Genki Life Media Kit v11
Magazine information and production schedule until summer 2022.
Magazine information and production schedule until summer 2022.
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- manga
- anime
- videogames
- cosplay
- genki
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<strong>Genki</strong><br />
Anime • Manga • Cosplay<br />
<strong>Life</strong><br />
Magazine<br />
<strong>v11</strong><br />
<strong>Media</strong> <strong>Kit</strong> 2020-22
<strong>Media</strong> <strong>Kit</strong> for 2021-2023<br />
About <strong>Genki</strong> <strong>Life</strong><br />
Magazine<br />
<strong>Genki</strong><strong>Life</strong>Magazineisafree,<br />
volunteer-onlycentric,online<br />
(electronic),fan-mademagazine<br />
publishedquarterly/seasonal.The<br />
mainfocusofthemagazineis<br />
tobeaguidethatpresents<br />
independentinformation<br />
primarilyonanime,cosplay,<br />
Japaneseculture,sciencefiction,<br />
videogames,events,etc.Wetryto<br />
giveourreadersgood,entertainingand<br />
informativesubjectmaterinawelldesigned,easy-to-readandvisually<br />
appealingmagazineformat.We’re<br />
wellawarethatthereareaplethoraof<br />
sourcesoutthere.Alotclaimtobethe<br />
“numberonesource,”“animeauthority”<br />
andsoon.Wemakenoclaimslikethat.<br />
What is the mission for the magazine?<br />
Theprimarymissionforthispublicationistobemoreactiveinthe<br />
animefandomcommunity.Asweallknowinthepastfewyears,many<br />
famousandinfamousanime-genremagazineshavecomeandgone.It<br />
wasjustliketheJapanesebubbleeconomy,the“dotCOM”eraandthe<br />
morerecentrealestateburst,themarketgotsaturatedtoofastandfinally<br />
crashed…theanimeindustryingeneral.Bybeinganonlinepublication,<br />
thisisstrictlynot-for-profitinotherwords…allFREE!<br />
How is the magazine distributed?<br />
Asanonlinemagazine,itisdistributedonlineONLY.ThereisNO<br />
physicalproduct.Wehaveawebsiteaswellassocialmediawhere<strong>Genki</strong><br />
<strong>Life</strong>Magazinecanbeeasilyaccessed.Allpersons,businessesandbusinesscontactswhoplacedanadvertisementwithus,pastandpresentor<br />
havemadeinquirestothemagazinewillreceivealinkvia<br />
e-mail.Thesearetheinitialpeoplewhoarenotified.We<br />
alsorelyonthemtoshareonsocialnetworksorto“forward”thelinktoallwhocouldbeinterested:friends,family,associates,etc.<br />
games,etc.;aboutartists,musicians,producers,mangakaandsoon.We<br />
trynottoincludecurrentnewsunlessit’samajoreventthatcouldaffect<br />
fandomforthenextseasonorlater.Writtenreviewscouldbeoncurrent<br />
andpastanime,videogames,etc.<br />
Asagroupwithprettyopenviewpoints,prettymuchanythinggoes.<br />
BUT,buttherearesomesubjectmatterwewillnotacceptnortolerate.<br />
Anythingwithone’sownpoliticalview(withoutconcreterationalsupportwithquotedsources),presentingcertaingroups([exceptone’sown]<br />
sex,race,religion,sexualorientation,etc)indemeaningorstereotypical<br />
waysorsexuallyexplicitsubjectmatterwillnotbeaccepted.Allcontributionsarestrictlyvoluntary.<br />
How to Submit Your Contribution<br />
Weacceptanytypeofcommonwordprocessorfileformatforarticles.<br />
Richtextformat(RTF)isbestbecauseitkeepsbolds,italics,underlines,<br />
etc.,regardlessofplatform.Theotherformatsmaybe,becauseoffile<br />
translation.Aplaintextfileisalsogood.<br />
Anotherwayofsubmittinganarticleis…ifyou’reagraphicdesigner<br />
and/orknowhowtouseagoodprogramexceptionallywell,istocreate<br />
anddesignyourownlayout.Yourarticlecouldbeahalfpage,fullpageor<br />
anynumberpagespread(seeForGraphicDesigners).Butrememberto<br />
use“good”design.Andtrytousegoodspelling,“grammer”anduse<br />
“punk-u-A-shuns”correctly.<br />
