Global InformationNewtype information
 Cover of the November 2018 issue | |
| Categories | Anime, manga, tokusatsu, Japanese science fiction, and video games |
|---|---|
| Frequency | Monthly |
| Circulation | 160,750[1] |
| First issue | March 8, 1985 |
| Company | Kadokawa Shoten |
| Country | Japan |
| Based in | Tokyo |
| Language | Japanese |
| Website | anime |
Newtype (ニュータイプ, Nyūtaipu) is a monthly magazine originating from Japan covering anime and, to a lesser extent, manga, seiyū, science fiction, tokusatsu, and video games. It was launched by publishing company Kadokawa Shoten on March 8, 1985, and has since been released in Japan on the 10th of every month.
Newtype Korea is published in Korea. Spin-off publications of Newtype also exist in Japan, such as Newtype Hero and Newtype the Live, which are dedicated to tokusatsu, and NewWORDS, which is geared toward a more adult market, as well as numerous limited-run versions such as Clamp 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 the Universal Century timeline of the Gundam series, specifically Mobile Suit Gundam (1979) and its sequel Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam (1985). Newtype launched a week after Zeta Gundam began airing on March 2, 1985.
- ^ "2009 Japanese Anime/Game Magazine Circulation Numbers". Anime News Network. January 19, 2010. Archived from the original on January 22, 2010. Retrieved December 4, 2013.
- ^ "Newtype USA to Cease Publication". Anime News Network. January 9, 2008. Archived from the original on February 13, 2008. Retrieved December 4, 2013.