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Interview: While perhaps not the best known of this year's Guests of Honor at Anime Expo, Hayama Junichi (BE-BOP HIGH SCHOOL and JOJO'S BIZARRE ADVENTURES) nevertheless poses an interesting figure as an animator. Wrapping up its AX98 coverage, EX presents an introspective interview with Mr. Hayama and talks about his new project, KING OF THE DESERT GANDALLA.

The DVD debate: It's here, it's cheap, and it's not going away. Is Digital Video Disc for you? Chris Kohler dissects the video mediums used to present anime—VHS, laserdisc and DVD—and helps fans to muddle through all the fuss (and sometimes frustration) about the DVD decision that is gripping the videophile community.

Thoughts, questions, and comments from our readers.

Wrapping up the summer fuss, the EX staff reports in from Washington DC on the east coast magnet, Otakon 98.
Not to be outdone... by anybody, Bandai celebrates the 20th Anniversary of Mobile Suit Gundam, and kicks off the Gundam Big Bang Proclamation at the Pacifico Yokohama.

The fall semester of school is about to start and here you are without art supplies! Don't fret as EX's Scott Frazier delivers the "need-to-know" with "Animator's Tools and Materials."

Chad Kime bemoans the translation of colors between the fancy letters RGB and CMYK in "The Imperfect Transition."

Weekly Jump Update, Shonen Sunday Update, Angel Sanctuary, Boomtown, Tanabata no Kuni, Vampire Princess Miyu.

Studio Ghibli Songs, Hisaishi Jo's Hana-Bi, Silent Mobius ED: Silently, Trigun: The First Donuts.

Space Adventure Cobra, Chef of Fire: Cooking Fighter Hao, Final Fantasy VIII demo, Brave Fencer Musashiden, Pocket Fighter.

Comic Con International, Interview with Kawamori Shouji, and more!