I think the first issue would be a collector item for many otaku since the cover is nicely illustrated by Shunya Yamashita

Of course, the magazine will only be featuring figures and model kits that are being produced by Kotobukiya.

The magazine will be released on the 25th every month.

Source: Akiba Keizai

I wonder if all the major figure manufacturers will start releasing their own free magazine. LOL

Here’s a look at the handphone strap that is bright red in color, definitely an eye-catcher.

On closer look, you can see that this flame-haired Shana is carrying her tiny sword. So cute ~

Source: AkibaKakaku

The news was revealed in Issue 21 of the magazine which was released today.

Kinnikuman will be making its appearance first in Issue 29 which will go on sale on 16th June.

As for Captain Tsubasa, the date is not confirmed yet.

Source: Mainichi Mantan

Never read or watched Kinnikuman, but I’m quite a fan of Captain Tsubasa. I remember my local television station screening in early in the morning and I always watched it before heading off to school.

As you can see in the ad, the baby is getting a nice feel of Shana and the accompanying message on the right is saying that a new Dengeki Daioh will be revealed in June.

Source: Dengeki Moeoh Blog via 2ch News Navigator

I wonder what new content they will be adding to the magazine.

Ita G 「痛車グラフィックスVol.1」 has gone on sale yesterday and retails for 1,500 yen.

I wonder hows the content inside. Should be worth taking a look.

EDIT: AkibaBlog has taken some shots of the content inside, interested parties can head over there to take a look.

This series will have 26 episodes and its currently in production by JC. Staff. According to notice inside the magazine, further information will be released in the July issue.

Source: GIGAZINE via 2ch News Navigator

I wonder if the series will feature the original casting.

This particular issue comes with 2 figures of Shana and Konoe from Shakugan no Shana in some “creamy” action.

Somehow I feel that these figures are just too suggestively explicit for my taste. Anyway the magazine is retailing for 1,980yen.

How about you people? Do you folks buy explicit figures?

What came along was a nice tote bag that is large enough to throw in the Newtype magazine.

Its definitely a bag I would be using frequently. Maybe to carry my figurines purchases or when I collect my mangas or just a nice bag to use when I buy groceries.

The nice people at Newtype also threw in some Lucky Star stickers.

Of course the main feature article for this month would be on the Eva 1.0 movie. I haven read it yet, so I can’t comment on it.

There’s also a nice feature section this month where they introduce some of the upcoming anime series schedule in Autumn. If you look at the top left corner of the scan, you can see a small column. That column is actually where they got Minoru Shiraishi to report some of the surveys that he done, like what was the favorite anime characters amongst males or females. Quite interesting I must say.

Well there’s also losta other interesting news such as the confirmation of xxxHolic Season 2, more feature articles on Gundam 00, etc. So I would recommend you people to head downtown and grab a copy now.

This month the freebie is a cute Lucky☆Star fan. This is a nice idea since the heat wave is hitting Japan pretty hard.

Here are the scans of the content page so you people can get a nice look at what articles are contained in the magazine.

Of course, the feature article would be on the Evangelion movie and they did a nice short article on the seiyuus.

A bit more news on the upcoming Gundam 00 anime. The pilots are featured and they also wrote about the opposing forces.

There’s also a nice write-up on the upcoming 7-part movie of Kara no Kyokai (空の境界), which is an adaptation from a light novel series. Basically its set in the same world as Tsukihime. Interestingly the protagonist of the series, Shiki Ryōgi, possessing the same abilities as Tsukihime’s protagonist, Shiki Tohno. This will only hit the screens on the 1st December, still a long wait for Type-moon fans.

This month official art gallery features the art of Hayate no Gotoku. I think the series is dragging too long to 52 episodes. The jokes are getting abit dry. But I still love the tsundere Nagi!

Lastly, there’s a short feature on the actresses that are casted in the Negima live action series. The roster can also be seen here.

The next issue of Newtype is really something I would look forward to. I’d tell you more about it next month =P

There are a total of 30 questions. So if you understand Japanese and are a hardcore Lucky☆Star fanatic, put on your thinking socks and try out this quiz.

For those that cannot even understand a single word of Japanese to save their own lives, I’m too lazy to translate the entire quiz. So until someone volunteers to do that, I’m just gonna do a quick translation of 10 of the questions that are found in this quiz.

Question 1:
In episode 8, what anime news magazine did Konata send in a postcard to.
Answer: Newtype Japan June issue

Question 3:
In episode 1, which street fighter character did Konata go up against during her street fighter 2 reference?
Answer: Guile

Question 4:
What is the name of the character of the plushie that Konata caught using the UFO catcher in Episode 2?
Answer: Keroro Gunsou

Question 12:
What did Konata give to Kagami as a birthday present?
Answer: Haruhi’s director arm band

Question 13:
What did Konata give to Tsukasa as a birthday present?
Answer: A ToHeart cosplay uniform

Question 15:
In episode 6, which anime is referenced when Yui nee-san starts to chase after a yellow Mazda RX-7?
Answer: Inital D. (Reference to the race between Takumi’s Toyota Trueno AE86 and Keisuke Takahashi and his Mazda RX-7 FD3S)

Question 16:
In ep10, who does the red capped store guy resembles and who is the voice actor behind?
Answer: Gouda Jouji of Akane Maniax, who was also voiced by Tomokazu Seki in that series as well.

Question 19:
Who was Konata referencing in Episode 7 on that particular scene?
Answer: Maria-sama ga Miteru

Question 16:
In episode 2, how does Izumi imagines a dentist to be like?
Answer: She imagines them to be like dentist robots referencing from Getter Robo 2 from Getter Robo.

Question 25:
In episode 10, which famous anime/manga shop did Konta visit?
Answer: Gamers ゲーマーズ大宮店
Thats all for the quiz. If anyone wants to translate the entire quiz feel free to do so. Meanwhile I’m gonna head off to bed.