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Animedia

"InforMix"/"Info-Heaven": short blurbs about anime-related news.
"CD Journal": a guide to the latest CD releases.
"Visual Pop": a color section about seiyuu.
"Rajimedia": a section about anime-related radio shows.
"Koyasu Takehito Produce": Takehito Koyasu's monthly column chronicling the creation of a new work. (started 10/98).
"Ikaneba YaWeiss": a regular two-page column devoted to Weiss Kreuz. (started 8/99)

These summaries do not include fanart (almost every issue has some Weiss Kreuz fanart) or pictures of Weiss merchandise in the contest section and Animate advertisements.

July 1998:

Characters:
Premium: Weiss Kreuz Visual Book.
Feature: anime "swordsman" illustration (Aya and Omi) and commentary (2 pages, color).
Advertisement: Dramatic Collection 2 (1/2 page, color).
Advertisement: Dramatic Collection 2 (1 page, color). (yes, they run the same ad twice in this issue.)
"CD Journal": Dramatic Collection 2 (1/18 page, b/w).
Seiyuu:
Advertisement: HY solo CD (2/3 page, color).
"Visual Pop": Weiss af-reco report (1 page, color).
"Visual Pop": SM unit "RoST" (1/6 page, color).
"Visual Pop": HY solo CD "Prism" (1/6 page, color).

August 1998:

Characters:
Premium: multi-anime summer postcards (2 of Weiss Kreuz)
Feature: anime "summer" illustration and commentary (2 pages, color).
Advertisement: Weiss Kreuz fair (1 page, color)
Seiyuu:
"InforMix": TK in "Nazca" (1/9 page, b/w), Weiss LD campaign (1/12 page, b/w).
"Visual Pop": seiyuu vocal album, drama CD, and video (1 page, color).
"Visual Pop": HY solo album "Prism" (1/2 page, color).
"Visual Pop": SM unit "RoST" (1/4 page, b/w).
Advertisement: "Schlag des Herzens" and singles (2/3 page, color)

September 1998:

Characters:

Cover: Weiss Kreuz!!!
Premium: WK anime cassette labels.
Feature: anime rumors (4 pages, color).
Advertisement: Weiss Kreuz fair (1 page, color).
Seiyuu:
"Info-Heaven": TK in "Beast Wars" (1/9 page, b/w).
"Info-Heaven": TK in "Shadow Skill" (1/9 page, b/w).
"CD Journal": "Piece of Heaven" single(1/18 page, b/w).
"Visual Pop": TK and HY's "Rurouni Kenshin" character singles (1/6 page, color).

October 1998:

Characters:
Premium: Paromedia multi-anime parody comic book.
Premium: multi-anime "goodbye" stickers.
Feature: anime (2 pages, color).
Premium: full-sized color anime poster.
Advertisement: Weiss Kreuz fair (1 page, color).
Seiyuu:
"Info-Heaven": SM in "Virus" (1/9 page, b/w).
"Koyasu Takehito Produce": premiere (2 pages, b/w).
"CD Journal": "It's Too Late" (1/18 page, b/w).
Advertisement: TK's solo CD "Kouhaku" (1/8 page, color).

November 1998:

Characters:
Premium: multi-anime schedule stickers.
Premium: 1 anime trading card.
Advertisement: Weiss Kreuz fair (1 page, color).
Seiyuu:
Feature: af-reco report of MS in "Generator Gawl" (1/6 page, b/w).
"Info-Heaven": HY and TK in "High School Aura Buster" (1/9 page, b/w).
"Info-Heaven": TK in "Princess Nine" (1/9 page, b/w).
"CD Journal": Weiss CD history (1 page, b/w).
"Visual Pop": 9/6/98 Tokyo New Pier Hall event report (2/3 page, color).
"Koyasu Takehito Produce": zen meditation (2 pages, b/w).
"Rajimedia": TK in "Sho-Comi Love-Love Island" (1/9 page, b/w).
"Rajimedia": TS in "Radio Tales of Destiny" (1/9 page, b/w).
Characters and Seiyuu:
Feature: anime/unit multimedia (2 pages, color).

December 1998:

Characters:
Feature: anime "Christmas Date" illustration and commentary (2 pages, color).
Seiyuu:
Advertisement: Yuuki-san's solo CD "Exit" (1/4 page, color).
"Info-Heaven": TK in "Beast Wars" (1/12 page, b/w).
"Info-Heaven": TK in "Game Dra Night" (1/12 page, b/w).
"Info-Heaven": HY's solo CDs (1/12 page, b/w).
"CD Journal": TK and HY in "Angelique" (1/6 page, b/w).
"Koyasu Takehito Produce": tai ch'i (2 pages, b/w).
"Visual Pop": 10/12/98 Harajuku NAHM press conference report (1 page, color).
Characters and Seiyuu:
Advertisement: Weiss Kreuz fair (1 page, color).

