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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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! 💜
"Your Online Anime Superstore!"
An explosion of moe cuteness and colour with this ad for Robert's Anime Corner Store.
One of the first online anime stores I ever shopped at, and still up and running after 27 years.
📖: Newtype USA #1, November 2002.
An explosion of moe cuteness and colour with this ad for Robert's Anime Corner Store.
One of the first online anime stores I ever shopped at, and still up and running after 27 years.
📖: Newtype USA #1, November 2002.
November 10, 2025 at 8:49 PM
"Your Online Anime Superstore!"
An explosion of moe cuteness and colour with this ad for Robert's Anime Corner Store.
One of the first online anime stores I ever shopped at, and still up and running after 27 years.
📖: Newtype USA #1, November 2002.
An explosion of moe cuteness and colour with this ad for Robert's Anime Corner Store.
One of the first online anime stores I ever shopped at, and still up and running after 27 years.
📖: Newtype USA #1, November 2002.
Gonzo's mid-2000s computer tech timepiece and exploration of themes of fandom, addiction, social isolation, and depression.
It's a difficult watch at times.
📺: Welcome to the N.H.K., 2006.
It's a difficult watch at times.
📺: Welcome to the N.H.K., 2006.
November 9, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Gonzo's mid-2000s computer tech timepiece and exploration of themes of fandom, addiction, social isolation, and depression.
It's a difficult watch at times.
📺: Welcome to the N.H.K., 2006.
It's a difficult watch at times.
📺: Welcome to the N.H.K., 2006.
"Central Park Media - Your Japanimation Source!"
CPM with heavy-hitters of Action Packed, Sexy, and Intriguing!
📖: Manga Newswatch, 1992
CPM with heavy-hitters of Action Packed, Sexy, and Intriguing!
📖: Manga Newswatch, 1992
November 9, 2025 at 8:31 PM
"Central Park Media - Your Japanimation Source!"
CPM with heavy-hitters of Action Packed, Sexy, and Intriguing!
📖: Manga Newswatch, 1992
CPM with heavy-hitters of Action Packed, Sexy, and Intriguing!
📖: Manga Newswatch, 1992
One day you're working for a faceless corporation, the next, you're now doing the accounts for a piratical band of mercenaries... or else.
📺: Black Lagoon, Madhouse, 2006.
📺: Black Lagoon, Madhouse, 2006.
November 8, 2025 at 7:18 PM
One day you're working for a faceless corporation, the next, you're now doing the accounts for a piratical band of mercenaries... or else.
📺: Black Lagoon, Madhouse, 2006.
📺: Black Lagoon, Madhouse, 2006.
Well, when you're up against all sorts of otherworldly horrors dispatched by a secret organization based in an orbital station, then you really are going to need a massive cannon.
Liveman (1989) was the fourth super sentai series to air in France, further stoking the tokusatsu popularity there.
Liveman (1989) was the fourth super sentai series to air in France, further stoking the tokusatsu popularity there.
November 8, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Well, when you're up against all sorts of otherworldly horrors dispatched by a secret organization based in an orbital station, then you really are going to need a massive cannon.
Liveman (1989) was the fourth super sentai series to air in France, further stoking the tokusatsu popularity there.
Liveman (1989) was the fourth super sentai series to air in France, further stoking the tokusatsu popularity there.
And you don't seem to understand
A shame you seemed an honest man
And all the fears you hold so dear
Will turn to whisper in your ear
And you know what they say might hurt you
But you know that it means so much
And you don't even feel a thing 🎶
📺: Serial Experiments Lain, Triangle Staff, 1998
A shame you seemed an honest man
And all the fears you hold so dear
Will turn to whisper in your ear
And you know what they say might hurt you
But you know that it means so much
And you don't even feel a thing 🎶
📺: Serial Experiments Lain, Triangle Staff, 1998
November 8, 2025 at 1:32 AM
And you don't seem to understand
A shame you seemed an honest man
And all the fears you hold so dear
Will turn to whisper in your ear
And you know what they say might hurt you
But you know that it means so much
And you don't even feel a thing 🎶
📺: Serial Experiments Lain, Triangle Staff, 1998
A shame you seemed an honest man
And all the fears you hold so dear
Will turn to whisper in your ear
And you know what they say might hurt you
But you know that it means so much
And you don't even feel a thing 🎶
📺: Serial Experiments Lain, Triangle Staff, 1998
The gorgeous covers of Funimation's first DVD releases of Claymore.
