Anime Wink
@animewink.bsky.social
Anime and manga history, nostalgia, and other cool stuff from around the world of anime fandom of the 70s to 20XX!
Anime-on-DVD and VHS collector, anime magazine digger, and popular culture explorer.
SysOp: @sharkabytes.bsky.social
🏳️⚧️ She/her. UK.
Anime-on-DVD and VHS collector, anime magazine digger, and popular culture explorer.
SysOp: @sharkabytes.bsky.social
🏳️⚧️ She/her. UK.
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Anime Wink
@animewink.bsky.social
· Oct 30
Why Anime Wink? It's the name of a long-defunct anime and manga store I ran across in an early 90s issue of Animerica a while back. And the name charmed me so much that I decided to adopt it for this account.
But yeah, welcome! 💜
But yeah, welcome! 💜
A peek at the imported Gunpla scene of '92 with Animerica issue 0.
I had a little phase of Gunpla when I could afford to buy them late in the decade, but I was deep into Warhammer at the time too and could only afford one figurine hobby.
I had a little phase of Gunpla when I could afford to buy them late in the decade, but I was deep into Warhammer at the time too and could only afford one figurine hobby.
January 23, 2026 at 9:34 PM
A peek at the imported Gunpla scene of '92 with Animerica issue 0.
I had a little phase of Gunpla when I could afford to buy them late in the decade, but I was deep into Warhammer at the time too and could only afford one figurine hobby.
I had a little phase of Gunpla when I could afford to buy them late in the decade, but I was deep into Warhammer at the time too and could only afford one figurine hobby.
When anime made the cover of Rolling Stone: as the first of the Rebuild of Evangelion movies hit the big screen, Rolling Stone in Japan celebrated by making Rei Ayanami their cover girl of the September 2007 issue.
January 23, 2026 at 2:00 PM
When anime made the cover of Rolling Stone: as the first of the Rebuild of Evangelion movies hit the big screen, Rolling Stone in Japan celebrated by making Rei Ayanami their cover girl of the September 2007 issue.
From a 2003 issue of NewType USA: RahXephon x Suncoast! Where you could save $3 on any anime apparel if you pick up volume 4.
January 20, 2026 at 6:40 PM
From a 2003 issue of NewType USA: RahXephon x Suncoast! Where you could save $3 on any anime apparel if you pick up volume 4.
Recorded from a delve into a Minami magazine CD I'm currently doing: a sweet fan cam recording from Expo Japan 2001. Hironobu Kageyama gives his all, leading a karaoke of Dragon Ball Z's "Cha La Head Cha La."
Melting my heart to watch it all.
Melting my heart to watch it all.
January 20, 2026 at 12:44 AM
Recorded from a delve into a Minami magazine CD I'm currently doing: a sweet fan cam recording from Expo Japan 2001. Hironobu Kageyama gives his all, leading a karaoke of Dragon Ball Z's "Cha La Head Cha La."
Melting my heart to watch it all.
Melting my heart to watch it all.
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See you later!
It's always so cute how the DOKAN multimedia anime/manga CD-ROM mascot will bid you farewell as you finish exploring one of the CDs.
It's always so cute how the DOKAN multimedia anime/manga CD-ROM mascot will bid you farewell as you finish exploring one of the CDs.
November 26, 2025 at 11:34 PM
See you later!
It's always so cute how the DOKAN multimedia anime/manga CD-ROM mascot will bid you farewell as you finish exploring one of the CDs.
It's always so cute how the DOKAN multimedia anime/manga CD-ROM mascot will bid you farewell as you finish exploring one of the CDs.
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From a 1995 calendar that was in an archive of files for one of the PC-98 Record of Lodoss War games: an adorable illustration of chibi mischief and adventure.
December 20, 2025 at 7:43 PM
From a 1995 calendar that was in an archive of files for one of the PC-98 Record of Lodoss War games: an adorable illustration of chibi mischief and adventure.
Be warned! It's coming! AnimeCon '91!
