Orders shipped 2008/12/19
All orders (including new subscriptions) received between 2008/11/21 and 2008/12/18 shipped today.
12/19/2008
12/10/2008
ANN will stream two anime TV series
Anime News Networks has announced on 2008-12-10 that it will stream two more anime, Girl's High and Ramen Fighter Miki. Starting December 15, both series will be available as free, ad-supported VOD streams, with one new episode being posted every Monday for 12 weeks. The series were licensed from North American anime publisher Media Blasters, and as such will only be available to viewers in North America (US & Canada). Justin Sevakis, ANN director of New Media, has stated that “There's more coming”.
ANN is already streaming the OVA Kite Liberator.
(Source: ANN).
12/09/2008
ANN launches its streaming anime service
Anime News Networks has launched its streaming anime service on Tuesday 2008/12/09 with Kite: Liberator. The OVA, released on DVD by Media Blasters, is streamed (in six parts) in both subbed and dubbed versions, but only for North American viewers (US & Canada).
Give it a look!
(Source: ANN).
11/21/2008
Orders shipped 2008/11/21
All orders (including new subscriptions) received between 2008/11/06 and 2008/11/20 shipped today.
11/06/2008
Orders shipped 2008/11/06
All orders (including new subscriptions) received between 2008/10/31 and 2008/11/05 shipped today.
10/31/2008
Orders shipped 2008/10/31
All orders (including new subscriptions) received between 2008/10/08 and 2008/10/30 shipped today.
10/09/2008
Orders shipped 2008/10/09
All orders (including new subscriptions) received between 2008/10/02 and 2008/10/07 shipped today.
10/04/2008
Orders shipped 2008/10/03
All orders (including new subscriptions) received between 2008/09/26 and 2008/10/01 shipped Thursday (2008/10/02, for Canadian orders) and Friday (2008/10/03, for US & Intl orders).
9/27/2008
Orders shipped 2008/09/26
All orders (including new subscriptions) received between 2008/09/18 and 2008/09/25 shipped Thursday (for Canadian orders) and Friday (for US & Intl orders).
9/23/2008
9/19/2008
Orders shipped 2008/09/19
All new orders (including new subscriptions) received between 2008/9/12 and 2008/9/17 shipped yesterday (for Canadian orders) and today (for US & Intl orders).
9/17/2008
Protoculture Staff Openings: Editorial Intern Wanted
Protoculture Addicts is seeking an editorial intern to assist in editorial duties and earn valuable on-the-job editing experience with a professional publication.
Some editing experience is required; blog editing experience is acceptable.
Applicants should expect to spend 10-12 hours a week performing tasks for Protoculture Addicts, including writing, copy editing and content editing. Strict adherence to deadlines will be expected. Full details of the position will be provided to serious applicants.
To apply, submit your resume and a short cover letter to zac [at] animenewsnetwork [dot] com.
This is an unpaid internship, but it may be eligible for school credit (talk to your school).
9/13/2008
Orders shipped 2008/09/12
All new orders (including new subscriptions) received between 2008/8/22 and 2008/9/11 shipped yesterday.
9/08/2008
PA #97 available in Digital Edition!
You can order the digital edition of Protoculture Addicts #97 from DriveThruRPG.com for $4.99 US (instead of $5.95 plus shipping for the print edition), but you can also get it at the special price of $3.99 US if you order from the Protoculture's catalog or through this link.
Issue #97 is dedicated to Aria: The Animation, Black Cat, Claymore, Doujin Work, Gurren-Lagann, Kashimashi: Girl Meets Girl, Kujibiki Unbalance, Maria Watches Over Us, Mokke, Mononoke, Shigurui: Death Frenzy, etc..
If you cannot find the magazine in your local stores, you don't have any excuses not to purchase it as you can now not only mail-order the print edition from our catalog but you can also instantly download the digital edition from DriveThruRPG.com!
Digital editions are the cheapest and fastest way to read the magazine. Give it a try!
A bunch of recent issues also added as eBooks
We are now up to date with the digital editions as the newest back issues have been converted in the eBook format. There is now fifty (50) Protoculture Addicts issues or products available in this format from DriveThruRPG.com!