Thelastwayofsubmittinganarticleisbysubmittingavoicerecording<br />
inMP3format.However,youmustspeakinaclear,cohesiveandconcise<br />
voicesothatthere’snoquestionofwhatyou’retryingtosayorconvey.<br />
SonotalkinglikeSnoopDogorLarrytheCableGuy,butlikeObamaor<br />
BarbaraWalters.Thetranscriptionwillalsobeeditedforgrammatical<br />
correctnessasmuchaspossible.<br />
Youcouldsendyourfilesviae-mailifit’ssmallenough.Anything<br />
largerthan50mb,pleaseinquire<br />
aboutourDropBoxaccount.<br />
What about contributing<br />
to the magazine?<br />
Wearealwayslookingforvolunteerstocontributearticles,<br />
reviews,opinions,etc.,onthevariousgenres.Thewritten<br />
articles,sincethispublicationisseasonal:shouldbeabout<br />
industrytrends;informationonupcominganime,video
What about advertisers?<br />
Wearealsoalwayslookingforcompaniesorlocalbusinesstosubmit<br />
advertisementsrelatingthetothegenreorculture.Sincethisisafree<br />
publicationwithlowcirculation,submittingadvertisementstothismagazineisFREEofcharge,butonlylimitedtoafullpage,twohalforquarterpagesoranycombination.Ifthereareremainingads,they’llbeadded<br />
dependingonavailablespace.Askaboutavailabilityof2-pagespreads.<br />
Size Specifications:<br />
AdSize Inches Picas<br />
QuarterPage 3¾x5 22p6x30p<br />
HalfPage(Margin) 7¾x5 46p6x30p<br />
HalfPage(Full)* 8½x5⅜ 51px32p3<br />
FullPage* 8½x11 51px66p<br />
2-PageSpread 17x11 102px66p<br />
Specification Guidelines<br />
Yourfilescouldcomefromanytypeofcomputer:Mac,PC,Linux,<br />
DOS,C-64,Amiga,TRS-80,VIC-20,Atari800,AppleIIc,Bahamudo,<br />
SharonApple,LCARS,HAL-9000,SkyNet,Cerebro,theMatrix,the<br />
TARDIS,DeepThoughtandsoon.Whatevercomputeryouuseand<br />
whateverprogramyoucreateyourfileswith(Xpress,InDesign,MSPublisher,AmiPro,PrintShopPro,Pages,paperandpen,etc),allimages<br />
musthaveaminimumresolutionof300dpi(scaledcloseto100%).<br />
YourlayoutprogramshouldbeabletoconvertfontstooutlinesandcreateaPDFformatfiles.Anddon’tuseawordprocessortocreateapage.<br />
Youknowwhoyourare.That’sjustwaytooghetto!Inotherwords…<br />
anyhigh-resformatwherewedon’thavetodealwithfonts,imageresolution,proprietaryfiles,etc.Weshouldbeabletoopenthemwithno<br />
problems.Theformatsweacceptare:<br />
•PDF(portabledocumentfile)withfontsasoutlinesandset<br />
tox-1a:2001minimum<br />
•EPS(encapsulatedpostscript)withfontsasoutlines<br />
•TIF(taggedimagefileformat)300dpi(LZHcompressionoptional)<br />
•JPG(JointPhotographicExpertsGroup)300dpiwithlow<br />
imagecompression<br />
For Graphic Designers<br />
Therearegraphicdesignersandtherearegraphicdesigners.Whicheveroneyouare,yoursubmissionsmustmeetthespecificationguidelines.Noproprietyfileformats.Asmentionedbefore,yourpagessizes<br />
areahalfpage,fullpageoranynumberpagespread.Thefollowingpage<br />
sizesare:<br />
PageSize Inches Picas<br />
HalfPage 8½x5½ 51px33p<br />
FullPage 8½x11(lettersize) 51px66p<br />
2-PageSpread 17x11(tabloid) 102px66p<br />
Allarticlesmusthavea⅜inch(2p3)margin.Bleedandcolor<br />
spaceoptional.<br />
Production Schedule (Tentative)<br />
Issue42Winter2021<br />
November16–December14,2020<br />
Street:December21,2020<br />
Issue43Spring2021<br />
February15–March13,2021<br />
Street:March20,2021<br />
Issue44Summer2021<br />
May11–June13,2021<br />
Street:June20,2021<br />
Issue45Autumn2021<br />
August10–September14,2021<br />
Street:September22,2021<br />
Issue46Winter2022<br />
November11–December14,2021<br />
Street:December21,2021<br />
Issue47Spring2022<br />
February15–March13,2021<br />
Street:March20,2022<br />
Issue48Summer2022<br />
February15–March13,2021<br />
Street:June21,2022
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