Vol. 1  Issue 1 June 1996

MOBILE NEW CENTURY GUNDAM X Mark Simmons talks about alternate continuity Gundam stories, and whether you should tune into GUNDAM X or change the channel. Sidebar: The Characters and Mecha of GUNDAM X. SCOTT FRAZIER: A CANDID INTERVIEW One of the few Americans to work in the Japanese Animation industry, Scott Frazier shares his insight and opinions on anime, US cartoons, and more.

EDITORIAL What's in a name? EVENTS Ninja-mono Festival. RIAP WRITES A look into how US TV works and how it led to the "failure" of Sailor Moon in the USA. REMOTE ACCESS A list of new shows on the air in Japan, plus selected briefs.

RELEASES New anime releases in the USA and Japan, plus a list of videogame releases (Japan only). MANGA REVIEWS Shonen Sunday Update, Ranma 1/2, Evangelion 1 & 2, Dominion Tank Police (translated). ANIME REVIEWS Tenchi Muyo In Love, Macross Plus Movie Edition, Lupin III: Dead or Alive.

GAMES / SOFTWARE Tokimeki Memorial (PSX), Super Robot Wars 4 Scramble (PSX), Evangelion Collector's Discs (Mac/Win hybrid). CD REVIEWS Please Save My Earth Image Album (domestic), Slayers, EVA vol. 2, Tenchi Movie Soundtrack. NEXT Convention coverage of AnimeExpo 96 and Comic Con International.