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is a Japanese monthly
anime is hand-drawn and computer-generated animation originating from Japan. Outside of Japan and in English, ''anime'' refers specifically to animation produced in Japan. However, in Japan and in Japanese, (a term derived from a shortening o ...
magazine by IID. First published on June 9, 1981.


Overview

Animedia was first published on June 9, 1981 by Gakken Holdings (currently IID). The magazine provides news and information on the anime industry, including cast and staff listings, broadcast schedules, and exclusive features and interviews. Along with "
Animage is a Japanese anime and entertainment magazine which Tokuma Shoten began publishing in July 1978. Hayao Miyazaki's internationally renowned manga, '' Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind'', was serialized in ''Animage'' from 1982 through 1994. Ot ...
" and "
Newtype is a monthly magazine publication originating from Japan, covering anime (and to a lesser extent, tokusatsu, manga, Japanese science fiction, seiyuu, and video games). It was launched by publishing company Kadokawa Shoten on March 8, 1985, with ...
", it is one of the top three anime magazines and one of the top 10 selling anime magazines in
Japan Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...
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Acquisition

IID, the media company that runs the Anime! Anime! and Anime! Anime! Biz news websites, has announced its acquisition of Animedia and its sister magazine Seiyū Animedia from Gakken Plus publisher. IID also acquired the other irregularly published "mooks" (magazine books) and the Chō! Animedia website from Gakken Plus.


Annual awards

Anime Character Awards: This is held every year in the February issue. The ranking of characters that fit various criteria, such as "cool" or "dumb," as determined by readers' votes, is announced among characters from anime works broadcast in the past year. For many years, it was included at the top of the magazine, but it was not included in the February 2011 and 2012 issues. Top 10 Most Popular TV Anime: This project was done every year from 1984 to 2008 in the February issue's "10 Greatest Anime News" (sometimes not in some years), but in 2009 it was published in the January issue's supplementary notebook along with "Major News". Readers' Choice for the Best Anime of All Time: This is an annual poll of the best anime works and characters of all time, held in the July issue (the anniversary issue). For many years it was included at the top of the magazine, but for the July issues of 2010, 2013, and 2014, it was not. In addition to male and female characters, there used to be a category for other characters (anything but humans).


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Animedia
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