From what I gather, this artwork was created in-house by Funimation's art team.
Later releases used the same artwork as the Japanese ones.
From what I gather, this artwork was created in-house by Funimation's art team.
Later releases used the same artwork as the Japanese ones.
November 7, 2025 at 5:22 PM
The gorgeous covers of Funimation's first DVD releases of Claymore.
From what I gather, this artwork was created in-house by Funimation's art team.
Later releases used the same artwork as the Japanese ones.
From what I gather, this artwork was created in-house by Funimation's art team.
Later releases used the same artwork as the Japanese ones.
You get to burning
Face it proudly, as befits you.
Those days when you're enraptured are pieces of your dream
You get to burning
As you pick up those pieces,
I can see (you have) the courage to aim for tomorrow, to be...
Going your days. Grow up 🎶
Face it proudly, as befits you.
Those days when you're enraptured are pieces of your dream
You get to burning
As you pick up those pieces,
I can see (you have) the courage to aim for tomorrow, to be...
Going your days. Grow up 🎶
November 7, 2025 at 1:33 AM
You get to burning
Face it proudly, as befits you.
Those days when you're enraptured are pieces of your dream
You get to burning
As you pick up those pieces,
I can see (you have) the courage to aim for tomorrow, to be...
Going your days. Grow up 🎶
Face it proudly, as befits you.
Those days when you're enraptured are pieces of your dream
You get to burning
As you pick up those pieces,
I can see (you have) the courage to aim for tomorrow, to be...
Going your days. Grow up 🎶
Cybernet: The Future of Videotainment. 📼
The Shadowrun 1E and Cyberpunk 2020 module vibes are so wonderfully strong with this ad for a store from a 1994 issue of Animerica.
The Shadowrun 1E and Cyberpunk 2020 module vibes are so wonderfully strong with this ad for a store from a 1994 issue of Animerica.
November 6, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Cybernet: The Future of Videotainment. 📼
The Shadowrun 1E and Cyberpunk 2020 module vibes are so wonderfully strong with this ad for a store from a 1994 issue of Animerica.
The Shadowrun 1E and Cyberpunk 2020 module vibes are so wonderfully strong with this ad for a store from a 1994 issue of Animerica.
A lovely snapshot of the Spanish cosplay scene of the mid-2000s, with a gallery of photos from ExpoManga 2004 from Minami CD 49.
I was stateside attending anime cons in '04, so yeah, the cosplay costumes and way the photos are taken hits that nostalgia button. 💜
I was stateside attending anime cons in '04, so yeah, the cosplay costumes and way the photos are taken hits that nostalgia button. 💜
November 6, 2025 at 4:05 PM
A lovely snapshot of the Spanish cosplay scene of the mid-2000s, with a gallery of photos from ExpoManga 2004 from Minami CD 49.
I was stateside attending anime cons in '04, so yeah, the cosplay costumes and way the photos are taken hits that nostalgia button. 💜
I was stateside attending anime cons in '04, so yeah, the cosplay costumes and way the photos are taken hits that nostalgia button. 💜
Do It Now with ADV in 1998
November 6, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Do It Now with ADV in 1998
The rugged near-future sci-fi and space tech of PLANETES (2004, Sunrise).
Set in 2075, Planetes focuses around the day-to-day lives of a bunch of ordinary workers in 'Debris Section', responsible for keeping the orbital paths of Earth free of hazardous debris.
Set in 2075, Planetes focuses around the day-to-day lives of a bunch of ordinary workers in 'Debris Section', responsible for keeping the orbital paths of Earth free of hazardous debris.
November 5, 2025 at 4:28 PM
The rugged near-future sci-fi and space tech of PLANETES (2004, Sunrise).
