Contents - EX 4.3

2D or Not 2D? That's the question facing many anime producers and directors these days. Gone are the days where the integration of computer-assisted animation with traditional work is a novelty. Recently, anime studios have been embracing the utilization of next-generation technology within their works. Will cel collectors now start collecting zip drives full of computer-painted images? EX takes a look at the architecture and effort that studios are employing to wow the audiences at home and in the theaters.

Speak your mind in The EX Anniversary Survey!

The Replacement Editorial.

Signed, Sealed, Delivered... Here we attempt to answer some of our reader's questions and comments. Sometimes with mixed results.

Has Dave made a breakthrough, or just had a breakdown? Did he just take too much physics in college? Judge for yourself as you read his latest literary marvel, The Special Theory of Anime Relativity. (Warning: Thinking Required!)

Generator Gawl, Kareshi Kanojo No Jijou, Pokemon: Mewtwo Strikes Back & Pikachu's Summer Vacation, Sakura Tsuushin, Mamotte Shugogetten!, Steam Detectives, Battle Athletes Victory, The Adventures Of Kotetsu, Marriage, Panzer Dragoon, Haunted Junction, Sakura Wars.

Followups to previous reviews: Bastard!! - Exodus, Battle Athletes OVA, Fushigi Yugi: The Mysterious Play, Giant Robo Vol 6, Magical Project S: Star Search!, Sorcerer Hunters - 2 Beauties & A Beast.

Weekly Jump, Shonen Sunday, Kana, Mint na Bokura, Multiple Personality Detective PSYCHO, Rose of Versailles, Caravan Kidd, Dragonball Z, Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back, Maison Ikkoku, Oh! My Goddess: The Devil in Miss Urd.

Bubblegum Crisis: As Sekiria, CLAMP Gakuen Tanteidan Vocal Collection, Record of Lodoss War TV Anime OST Volume 1, Memories II Hiroko Kasahara Best Selection.

Eretzvaju, Final Fantasy VIII, Guardian's Crusade, Power Stone.

The HTML Swiss Army Knife shares his thoughts over the last three years of EX. Next stop: AnimeCentral!

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