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Future US Releases Second Future Anime Magazine

Future US offers a second issue of what was originally going to be a one-shot magazine.

Cover of Future Anime's Second Issue
Cover of Future Anime's Second Issue
Long-time reader Kuro sent me a tip the other day that he'd found an issue of Future Anime on the magazine racks-- and not the original one-shot issue released in July 2008, but a new issue with Gundam 00 on the cover.

So I got in touch with Gary Steinman, former Editor in Chief of Newtype USA, EiC for the Future Anime one-shot, and also EiC for PC Gamer, one of Future US's primary magazines. Steinman confirmed that the issue was out and said it was produced because the original one-shot sold so well. He also told me that if this new issue sells well, it's possible that the magazine could move into some kind of regular publication.

The new issue is much like the first, full of features and pull-out posters. You can pick it up anywhere that Future US usually sells their magazines, like Borders, Barnes & Noble, Wal-Mart, and local newsstads (which is where Kuro found his copy).

And if you want the magazine to become a regular periodical? Steinman says the best way to make it happen is just to buy it. “We produced a second Future Anime because the first one sold so well for us. We’re very proud of this second issue, so if we continue to see strong support, we’ll definitely consider producing more!”

What do you think? After the oh-so-recent demise of Anime Insider, are we ready for a new magazine to try and fill the void? I'll be getting my own copy of Future Anime this week, so I'll give you my thoughts later on as well.
omoon April 20, 2009 at 1:43 p.m.
I bought the first one. the problem with that one was it was hard to find, and it took a couple months for it to trickle down to the various big box book stores near me. Other than that I'm happy to see another NTUSA-ish publication, if only for the posters.
DJTyranton April 20, 2009 at 3:14 p.m.
I'll have to keep an eye out for this and pick it up :)
Nikoon April 20, 2009 at 4:50 p.m.
I'll need to check this out. I'm all for more publications now that all I pretty much have is OUSA (not that it's bad but multiple opinions are always good).
Fabeon April 20, 2009 at 4:53 p.m.
How are the articles in future anime,if there as good as the ones in NTUSA I might pick it up.
Kuroon April 20, 2009 at 6:05 p.m.
 Good Job long time reader Kuro.
scottfryeon April 20, 2009 at 6:08 p.m.
I see they are still trying to publish anime magazines.
giaon April 20, 2009 at 6:30 p.m.
scottfrye: I guess anime is just one of those things that everyone sees the potential for money in, but so few have been able to figure out how to get that money. Like one of those obnoxious quarter-pusher arcade machines.

...You know, the more I think about this metaphor, the more I like it...
Void_Wizardon April 20, 2009 at 6:59 p.m.
I lack money I can't support anything atm.
Nikoon April 24, 2009 at 2:08 p.m.
I flipped through this at my local Hastings. Very poster heavy. The articles were ok, although I really disagreed with its classifications of American Otaku in the back.
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