All new orders received between 2008/6/20 and 2008/6/25 shipped today.
The next shipping for U.S. and International orders will be at the same time we ship / mail PA #97 around mid-August.
We were so busy working on the magazine back in April that we forgot to mention that Protoculture Addicts was nominated in the “Best Publication” category for the 2008 Society for the Promotion of Japanese Animation Industry Award.
It is an honor to be (finally!) a finalist nominated along with Anime Insider, Newtype, Otaku USA and Shojo Beat. It is unfortunately too late to vote (poll closed on May 15th), but the results will be announced during the SPJA Industry Reception at Anime Expo® 2008.
See Anime News Network for more details on the SPJA Industry Award.
Anime News Network congratulates Claude J Pelletier, Protoculture Addicts' editor-in-chief, for receiving the Momiji Award. [Link]
There is now a total of 44 issues of Protoculture Addicts available in eBook format from Drive Thru RPG! The latest addition is issue #92.
Click the image to order it from Drive Thru RPG with a special discount ($3.99 US instead of the regular eBook price of $4.99 US or the print cover price of $5.95 US/CDN).
Issue #92 (Le Chevalier d'Eon, Paprika, The Girl Who Leapt Through Time, 009-1, Gintama, Hell Girl, Ouran High School Host Club, Shonen Onmyouji, Ayakashi Ayashi, The Wallflower, etc.) is an excellent way to sample, at a great price, the new full color format of the magazine. It can also be ordered from Protoculture's online catalog.
The distribution and subscription information sections of the web page have been updated.
Protoculture Addicts is now available in the U.S. in over a thousand bookstores, mostly Borders (including subsidiaries like Waldenbooks or Brentano's), but also Barnes & Noble, Follett and a few others.
International / overseas standard subscriptions (surface mail) seem to work fine for most of Western Europe and Mexico, but for other overseas destinations (Asia, Australia) or countries with "slow" postal service (like Africa, Italy or the Middle-East) -- where delivery can take up to ten (10) weeks -- we STRONGLY recommend subscribing to the more expensive Overseas Air Mail option to avoid long delays or problems.
Claude J Pelletier and Miyako Matsuda will be at Anime North this week-end. Come and meet with them if you can!
Protoculture Addicts #96 has now been shipped or mailed to all distributors (last week) and subscribers (this week). Therefore, in most cases, it should be on your doorsteps or in your local stores by the end of the month -- if not already.
Please keep in mind that regular subscriptions are sent by surface mail (unless you have a first class or air mail subscription), so subscribers should expect to receive their copies within a few days to a week in Canada, 2 to 4 weeks in the USA (within a few days for First Class subscribers) and 3 to 6+ weeks overseas (1 to 2 weeks for Air Mail subscribers). Please don't email us to inquire about the status of your order until this shipping period has passed. Check the order status note on our blog or our Ordering & Shipping Policy for details.
As usual, your feedback would be greatly appreciated. Please let us know of any sighting of PA #96 in your local stores, how long it took for your subscription copy to arrive or what you think of this issue, by e-mail or in the forum!
We are quite satisfied with this issue (the best we've ever made!!!) and hope you will enjoy it.
All new orders received between 2008/3/21 and 2008/5/20 shipped today along with the last bits of #96's mailing (small distributors & stores, First Class & Air Mail subscriptions, comp list).
Our small staff was so busy with the production of the magazine that we couldn't process orders for a while. All orders received since 2008/3/21 will ship with issue #96 next week. We apologize for this delay.
Protoculture Addicts #96 is on its way (it has shipped to all major distributors) and is now available for order.
To get a copy you can either order it directly from us, get a subscription or check your local store. If they are not carrying the magazine, please encourage them to do so. Retailers can order it directly from us or they can order it from several distributors (our web page has a list of distributors that carry the magazine). Remember: the best way to support the magazine is by the word of mouth. Tell your friends about Protoculture Addicts and encourage them to buy it as well.
We have just updated all the information related to Protoculture Addicts #96 on the web page (click the links for details).
The magazine will ship next week (to small distributors, stores and subscribers) and should be in stores by the end of the month.
With Protoculture Addicts #96 due out any day now, Anime News Network is once again running a survey to see what readers thought of issue #95. Please let us know so that we can continue improving the magazine.
Link to survey
Thanks!
We've just put online a bunch of movie reviews from last year's Montreal World Film Festival.
You can access them either on the eZine's live-action reviews, festival reviews or directly at the Montreal World Film Festival 2007 review page.
Anime North will honor Protoculture Addicts' founder and Editor-in-chief, Claude J Pelletier, with the Momiji Award at the May 23-25 2008 convention in Toronto, Canada.
This Canadian Award honours “people who laid the foundations and helped to nurture the world-wide love of anime and manga that we all share.” The Award was previously presented to Fred Ladd (2001), Tezuka Studio's Takayuki Matsutani (2002), Frank Miller (2003), Hayao Miyazaki & Studio Ghibli (2004), Carl Macek (2005), Go Nagai (2006), and Peter Fernandez & Corinne Orr (2007).
Claude J Pelletier will also be a guest at Otakuthon (July 26-27) and Chibi-PA (September 27-28).
More information on Anime News Network.
The free newspaper 24 Heures announced today that the Festival Fantasia will finally received governmental subsidies from the SODEC (Société de développement des entreprises culturelles / Society for the development of cultural ventures).
The subsidies were announced by the SODEC yesterday.
Six movie festivals in Quebec (including four in Montreal) will share subsidies of $825, 000.
