Newtype

Newtype is a Japanese monthly entertainment magazine centered on anime and related popular culture. It was launched by Kadokawa Shoten on March 8, 1985, and is issued in Japan on the tenth day of each month. The title takes its name from the Newtypes of the Universal Century setting in the Gundam franchise, linking the magazine from its beginning to one of the most influential science-fiction anime properties of the period. Its launch followed the start of Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam, which began broadcasting on March 2, 1985. The magazine developed as a broad information and reference publication rather than a narrowly focused fan catalog. Its core editorial material has included news, features, interviews, production information, reviews, visual material, and schedules for anime and tokusatsu programming. A substantial television schedule section typically lists forthcoming programs on Japanese networks, with episode information and selected data relating to the preceding month's broadcasts. This combination of advance listings, production coverage, and visual presentation has made Newtype useful both as a guide to current programming and as a record of anime culture at particular points in time. Newtype has also published manga in a center insert, with serialized works often later collected in book form by Kadokawa. One of its best-known long-running manga associations is Mamoru Nagano's The Five Star Stories. Japanese editions have additionally carried serialized fiction and novel material, including projects connected with Gundam and other science-fiction properties. The magazine's editorial scope extends beyond printed comics: it has covered voice actors, music, games, toys, models, animation creators, and the technical and artistic practices used to produce manga-style illustrations. Visual art is a major part of the Newtype identity. Its pages have featured illustrations and commentary by prominent anime and manga artists, while recurring art-related content has addressed computer-assisted illustration using tools such as Adobe Photoshop and Corel Painter. The back page has traditionally been used for a featured illustration or short artist contribution. Hajime Katoki's GUNDAM FIX series is among the most recognizable examples, placing Gundam mecha into photographic settings. Other contributors have included Yoshikazu Yasuhiko and Hisashi Hirai, whose work has drawn on Gundam-related character and mechanical design. The brand has been extended through specialist Japanese publications, including Newtype Hero and Newtype the Live, which concentrate on tokusatsu, as well as New Words, aimed at a more adult readership. Limited or themed editions have also appeared, including Clamp Newtype. International versions broadened the brand's reach. Newtype Korea was published by Daewon C.I. from July 1999 until June 2015, combining translated Japanese material with additional attention to South Korean animation. Daewon also used the name for related DVD and light-novel lines. In North America, A.D. Vision published Newtype USA from 2002 through the February 2008 issue. That edition combined translated Japanese content with original English-language reporting, reviews, interviews, serialized manga, posters, postcards, and a DVD insert. It was followed in 2008 by PiQ, which ceased after four issues. Newtype remains associated with Kadokawa's anime publishing and media ecosystem. Its significance lies in the way it combines journalism, scheduling information, serialized and promotional content, creator commentary, and collectible artwork in a single anime-focused periodical.