The latest additions are issues #93 to #96. Click the images to order them with a special discount ($3.99 US instead of $4.99 US on DTRPG or instead of $5.95 plus shipping for the print editions):
They are all excellent issues. #93 covers Air, Code Geass, D.Grey-Man, Ghost Hunt, Hataraki-man, La Corda d'Oro, My-Otome, Nodame Cantabile, School Rumble, The Story of Saiunkoku, etc.. #94 covers Bartender, Darker Than Black, Kekkaishi, Kyoshiro and the Eternal Sky, Robotech, Rocket Girls, Soukou no Strain, etc. #95 covers 5 Centimeter Per Second, Appleseed: Ex Machina, Emma: A Victorian Romance Second Act, Evangelion 1.0: You Are (Not) Alone, Gurren-Lagann, Kanon, Kaze no Shoujo Emily, Moribito: Guardian of the Spirit, Romeo x Juliet, Sisters of Wellber, Toward the Terra, etc. #96 covers Angel Heart, Blood+, Cluster Edge, Dennou Coil, Genius Party, iDol Master Xenoglossia, Moyashimon, Ookiku Furikabutte, Rec, xxxHOLiC, etc.
Digital editions are the cheapest and fastest way to read the magazine. Give it a try!
PA #59 is now available as eBook
As usual, the eBook is available from DriveThruRPG.com for $3.99 US (instead of $4.95 plus shipping for the print edition--now sold out anyway), but you can also get it at the special price of $2.99 US if you order from the Protoculture's catalog or through this link.
Issue #59 was very popular as it covers Gundam Wings, as well as Gundam 8th MS Team, Corrector Yui, Orphen, The Crest of the Star and Trigun.
Digital editions are the cheapest and fastest way to read the magazine. Give it a try!
9/07/2008
Website updates
We have made minor updates to the website: clean-up of the top page, updated the top menu, updated the “Essential Links” (in the menu), updated the catalog with the newest eBooks, updated the production schedule and the Essential Bibliography.
We have also created a “Follower” section for this blog (located just below the Google Ads), where you can register as an official follower of the blog.
In the same spirit, to help our readers show their interest and support for the magazine, we have created a Facebook group for the fans & supporter of PA.
Please check those out.
8/31/2008
A blog for the voice of Minmei
Rebecca Forstadt, probably better known for being the voice of Lynn Minmei in Robotech (under the name Reba West)—but she is also credited for over eighty voiceworks on the IMDb, has just started a blog and a Facebook group:
http://rebeccaforstadtanime.blogspot.com/
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=22293804834
8/22/2008
PA #97 & new orders shipped
Distributors (like Diamond Comics Distributor) were shipped last week and got their copies earlier this week. Therefore the magazine should be in comic book stores this week-end (or by the middle of next week).
Canadian subscriptions & small distributors copies shipped yesterday by Canada Post standard lettermail. Canadian subscribers should expect to receive their copies within a few days to a week.
US & Intl standard subscriptions shipped yesterday by Canada Post surface mail and subscribers should expect their copies within 2 to 4 weeks in the USA and within 3 to 6+ weeks overseas.
US & Intl First Class subscriptions, comp list & small distributors copies shipped today by USPS First Class and Priority Mail. First Class / Air Mail subscribers should expect their copies within 2 to 10 days in the USA and within 6 to 10 days overseas.
If you cannot find the magazine in your local stores you can order it directly from us. 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.
More information on this issue is available on the Protoculture Addicts #97 web page (click the links for details). It's a pretty good issue and we hope you will enjoy it!
As usual, your feedback would be greatly appreciated. Please let us know what you think of this issue either by e-mail or in the forum!
8/09/2008
New orders shipped 2008/08/08
All back issues' orders received between 2008/06/26 and 2008/08/07 shipped today.
That excludes all #97 single-issue and subscription orders that will ship a little later.
8/07/2008
Update on delayed orders
Our quite small staff was so busy with the production of the magazine lately that we couldn't process orders for a while. All orders received since 2008/6/26 were delayed because of this. We apologize for this delay.
We have now started processing those orders. Some should ship at the end of the week and we should be done catching up on this delay in processing by August 22nd.
For new subscribers, your subscription is starting with the next issue to be released, Protoculture Addicts #97, which is currently at the printer and should ship soon.