Set in 2075, Planetes focuses around the day-to-day lives of a bunch of ordinary workers in 'Debris Section', responsible for keeping the orbital paths of Earth free of hazardous debris.
Set in 2075, Planetes focuses around the day-to-day lives of a bunch of ordinary workers in 'Debris Section', responsible for keeping the orbital paths of Earth free of hazardous debris.
There's a case to made that the French are the OG weebs (affectionate), as they got in early on anime thanks to the strong co-pro links.
Club Dorothée (1987) was one of those gateways: a hugely popular kids TV show. Among the anime they aired was Les Chevaliers du Zodiaque, aka Saint Seiya.
Club Dorothée (1987) was one of those gateways: a hugely popular kids TV show. Among the anime they aired was Les Chevaliers du Zodiaque, aka Saint Seiya.
November 5, 2025 at 1:55 PM
There's a case to made that the French are the OG weebs (affectionate), as they got in early on anime thanks to the strong co-pro links.
Club Dorothée (1987) was one of those gateways: a hugely popular kids TV show. Among the anime they aired was Les Chevaliers du Zodiaque, aka Saint Seiya.
Club Dorothée (1987) was one of those gateways: a hugely popular kids TV show. Among the anime they aired was Les Chevaliers du Zodiaque, aka Saint Seiya.
They're back and they're hungry...
Published by Dark Horse Comics, Manga Mania was the UK's first manga anthology. Godzilla and Appleseed led the charge in its early issues.
📖: Manga Mania, August 1993
Published by Dark Horse Comics, Manga Mania was the UK's first manga anthology. Godzilla and Appleseed led the charge in its early issues.
📖: Manga Mania, August 1993
November 4, 2025 at 2:08 PM
They're back and they're hungry...
Published by Dark Horse Comics, Manga Mania was the UK's first manga anthology. Godzilla and Appleseed led the charge in its early issues.
📖: Manga Mania, August 1993
Published by Dark Horse Comics, Manga Mania was the UK's first manga anthology. Godzilla and Appleseed led the charge in its early issues.
📖: Manga Mania, August 1993
Futari ga kitto deaeruyouna mahou wo kakete
(Baby, baby, ooh-)
Let Me Be With You... 🎶
📺: Chobits, CLAMP/Madhouse, 2002
(Baby, baby, ooh-)
Let Me Be With You... 🎶
📺: Chobits, CLAMP/Madhouse, 2002
November 4, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Futari ga kitto deaeruyouna mahou wo kakete
(Baby, baby, ooh-)
Let Me Be With You... 🎶
📺: Chobits, CLAMP/Madhouse, 2002
(Baby, baby, ooh-)
Let Me Be With You... 🎶
📺: Chobits, CLAMP/Madhouse, 2002
When anime DVDs came in clippy cardboard cases.
A peek at a vintage DVD release of an anime classic: Record of Lodoss War OVA. This is the Image Entertainment & US Manga Corps release of episodes 8-13 from 1998 and is a cool little artifact of those early releases.
A peek at a vintage DVD release of an anime classic: Record of Lodoss War OVA. This is the Image Entertainment & US Manga Corps release of episodes 8-13 from 1998 and is a cool little artifact of those early releases.
November 3, 2025 at 6:15 PM
When anime DVDs came in clippy cardboard cases.
A peek at a vintage DVD release of an anime classic: Record of Lodoss War OVA. This is the Image Entertainment & US Manga Corps release of episodes 8-13 from 1998 and is a cool little artifact of those early releases.
A peek at a vintage DVD release of an anime classic: Record of Lodoss War OVA. This is the Image Entertainment & US Manga Corps release of episodes 8-13 from 1998 and is a cool little artifact of those early releases.
It's never too big a job for the Lovely Angels. 💜
📺: Dirty Pair OVA, 1987 (VHS)
📺: Dirty Pair OVA, 1987 (VHS)
November 3, 2025 at 1:20 AM
It's never too big a job for the Lovely Angels. 💜
📺: Dirty Pair OVA, 1987 (VHS)
📺: Dirty Pair OVA, 1987 (VHS)
Anime on the 199X and 200X Net: Thanks to Wayback Machine, we can dig into the Sheffield Space Centre's website in 2001.
