NTUSA Pre-Orders Exceed 100000

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NEWTYPE USA SMASHES CIRCULATION EXPECTATIONS!

PRE-ORDERS FOR MAY 2003 ISSUE EXCEED 100000 UNITS

HOUSTON April 8 2003 - Newtype USA the leading anime and manga publication in the English-speaking world today announced that preorders for the May 2003 issue (only the seventh monthly issue since the magazine began production) have exceeded 100000 units an extraordinary figure for a magazine in its first year of publication. Print runs which began at 30000 for the sold-out Vol. One Issue One (a hot item among collectors) have risen steadily to the current six-digit total.

?Obviously we?re very pleased? said John Ledford President and CEO of Newtype USA Inc. ?We launched Newtype USA at an opportune moment in terms of the growing U.S. market for anime-related content and it shows. This is an exciting milestone for us as a magazine and as a company.?

Newtype USA has won praise from readers for the breadth and depth of its coverage the quality of its artwork and design and its unrivaled behind-the-scenes coverage of the anime and manga industries. Readers have also been pleased with the ample extra gear-such as posters centerfolds DVDs and more-included with each issue. In a unique touch Newtype USA even reads from right to left just like the Japanese original.

About Newtype USA:
Newtype USA is the official English-language version of Newtype Japan?s #1 source for information about anime and manga. Newtype USA includes all of the best Japanese content translated plus loads of original U.S. material. Contents include anime manga music game toy and model reviews feature articles director interviews artist profiles and regular columns by industry experts tastemakers and deep-cover insiders. Every issue of Newtype USA also includes free bonus gear such as posters centerfold spreads postcards manga (comic) specials and exclusive DVD inserts. For more information visit http://www.newtype-usa.com.

Posted on Tuesday, April 08, 2003 (Archive on Thursday, May 08, 2003)