GIANT ROBOT
Magazine from United States
- First and last issue: 1994-2011

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1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 All (There are undated issues)

Issue 32
2003

Issue 30
Fall 2003

Interviews with Rik Thomas (a former British Special Forces op who turned up in Hong Kong after his bid in Vietnam and wound up dubbing chop sockey movies into English), Chinese actress Shu Qui (City of Glass, Beijing Rocks, Millennium Mambo and the Luc Besson-produced The Transporter) and Danny Pang, co-director of the crossover horror success The Eye.

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/ 2003

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.

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25 January 2015

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