Animerica Extra was a monthly manga magazine published in by Viz Media. Established as a companion to the anime news and review magazine Animerica, Animerica Extra primarily published English-language translations of Japanese manga. The magazine shifted towards publishing shōjo manga (girls' manga) in 2003, before ceasing publication in late 2004, replaced by Shojo Beat the following year.
History
Animerica Extra was conceived as a sister publication to Animerica, Viz's general interest anime and manga magazine. The magazine principally published English-language translations of manga, though it published non-manga content such as the short stories of Mitsuru Adachi, and feature stories on manga, anime, and Japanese culture.
- Marionette Generation by Haruhiko Mikimoto
- Revolutionary Girl Utena by Chiho Saito and Be-Papas
- Short Program by Mitsuru Adachi
- Steam Detectives by Kia Asamiya
- Video Girl Ai by Masakazu Katsura
- Wild Com. by Yumi Tamura
- SOS by Hinako Ashihara
- Times Two by Shouko Akira
- X/1999 by Clamp
Titles serialized in Animerica Extra were also published as collected editions by Viz.
External links
- Animerica Extra official website (defunct, link via Internet Archive)