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On Oct. 3, Gakken Co., Ltd.'s affiliated company Gakken Plus Co., Ltd. released Japan's first ever magazine dedicated to cat characters from anime series. If you just can't get enough of the adorable, mischievous, and fascinating cats that appear in your favourite anime series, Nyankomedia is the magazine for you! "Nyanko" means "kitty cat" in Japanese, making the name of this magazine a cute feline-themed version of the name of its sister magazine, Animedia.
Nyankomedia is a brand new anime info magazine dedicated to introducing the many charms of cat characters from anime series. The cover stars of the first issue are Takashi Natsume and Nyanko-sensei from Natsume's Book of Friends, the fifth season of which started airing on Oct. 6. The incredibly popular Nyanko-sensei consistently reaches the top 20 in the annual ranking of the most popular anime characters by Animeda, an anime magazine that's extremely well-known among both anime fans and cat fans.
The first issue of Nyankomedia treats fans of Nyanko-sensei and Natsume's Book of Friends to a special feature that's over 50 pages long! On top of a photo shoot and interviews with Hiroshi Kamiya (the voice of Takashi Natsume) and Kazuhiko Inoue (the voice of Nyanko-sensei), inside this issue you'll find a conversation with director Takahiro Omori and episode director Kotomi Deai, a conversation with story editor Sadayuki Murai, character designer Akira Takata, and spirit designer Tatsuo Yamada, plus interviews with art director Yukihiro Shibutani, composer Makoto Yoshimori, fifth season opening theme song artist Maly Sasano, and fifth season ending theme song artist Aimer.
Naturally, the interviewees reveal production secrets from past seasons and fifth season highlights, as well as answer plenty of unique Nyankomedia-style questions about episodes that feature cats. Readers can also enjoy finding out what Nyanko-sensei has been up to from the beginning of the anime until the fourth season, take a look at the opening theme and ending theme from each season, and see how Nyanko-sensei looked in the "eyecatch" clips (the short clip played when a series goes to or comes back from commercial) from the anime series. This section features around 200 fabulous Nyanko-sensei images, printed in high quality colours that are stunning even by Japanese anime magazine standards. These fantastically cute illustrations will win over Natsume's Book of Friends fans and cat fans alike!
The first volume of Nyankomedia is filled to the whiskers with anime cats, including a special feature on the life of Kuro from Servamp and specially drawn pinups, a feature on the black cats by contract from Rin-ne, a section starring Osomatsu-san's cat-loving Ichimatsu along with Esper Nyanko and other feline friends, plus an introduction to the best cat characters from new anime series starting this fall. As well as special features on anime cats, inside Nyankomedia you'll also find features on topics like cat cafes that anime fans are sure to love, and "How to Prepare for Looking After a Cat in Real Life" by Dr. Yuki Hattori (the director of the Tokyo Feline Medical Center) is a vital read for cat fans who discovered their love of cats through anime.
Curl up with a copy of Nyankomedia and escape the hustle and bustle of the city (or life in general!) as you're gently soothed by calm and laid-back cat characters. Reading this purr-fect magazine is guaranteed to have you looking like the cat that got the cream!
The Animedia November 2016 sister magazine Nyankomedia is flying off the shelves, so get your paws on it while you can!
© Yuki Midorikawa, Hakusensha Inc., Natsume's Book of Friends Production Committee
© Strike Tanaka, Kadokawa, Servamp Project
◆ Animedia November 2016 Bessatsu Nyankomedia
**Price: ¥1,350 (including tax)**
Source: PR TIMES
