Brutus (magazine) explained

Frequency:Bi-monthly
Company:Magazine House
Founded:1980
Firstdate:May 1980
Country:Japan
Based:Tokyo
Language:Japanese

is a Japanese men's magazine devoted to pop culture, lifestyles, and culture in Tokyo, Japan by Magazine House.[1] [2]

History and profile

Brutus was started in 1980.[3] [4] The first issue of the magazine appeared in May 1980.[5] The publisher is Tokyo-based company, Magazine House. The magazine was published monthly and biweekly.[6] It is now published on a bimonthly basis. It has sister publications, an an, Popeye, and Olive.[3] [7] A popular magazine,[8] Brutus had a circulation of 88,543 with a target audience of 20- to 50-year-old trend-conscious males.[9] One of its former editors-in-chief is Kazuhiro Saito.[10]

In 2013, the magazine and Popeye received best magazine award.[11]

Notes and References

  1. News: Clear sailing for some. The San Diego Union - Tribune. L. Erik Bratt. 13 May 1992.
  2. News: Japanese Guru. Los Angeles Times. David Holley. 27 March 1995. He was interviewed sympathetically, for example, for an article on new religions published in the well-respected magazine Brutus in 1991..
  3. Web site: History of Magazines in Japan: 1867-1988. Kanzai. 24 April 2016.
  4. Book: Brian Moeran. A Japanese Advertising Agency: An Anthropology of Media and Markets. 1996. University of Hawaii Press. 978-0-8248-1873-9. 304.
  5. News: A guide to the bold and vibrant Japanese magazines that matter. 30 April 2016. Typorn. 7 April 2016.
  6. Book: The Far East and Australasia 2003. 2002. Psychology Press. 978-1-85743-133-9. 625.
  7. News: Fiona Wilson. Press Ahead. 28 April 2016. Monocle. 88. November 2015.
  8. News: 14 January 1991. The Pantagraph. Associated Press. How-to guides ever popular with Japanese. "How-to magazines attract Japanese readers, who are always fearful of doing something different, by showing a standard of what people should be doing," said Masayoshi Kinjo, editor of the popular men's magazine Brutus..
  9. Web site: Brutus magazine seeks Saipan appeal for cartoon magazines. Saipan Tribune. 2 May 2009. 4 November 2009.
  10. News: Ginny Parker. In Japan, Beauty Salons Are Busy With Men Seeking 'Pretty Boy' Look . 25 July 2021. The Seattle Times . AP. 11 July 1999. Tokyo.
  11. News: The Fifth BEST MAGAZINE AWARD Winners Including BRUTUS and POPEYE Announced. 30 April 2016. Fashion Headline. 19 March 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130603173201/http://en.fashion-headline.com/article/2013/03/19/543.html. 3 June 2013. dead.

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