Newtype

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Newtype
The Moving Picture Magazine
ニ ュ ー タ イ プ

description Magazine for anime , manga , video games , Japanese sci-fi
Area of ​​Expertise Shonen
language Japanese
publishing company Kadokawa Shoten , ( Japan )
Headquarters Fujimi, Chiyoda , Tokyo
First edition March 8, 1985
(April edition)
Frequency of publication per month
Sold edition 133,750 copies
Web link webnewtype.com

Newtype ( Japanese 月刊 ニ ュ ー タ イ プ Gekkan nyūtaipu , German  "monthly Newtype" ) is a Japanese magazine published by Kadokawa Shoten , which appears monthly. It contains individual chapters of manga series as well as articles on anime and manga, to a lesser extent also science fiction and computer games . It has been published since March 8, 1985 with the first edition for April 1985. A Korean edition appears in South Korea , and the English offshoot Newtype USA also appeared in the United States from 2002–2008 at times . The last Newtype USA ends with the February 2008 edition.

Origin of name

The name of the magazine Newtype originally comes from the anime series Mobile Suit Gundam (1979) and its sequel Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam (1985) from the timeline Universal Century (UC) in the Gundam universe , in which a new breed of people with changed genes and supernatural abilities grow up - the " Newtype ", whose habitat and birthplace is space. In science fiction history, planet earth is the home planet for the " Newtypes " and the birthplace of their parents and ancestors whom they have not yet met.

content

The magazine contains several columns and individual articles about the anime and manga industry. Among the authors are Satsuki Igarashi , Mahiro Maeda and Gilles Poitras . There is also an anime and science fiction television program, series and film announcements, and articles on game consoles and computer games .

The articles are accompanied by individual chapters from manga series, including Neon Genesis Evangelion and The Five Star Stories, as well as several works by the artist group Clamp . Furthermore, seem light novel . The magazine publishes a favorite selection of the editorial team every season. In the annual Newtype Anime Awards , anime productions are honored by the magazine's editorial team in various categories such as Best TV Anime , Best Anime Film , Best Director , Best Male, Female Character , Best Character Design, etc.

Related magazines

Several series from the Newtype magazine program have been outsourced to sister magazines. These include Newtype Hero and NewWords , which are aimed at a specific audience. There are also several topic-specific magazines that only appeared temporarily, such as Clamp Newtype .

International editions

Beginning in July 1999, Daewon CI in South Korea published a Korean edition of the magazine containing translated articles from the Japanese Newtype as well as articles on the Korean market and own series. With the February 2014 issue, Newtype Korea was discontinued. From November 2002 to February 2008 an English edition of the magazine was published in the USA by AD Vision together with ADV Films and ADV Manga .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Egan Loo: 2010 Japanese Anime / Game Magazine Circulation Numbers. In: Anime News Network . January 20, 2011, accessed February 15, 2019.
  2. ↑ Christopher Macdonald: Newtype USA to Cease Publication. In: Anime News Network. January 9, 2008, accessed February 15, 2019.
  3. ↑ Lauren Orsini: Mobile Suit Gundam: The Strongest (And Strangest) Newtypes. In: Anime News Network. October 12, 2016, accessed February 15, 2019.
  4. ↑ Lynzee Loveridge: Newtype, Animage, Animedia Editors Pick Top 10 Fall 2018 Anime. In: Anime News Network. January 2, 2019, accessed February 15, 2019.
  5. ↑ Egan Loo: Idolm @ ster SideM, Bungo Stray Dogs Film Win Top Newtype Anime Awards. In: Anime News Network. October 7, 2018, accessed February 15, 2019.
  6. ^ Newtype Korea ( Korean ) Daewon CI. Archived from the original on February 3, 2014. Retrieved January 3, 2016.