Brutus (magazine)

Brutus launched in May 1980, conceived by Magazine House as a companion to its existing men's title Popeye. Where Popeye had been founded four years earlier around admiration for West Coast American culture, Brutus was conceived as its older brother, oriented toward a longing for life in New York. The magazine's logo was designed by art director Seiichi Horiuchi, who also designed the logos for sister publications Popeye, an an, and Olive. The logo directly references Brutus, the antagonist in E. C. Segar's Popeye comic strip; each letterform ends in jagged strokes that resemble the character's beard. == Publication ==

Brutus is published by Tokyo-based Magazine House. and is now semimonthly. Because themes vary issue to issue, most Japanese readers buy individual copies rather than subscribing, with each edition drawing a different audience. In November and December 2025, the magazine published its first English-language editions. Editors-in-chief ==Reception==

A 1991 Associated Press article described the magazine as popular. In 2013, the magazine and Popeye received the Best Magazine Award. As of the fourth quarter of 2025, Brutus had a circulation of 60,667. The magazine targets trend-conscious males aged 20 to 50. ==References==