''AnimaniA'' is a German magazine dedicated to

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manga are comics or graphic novels originating from Japan. Most manga conform to a style developed in Japan in the late 19th century, and the form has a long history in earlier Japanese art. The term is used in Japan to refer to both comics ...

and J-culture.

History

The first issue of the magazine was published in September 1994. ''AnimaniA'' is the first German-language media focussing on Japanese culture, especially anime and manga. Before the release of the first magazine, a volume zero issue had been printed and was handed out for free at Comic-Salon Erlangen for promotion. In 2001, the former editors of ''AnimaniA'' started publishing '' MangasZene'' magazine which ended publication in 2006. Until the publishing of the 50th issue, the magazine was published every two months. ''AnimaniA'' was then published ten times in one year until the release of issue 04-05/2010 and has been changed back to a bi-monthly publishing frequency due to the decline of the German anime market around that time. The magazine was part of the publishing company Weird Visions Media Verlag until February 2010. When the publisher went bankrupt, chef editor Thomas Webler bought the magazine from Weird Visions and publishes ''AnimaniA'' under the Animagine GmbH label. Since the publishing of the volume 04/2005 the magazine contains a special DVD containing most times three pilot episodes dubbed in German language, trailer, interviews and making-of videos. According to Casey Brienza, ''AnimaniA'' was one fan magazine pioneering the medium manga in Germany.

Themes

The magazine focusses on anime and manga news in German-languaged regions as well as for the United States and Japan, J-Culture like video games and music, a reader section for fan letters, fanart and a calendar for events related to Japanese culture. The magazine also published the ''

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'' manga in Germany. Sometimes, ''AnimaniA'' publishes special edition magazines dedicated to a main theme, which most are completely sold-out in print. These are: * ''AnimaniA — FanArt Special'' — Fan-art * ''AnimaniA'' — compiled edition of the magazines released in it′s first year * ''AnimaniA —

Sailor Moon is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Naoko Takeuchi. It was originally serialized in Kodansha's Shōjo manga, ''shōjo'' manga magazine ''Nakayoshi'' from 1991 to 1997; the 60 individual chapters (later reorganized into ...

special'' * ''AnimaniA —

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special'' * ''Armitage III'' (between 3/96–4/97) * ''Groundwork of Evangelion'' —

Art book Artists' books (or book arts or book objects) are works of art that engage with and transform the form of a book. Some are mass-produced with multiple editions, some are published in small editions, while others are produced as one-of-a-kind ob ...

* ''The New Generation of Manga Artists'' — Art book

AnimagiC

Employees of ''AnimaniA'' (more precisely of Animagine GmbH) are the organizers of German anime and manga convention AnimagiC.

AnimaniA Awards

Since 2006 the

AnimaniA Awards The AnimaniA Award is an award for Japanese popular culture that has been presented by the German magazine '' AnimaniA'' since 2006. The award ceremony takes place during the opening ceremony of AnimagiC. Overview The AnimaniA Award is an aud ...

are held, an online voting for readership of the magazine. The awards show takes place on the first day at the AnimagiC convention. In the past readers were able to vote via mail.

References

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* {{in lang, de Anime and manga magazines Magazines established in 1994 German-language magazines published in Europe Bi-monthly magazines published in Germany 1994 establishments in Germany