The 1995 art book Front Mission in Huffman brought together Yoshitaka Amano and Kow Yokoyama for a conversation about their early careers, Japanese painting, video games, and making models.
Resin Punks Now Available
The latest Zimmerit book is all about ’80s garage kit culture.
Mecha from Montreal, A History of Heavy Gear Ch. I: Protoculture Addicts & Mecha Press
Wearing its VOTOMS influence on its sleeve, the tabletop game Heavy Gear rose to prominence in the late ’90s. It had come, albeit indirectly, out of foundations laid in 1987 by a handful of Canadian Robotech fans who wanted to start a fanzine.
The Five Star Stories Original Video That Never Was
In early 1988 General Products began advertising a Five Star Stories original video that would feature animation by Hideaki Anno and direct involvement from the manga’s creator, Mamoru Nagano.
On the Precipice of Professional Anime Magazines: Animag
In 1987 fans from the Bay Area published what was, for its time, the closest thing to a professional anime magazine in English.
Comic Margarita’s Daicon IV Travelogue
A translation of a Daicon IV convention report originally published in the pages of the short-lived Comic Margarita.
10 Years of Zimmerit
The site officially launched on September 9th, 2015, with an article about Gainax.
OVAs We Love
We asked contributors, friends, and colleagues to tell us about an OVA they love. Here’s what they shared.
Demon Zine Shinjuku Now Available
Our latest ‘zine is here!
ARTMIC’s Transforming Insects: Beetras
Near the end of its life, legendary toy manufacturer Takatoku Toys approached ARTMIC and essentially asked, “Got any cool robots?”