Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam
The name of the magazine comes from the "Newtypes" in the Universal Century timeline of the "Gundam" series, specifically "Mobile Suit Gundam" (1979) and its sequel "Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam" (1985). "Newtype" magazine launched a week after "Zeta Gundam" began airing on March 2, 1985.