November 2, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Anime on the 199X and 200X Net: Thanks to Wayback Machine, we can dig into the Sheffield Space Centre's website in 2001.
Anime in Video Games: Shin Kidō Senki Gundam Wing: Endless Duel. Released in 1996 for the Super Famicom and developed by Natsume.
Top-notch 16-bit After Colony tournament fighter action!
Top-notch 16-bit After Colony tournament fighter action!
November 2, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Anime in Video Games: Shin Kidō Senki Gundam Wing: Endless Duel. Released in 1996 for the Super Famicom and developed by Natsume.
Top-notch 16-bit After Colony tournament fighter action!
Top-notch 16-bit After Colony tournament fighter action!
The clash of blades as towering clockpunk mecha engage in formalistic battle.
📺: The Vision of Escaflowne (episode 3), Sunrise, 1996
📺: The Vision of Escaflowne (episode 3), Sunrise, 1996
November 1, 2025 at 9:25 PM
The clash of blades as towering clockpunk mecha engage in formalistic battle.
📺: The Vision of Escaflowne (episode 3), Sunrise, 1996
📺: The Vision of Escaflowne (episode 3), Sunrise, 1996
One of the hubs of early UK anime and manga fandom: The Sheffield Space Centre.
Their ads with this hella cool mascot are still some of my favourites to run across.
📖: Anime UK, 1992
Their ads with this hella cool mascot are still some of my favourites to run across.
📖: Anime UK, 1992
November 1, 2025 at 5:40 PM
One of the hubs of early UK anime and manga fandom: The Sheffield Space Centre.
Their ads with this hella cool mascot are still some of my favourites to run across.
📖: Anime UK, 1992
Their ads with this hella cool mascot are still some of my favourites to run across.
📖: Anime UK, 1992
Chill vibes and friendship before the madcap mayhem kicks off. 💥
📺: Project A-Ko, 1986
📺: Project A-Ko, 1986
November 1, 2025 at 11:11 AM
Chill vibes and friendship before the madcap mayhem kicks off. 💥
📺: Project A-Ko, 1986
📺: Project A-Ko, 1986
When Gundam met multimedia CD-ROM in the 90s.
Bandai's Gundam Shop for Macintosh is a wonderful virtual Gunpla store and museum with photos of model kits, boxes, and info.
Bandai's Gundam Shop for Macintosh is a wonderful virtual Gunpla store and museum with photos of model kits, boxes, and info.
October 31, 2025 at 10:46 PM
When Gundam met multimedia CD-ROM in the 90s.
Bandai's Gundam Shop for Macintosh is a wonderful virtual Gunpla store and museum with photos of model kits, boxes, and info.
Bandai's Gundam Shop for Macintosh is a wonderful virtual Gunpla store and museum with photos of model kits, boxes, and info.
From the pages of the Anime Con '91 Reference Guide, one of the things in our collection I treasure the most: the latest in home video from US Renditions.
Literal translations - you'll see translation vs localization often debated throughout the 90s.
Literal translations - you'll see translation vs localization often debated throughout the 90s.
October 31, 2025 at 5:15 PM
From the pages of the Anime Con '91 Reference Guide, one of the things in our collection I treasure the most: the latest in home video from US Renditions.
Literal translations - you'll see translation vs localization often debated throughout the 90s.
Literal translations - you'll see translation vs localization often debated throughout the 90s.
Kawaii! A truly cute bit of Polish anime fandom history from June 1997.
Sailor Moon features dominate this issue, though there's room for some Slayers love and a Satoshi Urushihara showcase.
Sailor Moon features dominate this issue, though there's room for some Slayers love and a Satoshi Urushihara showcase.
October 31, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Kawaii! A truly cute bit of Polish anime fandom history from June 1997.
Sailor Moon features dominate this issue, though there's room for some Slayers love and a Satoshi Urushihara showcase.
Sailor Moon features dominate this issue, though there's room for some Slayers love and a Satoshi Urushihara showcase.