SF Magazine, published since 1959, is running its first poetry feature in the October 2026 issue, an SF tanka section supervised by Yuriko Matsumura with 11 poets, and recently featured a new Gundam cover by Takujin Kusanagi in its August 2026 issue.
SF Magazine, which has published Japan's leading SF writers since 1959, is expanding its editorial range. The August 2026 issue, releasing June 25, carries a Giant Robot SF Special with a new Gundam cover illustration by Takujin Kusanagi. The special includes a guide to giant robot SF visual works, interviews, and essays. Fans reacted with surprise and praise on social media, and the feature signals a formal recognition of Gundam as science fiction, a point long debated among fans.
The October 2026 issue, out August 25, includes the magazine's first poetry feature since its founding: an SF tanka section supervised by Yuriko Matsumura. It features 11 poets, including Machi Tawara, Hiroshi Homura, and Baku Yumemakura. The issue also announces winners of an SF tanka contest that drew 1,055 entries. Hayakawa, the publisher, describes the form as compressing a sense of wonder into 31 syllables.
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The October 2026 issue of SF Magazine, out August 25, includes the magazine's first poetry feature since its 1959 founding: an SF tanka section supervised by Yuriko Matsumura, with 11 poets including Machi Tawara, Hiroshi Homura, and Baku Yumemakura. The issue also announces winners of an SF tanka contest that drew 1,055 entries.
The August 2026 issue of SF Magazine, releasing June 25, features a Giant Robot SF Special with a new Gundam cover illustration by Takujin Kusanagi. The special includes a guide to giant robot SF visual works, interviews, and essays. Fans reacted with surprise and praise on social media.