Kadokawa Shoten weighed in on June 30th with the pilot issue of Comp H’s (the “H” is for “heroine”), a new poster magazine in the mold of the venerable Megami. Being the imprint of choice for titles such as Haruhi and NHK ni Youkoso (not to mention Evangelion, Keroro Gunsou, etc.), will the upstart be able to grab significant market share – and more importantly, how do its contents stack up against its only rival (now that Dengeki Animaga appears defunct)? It’s Haruhi cover vs. Haruhi cover in a battle to the pain (of your wallet)!
The two magazines side by side, with extras
Megami Magazine vol. 75, August 2006
Misaki love!
HD Verdict: Kadokawa makes a strong showing in this first issue, bringing a welcome addition to their periodical line of Shounen Ace (home to the abovementioned Eva, Keroro, NHK, and the Haruhi manga), Comp Ace (a quarterly featuring bishoujo game manga spinoffs), Sneaker Bunko (the light novel serial magazine where the Haruhi novels originally appeared), and Comptiq (a bishoujo game magazine focusing on renai and junai titles). Whether H’s will be a permanent addition to the lineup or a one-off special to capitalize on the Haruhi boom has yet to be seen, but any prospect of a Megami competitor (or supplement, given my compulsive purchasing habits) is a Good Thing.
Coming around the bend from HD eventually (a random list of potential post topics): collected thoughts on Haruhi post-14, Summer ’06 anime rundown, and an in-depth profile of Welcome to the NHK. Will it be a worthy successor to the Haruhi time slot? Here’s hoping…
Oh my god. Moar poster mags to buy!
Hey Shingo, just wondering whether you attended the Haruhi Doujin Convention.
One of the three? The first one is coming up in July, isn’t it? or did I miss it this weekend… As much as I like Haruhi I’m not planning to hit any of them at this point, too many time and money constraints; W
we’ll see what happens.
This isn’t the type of magazine I usually buy, but I’m really impressed with this first showing from Comp-H’s. That shot of Misaki alone makes it look worthwhile, it even raises my hopes for the NHK TV series.
Now, anyone have any clue where I could get an imported copy of Comp-H? I’ve checked around the usual places and it looks like it’s too new to get picked up yet. Anyone else having more luck.
OH MY!Satoshi Urushihara **
Akibablog reported it> http://www.akibablog.net/archives/2006/07/post_613.html
I can’t read the text, so i’m assuming it to be recent. Lol.
Seiya, Try Jlist.com for Comp-H if you are in the States . . . .
Thanks, loplop. I looked all over jlist (who really need to get their filing system sorted out a bit, BTW) but to no avail. It may well show up in a few more days, but I want it nooooow.
I know it’s the shtick for Megami, but the swimsuit overload is just getting too campy after all these years, maybe it’s just me (I’m sure it’s just me). :P
What i liked was the refreshingly nice image of Makoto and Nayuki in the new H mag. The Kanon characters have been rendered and illustrated so many times that they have become more symbols than characters – an over-sturation that has really hurt the poort title (i’ve read a lot of grumbling over the fact that Kyoani is redoing the series, me i’m estatic over it :) It’s just odd to see one of these posters actually have some sort of content to it that says more than ‘oh look, another beefcake shot’.
How long will it be before Haruhi suffers the same fate? This kind of intensity of attention is never really good for a series, in the long run.
M4dz otakus get their dosage of Haruhi and the companies earn their money. The only people who suffer are the elitists.
Thank you so much for your post as i didn’t know much about Megami magazine. That reminded to check with the Kinokuniya store in my state as they most likely stock it and indeed they do. Now i’ve got to see if i can also get the old issues for the posters i missed out on. Also would you be able to give notices to SOS-dan members when there’s an issue with Suzumiya Haruhi no Yuutsu posters like you did before? :D
what kind of cartoon figures is that