History Magazine / Animage

[[folder: Anime Grand Prix Winners]]

Here are ''Animage'''s original works.
[[folder: Original works]]

!!Tropes related to Animage
* The80s: That's when it started publishing.

* CuteMonsterBoy: Animage's [[https://villains.fandom.com/wiki/Katherine_Rii/Gallery?file=Katherine_Rii_4a.jpg#Books_and_magazines tribute]] to Creator/TadaoNagahama depicts [[Anime/VoltesV Prince Heinel]] as a violent warmonger AlienPrince, like he is in canon...except he's small, chibi-fied and looks {{Moe}} as hell.

* AllThereInTheManual: Animage is the "manual" in this case, having regular interviews with creators that divulge details and behind the scenes information about their works.

* SliceOfLife: The theme of many parody manga.

* {{Crossover}}: Some parody images/manga feature the characters in a SharedUniverse.
* CuteMonsterBoy: Animage's [[https://villains.fandom.com/wiki/Katherine_Rii/Gallery?file=Katherine_Rii_4a.jpg#Books_and_magazines tribute]] to Creator/TadaoNagahama depicts [[Anime/VoltesV Prince Heinel]] as a violent warmonger AlienPrince, like he is in canon...except he's small, chibi-fied and looks {{Moe}} as all hell.

* EnsembleDarkhorse: Animage vol.100 has a special article called "No Casuals Allowed. Hardcore Fans Love Side Characters!"
* EvilIsCool: Quite a lot of commentary was focused on the villains and how they appealed to fans.

* SuperRobot: Not only are SuperRobot series prominently featured in the magazine, but at least four of Animage's Anime Grand Prix winners are Mecha anime, with two of them being ''Franchise/{{Gundam}}'' series. Post-2010s, {{Shonen}} anime has been dominating the Grand Prix awards.
* WhatCouldHaveBeen: The magazine reveals some anime that never made it to the light of day, like ''Watari'' and ''Space Punch''.

The magazine is dedicated to fan contributions and commentary on various anime, as well as [[WordOfGod interviews with anime staff]] and other supplementary material. Issues are published monthly, and span around several different anime. Oftentimes, the issues contain posters, pin-ups, doujins and playing cards, amongst other merchandise. While it is a fandom magazine, [[Creator/HayaoMiyazaki Hayao Miyazaki]]'s manga '''Manga/NausicaaOfTheValleyOfTheWind'' began publication in ''Animage'' before being adapted into a movie. The magazine would also begin publishing several more original works.

** In the same issue, Katherine, who's an alien nobless like Heinel, is portrayed as a cute chibi cheering him on while wearing a gorgeous, excessively detailed white FairytaleWeddingDress.

** Jangal is of the {{Gonk}} variety, being a [[LooksLikeSatan red-skinned]] [[HornedHumanoid horned]] alien. He's depicted in the same {{Moe}} style as Heinel and Katherine, and Megumi standing next to him with flowers implies some sort of [[AdaptationalNiceGuy friendship between them]].

* CuteMonsterBoy: Prince Heinel is often depicted as one.

* 2021: ''Anime/JujutsuKaisen''

* 1982: ''Six God Combination God Mars''
* 1983: ''Crusher Joe''

* 1990: ''Anime/NadiaAndTheSecretOfBlueWater''

* 2021: ''Anime/JujutsuKaizen''

* 2019: ''Anime/DemonSlayer''

* CuteKitten: One of the more popular original series from Animage is Ai Naniwa's "Cat Char" manga, where Char, Garma and Lala are all depicted as adorable cats.

The magazine is dedicated to fan contributions and commentary on various anime, as well as [[WordOfGod interviews with anime staff]] and other supplementary material. Issues are published monthly, and span around several different anime. Oftentimes, the issues contain posters, pin-ups, doujins and playing cards, amongst other merchandise. While it is a fandom magazine, [[Creator/HayaoMiyazaki Hayao Miyazaki]]'s manga ''Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind'' began publication in ''Animage'' before being adapted into a movie. The magazine would also begin publishing several more original works.

* 1982: ''Anime/NausicaaOfTheValleyOfTheWind''

!!After Ogata's death, Animage would have many different editors. They are as follows:

!!Animage hosts the yearly Anime Grand Prix prize, where readers vote on which anime is the anime of the year. Here are the winners so far:

!!Here are ''Animage'''s original works.

Here's their [[https://animageplus.jp/ site]]. They also have a [[https://twitter.com/animage_tokuma Twitter account]].

After Ogata's death, Animage would have many different editors. They are as follows:

Animage hosts the yearly Anime Grand Prix prize, where readers vote on which anime is the anime of the year. Here are the winners so far:

Here are ''Animage'''s original works.

''Animage'' (アニメージュ, Animēju) is a Japanese anime and entertainment magazine that began serialization July 1978. Along with ''Animedia'' and ''Newtype'', it is one of the top three anime magazines and one of the [[https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/daily-briefs/2018-09-14/japan-oldest-anime-magazine-animage-gets-digital-edition/.136758 top]] [[https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2010-01-19/2009-japanese-anime/game-magazine-circulation-numbers 10]] selling anime magazines in Japan. The magazine is dedicated to fan contributions and commentary on various anime, as well as [[WordOfGod interviews with anime staff]] and other supplemantary material. [[Creator/HayaoMiyazaki Hayao Miyazaki]]'s manga ''Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind'' began publication in ''Animage'' before being adapted into a movie. The magazine would also begin publishing several more original works.

It is a monthly publication, and exclusively in Japanese. However, that's not to say it doesn't have a fandom in the West (through fan-translations).

Animage also published some original manga that later got anime adaptations.

It is a monthly publication, and exclusively in Japanese. However, that's not to say it doesn;t have a fandom in the West (through fan-translations).

Animage also published some original manga that later got anime adaptations. They are

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Here's their [[https://animageplus.jp/ site]]. They also have a [[https://twitter.com/animage_tokuma Twitter]].