Ladies and gentlemen, here’s a look at the premiere issue of PiQ! Since our subscribers have already started receiving their copies and stores will be putting out issues in the next week, we thought now would be the perfect time to share with everyone all the stuff we’ve packed into this issue. That would include anime, movies, TV shows, comics, games, blood, sweat, tears and lots o’ love.

More specifically, our cover story is all about Appleseed Ex Machina and includes some exclusive access to producer John Woo as he discusses his involvement with the project. It’s a pretty good read and if you’re looking forward to catching this on DVD soon, you won’t want to miss our take on it.

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Starting a magazine from scratch is no easy task, that’s for sure. Now that we’ve finally gotten our first copies of Issue 1 in our hands, I took some time to sit back and marvel at what we’ve managed to put together. I think it’s going to be something that all sorts of folks can enjoy and find both informative and entertaining.

Of course, we’re not oblivious to what some of you are thinking and saying. Sure, you could say we’re not covering enough anime and instead aiming to be a Hollywood gossip rag or what have you. (The comparison to a TV guide was most amusing, no doubt.) You could say we’re wronging our readers by not giving them what they’re used to from that other magazine.

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Back in January, as word began to spread about PiQ, someone did us a solid and shared our early mockup cover with the public. While we weren’t thrilled about that part, we did watch the reaction to it and took note. And just to show that we aren’t resting on our laurels, we made sure that our final cover would indeed look a bit different so we can start this magazine off with a bang.

Here’s a quick look at the cover of our first issue, coming March 14th.

Yep, that’s all we can share for now. Stay tuned for more!