EX catches up with more Guests of Honor from AX97 and even a few unexpected vacationing artists.

Interviews with: Hayashi Hiroki, Kitazume Hiroyuki, Sato Hiroki, Shibahara Chiyako, Yamazaki Kazuo.

El Hazard 2 image © 1997 AIC/Pioneer LDC.
Cover image © Sotsu Agency, Sunrise

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The 15th Anniversary Macross One Night Stand Concert! EX is there for a complete report; the East Coast anime con season draws to a close with Otakon '97 and the industry makes a few announcements while there. Last but not least: our usual round of news tidbits.

As school starts for many across the country, Professor Kime starts off the semester with a look at small advertising budgets and licensing "crap" in Anime Marketing 102.

Scott Frazier reminiscences about the production of Buchigiri 4, a really disasterous title that no EX staffer ever hopes to review.

El Hazard 2, Those Who Hunt Elves, the conclusion to Gundam W: Endless Waltz, Biohunter, Capricorn, Gatchaman, Gowcaiser, Peacock King, Machine Robo, Devil Hunter Yohko 2, 3, and 4-ever, Yotoden.

Shonen Sunday Briefs, Birdy the Mighty, CLAMP's Clover, Those Who Hunt Elves, Inuyasha, Patlabor.

Cat's Eye, Mononoke Hime, Megazone 23 III, Best of Moldiver.

Armored Core, Gundam: The Battle Master, Ghost in the Shell, Tobal 2.

New Japanese and domestic anime titles, and CDs.

A tour of the company that seems to have its fingers in any and every anime production — Studio Sunrise; also, a rapsheet report of the several anime films released in Japan this past summer.