Again, we are sorry for this delay and any inconveniences it may have caused you.
We strongly recommand to all our customers to carefully read the information on the web page (shipping policy and Order Status entries) before ordering and to contact us directly if they have a problem. If you have questions about the status of your order, please read this blog entry first.
For now, it is useless to email us inquiries about your order (particularly if your order is less than two weeks old! The use of the internet really makes people impatient...). We cannot process orders if we are all busy answering emails about order status! It is even more useless to file a dispute or claim with PayPal before even emailing us to inquire about the status of your order. First, doing so is rather impolite and, since PayPal freeze the payment for three weeks when a dispute is filed, it will only cause further delay for your order.
Thank you for your patience and understanding.
8/04/2008
7/25/2008
Otakuthon 2008
This week-end PA will be at Otakuthon. Come and visit us if you can. We'll be glad to chat with you.
We will be in the dealers' room saturday & sunday from 10:00 to 18:00, table #400. Bring your wallet: we'll have lots of goodies.
We will also have a panel on Saturday, 15:00 to 16:00 in room “Panel 2 / 523b.” Come participate to our Q&A as well as our focus group!
6/26/2008
Fantasia 2008
The 12th edition of the Fantasia Film Festival, North America's premier genre cinema event, will be held from July 3rd to July 21st, 2008 in three theatres (Hall, J.A. DeSeve and D.B. Clarke) of Montreal's Concordia University. This year it offers more than 100 feature films, over 200 shorts, 7 documentaries and there will be also more than fifty guests present to introduce their movies. The Program Book will be on sale Sunday June 29th at the cost of $5. Tickets will be available from July 3rd for $8.00 or $70 for 10 tickets.
The programming includes 56 Asian movies: 23 from Japan, 1 from China, 10 from Hong Kong, 16 from Korea, 5 from Thailand and 1 from Vietnam.
The selection of anime is rather thin this year: Batman: Gotham Knight (a USA/Japan coproduction that give the Animatrix treatment to Batman with six animated shorts directed by Yasuhiro Aoki, Futoshi Higashide, Toshiyuki Kuboka, Hiroshi Morioka, Shoujirou Nishimi and Nam Jong-sik) and Genius Party (the experimental animated anthology from studio 4'C that we talked about in PA#96).
However, the selection offers more live-action movies based on manga. The most obvious is L: Change the World (Hideo Nakata's [Ring] prequel based on Death Note), but there's also Akanbo Shoujo (directed by Yudai Yamaguchi based on the popular Kazuo Umezu's popular manga), Always: Sunset on Third Street 2 (dir. by Takashi Yamazaki and adapted from Yohei Saigan's manga Sanchome no Yuhi: Yuyake no Uta), Be a Man! Samurai School (dir. by Tak Sakaguchi, based on Akira Miyashita's manga Sakigake! Otoko Juku) and Le Grand Chef (a Korean movie dir. by Jeon Yun-su and based on a popular Manhwa).
The festival will also show three Nikkatsu action movies from the 60s: A Colt is my Passport (1967), Gangster VIP (1968), and Velvet Hustler (1967).
The other Japanese movies are: Accuracy of Death, Adrift in Tokyo, Black Belt, Chanbara Beauty, The Chasing World, Gachi Boy: Wresling with a Memory, Machine Girl (a coproduction with the USA), The Most Beautiful Night in the World, Negative Happy Chain Saw Edge, Robo Rock, Sasori (a coproduction with HK), The Shadow Spirit, Shamo (a coproduction with HK), Sukiyaki Western Django (the latest Takashi Miike), Tokyo Gore Police and X-Cross.
Another notable movie is The Midnight Meat Train (a USA movie dir. by Ryuhei Kitamura [Versus, Aragami] and based on a story by Clive Barker).
The Japanese guests will be Tak Sakaguchi (Tokyo Gore Police, Be a Man! Samurai School), Isao Karasawa (Be a Man! Samurai School), Ryuhei Kitamura (Midnight Meat Train), Eihi Shiina (Tokyo Gore Police), Yoshihiro Nishimura (Tokyo Gore Police) and we must also mention Mark Schilling (the movie historian, who will present A Colt Is my Passport).
Happy Festival!
