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''Otaku USA'' is a bimonthly magazine published by Sovereign Media, which covers various elements of the "otaku" lifestyle (such as anime, manga, video games, cosplay and Japanese popular music) from an American perspective. The issues were accompanied by a DVD featuring three anime episodes but as of 2009 the DVD feature was dropped and the double sided poster feature of the Magazine was also dropped starting with the February 2010 issue. ''Otaku USA'' began publication in August 2007.〔(Otaku USA Magazine Arrives June 5 ) 〕 The editor-in-chief of the magazine is Patrick Macias.〔(Interview with Patrick Macias EIC of Otaku USA. )〕 After the shutdown of ''Newtype USA'' in February 2008, ''Anime Insider'' in March 2009, ''Shonen Jump'' in April 2012, and the discontinuation of ''Protoculture Addicts'' since August 2008, ''Otaku USA'' is the only remaining anime news magazine published for the North American market. Its only competitors are the magazines ''MyM'' and ''Neo'', two British-based titles that cover similar topics and are sold in American stores. ==Content== Each issue includes an otaku section, and reviews and commentary on various anime, manga, video games and live action films and TV shows. The otaku section informs readers of releases of DVDs, video games, cosplay items and related goods. In each issue there are two manga previews printed in black and white featuring the original art with English text. There are also a small number of in-depth anime reviews, most of which are four pages long. Each issue of ''Otaku USA'' is over 100 pages and includes a 32-page insert containing new manga excerpts from leading publishers, including VIZ, Dark Horse, Yen Press, Kodansha and Vertical. Notable titles recently featured in the magazine include ''Tiger & Bunny'' (VIZ), ''Blood-C'' (Dark Horse), and Moto Hagio's seminal shounen ai work ''The Heart of Thomas'' (Fantagraphics). 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Otaku USA」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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