Mistigram: it may be obvious to some - such as artist Noel Gamboa - but I had to do a little research to figure out why the BBS promoted in this #ANSIart screen was named 2032. Duh! That’s when the anime #BubblegumCrisis takes place - and there’s its hero, #Priss of the #KnightSabers. http://bit.ly/2PJIpMc
Mistigram: and back to #ranma½ for a Noel Gamboa #ANSIart portrait of #AkaneTendo in this 30-year-old ad for the Anime Archive BBS. http://bit.ly/2PJGQxO
Mistigram: continuing our visit to the cultural limbo of ‘80s anime you probably haven’t thought of for quite some time, here’s another 29-year-old #ANSIart screen by Noel Gamboa celebrating #ProjectAko. http://bit.ly/2vBQIjX
Mistigram: again looking to promote his interest in anime through the BBS scene of 1990, Noel Gamboa drew this ad for Anime Online BBS featuring an #ANSIart. illustration of #RanmaSaotome from #Ranma½. http://bit.ly/2GUlNEP
Mistigram: life wasn’t easy for an otaku in North America 30 years ago. They had to organize using every tool at their disposal, which in this case included BBSes and #ANSIart to decorate and promote them with. This screen, depicting a illustration of #MadokaAyukawa from #KimagureOrangeRoad by #AkemiTakada, was drawn for Anime Archive by Noel Gamboa. http://bit.ly/2VCibkg
Mistigram: and one more #ANSIart specimen from the #XMen file, here’s another Noel Gamboa portrait of #Psylocke, drawn something close to 30 years ago. http://bit.ly/2PHDJGE
Mistigram: of course, Noel Gamboa had no idea that his “Wrath of #Wolverine” #ANSIart had been used without authorization in a computer virus. Worst of all - the virus cropped away most of the image! Here it is in full. http://bit.ly/2Y350GE
