Highlights of 1996

Here are some simple highlights of 1996.

• Magical Girls on TV
  • Kaitou Saint Tail
  • Sailor Stars
  • Wedding Peach
  • Nurse Angel Ririka SOS
  • Pretty Sami
• Memorable TV episodes of 1996
  • Nurse Angel Ririka SOS episode 26
    (Ririka defeated Bross.)
  • Nurse Angel Ririka SOS episode 34
    (Ririka saved Seiya.)
  • Nurse Angel Ririka SOS episode 35 [final episode]
    (Ririka saved Earth and Queen Earth.)
  • Sailor Stars episode 195
    (The battle between Galaxia and the Sailor Senshi begins.)
• The best OAVs of 1996
  • Idol Project
  • Aozora Shoujotai
• The best drama of 1996
  • Dennou Sentai Voogie's Angel
• The best mangas of 1996
  • Kaitou Saint Tail
  • H2
• The best seiyuu magazines/books of 1996
  • Voice Animage 6
  • Voice Animage 10
  • Voice Animage 11
• The best freebies in an anime magazine of 1996
  • Kaitou Saint Tail cards in February Nakayoshi
  • Kaitou Saint Tail card folder in August Nakayoshi
• The best freebies in a non-anime magazine of 1996
  • The Megami Paradise poster in February Dengeki PC Engine
• The best CD singles of 1996
  • E Yume Miyou! (Meimi and Seira)
  • Fuchuu Shigure (Saginomiya Sakura)
  • Oneechan to Issho Soukan Junbigou
• The best anime CDs of 1996
  • St. Tail allstar Song Collection
  • Gall Force The Revolution Vocal Collection
  • Second Stage, Idol Project
• The best seiyuu CDs of 1996
  • Fun Wari Nobi Nobi , Inoue Kikuko
    (a very nice box with 2 CDs and 1 LD)
  • Entrance , Iwao Junko
  • Oneechan to Issho 1 Gatsugou , Inoue Kikuko
    (some editions come with a castanet with a picture of a manbou on it)
• The best drama CDs of 1996
  • Voogie's Angel vol. 0
  • Voogie's Angel vol. 1
  • Voogie's Angel vol. 2
  • Voogie's Angel vol. 3
  • Voogie's Angel vol. 4
  • Voogie's Angel vol. 5
  • Radio no Sekai El Hazard
• The best events of 1996
  • Saint Tail Seiyuu Collection (Inoue Kikuko)
  • Aozora Shoujotai event
  • Saint Tail Seiyuu Collection (Sakurai Tomo)
  • Voogie's Angel event
  • Hisakawa Aya Undoukai event
  • Sakurai Tomo Christmas Fantasy Live
• The best sights of 1996 (^_^;;)
  • Inoue Kikuko in a sailor fuku.
    (Saint Tail Seiyuu Collection Event - 7/9)
  • Inoue Kikuko in an orange, very short one-piece mini.
    (Saint Tail Seiyuu Collection Event - 7/9)
  • Inoue Kikuko in a kimono.
    (Aozora Shoujotai Event)
  • Inoue Kikuko in the air self defense force uniform.
    (Aozora Shoujotai Event)
  • Inoue Kikuko in a long white one piece, with a black, lacy cardigan over it, short white socks, black shoes, and a black string ribbon around her neck.
    (Saint Tail Seiyuu Collection Event - 5/8)
  • Nagasaki Moe in a red and black checkered one-piece, over a white shirt.
    (Gall Force Event)
  • Inoue Kikuko in a white robe, with angel wings and a halo.
    (Hisakawa Aya Undoukai Event)
  • Nagasaki Moe in a santa outfit.
    (Sakurai Tomo Christmas Fantasy Live)
• The best UFO catcher dolls of 1996
  • Seira
  • Meimi
  • Ruby
  • Sakuragi Mai
  • Pallapalla
  • Cerecere
• The best doujinshi of 1996
  • Fuyu Comi Night
• The best non-Japanese doujinshi of 1996
  • Kimagure Orange College 3
• The best days of cel hunting of 1996
  • 1996.10.12, Nakano
    (got Seira, Belldandy, Siren, Sakura)
  • 1996.11.07, Nakano
    (got St. Seira, Siren, Sakura, Tatora)
  • 1996.11.17, Nakano
    (got 75 St. Tail)
  • 1996.12.01, Toei
    (got Seira, Meimi, Tatora, Ami, Minako)
  • 1996.09.15, Toei
    (got Seira, Meimi, Madoka, Iria, Yuri, Tatora, Brid)
  • 1996.05.26, Toei
    (got Seira, Anju, Usagi, Creamy Mami)
  • 1996.11.10, AIC
    (got Pretty Sami, Sasami, Lune Venus, Nanami)
  • 1996.05.01, ?
    (got Meimi, Mina, Usagi, Minako, Chibi Usa, Karin)
  • 1996.04.28, Kichijoji
    (got Hikaru, Fuu, Umi, Milane, Miaka, Anju, Lena)
  • 1996.02.25, Kichijoji
    (got Hikaru, Fuu, Milane, Miaka)
• The best anime ML of 1996
  • I'm not allowed to mention them.. (^_^;;)
  • Seiyuu ML
• Prizes
  I was very lucky this year and won so many prizes.
  • Dirty Pair Flash cel (AnimeV February 1996)
  • Signed poster of Akiyama Kumi at the Akiyama Kumi event
  • HP Calendar at the HP booth during WNT Solutions event
  • Ticket to a countdown event at the Christmas Fantasy Live
• Seiyuu
  I saw many seiyuu this year. The saw seiyuu list 1996 has the details.

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