The other festival include the Montreal World Film Festival (getting $225,000), le Festival du Nouveau Cinéma (getting $220,000), le Carrousel International du Film de Rimouski (getting $120,000), le Festival du Cinéma International D'Abitibi-Témiscamingue (getting $115,000) and Les Recontres Internationales du Documentaire de Montreal (getting $95,000).
Fantasia will receive a $50,000 subsidy from the SODEC. It is an improvement since they only got $35,000 in 2007 from the Municipal & Regional Affairs Ministry. It is a little disappointing, since the festival deserves more, but it will certainly means a few improvement to the festival this year (more movies? more guests?). Fantasia has yet to comment or emit a press release on the SODEC announcement.
The 12th edition of Fantasia, the North American Premier Genre Film Festival (known for showing lots of edgy Japanese live-action and anime), will be held July 3-21 2008.
[updated 2008/04/17 with details from The Gazette 2008/04/16: D5]
Protoculture Addicts and Anime News Network are mentioned in a newspaper article of the Montreal's Gazette (Saturday 2008/03/29: B2 “City Subculture: Anime fans have lots to choose from”) discussing the local fandom (clubs, stores & publications):
“One of those shows, Robotech, inspired Montreal’s Claude Pelletier to start Protoculture Addicts in 1988. It’s now North America’s longest-running anime magazine, and currently associated with Montreal-based Anime News Network, which publisher Christopher MacDonald describes as “arguably the most trafficked anime website in the world.”The full article can be read here.
MacDonald says Quebec’s anime and manga fans are lucky. Access to manga translated by producers in France and the U.S. makes Quebec “the second-best place” to be a fan.
“After Japan, of course.””
All new orders received between 2008/3/10 and 2008/3/20 shipped today, along with the last part of #95's mailing (small distributors & stores, First Class & Air Mail subscriptions, comp list).
Protoculture Addicts #95 has now been shipped or mailed to all distributors (on 2008/3/11) and subscribers (on 2008/3/18). Therefore, in most cases, it should be on your doorsteps or in your local stores by the end of the month.
Please keep in mind that regular subscriptions are sent by surface mail (unless you have a first class or air mail subscription), so subscribers should expect to receive their copies within a week in Canada, 2 to 4 weeks in the USA (within a week for First Class subscribers) and 3 to 6+ weeks overseas (1 to 2 weeks for Air Mail subscribers). Please don't email us to inquire about the status of your order until this shipping period has passed. Check this blog entry or our Ordering & Shipping Policy for details.
We are quite satisfied with this issue and hope you will enjoy it.
As usual, your feedback would be greatly appreciated. Please let us know of any sighting of PA #95 in your local stores, how long it took for your subscription copy to arrive or what you think of this issue, by e-mail or in the forum!
Have a nice Easter week-end!
There is now a total of 43 issues of Protoculture Addicts available in eBook format from Drive Thru RPG! The latest addition is issue #91.
Click the image to order it from Drive Thru RPG with a special discount ($3.99 US instead of the regular eBook price of $4.99 US or the print cover price of $5.95 US/CDN).
Issue #91 (Witchblade, Wings of Honneamise, Death Note, Flag, Gedo Senki, Night Head Genesis, Pumpkin Scissors, etc.) is an excellent way to sample, at a great price, the new full color format of the magazine. It can also be ordered from Protoculture's online catalog.
Protoculture Addicts #95 is now available for order.
To get a copy you can either order it directly from us, get a subscription or check your local store. If they are not carrying the magazine, please encourage them to do so. Retailers can order it directly from us or they can order it from several distributors (our web page has a list of distributors that carry the magazine). Remember: the best way to support the magazine is by the word of mouth. Tell your friends about Protoculture Addicts and encourage them to buy it as well.
We have just updated all the information related to Protoculture Addicts #95 on the web page (click the links for details).
The magazine will ship next week and should be in stores by the end of the month.
All the orders received between 2008/2/15 and 2008/3/9 shipped today (excluding orders for issue #95).
New orders will ship with issue #95 (individual orders, subscriptions, stores & small distributors) later this week or early next week.
The Special Deals section of the Catalog, as well as the How To Order and Ordering & Shipping Policy pages have been updated. Please have a look.
The release schedule was also updated.
There is now a total of 42 issues of Protoculture Addicts available in eBook format from Drive Thru RPG! The latest additions are issues #50, 89 and 90.
Click the images to order them with a special discount of $2.99 US (instead of $3.99) for #50 and $3.99 US each (instead of $4.99) for #89-90:
Issue #50 was celebrating the 10th anniversary of the magazine with features on Macross 7 and Robotech. It is a great companion to #94 (the 20th Anniversary issue).
Both issues #89 (Ultimate Hellsing, Mushishi, Voltron) and #90 (Haruhi Suzumiya, Top 9 Directors, Visual Novels) are an excellent way to sample the new full color format of the magazine at a great discount.
This new eBook compiles together the first ten (10) issues of Protoculture Addicts. It covers the early days of the magazine from its creation in Fall 1987 to the end of 1990. That's the period when the magazine was the “Official Robotech fanzine.”
It offers 362 pages for only $12.99 US (nearly half the combined cover price!) or $9.99 US if ordered from Protoculture's web site. All those issues have not been available in print for years! They are now made available in a single volume to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the magazine.