January 1999:

Characters:
Premium: multi-anime calendar (1 page of Weiss Kreuz).
Feature: anime New Year's illustration (1/2 page, color).
Advertisement: anime mook (1/2 page, b/w).
Seiyuu:
"Info-Heaven": HY and TK in "High School Aura Buster" (1/16 page, b/w).
"Info-Heaven": SM in radio drama (1/16 page, b/w).
"Info-Heaven": TS in "D.N. Angel" (1/16 page, b/w).
"Koyasu Takehito Produce": fortune-telling (2 pages, b/w).
Feature: "Last message from Weiß" unit history. (3 pages, color).
Feature: "Sotsugyou M" mentions SM (1/8 page, b/w).
Characters and Seiyuu:
Advertisement: Weiss Kreuz fair (1 page, color).

February 1999:

Characters:

Premium: "Paromedia" comic with 21 pages of b/w Weiß parody manga, Weiß color cover.
Feature: Aya voted "Coolest" character in popularity ranking (1 page, color).
Advertisement: anime mook (1/2 page, b/w).
Seiyuu:
Advertisement: HY's solo single "Cosmic Love" (1/32 page, color).
Feature: unit mentioned in top news of 1998 (1/2 page, b/w).
Feature: TK, TS, SM, and HY's New Year's messages (1/9 page each, b/w).
"Info-Heaven": TS and TK in "West End IV," HY's solo single "Cosmic Love" (1/9 page each, b/w).
"Koyasu Takehito Produce": character design (2 pages, b/w).
"Visual Pop": TS in "Voicelugger" (1 page, color).
Advertisement: final tour video, Radio Selection III, Kapitel VII (1 page, color).
Advertisement: final tour video, Radio Selection III (1 page, color).
Feature: SM in "Chousha Raideen" (2 pages, color).

March 1999:

Characters:

Advertisement: Weiß Kreuz Collection CD-ROM (1/2 page, b/w).
Seiyuu:
Advertisement: HY's solo single "Cosmic Love" (1/12 page, color).
Premium: Weiß Kreuz Final Tour poster.
"Info-Heaven": TS in "Second Step (1/9 page, b/w).
"Info-Heaven": TK in "Angel Sanctuary" (1/12 page, b/w).
"Koyasu Takehito Produce": main and male character designs (2 pages, b/w).
"Cotton Candy": TS in "Voicelugger" (2 pages, b/w).
Advertisement: TS in "Voicelugger" for YAG (1 page, color).
Advertisement: TS in "Tales of Destiny" radio CD (1/4 page, color).
Characters and Seiyuu:
Advertisement: Weiss Kreuz fair (2 pages, color).

April 1999:

Characters:

Advertisement: Weiss Kreuz fair (1 page, color).
Seiyuu:
"Info-Heaven": "Crushers" Weiss side-story CD drama (1/9 page, b/w).
"Info-Heaven": TK in game "Maria 2" (1/12 page, b/w).
"Info-Heaven": TK in "Hana to Yume" CD drama (1/12 page, b/w).
"Info-Heaven": TS in "Voicelugger" (1/12 page, b/w).
"Koyasu Takehito Produce": female character designs (2 pages, b/w).
"Voice Actors Flash": TK solo album plans (1/8 page, color).
"Voice Actors Flash": TK and HY CD series (1/4 page, color).
"Anime Video Journal": TS in "Voicelugger" (1 page, color).
Advertisement: unit Weiss live video and CD (1/2 page, color).
Advertisement: TS in "Voicelugger" (1 page, color).

May 1999:

Characters:

"CD Journal": "Crashers Knight & Ran" (1 page, b/w).
Advertisement: "Dramatic Precious 1st Stage," "Crashers Knight & Ran" (1/3 page, color).
Seiyuu:
Advertisement: HY's solo single "Rondo" (1/8 page, color).
Af-Reco feature: TK in "Shin Hakkenden" (1/5 page, b/w).
Af-Reco feature: SM in "Gokudou-kun Man'yuuki" (1/5 page, b/w).
Af-Reco feature: TK in "Betterman" (1/6 page, b/w).
"Info-Heaven": Weiss Drama CD (1/9 page, b/w).
"CD Journal": TS in "Voicelugger" drama album (1/18 page, b/w).
"CD Journal": TK in "Zeta" image song (1/18 page, b/w).
"Koyasu Takehito Produce": image manga (2 pages, b/w).
"Visual Pop": TK's solo album, "Merii-san no Koneko" (1 page, color).
"Visual Pop": HY's solo singles (1/6 page, color).

June 1999:

Characters:

"CD Journal": "Dramatic Precious 1st Stage" (1/18 page, b/w).

Advertisement: "Dramatic Precious 1st Stage," "Crashers Knight & Ran" (1/3 page, color).
Seiyuu:
"Koyasu Takehito Produce": character recap and announcement of title, "Lunar Pitris" (2 pages, b/w).
"Info-Heaven": TK in "Shoujo Kakumei Utena" (1/3 page, b/w).
"Info-Heaven": TS in "Himiko-Den" (1/9 page, b/w).
"Info-Heaven": TK and TS in "Yakumo Tatsu" (1/9 page, b/w).
"Info-Heaven": HY in "Arc the Lad" (1/9 page, b/w).
"Visual Pop": TK's solo album, "Merii-san no Koneko" (1 page, color).
"Radimedia": SM in "LOST" (1/6 page, b/w).

