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| Categories | Anime,manga,tokusatsu, Japanesescience fiction, andvideo games |
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| Frequency | Monthly |
| Circulation | 160,750[1] |
| First issue | March 8, 1985; 40 years ago (1985-03-08) |
| Company | Kadokawa Shoten |
| Country | Japan |
| Based in | Tokyo |
| Language | Japanese |
| Website | anime |
Newtype (Japanese:ニュータイプ,Hepburn:Nyūtaipu) is a monthlymagazine originating from Japan coveringanime and, to a lesser extent,manga,voice actors,science fiction,tokusatsu, andvideo games. It was launched by publishing companyKadokawa Shoten on March 8, 1985, and has since been released in Japan on the 10th of every month.
Newtype Korea was formerly published in South Korea. Spin-off publications ofNewtype also exist in Japan, such asNewtype Hero andNewtype the Live, which are dedicated totokusatsu andNewWORDS, which is geared toward a more adult market, as well as numerous limited-run versions such asClamp Newtype. An English language version,Newtype USA, was published in North America between 2002 and 2008.[2]
The magazine's name comes from the "Newtypes" in theUniversal Century timeline of theGundam series, specificallyMobile Suit Gundam (1979) and its sequelMobile Suit Zeta Gundam (1985).Newtype launched a week afterZeta Gundam began airing on March 2, 1985.
Newtype runs several columns per month, typically written by creators within the anime and manga industries. Past and current contributors includeSatsuki Igarashi (ofClamp),Mahiro Maeda, andGilles Poitras.Newtype USA included columns from more history-minded writers (such asJonathan Clements) as well as individuals involved in the US anime industry (such asMonica Rial).
Newtype usually contains a center insert with regularly serialized manga (often to be later published intankōbon form by Kadokawa). The magazine is perhaps best known in Japan for serializingMamoru Nagano'sThe Five Star Stories.
Manga serialized inNewtype USA varied due to licensing reasons. They had includedFull Metal Panic!,Angel/Dust,Chrono Crusade,Lagoon Engine Einsatz,Neon Genesis Evangelion: Angelic Days,Angel/Dust Neo, andKobato, only several of which actually appeared in the JapaneseNewtype.
Light novels have also been serialized within the Japanese version of the magazine in the past: these have included "For the Barrel" (an abstract adaptation of theMobile Suit Gundam novel trilogy); a novelization ofOverman King Gainer (accompanied by illustrations from the show's character designer,Kinu Nishimura); and theYoshiyuki Tomino story "Gaia Gear", set in the far future ofGundam'sUniversal Century timeline.
A large insert within the magazine usually contains a television schedule foranime andtokusatsu programs set to run on various Japanese networks throughout the coming month, accompanied by synopses for each aired episode and network ratings for each show from the previous month.
Newtype contains a tip column for working withcomputer graphics inmanga-style illustration, written by a different guest illustrator (or group of illustrators, in some cases) each month. The column generally centers around working withAdobe Photoshop andCorel Painter.
In the Japanese version (and in the early months of the American version), the last page ofNewtype is usually reserved for one of a series of art pieces or illustrations (accompanied by comment or short column) from a known anime illustrator. Perhaps the best known of these is the "GUNDAM FIX" illustration series byHajime Katoki, which placedmecha from theGundam franchise within real-world photographic contexts. Other illustrators who have contributed to this back page in the past includeYoshikazu Yasuhiko (who ran a series of illustrations devoted toMobile Suit Gundam: The Origin) andHisashi Hirai (who ran a series devoted to his designs forMobile Suit Gundam SEED, titled "Gundam SEED RGB").
Newtype USA included both translated Japanese content and original U.S. material. Content included anime, manga, music, game, toy and model reviews, director interviews, artist profiles, and regular columns by industry experts, tastemakers and deep-cover insiders.Newtype USA also included bonus content, such as posters, postcards, a centerfold spread, serialized manga, and a DVD insert.Newtype USA was published byA.D. Vision, parent company of the anime distributorADV Films and manga publisherADV Manga, but the magazine still featured content and promotional material from properties distributed by competing publishers. About 70% of the material is translated from the Japanese release, including matching cover and front story, and articles from American writers. Subscriptions on initial release were expected to hit 50,000.[3]
The firstNewtype USA issue was published in November 2002 (a preview issue of Newtype USA featuringRahXephon was distributed selectively at anime and comic conventions in late Q3 2002).[4] and ended publication after the February 2008 issue.[2] After its initial print run, sealed polybagged back issues of Newtype USA are considered highly collectible. It was replaced in 2008 withPiQ magazine, which ceased publication after four issues.[5][6]
Newtype was also published in South Korea byDaewon C.I. under the nameNewtype Korea. The first issue was released in July 1999 and the magazine lasted until June 2015, when the last issue was published.[7] The magazine included translated Japanese content, with added emphasis on domestic South Korean animation projects. Daewon C.I. also used theNewtype branding for a line of imported Japanese animation DVDs andlight novels, called "Newtype DVD" and "Newtype Light Novel", respectively. Both the original Japanese and English editions used theright-to-left format while the South Korean edition is reversed.
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