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My Conquest is the Sea of Stars – 1987-1988 Pre-Release Coverage (Various Magazine Snippets)
This page lists articles from various anime magazines regarding My Conquest is the Sea of Stars that are too short for their own dedicated post. These are ordered chronologically by month up until the film’s release in February 1988. Translated captions are (for the most part) listed from right to left and top down. Newtype…
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Newtype 02/1988 – Legend of the Galactic Heroes Setting Materials Collection
The following is setting materials for My Conquest is the Sea of Stars, published in the February 1988 issue of Newtype to coincide with the release of the film. Translations for each page are listed roughly top to bottom and right to left, as they would be read in the magazine itself. Setting Materials Collection:…
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Newtype 09/1985 – Saeko Shimazu interviews Director Yoshiyuki Tomino
In this short article from the September 1985 issue of Newtype magazine, Saeko Shimazu (voice of Four Murasame) asks Director Yoshiyuki Tomino a few questions about the character she plays and her role in the series as a whole. **Note that at the time of publishing, Zeta was still airing, probably around episode 25-26. Four’s…
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Road to Char’s Counterattack – 10/1987 (Newtype)
The October issue of Newtype from 1987 reveals a little more information about the mobile suits that will be featured in the film, and announces a contest for readers regarding the voices of the new characters. The universe is torn apart!! Mobile Suit Gundam: Char’s Counterattack Production on Mobile Suit Gundam: Char’s Counterattack is progressing…
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Road to Char’s Counterattack – 09/1987 (Animedia & Newtype)
The official announcement for Char’s Counterattack appeared in multiple September 1987 issues of anime magazines, though the extent of the coverage varied. This post covers Animedia and Newtype, which both included relatively short sections about the movie. However, Animage had a much more in depth coverage, and will be its own article. Animedia 09/1987 GUNDAM…
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Road to Char’s Counterattack – 08/1987 (Newtype)
[originally published on December 14, 2023] Welcome to the first in a series of articles covering the months leading up to the release of the film Mobile Suit Gundam: Char’s Counterattack on March 12, 1988, as told through anime magazines and books of the time. I’ll be providing scans of the relevant pages, translations of…
Category: Newtype
Newtype (ニュータイプ): Published by Kadokawa Shoten on the 10th of every month, beginning in 1985 through today.