 2002: Beginning with July issue, changed title back to katakana [アニメージュ] Error: {{Lang}}: text has italic markup (help)
- 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
- Italic is the last episode of the series or season.
| 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 | Ginga Hyōryū 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] | 26 | 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 Shīdo [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; |
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
External links
- Animage (in Japanese)
- Tokuma Shoten (in Japanese)