A lovely little slice of earlier anime fandom in the USA history.
In terms of industry/studio recognition and support outside of Japan, this was the big one; the one that got the ball rolling for cons to come.
A lovely little slice of earlier anime fandom in the USA history.
In terms of industry/studio recognition and support outside of Japan, this was the big one; the one that got the ball rolling for cons to come.
January 16, 2026 at 9:22 PM
Be warned! It's coming! AnimeCon '91!
A lovely little slice of earlier anime fandom in the USA history.
In terms of industry/studio recognition and support outside of Japan, this was the big one; the one that got the ball rolling for cons to come.
A lovely little slice of earlier anime fandom in the USA history.
In terms of industry/studio recognition and support outside of Japan, this was the big one; the one that got the ball rolling for cons to come.
Who decided that time has to flow into the future?
The lives that erase the stigma of the past will rewrite history
A beautiful blade will connect person to person
And sweep away the cycle of pain and sadness.
From one of Argentina's NUKE CDROMs in 2001: Turn "A" Gundam's OP1: Turn A Turn 🎶
The lives that erase the stigma of the past will rewrite history
A beautiful blade will connect person to person
And sweep away the cycle of pain and sadness.
From one of Argentina's NUKE CDROMs in 2001: Turn "A" Gundam's OP1: Turn A Turn 🎶
January 14, 2026 at 5:34 PM
Who decided that time has to flow into the future?
The lives that erase the stigma of the past will rewrite history
A beautiful blade will connect person to person
And sweep away the cycle of pain and sadness.
From one of Argentina's NUKE CDROMs in 2001: Turn "A" Gundam's OP1: Turn A Turn 🎶
The lives that erase the stigma of the past will rewrite history
A beautiful blade will connect person to person
And sweep away the cycle of pain and sadness.
From one of Argentina's NUKE CDROMs in 2001: Turn "A" Gundam's OP1: Turn A Turn 🎶
One of my favourite moments from Escaflowne: The Movie (Ocean dub). It's a sensual intermission, a pause for breath with some wonderful line delivery from the late Kirby Morrow that just adds to the beauty of the scene.
January 13, 2026 at 8:22 PM
One of my favourite moments from Escaflowne: The Movie (Ocean dub). It's a sensual intermission, a pause for breath with some wonderful line delivery from the late Kirby Morrow that just adds to the beauty of the scene.
A vision of Escaflowne's Gaea with a more savage, desolate beauty as seen in the movie.
Both it and Panzer Dragoon seem to draw from common pools of (Mœbius) inspiration: empires and tribes fighting for domination or to survive and thrive in a dying world, one with moments of striking beauty.
Both it and Panzer Dragoon seem to draw from common pools of (Mœbius) inspiration: empires and tribes fighting for domination or to survive and thrive in a dying world, one with moments of striking beauty.
January 13, 2026 at 8:15 PM
A vision of Escaflowne's Gaea with a more savage, desolate beauty as seen in the movie.
Both it and Panzer Dragoon seem to draw from common pools of (Mœbius) inspiration: empires and tribes fighting for domination or to survive and thrive in a dying world, one with moments of striking beauty.
Both it and Panzer Dragoon seem to draw from common pools of (Mœbius) inspiration: empires and tribes fighting for domination or to survive and thrive in a dying world, one with moments of striking beauty.
It's as easy as A, B, C-Ko!
Gloriously vibrant and characterful, @wiloverton.bsky.social's cover for the third issue of Anime UK Magazine for August/September 1992.
Gloriously vibrant and characterful, @wiloverton.bsky.social's cover for the third issue of Anime UK Magazine for August/September 1992.
January 11, 2026 at 2:59 PM
It's as easy as A, B, C-Ko!
Gloriously vibrant and characterful, @wiloverton.bsky.social's cover for the third issue of Anime UK Magazine for August/September 1992.
Gloriously vibrant and characterful, @wiloverton.bsky.social's cover for the third issue of Anime UK Magazine for August/September 1992.
