The magazine asked for these puns; it’s out of my control. Today I’m posting my review on the first issue of PiQ, ADV’s new magazine as follow up to NewType USA’s cancellation. Originally written last week, it was a task in itself avoiding the reviews for it that began springing up everywhere until I was done my own, but in literacy-freedom now, there seems to be a lot of the same things said for PiQ‘s premiere publication.
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PiQ: Entertainment for the Rest of Us
Issue 01 April 2008Pages: 128
Coming in on the heels of NewType USA’s cancellation arrives PiQ, ADV’s new entry into the magazine industry. Is it really “Entertainment for the Rest of Us”?
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Revealed shortly after the announcement that NewType USA was approaching its final issue, PiQ was promoted as of “keen interest” to NT fans with content including “anime, manga, video games and other aspects of pop culture.” Almost immediately the anime community rose up in scrutiny over the broader reach this new magazine would cover. While multi-subject magazines don’t usually find themselves under this kind of pressure from individual communities, its position as NewType’s replacement has made PiQ a prime target for critical anime fans everywhere. Could it still offer the same quality, and quantity, of anime content that NT readers had come to expect?
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