is a Japanese

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and entertainment magazine published by

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since July 1978. Notable works serialized in the magazine include

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's manga '' Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind'' (1982—1994) and Saeko Himuro's novel ''

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'' (1990–1992).

History

''Animage'' was established in 1978 as the first magazine devoted to animation and comics aimed at a general public and not professionals. In 2007 the magazine started its online edition.

Anime Grand Prix

The Anime Grand Prix is the annual prize decided by the readers' votes to the anime of the year. The Anime Grand Prix started in 1979, and the first prize was announced at the issue 1980 January, generally announced at the next year's June issue every year. It's the Animage's Anime Grand Prix Magazine Reader's Choice too.

''Voice Animage''

is a sister magazine launched in 1994 that covers the

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industry in Japan. It was published irregularly at first, then settled into a regular release every other month. The magazine was edited by together with Takashi Watanabe before Kobayashi moved to work on various

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magazines, and the magazine suspended publication in February 2002 with its 42nd issue. At Kadokawa, Kobayashi and Watanabe helped launch '' Voice Newtype''. Beginning in February 2009, ''Voice Animage'' resumed publication as a quarterly magazine. The magazine has focused mainly on male voice actors since relaunching. AniRadi also began publishing as a play on the name of ''Voice Animage''.

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