This volume contains short fanfics and comics, Robotech trivia, Uh?! (a series of funny articles that chronicles oddities in the Robotech TV series), optional RPG rules (Robotech, Mekton, Teenagers From Outer Space), plenty of news & reviews and cover several aspects of Robotech (The Zentraedi Way, What's Protoculture, Lyrics, comics, novels, etc.) but also of anime (Introduction to Japanimation, Project A-ko, OsamuTezuka, Iczer-One, Laputa, Megazone 23, Akira, Dangaio, Gunbuster, etc.). It also includes several interviews (Carl Macek, Kevin Siembieda, Jack McKinney, Toren Smith, Robert Napton & David Riddick, Jerry Beck, Tom Mason & Chris Ulm).
Going through those articles, news & reviews will allow you to retrace not only the beginnings of Protoculture Addicts but also the history of anime & manga in North America. It is a reading that is both amazing and amusing!
Purchased separately, all those issues would cost $23.25 (or $33.25 with shipping)! Purchase it now from Drive Thru RPG at the regular eBook price ($12.99 US) or from here (or anywhere else on Protoculture's webpage) with an exclusive discount (only $9.99 US). Click on the icon to purchase:
As promised in Protoculture Addicts #94 we have added to the web page a content index for the magazine.
It is something that we wanted to do for a long time but it requires lots of data compilation and we were not sure of the way to present it, so it took some time to implement. However, we have started gathering the data and have decided to go with the simplest presentation.
The index is only available through the Top Menu: PA Magazine: Index: Protoculture Addicts: by Subjects:
Anime Stories / Spotlights (#1-50)
Anime World
Fan Fics / Comics
Interviews / Anecdotes With
Japanese Music
Role-Playing Games
More indexes (Anime Stories for #51+, Convention reports, Live-Action, Reviews, etc.) will be added whenever it is possible.
Such an index can be quite useful to find stuff in your collection of back issues without spending hours flipping through it. And, if you don't have lots of back issues yet (but you should consider ordering those back issues because even in old magazines there is a treasure trove of information!), it can help you determine which issues can offer subjects that would particularly interest you.
Protoculture Addicts #94 has now been shipped or mailed to all distributors (last week), subscribers and stores (earlier this week) so, in most cases, it should be on your doorsteps or in your local stores before the end of the month.
All the orders received between 2007/11/9 and 2007/12/17 also shipped at the same time.
Please keep in mind that regular subscriptions are sent by surface mail (unless you have a first class or air mail subscription), so subscribers should expect to receive their copies within a week in Canada, 2 to 4 weeks in the USA (within a week for First Class subscribers) and 3 to 6 weeks overseas (1 to 2 weeks for Air Mail subscribers). Please don't email us to inquire about the status of your order until this shipping period has passed. Check this blog entry for details.
Finally, you can let us know if you see PA#94 in your local store, how long it took for your subscription copy to arrive or what you think of this issue, by e-mail or in the forum! Your feedback will be greatly appreciated.
Enjoy!
Protoculture Addicts #94 is now available for order.
To get a copy you can either order it directly from us, get a subscription or check your local store. If they are not carrying the magazine, please encourage them to do so. Retailers can order it directly from us or they can order it from several distributors (our web page has a list of distributors that carry the magazine). Remember: the best way to support the magazine is by the word of mouth. Tell your friends about Protoculture Addicts and encourage them to buy it as well.
We have just updated all the information related to Protoculture Addicts #94 on the web page (click the links for details).
The magazine will ship in a couple of weeks and should be in stores by the end of the month.
Anime News Network and Protoculture Addicts staff will attend the New York Anime Festival that will be held in New York City's Jacob Javits Center on December 7-9.
Protoculture Addicts will be hosting a panel in the Manga Panel Room Saturday at 16:00.
For information on the 8 panels to be hosted by Anime News Network please check this link.
See you there!
All the new orders received since 2007/11/9 will ship along with PA#94 around December 14-17.
Protoculture Addicts #94 is now at the printer and should ship around December 14-17.
Protoculture Addicts #93 has now been shipped or mailed to all distributors (two weeks ago), subscribers and stores (last week) so it should be on your doorsteps or in your local stores pretty soon. All the orders received between late August and last week were also shipped at the same time. There was again a snafu with Canada Post, but it was quickly caught and fixed.
Keep in mind that regular subscriptions are sent by surface mail (save if you have a first class or air mail subscription), so subscribers should expect to receive their copies within 1 to 2 weeks in Canada, 2 to 4 weeks in USA (within a week for First Class subscribers) and 3 to 6 weeks overseas (1 to 2 weeks for Air Mail subscribers). Please don't email us to inquire about the status of your order until this shipping period has passed. Check this blog entry for details.
Finally, you can let us know if you see PA#93 in your local store, how long it took for your subscription copy to arrive or what you think of this issue, by e-mail or in the forum! Your feedback will be greatly appreciated.
Enjoy!
Because we were quite busy with the production of issue #93, all the orders received in the last month or so will ship along with PA #93 next week.
We apologize for the inconvenience of this delay and thank you for your patience, understanding and support.
We had lots of problems with the subscription mailing for issue #92. Many envelopes apparently got lost and Canada Post screwed up big time by mailing some copies without any postage! However, most of the problems have been solved as we resent all the envelopes that came back to us.
But if you still have not received your subscription copies for issue #92 you should contact us.
Protoculture Addicts #93 is now available for order.
To get a copy you can either order it directly from us, get a subscription or check your local store. If they are not carrying the magazine, please encourage them to do so. Retailers can order it directly from us or they can order it from several distributors (our web page has a list of distributors that carry the magazine). Remember: the best way to support the magazine is by the word of mouth. Tell your friends about Protoculture Addicts and encourage them to buy it as well.