July 1999:

Characters:

Advertisement: OAV, music clip animation, Dramatic Precious 2 and 3 (1 page, color).
Premium: 3 Weiss anime "Animedia 18th Anniversary" stickers.
Feature: anime ranks 6th in annual readers' poll (2 pages, color).

"CD Journal": "Dramatic Precious 2nd Stage" (1/18 page, b/w).
Seiyuu:
Premium: "Ninki Seiyuu Data File"
"Info-Heaven": TK in "Mahou Tsukai Tai!" (1/9 page, b/w).
"Info-Heaven": "Dramatic Precious 2nd Stage" (1/9 page, b/w).
"Koyasu Takehito Produce": readers' postcards (2 pages, b/w).
"CD Journal": TK's "Merii-san no Koneko" (1/8 page, b/w).
"Visual Pop": TS in "Card Captor Sakura" (3 pages, color).

August 1999:

Characters:
"Ikaneba YaWeiss": music clip costume sketches, etc. (2 pages, b/w).
Seiyuu:
"Info-Heaven": TK in "Beast Wars Metals" (1/9 page, b/w).
"Info-Heaven": HY in "Aura Buster" (1/9 page, b/w).
"Koyasu Takehito Produce": character drawing lesson (2 pages, b/w).
"Visual Pop": SM in "Gokudo-kun Man'yuuki" (2 pages, color).
Feature: HY in "Houshin Engi" (1/15 page, color).

September 1999:

Characters:
"Ikaneba YaWeiss": drama CD af-reco report, etc. (2 pages, b/w).

"Anime Video Journal": Music Animation (1 page, color).
Advertisement: Dramatic Precious 3rd, OVA, Music Clip Animation (1/2 page, color).
Seiyuu:
"Info-Heaven": TK in "Shoujo Kakumei Utena" movie (1/9 page, b/w).
"Info-Heaven": TK in "Betterman" (1/9 page, b/w).
"CD Journal": Dramatic Precious 3rd Stage (1/8 page, b/w).
"CD Journal": SM in "RoST's GREAT" vocal album (1/24 page, b/w).
"Koyasu Takehito Produce": short essay on Nue Tsukiyono (2 pages, b/w).
Other:
"CD Journal": MIND DIVE vocal album (1/24 page, b/w).

October 1999:

Characters:

Premium: 1/4 sized anime poster.
"Ikaneba YaWeiss": OAV character designs, summer event report, etc. (2 pages, b/w).
Advertisement: OAV (1/4 page, color).
Feature: OAV (2 pages, color).
Seiyuu:
"Info-Heaven": TK in "Shoujo Kakumei Utena" movie (1/9 page, b/w).
"Koyasu Takehito Produce": observatory (2 pages, b/w).

November 1999:

Characters:

"Ikaneba YaWeiss": OAV sketches, Music Clip screening event report, etc. (2 pages, b/w).
Feature: OAV (2 pages, color).
Seiyuu:
"Af-Reco Feature": TS in "Leviath" (1/4 page, b/w).
"Af-Reco Feature": SM in "Dai Guard" (1/4 page, b/w).
"Af-Reco Feature": TK in "Excel Saga" (1/6 page, b/w).
"Af-Reco Feature": TK and SM in "Beast Wars Metals" (1/6 page, b/w).
"Info-Heaven": TK in "Count Caine" drama CD (1/9 page, b/w).
"CD Journal": TK's Z/ETA drama CD (1/18 page, b/w).
"Koyasu Takehito Produce": Atomi sisters (2 pages, b/w).

December 1999:

Characters:

Premium: 1/4 sized anime poster.
Feature: Christmas date with Aya (1 page, color).
"CD Journal": Dramatic Precious drama CD (1/18 page, b/w).
Feature: OAV (2 pages, color).
Seiyuu:
"Info-Heaven": TK in "Back Ground Message" CD (1/8 page, b/w).
"Ikaneba YaWeiss": Christmas interview, etc. (2 pages, b/w).
"Koyasu Takehito Produce": Byakuya Takatori and Rei Mizuki (2 pages, b/w).
"Visual Pop": HY's new band Platonic Force Mode (1/2 page, color).
"Tatakau! Matsukaze": SM with Masaya Matsukaze in Kaikan Phrase" (1 page, color).

January 2000:

Characters:

Premium: anime poster.
Premium: OAV pamphlet.
Feature: New Year's celebration (1 page, color).
Seiyuu:
"Info-Heaven": TK and TS at Sano/Watanabe 10th anniversary event (1/9 page, b/w).
"Visual Pop": HY at Christmas (1/2 page, color).
"Koyasu Takehito Produce": Shuu Hirose and Kou Kagura (2 pages, b/w).

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