Altima Ace (アルティマエース), also known as AltimaA, and subtitled "Ultimate Magazine that you are crazy about," is a defunct Japanese manga magazine published by Kadokawa Shoten. Altima Ace was a spinoff sister magazine to Kadokawa Shoten's Young Ace. The first issue was released on October 18, 2011, and was scheduled to publish bimonthly in Japan on the 18th day of even-numbered months, priced at 580 yen.[2][3]

Altima Ace
Issue #3 (March 2012) cover illustrating Biblia Koshodō no Jiken Techō
CategoriesShōjo[1]
FrequencyBimonthly
PublisherKadokawa Shoten
First issueOctober 18, 2011
Final issueOctober 18, 2012
CountryJapan
Based inTokyo
LanguageJapanese
WebsiteOfficial site (in Japanese)

On October 18, 2012, after a one-year run, Kadakowa announced that it was ending publication of Altima Ace with the November 2012 issue. A total of seven bimonthly issues were published in all. Five of its continuing manga stories were moved to Monthly Asuka, including Biblia Koshodou no Jiken and Fate/Zero Kuro, and an additional three titles were to be transferred to Young Ace.[4]

Serialized manga

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References

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  1. ^ "君を夢中にさせる究極コミック誌". www.kadokawa.co.jp. Archived from the original on January 31, 2012. Retrieved July 23, 2016.
  2. ^ "Kadokawa to Launch Altima Ace Manga Mag in October", Anime News Network
  3. ^ "Commentary: AltimaA", Three Steps Over Japan blog (Feb. 2012)
  4. ^ "Kadokawa's Altima Ace Magazine to End Publication", Anime News Network