Comments on: Wizard shuts down Anime Insider

By: Kaitou

Kaitou — Sun, 18 Jul 2010 03:46:29 +0000

No. Stinkin’. WAY! I remember going to Chapters one day and I was confused why Anime Insider (and Shoujo Beat) wasn’t on the magazine shelves. I also went to another store and they didn’t have them either. I thought they were selling somewhere else, but now I know they already had their final issues out last year. Anime Insider was the most reliable source for what’s in and what anime was going to be coming up. Too bad =(

By: John R Bell

John R Bell — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 18:01:27 +0000

Well that sucks, because I was enjoying purchasing and reading these magazines.

By: Morgan19

Morgan19 — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 16:13:25 +0000

Damn it! I’ve been wondering why I couldn’t find Anime Insider at my local Borders for the past few months; I thought perhaps they just stopped carrying it. I’m quite sad to see this pub go as it was the only magazine I religiously bought, either ad-hoc or via subscription.

By: Hitori

Hitori — Thu, 28 May 2009 00:43:20 +0000

Unreal. The only magazine I’ve ever liked, EVER. And of course this comes a few weeks after I ordered a one year subscription. And do you think I’ve heard from Wizard informing me I’ve been refunded. NO. The whole company can get nuked for all I care now.

By: pepesan

pepesan — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 18:01:48 +0000

I’m not from the US but I enjoy reading Anime Insider back issues which I luckily find in bookstores. That sucks. I just sent an email today to Bricken-sama telling him how he inspires me to strive to write better articles. Well…I guess I’m going to have to buy that one back issue I saw – which is a lot more expensive than the ones I have bought and (I wonder why).

By: Robbie P

Robbie P — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 07:21:50 +0000

I actually didn’t mind ANIME INSIDER, but was a bit turned off by their Wizard-like look, it always bothered me. regardless, it always seemed like a magazine that knew where it’s heart was at, and I could always respect that.

By: Bert Duckwall

Bert Duckwall — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 21:15:12 +0000

Old Gareb made enough off of the stupid IFL investor money marks. Maybe the former workers can put together a FREE web magazine themselves with the money coming in thru the ads on the site.

By: yamiangie

yamiangie — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 18:37:55 +0000

Frack I just resubscriped in december. not to mention signed up for their forum. Well wizard I’m so not going to subsribe to your main mag now. Aw and the last issue actually had someone on the cover I liked sort of. I’m a more clasic X Zero continualiuty megaman fan. I’ll miss you Summer and Other me i mean Angela.

By: Lynxara

Lynxara — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 14:50:13 +0000

Toward the end most of Anime Insider was written by freelancers. Summer and Angela may well have been the only editors left. (They’re the only editorial I ever dealt with.)

By: Sailor Night

Sailor Night — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 14:37:28 +0000

@nim_ak: is it just me or are Wizard following the same business plan as Circuit City?

By: Jessie

Jessie — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 14:24:16 +0000

I loved it soo much but with being laid off at work-I had to stop buying it.
It sad to hear it go.

By: credit cruch

credit cruch — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 07:01:32 +0000

wow, good luck Summer and Angela…
I cant believe that those two were putting a magazine together all by themselves.

By: Rey

Rey — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 02:16:44 +0000

That sux. It was a very dope magazine. I didn’t buy it cuz mags cost too much these days buuuuuuut that I read it all the time in the book stores. Now how am I supposed to know what’s poppin off in the Anime world?

By: nim_ak

nim_ak — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 21:24:40 +0000

On the plus side, Wizard haven’t updated their website with details, or even to stop anyone from ordering it. But, then again that would require Wizard to… Update their website.

By: Reliant

Reliant — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 21:17:46 +0000

Wizard is officially dead to me. Anime Insider was the ONLY magazine that I religiously bought on a regular basis, month in and month out.

R.IP. Anime Insider. You’ll be missed…

By: Brian

Brian — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 20:09:59 +0000

I had to stop buying the mag when it went monthly, but I always enjoyed Summers’ work. If it had stayed quarterly, I’d have stayed.

Cheers,