Comptiq
Encyclopedia
is a Japan
ese computer game magazine, first published in 1983, by Kadokawa Shoten
. The name "Comptiq" came from combining the words "computer
" and "boutique
". Originally a PC
magazine, its focus shifted from computers to computer games. As of September 2003, it has been known as a "MediaMix Game Magazine". The magazine is sold every month on the tenth.
The magazine is also split into two parts: A game information part and a Manga part (Usually made after popular H-games). It's also especially known for uncovering all-new games that'll arrive and include a gift in each issue. But unlike other game magazines, this one doesn't have reviews for the games.
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
ese computer game magazine, first published in 1983, by Kadokawa Shoten
Kadokawa Shoten
is a well-known Japanese publishing company based in Tokyo, Japan. Kadokawa has published both manga novels and magazines, such as Newtype magazine...
. The name "Comptiq" came from combining the words "computer
Computer
A computer is a programmable machine designed to sequentially and automatically carry out a sequence of arithmetic or logical operations. The particular sequence of operations can be changed readily, allowing the computer to solve more than one kind of problem...
" and "boutique
Boutique
A boutique is a small shopping outlet, especially one that specializes in elite and fashionable items such as clothing and jewelry. The word is French for "shop", via Latin from Greek ἀποθήκη , "storehouse"....
". Originally a PC
IBM PC compatible
IBM PC compatible computers are those generally similar to the original IBM PC, XT, and AT. Such computers used to be referred to as PC clones, or IBM clones since they almost exactly duplicated all the significant features of the PC architecture, facilitated by various manufacturers' ability to...
magazine, its focus shifted from computers to computer games. As of September 2003, it has been known as a "MediaMix Game Magazine". The magazine is sold every month on the tenth.
The magazine is also split into two parts: A game information part and a Manga part (Usually made after popular H-games). It's also especially known for uncovering all-new games that'll arrive and include a gift in each issue. But unlike other game magazines, this one doesn't have reviews for the games.
Serialized manga
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- Air
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- Eden's BowyEden's Bowyis manga series written and illustrated by Kitsune Tennouji. It was originally published in the magazine Comptiq, but it soon moved to Shōnen Ace after the latter publication's creation in 1994...
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- Vagrants
- NichijouNichijouis a Japanese comedy manga by . The manga began serialization in the December 2006 issue of Kadokawa Shoten's manga magazine Shōnen Ace, and was also serialized in Comptiq between the March 2007 and July 2008 issues. An anime adaptation by Kyoto Animation aired in Japan between April and September...
- Yami to Bōshi to Hon no TabibitoYami to Boshi to Hon no Tabibito, also known as Yamibō/Yamibou for short, is a Japanese adult visual novel published in December 2002 by Root. A 13-episode anime series produced Studio Deen aired between October and December 2003...
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- D.C.: Da Capo
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