ADV To “PiQ” Interest
Here’s hoping I got to this oh-so-clever title before the rest of the anime blogging world.
That said, MangaBlog got a user tip letting them know that ADV’s new magazine– set to replace Newtype USA –will be titled PiQ. ANN confirms this news by sending its peons to ask about their NTUSA subscriptions, and they receive promises that NTUSA subscribers will receive a subscription to PiQ equal to double their remaining time with NTUSA.
As someone who has written for NTUSA, I can tell you that as of this moment I’ve heard no word about PiQ or its content. Only time will tell!
But you know who I’d REALLY like to hear from? Kadokawa Shoten, who publish Newtype in Japan. Presumably they were getting some money from ADV for Newtype USA, the “official” English version of the magazine. Maybe this is Kadokawa’s punishment for being so nice to Bandai Entertainment? Or maybe Kadokawa wanted to pull out of the magazine? Or maybe they have nothing at all to do with it? Hmm!
(Note: Since Rob’s an expert in the US anime magazine world, having been chief editor of Anime Insider, I recommend taking a look at his take on it as well.)
Tags: ADV, magazines, newtype-USA, PiQ
January 10th, 2008 at 1:20 pm
Haha I just saw news of this while visiting the anime boston forums. go figs, I was never much a fan of this mag but my fanart did once make it into the april 2004 (or was it 05?) issue =D;