''Animerica Extra'' was a monthly

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published in by

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. Established as a companion to the anime news and review magazine ''

Animerica ''Animerica'' was a monthly magazine published by Viz Media containing news, feature articles, and reviews on manga, anime, and related media, as well as a section that serialized manga published by Viz. After an initial November 1992 preview is ...

'', ''Animerica Extra'' primarily published English-language translations of Japanese

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. The magazine shifted towards publishing ''shōjo'' manga (girls' manga) in 2003, before ceasing publication in 2004.

History

''Animerica Extra'' was conceived as a sister publication to ''

'', Viz's general interest anime and manga magazine. Amid the anime boom of the 1990s, ''Animerica Extra'' and the Viz manga magazines ''Manga Vizion'' and ''

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'' were among the first English-language manga magazines to publish manga titles aimed at demographics outside of

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, and have been noted as being "instrumental in disseminating manga culture" in North America. The magazine principally published English-language translations of manga, though it published non-manga content such as the short stories of

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, and feature stories on manga, anime, and

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. Certain issues featured original cover artwork by manga artists, including

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and

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. Sales for the magazine were initially strong; in August 2001, ''

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'' reported that ''Animerica Extra'' had grown its circulation month-over-month for over a year, and cited the magazine's growth as proof of uncaptured potential in the American ''shōjo'' market. ''Animerica Extras readership was roughly 70 percent female; ''ICv2'' additionally noted that retailers such as

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were able to capitalize on the success of ''Animerica Extra'' to attract female customers to

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s. Following the cancellation of ''Pulp'' in 2002, the magazine's serialization of ''

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'' continued in ''Animerica Extra''. In July 2003, the magazine began publishing ''shōjo'' manga exclusively and began printing certain manga in its original

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format, as opposed to the flipped artwork it had previously published. In December 2004, ''Animerica Extra'' ceased publication. The magazine was replaced by the manga magazine ''

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'', which was published by Viz from July 2005 until July 2009.

Serializations

The following titles were serialized in ''Animerica Extra'': * ''

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* ''

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* ''

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'' by

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* ''

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'' by

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* ''

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'' by

* ''

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'' by

and

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* '' Short Program'' by

* ''

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'' by

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* ''

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'' by

Masakazu Katsura is a Japanese manga artist, known for several works of manga, including ''Wing-Man'', ''Shadow Lady'', ''DNA²'', '' Video Girl Ai'', '' I"s'', and '' Zetman''. He has also worked as character designer for '' Iria: Zeiram the Animation'', ''Ti ...

* ''Wild Com.'' by

* '' X/1999'' by Clamp Titles serialized in ''Animerica Extra'' were also published as

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by Viz.

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References

External links

''Animerica Extra'' official website
(defunct, link via

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) * {{Viz Media Monthly magazines published in the United States Anime and manga magazines Defunct magazines published in the United States Magazines established in 1998 Magazines disestablished in 2004 Magazines published in San Francisco

History

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