Anime Insider

Anime Insider
May 2008 Anime Insider cover
CategoriesAnime magazine
FrequencyMonthly
Founded2001
Final issue
Number
2009
67
CompanyWizard Entertainment
CountryUSA
Based inCongers, New York[1]
LanguageEnglish
Websitewww.wizarduniverse.com/
ISSN1547-3767

Anime Insider was a monthly magazine published by Wizard Entertainment, consisting of news and entertainment pieces relating to the Japanese anime and manga subculture. In its earliest incarnation it was published from Fall 2001 till Fall 2002 as a series of quarterly specials under the title Anime Invasion, then became a bi-monthly magazine in November 2002, and was renamed Anime Insider in April 2003. The magazine was changed to a monthly release schedule in July 2005, which remained its current cycle until it ceased publication in 2009.[2]

Wizard touted the magazine as "#1 anime and manga magazine in America" in circulation. While containing informative features, such as interviews or exclusive reporting, articles dedicated to satire or humor were often also included. A trademark feature in Wizard publications, word bubbles were added to printed pictures. With the demise of Newtype USA in February 2008, it was cited as the English-language anime magazine with the highest distribution and sales across North America.

  1. ^ Mitchell P. Davis (June 2010). Yearbook of Experts, Authorities & Spokespersons - 2011 Edition. Broadcast Interview Source, Inc. p. 196. ISBN 978-0-934333-73-3. Retrieved November 28, 2015.
  2. ^ Michael Doran (March 26, 2009). "Wizard Entertainment Confirms End of 'Anime Insider'". Newsarama. Retrieved November 28, 2015.