Dec 31, 2023 23:00:00

What works will be on the covers of anime magazines in 2023? A summary of the annual covers of Newtype, Animage, and Animedia

While I was organizing my storage and bookshelf at the end of the year, I came across the January to December 2023 issues of three anime magazines, '

Newtype ,' ' Animage ,' and ' Animedia, ' so I decided to line them up to see what works graced the covers of anime magazines in 2023.

◆ New Type
Starting from the January issue, the cover works are ' Sparrow's Door Lock ,' ' Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch of Mercury ,' ' NieR:Automata ,' ' Five Star Stories ,' ' Evangelion: 3.0 +1.0 Thrice Upon a Time,' ' Oshi no Ko, ' ' Demon Slayer: Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba: Swordsmith Village Arc,' 'Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch of Mercury,' ' Jujutsu Kaisen: Kaitama and Tamaori, ' ' Bungo Stray Dogs ,' ' Furiren: The Funeral Parlor, ' and ' Hypnosis Mic -Division Rap Battle- Rhyme Anima+ .' The background color is uniformly white, and each issue uses a different color for the magazine logo.

The back cover looks like this. It has anime, movies, figures, and more.

The spine. The issue number is navy blue. The prices were 880 yen for the January to March, July to September, and November issues, and 900 yen for the April to June, October, and December issues.

◆Animage
The cover works, starting from the January issue, are 'Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch of Mercury,' '

Blue Lock ,' ' The Vampire Dies in No Time 2 ,' ' Idolish Seven Third BEAT!, ' 'Demon Slayer: Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba: Swordsmith Village Arc,' 'Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch of Mercury,' 'Jujutsu Kaisen: Kaitama and Tamaori,' 'Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch of Mercury,' ' Bungo Stray Dogs ,' ' Pretty Cure All Stars F the Movie ,' ' SPY×FAMILY ,' and ' The Power of Hope: Adult Pretty Cure '23 .'

The back cover looks like this. It is notable that there are many advertisements for voice actors.

Spine.

Prices are as follows: January to March, June, July, and September issues are the regular price of 1,100 yen, April and May issues are 1,280 yen, August, November, and December issues are 1,200 yen, and the October issue is at a special price of 1,250 yen.

◆Animedia
Starting from the January issue, the cover works are 'Blue Lock,' '

Tokyo Revengers: Christmas Battle ,' 'Bungo Stray Dogs,' ' Ensemble Stars!! ,' 'Demon Slayer: Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba - The Swordsmith Village Arc,' ' Idolish7 LIVE 4bit BEYOND THE PERiOD, ' 'Demon Slayer: Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba - The Swordsmith Village Arc,' 'Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch of Mercury,' ' BLEACH: Millennium Battle Arc - Farewell Story - ,' 'Pretty Cure All Stars F the Movie,' 'Jujutsu Kaisen: Shibuya Incident,' and 'Hypnosis Mic -Division Rap Battle- Rhyme Anima +.'

The back cover is a double cover. Starting from the January issue, they are '

Golden Kamuy ', 'The Vampire Dies in No Time 2', ' Welcome to Demon School! Iruma-kun Season 3 ', ' Pokémon: Become a Pokémon Master ', ' Mashle ', 'Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch of Mercury', ' Free! The Movie ', ' The Quintessential Quintuplets∽ ', ' Project Sekai: Colorful Stage! feat. Hatsune Miku ', ' Paradox Live THE ANIMATION ', 'Paradox Live THE ANIMATION', and 'Paradox Live THE ANIMATION'. From the October issue to the December issue, there will be three 'Paradox Live THE ANIMATION' titles in a row.

The spine. It's packed with text, as it contains information about the opening feature and the double cover.

The background color of the magazine name varies depending on the issue. It seems to be mainly based on the image color of the cover character or the work, and the June issue had a gradient color that matched the hair color of Mitsuri Kanroji from 'Demon Slayer: Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba.'

In 2023, 'Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch of Mercury' appeared on the cover five times, and 'Demon Slayer: Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba' appeared on the cover four times. What kind of works will grace the cover in 2024?