We have just updated all the information related to Protoculture Addicts #93 on the web page (click the links for details).
The magazine will ship early next week and should be in stores by the middle of October.
Anime News Network will have a panel at Otakuthon this weekend in Montreal, Canada. The panel will be at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday and will be followed by the Protoculture Addicts panel at 11:00 a.m. (both in room H-401). In addition, the 10:00 a.m. panel will also double as an anime industry panel by providing information about the intricacies and current state of the North American anime industry. The ANN panel will be hosted by ANN Editor in Chief Christopher Macdonald, while the PA panel will be hosted by Protoculture Addicts Editor in Chief Claude J. Pelletier. (Source: ANN).
Also, Protoculture will have a booth in the Special Guest section (2nd floor mezzanine, on the left side of the Java U Café) where we will be selling back issues and various other anime & manga goodies. We'll be there both saturday and sunday from 10:00 to 18:00. Check Otakuthon website for details on the convention.
Come see us either at the panels or at the booth.
Sci-Fi Anime, one of the rare anime-related specialized stores in the Montreal area (along with Marché Clandestin and Mangaya) has just moved to a new location:
2186 Ste-Catherine W
Montreal, Qc H3H 1H7
(514) 482-7844
I would like to remind you that Otakuthon, the only anime convention in Montreal, will be held at Concordia university on August 4 & 5. Check their website for details and, if you live in the Montreal area, come meet us there!
Protoculture Addicts #92 has now been shipped or mailed to all subscribers, distributors and stores so it should be on your doorsteps or in your local stores (if it is not already there, it should arrive pretty soon). The shipping was delayed by a string of holidays, long week-ends and technical problems at the printer, but copies for distributors shipped two weeks ago and subscription copies were mailed last week. Also all orders (back issues, single copies of #92, books) received since June 2nd were shipped by First Class mail on Friday (7/20/07).
I've seen #92 at the Multimag near metro Concordia in downtown Montreal, which means that it is definitely in stores in Canada -- and it should also be the case very soon in the U.S. Look for it in most comic book stores and in a selection of bookstores (like Barnes & Noble, Borders, etc., for the USA and Chapters, Indigo, etc., for Canada).
Remember: regular subscription are sent by surface mail (save if you have a first class or air mail subsciption), so subscribers should expect to receive their copies within 1 to 2 weeks in Canada, 2 to 4 weeks in USA (within a week for First Class subscribers) and 3 to 6 weeks overseas (1 to 2 weeks for Air Mail subscribers). Please don't email us to inquire about the status of your order until this shipping period has passed. Check this blog entry for details.
Finally, you can let us know if you see PA#92 in your local store, how long it took for your subscription copy to arrive or what you think of this issue, by e-mail or in the forum!
Enjoy!
Protoculture Addicts #88 was the first issue of the magazine to be released with the new 100-page, full color format.
It is now available as a downloadable eBook from Drive Thru RPG, and that makes PA #88 the perfect issue to sample the new Protoculture Addicts format!
If you are new to Protoculture Addicts, maybe you cannot find the magazine in a local store to browse through it in order to see by yourself what it is all about and you are hesitant to order it by mail without knowing what you will be getting.
If you are in this situation, your dilemma is over. You can now download a complete version of PA #88 as a PDF file for just a fraction of the cover price!
In a store you would pay this issue $5.95 ($6.95 if you mail-order) while you can get the eBook at Drive Thru RPG for only $4.99 US. Even better, if you order here (or from the Protoculture online catalog) you will pay only $3.99 US !
And if you are already familiar with the magazine, this is also a good occasion to acquire PA #88 at a better price and enjoy the great portability that eBooks offer if you have a laptop, a PDA, an iPod, or any other portable devices that can read PDF files.
There is now a total of 38 eBook titles available for Protoculture Addicts on Drive Thru RPG! The latest additions are issues #65, 66 and 88.
Click the images to order them with a special discount ($2.99 US for old b&w issues and $3.99 US for the new full color format):
Protoculture Addicts 2005 is a new eBook that compiles together all Protoculture Addicts issues released in 2005: from #82 to #87. It offers 458 pages of great anime articles and reviews for only $14.99 US (that's half the regular cover price) !
In a store, all those issues would cost you $29.70 (or $35.60 with shipping) and if you would purchase it on Drive Thru RPG at the regular eBook price you would pay $19.99 US! However, if you order from here, on Protoculture's webpage, you will get an exclusive discount. Click on the icon to purchase:
There is now a total of 34 issues of Protoculture Addicts available in eBook format from Drive Thru RPG! The latest additions are issues #85, 86 and 87. Click the images to order them with the new special discount at $2.99 US each (instead of $3.99):
You can now get Protoculture Addicts eBooks at a special discount if you order from the Protoculture web page.
If ordered from the Protoculture online catalog the Protoculture Addicts Xtra #1 eBook is now only $0.99 US (instead of $1.99) and the magazine back issues are $2.99 US (instead of $3.99).
This is the perfect occasion to sample the magazine if you are new to Protoculture Addicts and are curious about the kind of content it offers. Of course, the back issues don't reflect the current look of the magazine since none of the issues with the new & improved color format are available yet. However, #88, the first 100-page full color issue, should be available soon.
If you are already familiar with the magazine, this new discount is also a good occasion to acquire the eBooks at a better price. eBooks are PDF files that offer great portability if you have a laptop, a PDA or an iPod.
