«JAPAN MAGAZINE» BACK ON NEWSSTANDS
WITH THE PHOTOROMANS OF “LOVE ME LICIA”
A new monthly magazine, published by Sprea Editori, dedicated to the protagonists of the most famous anime and manga of all time. The first issue will be available on newsstands, comic shops and bookshops from 8 March with the unpublished comic stories from Licia’s TV series, played by Cristina D’Avena.
The historic anime and manga magazine founded in 1991 returns today with new graphics, many enrichments and unmissable news. “It was the nineties when the wave of anime in Italy found its greatest impetus and «Japan Magazine» became one of the most famous magazines in which both enthusiasts and enthusiasts found everything that was becoming a real craze at that time: the television heroes. After stopping at the beginning of the 2000s, «JM» returns today to give a new face to the world of Japanese entertainment which is experiencing a renewed golden era”, says Alessandro Agnoli, CEO of Sprea and creator of the magazine, “the magazine is aimed at those who grew up with anime on television and with the first manga on newsstands. For those who don’t identify so much with current productions, but prefer to immerse themselves in the pleasant memories of the cartoons and comics of the past”.
Leafing through the pages of «Japan Magazine» readers will find images of the most famous anime and manga, reviews, focus on Japanese magazines and many in-depth columns on culture in the Land of the Rising Sun, the universe of cosplay, collecting, music and theme songs, live action, reader mail and much more.
The cover story of the very first issue of the magazine is dedicated to It’s almost magic Johnnyan anime television series adapted and broadcast in Italy since January 1989, discovering censorship and differences with the original version broadcast on Nippon Television from 1987 to 1988.
Inside the first issue of «Japan Magazine» many topics and exclusive interviews, including a retrospective on Go Nagai, one of the most important manga artists of all time, author of Grendizer, Mazinga Z and many other great successes. Following is an interview with the famous voice actor Nicola Bartolini Carrassi, known to the general public for having dubbed numerous cartoon characters including Brock in PokémonUb in Dragon Ball GT e William in Small heart problems. To complete the rich review of news, curiosities and analyses, a focus on City Hunterthe cult series by Tsukasa Hojo and a focus on «Shonen Jump», the magazine that launched great successes such as One Piece e Dragon Ball. Also included as a gift are four collectible “Japan Posters”.
Retracing the tradition of anime comics proposed years ago by the magazine, the new «Japan Magazine» by Sprea also boasts a particular comics adventure: the official photo novel of Love me Liciastarring Cristina D’Avena!
All teenagers who were passionate about the genre at the time had at least one copy in their bedroom: «Japan Magazine» was a historic magazine about which everything and the opposite of everything was said, but which certainly was able to identify more than one generation of fan, narrating as a protagonist different waves of anime/manga culture in Italy.
For this reason Sprea Editori has chosen to re-propose this historic newspaper, rethinking it in the present without forgetting the past.
With «Japan Magazine» the historic columns also return (from the “Dragon Mail” to the “Bamboo Fair”), the games and the spaces dedicated to passions.
This new and ambitious project contributes to fueling the Publisher’s expansion in the comics & games panorama, which began with the monthly magazine «Anime Cult», the magazine «PSM», and numerous in-depth specials.
Diffusion, promotion and technical characteristics
With a launch for the first issue of 50,000 copies, the monthly magazine will also be supported by a detailed promotional campaign, consisting of advertisements in print media (from «TV Sorrisi e Canzoni», and in another 50 editorial publications of other publishing groups, for a total of 100 promotional pages in total), but also with posters posted at newsstands, advertising on rotors in metropolitan cities, as well as obviously a digital marketing campaign.
The subscription campaign is available immediately and will be managed internally by the Publisher, together with advertising sales.
The magazine will have a size of 21×28.5 cm, 96 pages plus cover, with 4 posters.
The retail price of each release will be 6.90 euros.