Newtype was established by Kadokawa Shoten in 1985 during a period when Japanese anime was expanding from television programming into a wider commercial and fan-oriented media culture. The magazine was launched on March 8, 1985, shortly after Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam began airing. Its name refers to the Newtypes of the Universal Century chronology associated with Mobile Suit Gundam, giving the publication an immediate connection to a major science-fiction animation franchise while also suggesting a forward-looking view of animation and popular media. From its Japanese launch, Newtype was designed as a monthly publication with a broad editorial range. Anime remained its principal subject, but the magazine also addressed manga, science fiction, tokusatsu, video games, music, voice actors, toys, models, and the professional work of creators. Its recurring television schedule was an important practical feature, providing information on upcoming anime and tokusatsu broadcasts, episode synopses, network details, and selected ratings or performance information from the previous month. This helped distinguish the magazine from publications devoted solely to reviews or fan commentary. Manga and fiction became recurring parts of the format. Newtype commonly placed serialized manga in a center insert, with some works subsequently collected by Kadokawa. The magazine became particularly associated with The Five Star Stories by Mamoru Nagano. It also carried fiction and novel projects, including material related to Gundam and other science-fiction settings. These inclusions allowed the publication to function not only as a news magazine but also as a venue for original or continuing narrative work. Art and design have been central to Newtype's presentation. The magazine has published creator columns, interviews, production features, and illustration series. A recurring technical column has discussed digital tools and methods for manga-style artwork, including software such as Adobe Photoshop and Corel Painter. The back page has often been reserved for a substantial illustration or artist commentary. Hajime Katoki's GUNDAM FIX work, which depicted Gundam machines in photographic environments, became one of the title's most recognizable visual features. Other notable contributors included Yoshikazu Yasuhiko and Hisashi Hirai, whose contributions drew on Gundam-related artistic and design work. Kadokawa and associated publishers extended the Newtype name into specialist and limited-run products. Newtype Hero and Newtype the Live focused more heavily on tokusatsu, while New Words targeted a more adult audience. The brand was also used for themed publications such as Clamp Newtype. These extensions demonstrated that the name could function as an editorial platform across different segments of anime, manga, live-action effects entertainment, and creator-focused publishing. International editions followed. Daewon C.I. published Newtype Korea beginning in July 1999. The Korean edition translated Japanese content and placed greater emphasis on South Korean animation projects. Daewon also applied the Newtype name to related imported Japanese animation DVDs and light novels. In the United States, A.D. Vision launched Newtype USA in 2002. Although much of its content was translated from the Japanese edition, it also included original American writing, industry columns, reviews, interviews, music and game coverage, artist profiles, serialized manga, posters, postcards, and a DVD supplement. The North American edition ended after the February 2008 issue, and the short-lived PiQ magazine followed it later that year. Newtype Korea continued until its June 2015 issue. The Japanese Newtype title remains the core of the brand and continues to represent Kadokawa's anime-oriented magazine publishing. Across its history, the publication has combined reference information, editorial analysis, serialized entertainment, promotional presentation, and collectible artwork, making it both a periodical news source and an important visual archive of Japanese anime culture.

• 2015

  Newtype Korea ends

  [1]Newtypeen.wikipedia.org

  The South Korean edition publishes its final issue in June 2015.

• 2008

  Newtype USA concludes

  [1]Newtypeen.wikipedia.org

  The North American edition ends with its February 2008 issue; PiQ subsequently serves as a short-lived successor publication.

• 2002

  Newtype USA launches

  [1]Newtypeen.wikipedia.org

  A.D. Vision begins publishing an English-language North American edition featuring translated and locally produced material.

• 1999

  Newtype Korea begins publication

  [1]Newtypeen.wikipedia.org

  Daewon C.I. publishes the first issue of the South Korean edition in July 1999.

• 1985

  Newtype launches in Japan

  [1]Newtypeen.wikipedia.org

  Kadokawa Shoten publishes the first issue of Newtype on March 8, 1985, shortly after the beginning of Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam's television broadcast.

Anime and manga news magazine combining current-program information, industry reporting, creator interviews, serialized material, reviews, and high-profile anime illustration.

• Monthly magazine · 1985

  Newtype

  The flagship Japanese monthly magazine covering anime and, to a lesser extent, manga, voice actors, science fiction, tokusatsu, and video games. Its format combines news, interviews, program schedules, reviews, creator columns, serialized material, and extensive anime illustration.

• International magazine edition · 2002

  Newtype USA

  An English-language North American edition published by A.D. Vision from 2002 through the February 2008 issue. It mixed translated Japanese articles with original American coverage, reviews, interviews, columns, serialized manga, posters, postcards, and a DVD insert.

• International magazine edition · 1999

  Newtype Korea

  A South Korean edition published by Daewon C.I. from July 1999 until June 2015. It translated Japanese Newtype content while adding coverage of South Korean animation and supported related Newtype-branded DVD and light-novel products.

• Specialist magazine

  Newtype Hero

  A Newtype spin-off focused on tokusatsu and related live-action effects entertainment.

• Specialist magazine

  Newtype the Live

  A Newtype-related publication dedicated primarily to tokusatsu content.

• Themed edition

  Clamp Newtype

  A limited or themed Newtype publication built around the work of the manga and anime creative collective Clamp.

1. 1Newtypeen.wikipedia.org
2. 2Official Newtype websiteanime.webnt.jp