There's no gun too big for Feb Fall. 💪
📺: Sol Bianca, AIC, 1990 (VHS)
📺: Sol Bianca, AIC, 1990 (VHS)
January 8, 2026 at 2:29 PM
There's no gun too big for Feb Fall. 💪
📺: Sol Bianca, AIC, 1990 (VHS)
📺: Sol Bianca, AIC, 1990 (VHS)
Treasure's a Pleasure.... but a Blaster is a Girl's Best Friend.
The adventures of Space Girls with Guns on a shiny disc that still feels like it's from the future: the Laser Disc release of the original Sol Bianca OVA from 1990.
The adventures of Space Girls with Guns on a shiny disc that still feels like it's from the future: the Laser Disc release of the original Sol Bianca OVA from 1990.
January 5, 2026 at 12:23 PM
Treasure's a Pleasure.... but a Blaster is a Girl's Best Friend.
The adventures of Space Girls with Guns on a shiny disc that still feels like it's from the future: the Laser Disc release of the original Sol Bianca OVA from 1990.
The adventures of Space Girls with Guns on a shiny disc that still feels like it's from the future: the Laser Disc release of the original Sol Bianca OVA from 1990.
Doin' jewel crime with fine style!
Reading about the internal power struggles that went on during the pitch phase of Nadia's production that led to Hideaki Anno helming the series was really something.
📺: Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water, 1990
Reading about the internal power struggles that went on during the pitch phase of Nadia's production that led to Hideaki Anno helming the series was really something.
📺: Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water, 1990
January 3, 2026 at 5:44 PM
Doin' jewel crime with fine style!
Reading about the internal power struggles that went on during the pitch phase of Nadia's production that led to Hideaki Anno helming the series was really something.
📺: Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water, 1990
Reading about the internal power struggles that went on during the pitch phase of Nadia's production that led to Hideaki Anno helming the series was really something.
📺: Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water, 1990
Do it Now in 2001 with ADV
January 3, 2026 at 5:28 PM
Do it Now in 2001 with ADV
December 2002's Animerica - it's time for Spirited Away hype!
Hitting US theatres in September that year, it was still building momentum when this issue hit shelves, momentum that would reach a crescendo when it nabbed an Oscar in April 2003 for Best Animated Feature.
Hitting US theatres in September that year, it was still building momentum when this issue hit shelves, momentum that would reach a crescendo when it nabbed an Oscar in April 2003 for Best Animated Feature.
January 2, 2026 at 10:47 PM
December 2002's Animerica - it's time for Spirited Away hype!
Hitting US theatres in September that year, it was still building momentum when this issue hit shelves, momentum that would reach a crescendo when it nabbed an Oscar in April 2003 for Best Animated Feature.
Hitting US theatres in September that year, it was still building momentum when this issue hit shelves, momentum that would reach a crescendo when it nabbed an Oscar in April 2003 for Best Animated Feature.
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Why Anime Wink? It's the name of a long-defunct anime and manga store I ran across in an early 90s issue of Animerica a while back. And the name charmed me so much that I decided to adopt it for this account.
But yeah, welcome! 💜
But yeah, welcome! 💜
October 30, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Why Anime Wink? It's the name of a long-defunct anime and manga store I ran across in an early 90s issue of Animerica a while back. And the name charmed me so much that I decided to adopt it for this account.
But yeah, welcome! 💜
But yeah, welcome! 💜
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Jack into CYBERSPACE for the latest anime and manga
in Argentina in 1994. ⚡
📖: RAN 'zine, September 1994 issue.
in Argentina in 1994. ⚡
📖: RAN 'zine, September 1994 issue.
December 25, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Jack into CYBERSPACE for the latest anime and manga
in Argentina in 1994. ⚡
📖: RAN 'zine, September 1994 issue.
in Argentina in 1994. ⚡
📖: RAN 'zine, September 1994 issue.
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From NewType USA, May 2004: one of the darlings of the Boys Love craze and one of the first BL series yaoi fans outside of Japan would have watched/read (including me!): Gravitation.
