Giant Robot (issue 43)

Giant Robot tags itself as “Asian Pop culture and Beyond” and it definitely delivers. This magazine has lists of music, books, and movies as well as in-depth articles about film festivals, researchers in Antarctica and more. This magazine managed to balance its representations of Asian culture very well featuring people from a variety of countries. I feel that this magazine would be good for people of Asian background or just those interested in the culture, which is very hot right now.

I enjoyed this magazine and I think that I may even consider buying a subscription. It was accessible to non-Asians but was true to its mission. There was a real variety of information given and some very interesting articles. I think that this magazine is aimed at the slightly older teens because of the content.

Age Range: 15+
Ranking: Quality – 4.5/5 Popularity – 4/5 (perhaps a little nichy)