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ISSUE #31 (Winter 2003)
Kreators: Devil Robots is our cover this issue and they made a custom Tofu robot! Li Zhensheng hid tons of negatives from the Cultural Revolution, and now he speaks, Filmmaker Kim Ki-Duk, Filmmaker Shinsuke Sato pharmacy labels from Cambodia, Moebius, Eishi Takaoka art, the cute Zhao Wei, Deerhoof, the Hello Kitty designer, and Ray Barbee in Japan.
ISSUE #30 (Fall 2003)
Subcultured: The cover features 326, who's drawings and cartoons are well known only in Japan. We have an interview with HK star Shu Kei, Kazuo Koike the Lone Wolf and Cub writer, the art of Choi Jeong Hwa, the Pang brothers directors of The Eye, Minh Thai the Rubik's cube champ talks, Hacking the X box, How the Chinese beat out Columbus, Three Gorges Dam(n), and and the guy who voiced tons of HK kung fu movies in the 70's.
ISSUE #29 (Summer 2003)
Unleashed: Snoopy! Must we say more? Snoopy is a huge hit in Asia! Filmmaker Johnny To, Rinko Kawauchi's photography, Deth P. Sun, Brain Failure, Prodip LazyMuthaFucka, Sung Kang, Jamie Storr, Yao Ming the man (not quite a one on one but it's Yao), Afghanistan photos, Stephen Chao interview, Iron Chef Sakai, a trip to Medicom!, and Os Gemeos
ISSUE #28 (Spring 2003)
Uprisings: Kozyndan rock. We love them and they did a great cover for us. Designer Noriko Yasuda makes great stuff, Nikki Lee, Chong as in Cheech and Chong, Jon Moritsugu is back, Asian Sports Tragedies, Yellow Peril (racists comic covers), Scooters but Asian ones, JA Concentration camp art, Barry Bonds baseball saga, Margaret Leng Tan, Acid Mothers Temple, Harisu superstar (know her or him?), and author Mian Mian.
ISSUE #27 (Winter 2002)
Folk Ways: Issue 27 features Barry McGee art on the cover with a full interview. Also read on Thai Scrabble Champs, Skater legend Shogo Kubo, Pakistani truckers, Trekking in Mongolia, Thai Horror posters, and Kobayashi the hot dog champ. There's more like toy fight, Nara tattoos, and an interview with Junko Mizuno.
ISSUE #26 (Fall 2002)
Cultural Evolution: Ai Yamaguchi art on the cover with interview inside. Manpurses are hot in Japan and we have the story. Also check out Beijing Punks, Peggy Oki (Dogtown girl), Japanese Fightclub, Vietnamese Make-out clubs, and an interview with Mr Shoalin Soccer himself, Stephen Chow.
ISSUE #25 (Summer 2002)
Best in Show: 25 issues! Geoff McFetridge art on the cover, he's the artist who did the titles from Virgin Suicides, but has really done so much more. But you also get the Westminster dog show winner (the handler, not the dog), overnight at the Chungking Mansions, Eric So, Cambodian Landmine Museum, Better Luck Tomorrow.
ISSUE #24 (Spring 2002)
Knowledge: cover by J. Otto Seibold. 88 Things you should know, the tallest Asian American man, Cheng Pei Pei - the Jade Fox, Tea in China, and much more.
ISSUE #23 (fall 2001)
Chappie Science: cover by Groovisions, interview of them, Wong Jing, Money Mark, Orchids, Hot Tub Monkeys. If you don't have this one, you're missing out.
ISSUE #21 (spring 2001)
ART ATTACK: Cover by Takashi Murakami, Toys by Michael Lau "Gardener", Nakahashi's Kamikazes, Inventions, Wong Kar Wai, Psychic Children, Asian Haircuts, dynamoville, Tony Leung!
ISSUE #20 (winter 2000)
DEATH AND DESTRUCTION: Cover by Yoshitomo Nara, 25 Asian Mass Murderers, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon director Ang Lee, Maggie Cheung, Trainhopping in the USA, Giant Robot Awards, Pandas in San Diego, Jets to Brazil, Asian Clown, Greasy Asian Junk Food.
ISSUE #19 (fall 2000)
CULTS AND RELIGION: Cover by Twist, Doomsday Cults, Happy Buddhas, The Dalai Lama, Puified Soul, Cock Fights, Mock Meat, Godzilla...
ISSUE #18 (summer 2000)
GET GEEKED: Patricia Lee, Japanese Sugar Fix, Geek Love, Optic Nerve, Tuvan Eagles, Drink Blood, Chorizo and Chow Mein...
ISSUE #17 (2000)
THE FOOD ISSUE: Margaret Cho, Eat Dogs, Eat bugs and be Lactose Intolerant, Ramen Rankings, Chinese Jamaica...
ISSUE #16 (2000)
THE MARTIAL ARTS ISSUE: Ming Tran, Shaolin Kung Fu, Matrix Mahem, Tae-Bo Fever...
ISSUE #15 (1999)
THE FIVE YEAR ANNIV. ISSUE: Money Mark, Cibo Matto, Shu Uemura, DJ Krush, Automator, Beat Junkies , Japanese Cover Bands...
ISSUE #14 (summer 1999)
THE SEX ISSUE: Asia Carerra, Suzi Suzuki, Chinese Sex Secrets, Horny Asians, Japanese School Girls, Love Hotels...

ISSUE #13 (spring 1999)
THE NEW DESIGN: Gigi Leung, Iron Chef, Smokin' Chiba, Sumo In Canada, The Moonies, Hi-Standard, Dreams Come True, Congo Part 2...

ISSUE #12 (fall 1998)
Jet Li, GR Canned Coffee Taste Test, Singapore, Versus, Squid Fest, NYC/LA/SF Chinatown, Korean Director Park Ki-yong, Skater Jaimie Reyes...

ISSUE #11 (summer 1998)
Jumbo Machinder, Jim Kelly, Kogals, Beat Takeshi, Thai Fruit Carving, Naomi Nishida, Simon Yam, Little Bobdog, Junk Food, Asian squatters in NYC, Pro skater Eric Koston...

ISSUE #10 (spring 1998)
Asian American Power Movement (60's and 70's), Jenny Shimizu, the untold story and many facets of rice, Simply Jeff, Slick, Karen Mok, Rumble in the Bronx's Francoise Yip...

ISSUE #9 (winter 1997)
Maggie Cheung, Tokyo Shock Boys, Asian Hot Sauces, Tuvan Throat-Singing, WNBA Giant Zheng Hiaxia, Telephone Psychic, Skatemonks, Ultraman Museum...

ISSUE #8 (summer 1997)
Tsui Hark, Steve Caballero, Kenji Yanobe, Locke, Asian Race Cars, Margaret Cho & John Woo, DJ Q-Bert, DJ Kid Koala, Cibo Matto, Asian Gambling, Sugarplant...

ISSUE #7 (1997)
Michelle Khan, Shaolin monks, Manzanar, mobster Tokyo Joe, Peking Man, footbinding, sumo sushiman, Thailand, Jaime Hernandez...


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