Anime Magazines

nynex4 · Post by **nynex4** » Fri Aug 12, 2005 12:35 am

i recently pick up Shojo beat, anime for girls and newtype.

bum · Post by **bum** » Fri Aug 12, 2005 6:31 am

OtakuMan22 wrote:about a bunch of american anime magasinzes

And down on the other side of this oversized rock we have overpriced, badly delayed issues of the american newtype. Not that the delay matters, as new releases their usualy take at least 6 months to get here.

azulmagia · Post by **azulmagia** » Mon Aug 15, 2005 9:36 am

OtakuMan22 wrote:Shoujo Beat - A new manga anthology from Viz Communications that contains popular Shoujo titles for all the girls (and boys) to enjoy with romance, angst, and some freaky ass stuff too! If you want your manga anthologies with a hint of feminine charm, THIS is the one to get!

It also seems it's the one that's hard to get...for the past couple of months or so, I have been trying to get hold of a copy to see if it's good as I imagined it would be. I only succeeded at buying a copy of the the Setember 2005 issue a few days ago, and boy, did I ever had to search hard through the manga/comic specialty stores to get it....while Shonen Jump is available in nearly every freaking magazine store! I do think it lives up to some of the hype... Godchild by Kaori Yuki and Absolute Boyfriend [aka Zettai Kareshi] by Yuu Watase seem especially good.

You forgot to mention the defunct anthology Pulp. I can't remember who published it, but it was pretty cool and serialized such titles as Uzumaki, Banana Fish, Bakune Young and the underated gag manga Short Cuts. It also had the very funny "Even a Monkey Can Draw Manga" series in it.

OtakuMan22 · Post by **OtakuMan22** » Mon Aug 15, 2005 2:34 pm

PULP was also done by Viz Communications, back in the days of Animerica Extra, and also during Manga Vizion too. It had some of the really good adult only titles, as well as some really nice articles. I remember Viz collected some of their best articles into a book called "Fresh Pulp" (I own it, but it's stored away at home since I'm moving soon) and one that I fondly remember was the one about the manga adaption of "Chasing Amy"! I actually got it signed by Jason Mewes when he came to my college (Jay of Jay and Silent Bob).

I think a resurgence of PULP might be well received right now with the Shoujo and the Shonen out right now.

Also, while a shamless plug, try clicking on my sig below to get to my local anime shop. They ALWAYS carry Shoujo Beat in their store and keep up with the latest issues (it sits next to Shonen Jump). I believe they do mail orders, so you could probably have them help you get your Shoujo Beat fix on!

~Otaku-Man

Moonlight Soldier · Post by **Moonlight Soldier** » Mon Aug 15, 2005 7:14 pm

Tokyopop is doing a release called Takuhai now too. I can't remember what's in it, probably just Tokopop sneaks and whatnot, but it's free and it gets mailed to you.

SamKat · Post by **SamKat** » Tue Aug 16, 2005 10:39 am

IamSano wrote:
Banana_Boat wrote:NewType is a pretty neat source for anime, and its among the best anime magazines (certainly most popular) Issues include anime revievs, music and game reviews, manga reviews, interviews and such. Also each issue if im not mistaken comes with a DVD that contains the first episode of an anime, theres usually 2 or 3.

For more info, go toNewType
It has anime episodes?! Whoa. Maybe I should subscribe...

If you do you get a free gift from them a cosplay hat of Menchi from Excel Saga or Saizo from Peacemaker