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Wednesday, January 9, 2008
Newtype USA goes bye bye
http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2008-01-09/newtype-usa-to-cease-publication
Newtype USA is ceasing publication after the February issue, although I don't know if that means the "February" issue that comes out in January or the "March" issue that actually comes out in February (what is up with that anyway?).
ADV, who publishes the USA version of Newtype magazine, licenses the name from Kadokawa Shoten, who publishes the original Japanese version of Newtype. ADV seems to be planning to replace Newtype with a different magazine, which begs the question of if ceasing Newtype USA has to do with the license of the name itself. I hope it's more of a licensing issue than it is problems from ADV. With them shutting down the 24/7 channel version of The Anime Network and Anime ADVocates still "under construction," it doesn't look too good simply from an outside view to see these things happen in such close proximity of each other.
Part of me is sad to see Newtype go. It is one of, if not the most notable anime fandom magazines published in the US. The other part of me is kind of meh. Newtype is too expensive, especially considering its target market. There's still other magazines like Otaku USA and Protoculture Addicts to pick up the pace, but still, the Gundam fanboy in me is sad at the loss of the name.
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FOLLOW UP
http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2008-01-10/a.d-vision-to-replace-newtype-usa-with-piq-in-march
ANN posted up an email ADV has been sending out to Newtype subscribers that announces the replacement magazine, PiQ, and saying that those with subscriptions of Newtype left will get twice as many PiQ subscriptions.
It basically sounds like it's Newtype without the Newtype name. I do like how it basically doubles the subscriptions that current subscribers have, but I hope the opting out does have some other form of compensation. |
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