Orders shipped 2008/06/26
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.
6/20/2008
6/13/2008
6/06/2008
6/02/2008
SPJA Nomination for PA
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.
ANN congratulates Claude J Pelletier
Anime News Network congratulates Claude J Pelletier, Protoculture Addicts' editor-in-chief, for receiving the Momiji Award. [Link]
6/01/2008
PA #92 Now Available As eBook
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.
5/30/2008
5/29/2008
Update
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.
5/21/2008
Anime North
Claude J Pelletier and Miyako Matsuda will be at Anime North this week-end. Come and meet with them if you can!
PA #96 in stores
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.
New orders shipped 2008/05/21
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).
5/14/2008
Delay in orders
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.
PA#96 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.
5/13/2008
PA#95 Survey
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!
Movie reviews
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.
5/08/2008
PA's Editor-in-chief to receive Momiji Award
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.
4/16/2008
Fantasia to get subsidies from the SODEC [updated]
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]
3/29/2008
PA in The Gazette
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.””
Thanks to Al Kratina for the article.
3/21/2008
PA#95 & new orders shipped (2008/3/21)
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!
3/15/2008
Survey on PA#94
3/11/2008
PA#91 Now Available in eBooks Format!
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.
PA#95 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.
3/10/2008
New orders shipped 2008/3/10
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.
2/15/2008
2/08/2008
2/01/2008
1/22/2008
1/13/2008
Update 2008/01/12
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.
1/11/2008
1/08/2008
New Protoculture Addicts eBooks Available
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.
1/02/2008
12/31/2007
New: eBook Compilation of the first 10 issues!
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:
12/29/2007
Index
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.
12/25/2007
12/20/2007
PA #94 has shipped
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!
12/05/2007
PA#94 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.
12/04/2007
PA at NYAF!
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!
Order status
All the new orders received since 2007/11/9 will ship along with PA#94 around December 14-17.
12/03/2007
PA#94 at the printer
Protoculture Addicts #94 is now at the printer and should ship around December 14-17.
11/09/2007
11/02/2007
10/27/2007
New orders shipped 2007/10/26
10/20/2007
10/15/2007
PA#93 shipped
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!
10/05/2007
Orders
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.
10/04/2007
Subscription Problem
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.
10/03/2007
PA#93
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.
8/01/2007
ANN, Protoculture Addicts Panels at Montreal Otakuthon
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.
7/26/2007
Sci-Fi Anime
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
7/22/2007
Otakuthon 2007
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!
7/21/2007
PA #92 is all shipped
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!
7/10/2007
The Best Way To Sample The New 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.
Three New eBooks
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):
7/04/2007
New: Annual PA Compilation for 2005
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:
More Protoculture Addicts eBooks Available
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):
Special Discount for eBooks
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.
6/30/2007
PA#92
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.
6/27/2007
Fantasia 2007
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!
6/26/2007
PA#92 at the printer
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.
6/25/2007
ANN's Poll about PA
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.
6/04/2007
Orders shipped
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).
5/18/2007
Increase of International Shipping Cost
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.
5/11/2007
PA#91 is out!
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!
5/09/2007
New Montreal Manga Store!
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.
5/04/2007
Orders Shipped
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.
5/03/2007
Change of Address
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):
P.O. Box 143, Station B
Montreal, Qc
Canada, H3B 3J5
For the convenience of our U.S. customers, we have also added a postal address in the U.S.A.:
P.O. Box 507
Champlain, NY 12919-0507
USA
Please update those information in your files.
5/02/2007
First Class (Air Mail) Subscription
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
Please email us to set up the upgrade (give us your name and address, so we can determine how many issues are left to your subscription and we will email back to you with the cost and how to make the payment).
5/01/2007
PA#91
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.
4/30/2007
Order Inquiries
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.
And, please, send us an order inquiry BEFORE filing a dispute or claim with PayPal. Doing so will cause your payment to be frozen by PayPal and will only cause further delay for your order.
Thank you for your patience and understanding.
[updated 2008/07/22, 2008/08/06, 2010/02/25, 2011/03/08]
3/05/2007
PA#90 Shipping 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!
2/20/2007
PA at the NY Comic Con
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.
PA#90 is about to ship!
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
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