Protoculture Addicts #92 is now available for order.
To get a copy you can either order it directly from us, get a subscription or check your local store. If they are not carrying the magazine, please encourage them to do so. Retailers can order it directly from us or they can order it from several distributors (our web page has a list of distributors that carry the magazine). Remember: the best way to support the magazine is by the word of mouth. Tell your friends about Protoculture Addicts and encourage them to buy it as well.
We have just updated all the information related to Protoculture Addicts #92 on the web page (click the links for details) as well as performed several other small updates.
Fantasia, North America's Premier Genre Film Festival, has announced today its 2007 programming. The 11th edition of the festival will be held July 5-23 in three theatres (Hall, J.A. DeSeve and D.B. Clarke) of Montreal's Concordia University. It will offer 120 features films, 10 documentaries and 22 programs of short features (totalling 250 local and international shorts). There will also be more than fifty guests. The Program Book will be on sale friday June 29th at the cost of $5. Tickets will be available for $7.50 or $65 for a booklet of 10 tickets.
The programming will include over sixty feature films from Asia (plus twenty-two short films): 27 from Japan (including 3 anime), 17 from Korea (including one animation), 10 from Hong Kong and 8 from other Asian countries (Thailand, China, Taiwan).
Again this year the festival offers only three Japanese animation features: Ghost In The Shell: Stand Alone Complex: Solid State Society, Naruto The Movie: Ninja Clash In The Land Of Snow, and Tekkon Kinkreet (dir. Michael Arias, animated by Studio 4' C).
For more details on the programming check this blog entry.
Have a nice festival!
Protoculture Addicts #92 went to the printer at the end of last week. It will be shipping between July 3rd & July 10th and should be in stores (and subscribers should start receiving their copy) by mid-July.
Check the blog or the web page for more details soon.
For those who might have missed it, Anime News Network ran a poll asking their readers “Do You Read PA?”
Unfortunately, the poll is now closed, but you can see the results here.
The Poll has also generated some discussion on the forum.
Let us also remind you that you can discuss anything regarding the magazine on the Protoculture Addicts forum : what you think about the content of the latest issue, what you like or dislike about the magazine, what’s your favorite section of the magazine, your suggestions of articles, in which stores you've seen the magazine, how long it took to your subscription copy to reach you, etc.
For those who are wondering, all the U.S. & International orders received between 2007/5/17 and 2007/06/01 shipped on Saturday (June 2nd) [if you have questions about the expected delivery time, please check this post]. New orders will most likely ship with PA#92 at the end of the month (for now, we are busy finishing the last details on next issue).
Unfortunately, due to a recent increase of the postage prices in both Canada and USA, we must reprice our International shipping cost. This increase affects only the International / Overseas orders and only the new (and heavier) color format of the magazine (PA#88+). It does not affect the subscription rate.
The international shipping cost for a single issue of the magazine goes up from $3.00 US to $6.00 US, bringing the total cost of an issue to $11.95 US. However, because of the disappearance of the surface rate (save for the bulk surface rate used for the surface mail subscriptions), orders will now be sent by air mail.
The shipping cost for US and Canadian orders & subscriptions remains the same.
Now that all the copies of Protoculture Addicts #91 have shipped or been mailed to subscribers, distributors and stores (big distributors copies went out early last week, subscriptions went out earlier this week and small distributors, recent orders, comp list copies were mailed today), the magazine should appear on your doorsteps or in stores pretty soon. Get ready!
As usual it should be available in most comic book stores and in a selection of bookstores (like Barnes & Noble, Borders, etc., for the USA and Chapters, Indigo, etc., for Canada). Regular subscription are sent by surface mail, so subscribers should expect to receive their copies within 1 to 2 weeks in Canada, 2 to 4 weeks in USA (within a week for First Class subscribers) and 3 to 6 weeks overseas.
Finally, you can let us know if you see PA#91 in your local store, how long it took for your subscription copy to arrive or what you think of this issue, by e-mail or in the forum!
Enjoy!
The anime store Marché Clandestin has spawned a manga store.
The Marché Clandestin MANGAYA is conveniently located just above the Marché Clandestin: 325 Ontario Est, Suite 101, Montreal, Qc, H2X 1H7 (Ph: (514) 510-6507; Web: www.mcanime.com/mangaya/). It is open Monday to Saturday, from noon to 7 pm. It is near the Berri-UQAM métro station.
As far as I know it is the first store in Montreal to specialize only in manga - both in French and in English (and eventually in Japanese too!). It covers all genres: shojo, shonen, yaoi, yuri, seinen, etc., and even carries novels. They have a special: buy 10 manga and get one free (of a value up to $12.95 Can).
It has just opened so the place is small and they don't have a large selection yet, but they already have a nice choice of manga and many titles that you would never see in your regular book store. It is REALLY worth checking out.
All back issue orders received in April were shipped today. We are sorry for the delay in shipping those orders. We were busy finishing the latest issue of the magazine.
Also, PA#91 shipped to all major distributors and retailers earlier this week. Depending on the store, the magazine should hit the shelves in one to three weeks.
Copies for smaller distributors and retailers as well as subscriptions and recent orders will ship next week.
If you want to upgrade your subscription and want it effective with #91 please do so before May 7th.
The relocation and downsizing of our postal office has unfortunately forced us to change our postal address. Here is our new address in Canada (the parts that changed are in red):
Regular subscriptions for the USA and overseas are sent by surface mail (which can take from 2 to 6 weeks for delivery). However, for those who think that surface mail is too slow, we had already added an Air Mail option for the International Subscription (see “New Overseas Subscription Option”) and we are now adding a similar option for the U.S. Subscription.
