The decision to switch to PiQ puzzled me. It's not like there weren't multiple magazines out there, established and new, aiming for the same market
that PiQ was going for. And while NewTypeUSA might not have been the only anime and manga focused magazine, it did appear to have the best distribution. I have
only recently regularly seen Protoculture Addicts at Borders, as well as two others I can't remember the titles of at the moment. PA I only remember seeing
regularly after NewTypeUSA was cancelled.
I seem to recall hearing that switching from the NewType title to PiQ was a cost cutting decision, since as PiQ they would no longer have to pay a licensing
fee on the NewType name. But surely there was a way around that.
Although I think the true initial stumbling block was when they temporarily made the promo DVDs and some of the other items a subscriber only perk. Without the
issues being shrink wrapped I got in the habit of giving the table of contents a quick once-over before buying. Before that I have purchased every issue on the
newstand. And that habit carried over to giving the front cover and web site a good look before buying.
Getting hit for not subscribing was annoying, as I probably wouldn't have been able to enjoy those DVDs even if I had subscribed. The postal box here at
the aparments is rather small, so I probably would have ended up with quite a few disc halves to enjoy.
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Will the transhumanist future have catgirls? Does Japan still exist? Well, there is your answer.
that PiQ was going for. And while NewTypeUSA might not have been the only anime and manga focused magazine, it did appear to have the best distribution. I have
only recently regularly seen Protoculture Addicts at Borders, as well as two others I can't remember the titles of at the moment. PA I only remember seeing
regularly after NewTypeUSA was cancelled.
I seem to recall hearing that switching from the NewType title to PiQ was a cost cutting decision, since as PiQ they would no longer have to pay a licensing
fee on the NewType name. But surely there was a way around that.
Although I think the true initial stumbling block was when they temporarily made the promo DVDs and some of the other items a subscriber only perk. Without the
issues being shrink wrapped I got in the habit of giving the table of contents a quick once-over before buying. Before that I have purchased every issue on the
newstand. And that habit carried over to giving the front cover and web site a good look before buying.
Getting hit for not subscribing was annoying, as I probably wouldn't have been able to enjoy those DVDs even if I had subscribed. The postal box here at
the aparments is rather small, so I probably would have ended up with quite a few disc halves to enjoy.
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Will the transhumanist future have catgirls? Does Japan still exist? Well, there is your answer.