''Otaku USA'' is a bimonthly

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published by Sovereign Media, which covers various elements of the " otaku" lifestyle (such as anime,

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, video games,

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and Japanese popular music) from an American perspective. The issues were accompanied by a DVD featuring three anime episodes but as of 2009 the DVD feature was dropped and the double sided poster feature of the Magazine was also dropped starting with the February 2010 issue. ''Otaku USA'' began publication in August 2007. The editor-in-chief of the magazine is Patrick Macias. After the shutdown of '' Newtype USA'' in February 2008, '' Anime Insider'' in March 2009, '' Shonen Jump'' in April 2012, and the discontinuation of '' Protoculture Addicts'' since August 2008, ''Otaku USA'' is the only remaining anime news magazine published for the North American market. Its only remaining trans-Atlantic competitor is ''

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'', a British-based title that cover similar topics and is sold in American stores.

Content

Each issue includes an otaku section, and reviews and commentary on various anime, manga, video games and live action films and TV shows. The otaku section informs readers of releases of BDs, video games, cosplay items and related goods. In each issue there are two manga previews printed in black and white featuring the original art with English text. There are also a small number of in-depth anime reviews, most of which are four pages long. Each issue of ''Otaku USA'' is over 100 pages and includes a 32-page insert containing new manga excerpts from leading North American publishers, including VIZ Media,

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, Yen Press,

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and Vertical. Notable titles recently featured in the magazine include ''Tiger & Bunny'' (VIZ), ''Blood-C'' (Dark Horse), and Moto Hagio's seminal shounen ai work ''The Heart of Thomas'' ( Fantagraphics).

Availability

The magazine is available in a print edition at bookstores, newsstands, Walmart, and select comic retailers. It's also available in digital format on

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for the iPad and iPhone, as well as formats compatible with

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, PC, and Mac computers. Both print and digital editions are also available by subscription. ''Otaku USA'' is available all over the world, with international distribution by Curtis Circulation. In addition to the print publication, ''Otaku USA'' publishes a regular e-newsletter from Japan containing current industry news, as well as interviews with anime creators, travel-style cultural pieces, reviews of theatrical anime films, and more. Subscriptions to the newsletter are free and delivered by e-mail. The official website acts as an extension of the magazine, with new material pertaining to anime, manga, cosplay, events, games, and Japanese pop culture. Features include companion stories to many of the stories published in the magazine, as well as regular columns from contributors covering anime, weekly manga releases, cosplay, convention reports, and more.

Sister magazines

Anime USA

''Anime USA'' started out as a bonus issue of the main magazine before being split off into a separate entity in May 2015. In the original bonus issue, editor Joseph Luster called the issue "special", saying that it would turn its focus towards Anime. Some of the reviews in the issue include

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, Parasyte -the maxim-, Mysterious Joker, World Trigger, Gugure! Kokkuri-san, and Tribe Cool Crew. The adapted magazine continues to be issued quarterly with various reviews on the latest anime series.

Cosplay USA

''Cosplay USA'' was published once for the Summer of 2013 as a special issue to the main magazine. The magazines cover features a

er dressed as

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, and features editorials such as "The History of Cosplay", and "My Life as a Cosplayer". In addition, there are also galleries of various known cosplayers from both the United States, and Japan.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Otaku Usa Bimonthly magazines published in the United States Anime and manga magazines Magazines established in 2007 Magazines published in Virginia