is a monthly
magazine publication originating from
Japan, covering
anime and
manga (and to a lesser extent,
tokusatsu, Japanese
science fiction and
video games). It was launched by publishing company
Kadokawa Shoten on March 8, 1985 with its April issue, and has since seen regular release on the 10th of every month in its home country.
Newtype Korea is published in
Korea. Spin-off publications of
Newtype also exist in Japan, such as
Newtype Hero/
Newtype the Live (which are dedicated to
tokusatsu) and
NewWORDS (which is geared toward a more mature adult market), as well as numerous limited-run versions (such as
Clamp Newtype).