Anime Expo 2025 is close, and to celebrate,CrunchyrollNews is teaming up with the Japanese pop culture magazineNewtypefor an exclusive issue. First published in 1985,Newtypehas been a titan of Japanese pop culture for four decades. Though the two anime titans have teamed up before,Newtype’s 40th anniversary makes the collaboration especially exciting.
The Crunchyroll News x Newtype magazine will be exclusively given away for free at Crunchyroll’s booths for Anime Expo 2025 and Anime NYC 2025. The front cover prominently displays new art from the next Shonen mega-hitGachiakuta,while the reverse is from the equally anticipatedBlack Butler -Emerald Witch Arc-.
In addition to information and editorials about the two anime series gracing the cover, the magazine will also feature stories aboutSolo Leveling,My Dress-Up Darling, andKaiju No. 8. The cover also teases a double-sided poster with artwork fromGachiakutaand the new breakout Chinese animeTo Be Hero X.
Crunchyroll Teams Up With Japanese Magazine Newtype To Hype a Truly Impressive Slate
The Two Anime Featured On The Front and Back Covers Have a Lot Of Hype Behind Them For Good Reason
Published by Kadokawa in Japan,Newtypeis famous for its incisive columns. The magazine has previously collaborated with Crunchyroll for 2024’s Anime NYC. Bringing the collaboration back for Anime Expo and Anime NYC in 2025 makes sense as a way to build hype forCrunchyroll’s upcoming slate of anime, especially given some of the big series it has planned.
The term Newtype actually comes from theGundamseries, and is used to describe special individuals genetically engineered to survive in space.
Leading the front page is the upcomingGachiakuta.With its dark story and bold art style,Gachiakutais already being hyped as the nextAttack on Titan.
The anime adaptation of Kei Urana’s popular manga is being helmed byMy Hero AcademiaandFullmetalAlchemistcreators Studio Bones, already lending the series an air of credibility given the studio’s remarkable track record. The artwork onCrunchyroll News x Newtype’scover depicts the series' main characters, Rudo Surebec and Enjin.
Bringing up the rear isBlack Butler. After four seasons and a movie,Black Butleris finally ready to make its grand comebackwith theEmerald Witcharc. The anime comes courtesy ofSpy x FamilyandBocchi the Rock!studio Cloverworks, the studio that also handled the series' previous season,Public School Arc.
Crunchyroll’s Newtype Collaboration Is The Kind Of Flex That Can’t Be Beat
The Range Of Anime On Display In The New Magazine Is Truly Impressive
With articles about titles such asSolo Leveling,Demon Slayer,My Dress-Up Darling, andTo Be Hero X,Crunchyroll News x Newtypeis a fantastic showcase for just how many iconic anime the streaming giant offers.
Anime Expo 2025 will be in LA from July 3rd to July 6th, while Anime NYC will be in New York from August 21st to August 24th.
Fans should look forward to the upcomingCrunchyroll News x Newtypemagazine when it releases at Anime Expo 2025 and Anime NYC 2025!