Now, for $40 US you can get a U.S. First Class Subscription. With this option, U.S. subscriptions should be delivered within a week (check the subscription page to order).
An upgrade program is also available to allow regular subscribers (Surface Mail) to switch to a First Class (Air Mail) subscription:
• U.S. upgrade cost $2 U.S. per remaining issue of the subscription
• International upgrade cost $6 U.S. per remaining issue of the subscription
Protoculture Addicts #91 is now available for order.
To get a copy you can either order it directly from us, get a subscription or check your local store. If they are not carrying the magazine, please encourage them to do so. Retailers can order it directly from us or they can order it from several distributors (our web page has a list of distributors that carry the magazine). Remember: the best way to support the magazine is by the word of mouth. Tell your friends about Protoculture Addicts and encourage them to buy it as well.
We have just updated all the information related to Protoculture Addicts #91 on the web page (click the links for details) as well as performed several other small updates.
Lately, we’ve been receiving LOTS of emails from people wondering when they would get their order (sometimes only two weeks after ordering). I know it is frustrating to wait for something when we are now so used to getting stuff instantly on the internet. Unfortunately, since teleportation has not been invented yet, we still have to send your orders by snail-mail and it takes time. Now, please consider that the magazine is put together by a quite small staff of volunteers and that processing & mailing orders is quite time-consuming.
Of course, we WILL always answer all order inquiries as quickly as possible—but please first check the information on our web page (like here on PA’s blog, or our updated ordering & shipping policy) before emailing us !
Here is some information to remember:
• We never send any confirmations for orders (if you ordered via PayPal, your receipt is your confirmation) or change of address.Many variables can influence postal delivery (destination's location, peak period, holidays, weather, etc.) and it is very difficult to predict delivery time with accuracy. To know when the last batch of orders was shipped just check the “Order Status” entries in the blog. However, if your order is past the end of the standard delivery time (4 weeks after shipping for the USA, 6 weeks for overseas) and you still have not received anything, then you should contact us: your order might be lost (be aware however that it takes 75 days for a parcel to be officially considered lost by the postal service). If you do feel the need to send us an order inquiry, please include as much information as possible: full Name, Address and, if possible, date of the order. Without those information we cannot locate your order in our database.
• Orders are generally not processed immediately. We are doing our best to process and ship order every couple of weeks, but most of the time it can take more than that (but generally not more than a month, sometimes two).
• Expected delivery time (about one week for Canada, one to two weeks for the USA and three to four weeks for overseas -- this is NOT in any way a promise or a warranty, but simply an estimate) are calculated from the time the order is shipped and NOT from the time the order is made.
In order to save cost and improve delivery time, International and U.S. orders are mailed directly at the U.S. Postal Service (First Class / Air Mail). We try to do those mailings as often as possible, but they are very time-consuming for us (we have to drive over the US border, which take one hour and half each way) so there might by delays when we are busy.
Protoculture Addicts #90 shipping to subscribers, distributors and stores is now completed.
The magazine should be available in comic book stores and in a selection of bookstores (like Barnes & Noble, Borders, etc., for the USA and Chapters, Indigo, etc., for Canada). Let us know if you see PA#90 in your local store!
Subscription are sent by regular surface mail. Subscribers should expect to receive their copies within 1 to 2 weeks in Canada, 2 to 4 weeks in USA and 3 to 6 weeks overseas. Let us know how long it took for your copy to arrive!
To get a copy you can either order it directly from us, get a subscription or check you local store. If they are not carrying the magazine, please encourage them to do so. Retailers can order it directly from us or they can order it from several distributors (our web page has a list of distributors that carry the magazine). Remember: the best way to support the magazine is by the word of mouth. Tell your friends about Protoculture Addicts and encourage them to buy it as well.
Finally, you can let us know what you think of the latest issue by e-mail or in the forum!
Enjoy!
Several members of PA's editorial team will attend the New York Comic Con on February 23-25!
If you are in the area come and look for us. We will be roaming the dealers' room as well as attending most of the anime-related panels!
You will also be able to find us at the Anime News Network panel Sunday at 4 pm.
There was some small production delays (it always takes longer than planned, but the reorganization is starting to work and things gets done faster and faster), but Protoculture Addicts #90 is now printed and about to ship!
The orders for all the big distributors (those who need to re-distribute their copies to sub-distributors or large chain stores) will be shipped this week. Smaller distributors, stores and subscriptions will be shipped next week.
The new look of the magazine is starting to have an effect since the orders have increased substancially. We are also continuing to expend the distribution of the magazine into the book market. Keep you eyes opened and let us know when and where you see the magazine appear in your local store!
For more information on the contents of this issue check http://www.protoculture.ca/PA/PA90.htm
We have just updated Protoculture's blog with the new version of Blogger (offering more flexible template, labels and improved Archive). It doesn't make a big difference but it does add a few convenient functions. Enjoy!
The latest issue of the magazine is now out and on its way to subscribers, distributors and stores.
We have finally started to expend our distribution in the U.S.A. and the magazine should also be available very soon in a selection of bookstores (like Barnes & Noble, Borders, etc.). We will give you more details later.
For more information on the contents of this issue check http://www.protoculture.ca/PA/PA89.htm
We would appreciate very much if you could let us know what you think of the look and contents of this issue. You can give your comments in this topic of the forum: http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/bbs/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=30314
We would also like subscribers to let us know how long it took for their copy to reach them. You can do it in this topic of the forum: http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/bbs/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=27441
Enjoy!
