Newtype: August, 1989

This archive is of an August 1989 edition of the Japanese magazine Newtype, which often covers news relating to anime, manga, science fiction, and film. The cover and title logo, designed by Tetsuya Asakura exemplifies 1980s Japanese mecha craze. Depicted on the cover of the magazine is an image from the 1989 Japanese film GUNHED directed by Masato Harada which is an live-action adaptation of the manga which shares the same name. In bold yellow text (left of  actor Masahiro Takashima) is the film’s name written in Japanese, accompanied by an illustration of the GUNHED mech centered in the background of the magazine’s cover. On the rear magazine are a selection of images from the film Patlabor: The Movie promoting the release of two mech models found in the film, and an additional ad for Macross models at the bottom of the page.