November 24, 2025 at 8:59 PM
From NewType USA, May 2004: one of the darlings of the Boys Love craze and one of the first BL series yaoi fans outside of Japan would have watched/read (including me!): Gravitation.
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Another adventure, another day of Deedlit being, well, Deedlit.
📺: Record of Lodoss War OVA, 1990.
📺: Record of Lodoss War OVA, 1990.
December 3, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Another adventure, another day of Deedlit being, well, Deedlit.
📺: Record of Lodoss War OVA, 1990.
📺: Record of Lodoss War OVA, 1990.
Happy New Year, peeps! Thank y'all for following what I do here on this lil side account (It's run by @sharkabytes.bsky.social). Posting is a bit sporadic due to time and focus, but I'm glad it's enjoyed all the same.
a close up of a cartoon character with orange hair and red eyes
ALT: a close up of a cartoon character with orange hair and red eyes
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January 1, 2026 at 3:51 PM
Happy New Year, peeps! Thank y'all for following what I do here on this lil side account (It's run by @sharkabytes.bsky.social). Posting is a bit sporadic due to time and focus, but I'm glad it's enjoyed all the same.
An OVA from the Pioneer vaults: Sol Bianca: The Legacy from 1999, a six-episode reimagining of the premise of the original Sol Bianca OVA from 1990.
Marketed on the strength of its digital animation - including uncannily smooth camera pans at a much higher frame rate than the rest of the animation.
Marketed on the strength of its digital animation - including uncannily smooth camera pans at a much higher frame rate than the rest of the animation.
December 31, 2025 at 7:08 PM
An OVA from the Pioneer vaults: Sol Bianca: The Legacy from 1999, a six-episode reimagining of the premise of the original Sol Bianca OVA from 1990.
Marketed on the strength of its digital animation - including uncannily smooth camera pans at a much higher frame rate than the rest of the animation.
Marketed on the strength of its digital animation - including uncannily smooth camera pans at a much higher frame rate than the rest of the animation.
Hyperspace gate exit in post-Earth Exodus solar system, 2071.
When asked about the gates and how hyperspace works, Shinichiro Watanabe once described it like old movie film, where regular space is the visible frame and hyperspace is the gaps between the frames.
When asked about the gates and how hyperspace works, Shinichiro Watanabe once described it like old movie film, where regular space is the visible frame and hyperspace is the gaps between the frames.
December 30, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Hyperspace gate exit in post-Earth Exodus solar system, 2071.
When asked about the gates and how hyperspace works, Shinichiro Watanabe once described it like old movie film, where regular space is the visible frame and hyperspace is the gaps between the frames.
When asked about the gates and how hyperspace works, Shinichiro Watanabe once described it like old movie film, where regular space is the visible frame and hyperspace is the gaps between the frames.
"Hey Spike! It's ready!"
"I'm just about finished. What's cookin'?"
"Special: Bell Peppers 'n' Beef."
The broke but still flyin' special.
"I'm just about finished. What's cookin'?"
"Special: Bell Peppers 'n' Beef."
The broke but still flyin' special.
December 30, 2025 at 7:49 PM
"Hey Spike! It's ready!"
"I'm just about finished. What's cookin'?"
"Special: Bell Peppers 'n' Beef."
The broke but still flyin' special.
"I'm just about finished. What's cookin'?"
"Special: Bell Peppers 'n' Beef."
The broke but still flyin' special.
Tucked away in a Polish anime CD from 1997: Windows 3.x/95 Solitaire infused with the Power of the Moon!
Also known as Moonsol and Solitaire: Sailor Moon Edition.
Also known as Moonsol and Solitaire: Sailor Moon Edition.
December 29, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Tucked away in a Polish anime CD from 1997: Windows 3.x/95 Solitaire infused with the Power of the Moon!
Also known as Moonsol and Solitaire: Sailor Moon Edition.
Also known as Moonsol and Solitaire: Sailor Moon Edition.