Protoculture Addicts #89 is shipping imminently. It was slightly delayed because of technical problems at the printer, but it should be on its way to subscribers and stores within a week. Check the web page for more details on this issue.
To get a copy you can either order it directly from us, get a subscription or check you local store. If they are not carrying the magazine, please encourage them to do so. Retailers can order it directly from us or they can order it from several distributors (our web page has a list of distributors that carry the magazine).
Remember: the best way to support the magazine is by the word of mouth. Tell your friends about Protoculture Addicts and encourage them to buy it as well.
Recently it was announced that our eBooks “distributor,” Drive Thru RPG, merged with its former competitor, RPG Now. That means PA's eBooks have now a larger distribution, being available from both websites.
So far, there is 31 issues of Protoculture Addicts available in the eBook format from both Drive Thru RPG and RPG Now. Check them out!
Considering that we were surprised to learned that some subscribers in the Middle-East got their latest copy of the magazine only recently, we started to wonder how long does it takes to our subscribers to get their copies.
Consequently, we would like our subscribers to give us some feedback on how long it takes their subscription copies to be delivered. We would need to know in which country, state and city you live and how long (in weeks) it took for PA#88 to be delivered (considering that it was shipped on June 5th).
You can give us feedback on your subscription delivery by sending us e-mail at comments@protoculture.ca or by participating in the PA forum on Anime News Network.
Thank you all in advance for your feedback. It will help us continue to offer the best possible service.
Overseas subscriptions are shipped by surface mail and should take about 4 to 6 weeks for delivery.
However, we recently learned that for some far-away overseas destination, like Africa or Middle-East, it might take up to 10 weeks. So we have added a more expensive Overseas Air Mail option that should take only about 2 weeks.
In addition to the Standard Overseas Subscription ($30 US subscription plus $15 US extra for shipping cost for a total of $45 US) we now offer a new Air Mail Overseas Subscription ($30 US subscription plus $50 US of extra shipping cost for a total of $80 US) for those international customers who don't mind paying extra for a speedy delivery.
Go to the subscription information page to subscribe.
There is now a total of 31 issues of Protoculture Addicts available in the eBook format from Drive Thru RPG! The latest additions are issues #62, 63, 64, 83 & 84:
Most of the projects and updates scheduled for this summer have been delayed.
Unfortunately, my wife was diagnosed with a cancer in June. After several weeks of intensive tests, she was finally operated in July and, after a ten-day stay at the hospital that felt like hell, she is now home and resting. She is fine, but I have to take care of her (and such ordeal was mentally and physically draining for both of us).
I will dedicate my remaining available time to ship orders, perform minimum web maintenance and work on the production of PA#89 (still scheduled for November). I'll try to add new contents to the web site and make updates whenever possible (most likely in-between issues). Sorry folks, life happens! [CJP]
The catalog section has just been updated. Besides the few aesthetic improvements, the changes affect mostly our Canadian customers.
From now on, Canadian transactions will be charged in Canadian dollars (that way we don't have to constantly adjust the exchange rate). We have also adjusted the GST rate.
For most Canadian customer, the tax is applied to the transaction only at the check out. In Quebec, the taxes are already calculated in the shopping cart as an handling charge (PayPal system does allow the automatic calculation of two taxes, even less the complex piggyback tax used in Quebec).
This should brings easier and smoother transactions both for us and the customers. Let us know if you are experiencing any problems with your purchases.
More updates should come over the coming weeks. Stay Tuned!
This week's Ain't It Cool News anime column features a write-up about Protoculture Addicts.
PA#88 has now been in stores for a while and all North American subscribers should have received their copies. So I would like to remind all our readers that we would like to hear their comments on the “new look” of the magazine. We are planning more improvements with the next issue and we need your feedback in order to know if we are on the right track and what more you would like us to change.
So, what do you think about the new layout? Do you have any suggestions for more improvements? What's your favorite section of the magazine? What section do you dislike? Do you want more or less news? Do you want more or less reviews? Do you want longer or shorter reviews? Do you want more manga preview? More or less anime stories? etc.
You can express you opinion on the new layout by sending us e-mail at comments@protoculture.ca or by participating in the PA forum on Anime News Network.
Thank you all in advance for your support, comments and suggestions.
And remember: the best way to support the magazine is by the word of mouth. Tell your friends about Protoculture Addicts and encourage them to buy it as well.
Over the years, some people complained that the main page of the site was rather boring, so I decided to update it a little. It's hardly an improvement, but it's slightly different (Although a mispelled code made it colorless for the past week and I didn't realize it until yesterday since Safari is interpreting the code right). I hope it will do for now. Anyway, the purpose of the main page is to attract attention and give basic information about the magazine. Its aesthetic is rather secundary (particularly when we are busy making the magazine itself looking better). In any case, PA's web page will eventually be integrated with ANN web site.
However, in the following month, we will add some new content to the website and will also update the catalog of back issues. Stay tuned!
Fantasia, the North American premier genre film festival, will be offering quite an eclectic lineup for its tenth edition. Over the course of 18 days it will present more than 90 features and 125 short films from over 15 countries. Fantasia will be held in Montreal from July 6th to July 24th, at the Concordia Hall Theatre (1455 Maisonneuve W.) and J.A. de Sève Cinema (1400 Maisonneuve W.).
