Talk:Otaku USA

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Tonight I will Scan the Magazine cover to post on this article --Genjuu Mugon 23:20, 13 June 2007 (UTC)

COI Draft Proposal
'''NOTE: I am a Sovereign Media employee tasked with expanding the Otaku USA wikipedia article. One of our writers has created a draft, but I understand that direct edits are discouraged for users with a conflict of interest. Therefore, I'm submitting it below so that other wikipedia editors can review and hopefully post it once it has been judged acceptably neutral and trustworthy. Also, I'm still learning Wikipedia's backend, so I apologize for the current lack of links and references, which I am happy to revise later once I've figured it out.'''

Founded in 2007, Otaku USA is a bi-monthly, full-color magazine which covers various elements of the "otaku" lifestyle (such as anime, manga, video games, cosplay and Japanese popular music) from an American perspective. The current editor-in-chief of the magazine (who has held the position since the first issue) is respected Japanese pop culture expert Patrick Macias. After the shutdown of NewType USA in February 2008, Anime Insider in March 2009, and the discontinuation of Protoculture Addicts since August 2008, Otaku USA is the only remaining anime news magazine published for the North American market.

The magazine is available in a print edition at bookstores, newsstands, WalMart, and select comic retailers. It's also available in digital format on iTunes for the iPad and iPhone, as well as formats compatible with Kindle, Android, PC, and Mac computers. Both print and digital editions are also available by subscription.

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 [www.otakuusamagazine.com] 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.

According to the editor, Otaku USA magazine’s strength “comes from the caliber of our contributors, most of whom have proven their talents already in other media like books, blogs, and podcasts. As a result, the magazine doesn't have a single voice, but is more like a superhero team made up of different personalities, each with a unique take on Japanese pop culture. We try to entertain as much as inform.”

Contributors range from prolific manga, anime, video game, and Japanese pop culture authors to podcasters, bloggers, and other writers working in the field. Regular contributors past and present have included Jason Thompson, author of Manga: The Complete Guide and editor for VIZ Media; Ed Chavez, currently the marketing director for manga publisher Vertical, Inc., formerly editor of MangaCast, and a contributing writer for Publisher's Weekly; Shaenon K. Garrity, VIZ editor and manga blogger; Daryl Surat, Clarissa Graffeo, and Gerald Rathkolb, hosts of the Anime World Order podcast; Joseph Luster, who also serves as editor of the Otaku USA website; Paul Thomas Chapman, host of The Greatest Movie EVER! podcast; and many more.

Each issue of Otaku USA is over 100 pages and includes a 32-page insert containing new manga excerpts from leading publishers, including VIZ, Dark Horse, Yen Press, Kodansha and Vertical. Notable titles recently featured in the magazine include Tiger & Bunny (VIZ), Blood-C (Dark Horse), and Moto Hagio's seminal shoujo/shouen ai work The Heart of Thomas (Fantagraphics).

The magazine has also published original interviews with Japanese creators and talent including Leiji Matsumoto, Ippei Kuri, Ichirou Mizuki, Yoshiaki Kawajiri, Shoko Nakagawa, Hitoshi Iwaaki, and Kouichi Yotsui.

When Otaku USA magazine was first launched the cover price was $9.99 and each issue included a DVD containing anime episodes, trailers, and other material. As the industry moved away from the DVD format to streaming video, the magazine stopped including DVDs and lowered the cover price to $5.99.' '' Jgnamsm (talk) 15:25, 27 February 2013 (UTC)

Response to draft proposal
I took parts of your draft proposal and added them to the article. I think some of it is very informative, but some of it has a bias. (Example: the editor's lengthy quote.) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Laureninspace (talk • contribs) 15:10, 4 October 2013 (UTC)