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Jedi General



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PostPosted: Thu Mar 01, 2007 10:38 am Reply with quote
Seems like a Newtype USA clone to in my opinion. Anybody else agree?
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CuteyHoney



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PostPosted: Thu Mar 01, 2007 11:10 am Reply with quote
That is what it sounds like. I guess we'll have to wait and see what it looks like.
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LadySumire



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PostPosted: Thu Mar 01, 2007 11:16 am Reply with quote
To a point it is like NewType USA, but the advantage it has is that it's an independent magazine instead of a licensed product of a company (like ADV) so it has a little more freedom with it's content. I think it's definitely worth checking out.
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Jedi General



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PostPosted: Thu Mar 01, 2007 11:17 am Reply with quote
LadySumire wrote:
To a point it is like NewType USA, but the advantage it has is that it's an independent magazine instead of a licensed product of a company (like ADV) so it has a little more freedom with it's content. I think it's definitely worth checking out.


That's true, good point.

EDIT: Plus, it looks to be cheaper than Newtype.


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jgreen



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PostPosted: Thu Mar 01, 2007 11:55 am Reply with quote
GREAT news. I've always been a fan of Patrick Macias' writing, as soon as he started working for Animerica and Pulp back in the day. And it will be great to have an independent anime magazine. I look at what Animerica has turned into these days and I weep. Crying or Very sad
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R_Amythest



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PostPosted: Thu Mar 01, 2007 12:27 pm Reply with quote
Woah. 10 dollars for all that? Sounds like a pretty nice deal. Shocked
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aluria



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PostPosted: Thu Mar 01, 2007 1:58 pm Reply with quote
I never did think a whole lot of Animerica, even back in the day. This magazine does sound promising, especially for everyone's wallet. Hopefully this magazine will not ignore Canada like Newtype USA does though the title doesn't sound promising. Whats wrong with saying Otaku NA? Be nice to NOT be excluded....
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Cowpunk



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PostPosted: Thu Mar 01, 2007 2:39 pm Reply with quote
aluria wrote:
Whats wrong with saying Otaku NA? Be nice to NOT be excluded....

But isn't that an 'American' tradition? <grin>

Seriously I expect anyone who expects this to be a clone of existing magazines will be surprised. Given Patrick's work over the years I expect him to bring in writers who will be covering a large range of subjects and often in ways neglected by other magazines.

Gilles - originally from Quebec - Poitras
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jgreen



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PostPosted: Thu Mar 01, 2007 3:14 pm Reply with quote
aluria wrote:
I never did think a whole lot of Animerica, even back in the day.


When I first started watching anime in 1995, Animerica was my bible, and I still read those old issues almost constantly. Heck, I was just doing some research on Wings of Honneamise, and Animerica's cover story on the film and their huge 4-part interview with Gainax's Toshio Okada were godsends.

I'd say the mag's peak years were from '96-2000 or so. The last couple years as a monthly mag were pretty awful, though. When they started printing those columns by Kojiro Abe (whose grasp of the English language was pretty tenuous, especially considering despite his pen name he was American and not Japanese), I knew the end couldn't be too far off. The version they give away now in Waldenbooks/Borders is basically like an advertising circular. Pfah.... Where's Trish Ledoux when you need her?

aluria wrote:
Hopefully this magazine will not ignore Canada like Newtype USA does though the title doesn't sound promising. Whats wrong with saying Otaku NA? Be nice to NOT be excluded....


Most people read "NA" and they think "not applicable," not "North America." I'm not surprised with the "USA" part of the name.....it's certainly zippier than any other similar title that comes to mind ("Otaku North America", "Otaku America", "American Otaku"....they all seem more vague to me).
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Zac
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PostPosted: Thu Mar 01, 2007 5:09 pm Reply with quote
jgreen wrote:
GREAT news. I've always been a fan of Patrick Macias' writing, as soon as he started working for Animerica and Pulp back in the day. And it will be great to have an independent anime magazine. I look at what Animerica has turned into these days and I weep. Crying or Very sad


Protoculture Addicts is an independent anime magazine.

So is Anime Insider.

And ADV has zero control over Newtype's editorial content. None whatsoever. The magazine is published by the company but the staff is very separate.
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jgreen



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PostPosted: Thu Mar 01, 2007 6:48 pm Reply with quote
Zac wrote:
Protoculture Addicts is an independent anime magazine.

So is Anime Insider.

And ADV has zero control over Newtype's editorial content. None whatsoever. The magazine is published by the company but the staff is very separate.


Yeah, I meant to say "another" independent anime magazine, my mistake. I certainly didn't mean to overlook Protoculture Addicts, especially with how eagerly I'm awaiting their next issue. Mr. Green

Also, I wouldn't consider Anime Insider, or anything published by Wizard, as being "independent" even if it isn't tied to an anime release company. Wizard's as corporate-driven as they come, admitting not too long ago that the coverage in their flagship magazine is basically bought by the comics companies, making Wizard magazine not much more than a couple-hundred page advertisement. While I haven't heard that Anime Insider has the same deal, it certainly isn't much of a stretch to assume so.
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PostPosted: Thu Mar 01, 2007 6:53 pm Reply with quote
jgreen wrote:
Wizard's as corporate-driven as they come, admitting not too long ago that the coverage in their flagship magazine is basically bought by the comics companies, making Wizard magazine not much more than a couple-hundred page advertisement.


Did they actually admit that publically? Wow.
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LilacShadow



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PostPosted: Thu Mar 01, 2007 7:49 pm Reply with quote
This sounds pretty cool. I've been wanting to get another anime magazine. Otaku USA sounds a lot like Newtype USA, but hoepfully Otaku USA's content will be better. (I personally don't like Newtype USA that much, other than the DVD in it.) I've also been wanting to try out Protoculture Addicts, but I can't find it anywhere. I guess I'll just have to subscribe to it.

Btw, it says here that the magazine is supposed to launch in June.
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RubberSoul



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PostPosted: Thu Mar 01, 2007 8:49 pm Reply with quote
Ooh, I'm looking forward to it. I feel like this is going to have a lot of interesting content especially since Patrick Macias has something to do with it.
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jgreen



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PostPosted: Thu Mar 01, 2007 9:22 pm Reply with quote
Zac wrote:
jgreen wrote:
Wizard's as corporate-driven as they come, admitting not too long ago that the coverage in their flagship magazine is basically bought by the comics companies, making Wizard magazine not much more than a couple-hundred page advertisement.


Did they actually admit that publically? Wow.


Well, semi-publicly, anyway. As reported by Rich Johnston in his Lying in the Gutters column, when Wizard relaunched their WizardUniverse.com website, they sent out two different versions of their form letter, one of which had some very telling language in it....

Wizard form letter wrote:
Our new website will also allow us to supplement ______ editorial coverage with exclusive online comic previews and exclusive online content in addition to the exclusive deals we broker for magazine usage.


Emphasis mine.
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