On the Asian landscape we first note that the festival is showing 26 movies from Japan! Unfortunately it includes only one anime: Fullmetal Alchemist The Movie: Conqueror of Shambala.
The Japanese live-action movies of notable interest include Arthouse Ultraman, Shusuke Kaneko's Azumi 2: Love Or Death, Funky Forest: The First Contact, Takeshi Miike's Great Yokai War, Samurai Commando Mission 1549, Shinobi, Negadon: The Monster From Mars (short), and Train Man.
Also showing from Japan: The All-Out Nine: Field Of Nightmares, Black Kiss, Death Trance, Executive Koala, The Glamorous Life of Sachiko Hanai, Shusuke Kaneko's God's Left Hand, Devil's Right Hand, The iDol (short), Meatball Machine, Mirror man (short), Mirror Man Reflex, Norabbits Minutes (short), Reincarnation, Strange Circus, Sukeban Boy, Synesthesia, Tokyo Zombie, and Zombie Self-Defense Force.
Also three Japanese guests will attend the festival: Toro Matsuura (Synesthesia), Sion Sono (Strange Circus), and Takeshi Yagi (Arthouse Ultraman).
The festival will show 5 movies from Hong-Kong. We recommand Jeff Lau's A Chinese Tall Story and Tsui Hark's Seven Swords, but there's also Dirty Ho, The Five Venoms, and Re-Cycle.
The festival will show 10 movies from Korea: The Art Of Fighting, A Bittersweet Life, Blood Rain, Murder, Take One, My Scary Girl, Princess Aurora, The Red Shoes, Sunday Seoul, Typhoon, and Vampire Cop Ricky.
Finally, we've noted one potentially interesting film from Philipines, Exodus, and one from Russia Aziris Nuna. For details on the other movies, check the festival web page.
Bon festival!
Anime News Network's Christopher Macdonald, and Protoculture Addicts' Claude J. Pelletier will be at the first Montreal Otakuthon this weekend (June 10 & 11). The ANN panel will take place Saturday at noon in H-403, while the Protoculture panel will be Saturday at 1 pm in H-401. The full panel list and schedule can be seen here. More information on Otakuthon is available here. The event takes place at Concordia University (downtown) and is free to attend. [ discuss it at ANN's forums ]
Source: ANN.
Come see us at the panel and discuss the new & improved look of the magazine!
Protoculture will also have tables at the conventions, so you can purchase the lastest issue, back issues, subcription and many other goodies!
Anime News Network's Christopher Macdonald, and Protoculture Addicts' Claude J. Pelletier will be at the first Montreal Otakuthon next weekend (June 10 & 11). There will be ANN and PA panels at the event, however we do not know the exact schedule yet. Otakuthon is Montreal's first anime convention since Hobbystar's "Montreal Anime Expo" in 2003. Registration for Otakuthon is free. [ discuss it on ANN's forums ]
Source: ANN.
Anime News Network and Protoculture will introduce the new format of Protoculture Addicts at Anime Boston. Come and check out the latest issue of the magazine at our booth (#413, beside FUNimation).
Also Protoculture will be making copies of the magazine available, on consignment, to merchants at Anime Boston. Merchants can contact Protoculture Addicts in advance (editor@animenewsnetwork.com) to reserve copies, or visit us at our booth.
ICv2 has posted a short article on Protoculture Addicts issue 88. For more info on Protoculture Addicts #88, see the recent press release. [ discuss it on Anime News Network's forum ]
(Source: Anime News Network)
Protoculture Addicts #88 is now at the printer. This is the first issue of the new, improved version of the magazine that offers more pages, in full color, with better quality of printing and the best and most informative of anime contents for both beginners and otakus. It is, more than ever, your best guide to anime culture!Protoculture Addicts, the oldest anime magazine still in publication in North America, is now 100-page, full color and retails for $5.95. This issue offers a spotlight on Basilisk and also introduces you to seven new anime series with “Anime Stories” on Bewitched Agnes (aka Okusama wa Mahou Shoujo), Blood +, Elemental Gelade, Gallery Fake, Gun Sword, Kamichu!, and TideLine Blue. For all those series you'll find an overview, the character profiles, a story primer that gives the synopses of the first few episodes, and a “data file” that lists staff & cast, release information, PA's ratings, etc.
This issue also includes a 20-page exclusive preview of Del Rey's manga ES: Eternal Sabbath, articles on Urusei Yatsura, Full Moon, j-rock band Triceratops, a convention guide (where to go and what to do at anime cons), interviews with The Big O mangaka Hitoshi Ariga, AnimEigo's Robert Woodhead and Viz Media's Alvin Lu, as well as reviews of anime & manga-related products (41 DVDs, 11 manga, 5 CDs, 4 live-action movies, 3 books) and the latest anime & manga news directly from Anime News Network newsdesk!
Protoculture's new improved formula will certainly quench your thirst for anime knowledge! Don't miss it!
And it is still time for you to subscribe or to order this issue!
Starting with issue 88 of Anime News Network's Protoculture Addicts, the magazine will be 100 pages long (up from 80 pages in previous issues) and full color (up from 16 pages in previous issues). As a result of the format change, the magazine's cover price will jump from $4.95 to $5.95, however the subscription rate will remain the same, $30 for 6 issues.
Protoculture Addicts issue 88, due out in May, will feature a 20-page preview of Del Rey's upcoming manga series, ES: Eternal Sabbath.
There is now a total of 26 issues of Protoculture Addicts available in the eBook format from Drive Thru RPG! The latest additions are issues #40 and 41:
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