A Changing Retail Landscape
COVID-19 has caused tons of disruptions all around the world. Lots of movie and book releases have been pushed back, finding items may take...
2022 in Review: Part 1
2022 is almost over. And while it has been a less stressful year overall than the last couple, as the world adjusts to its...
I’m Treated to TokyoTreat
Back in 2018, I did a round-up of Japanese-inspired subscription boxes, ranging from anime goods to Japanese food to stationary and more. One of...
J-Novel Club Joins the KADOKAWA Club
The English manga and light novel space may soon be realigning thanks to a new deal.
KADOKAWA is a name most anime and manga fans...
Convention Circuit Roundtable: Anime Expo, SDCC, and Otakon Edition
The summer conventions -- Anime Expo, SDCC, and Otakon -- have now come and gone, so it's time to reflect on what ended up...
The Big Five Publishing Houses to Four
How do you get your manga? Chances are that your answer would be something like Amazon, Barnes & Noble, or Right Stuf. But before...
Netflix Adds Ads as an Option
When streaming really started taking off, mainly thanks to streaming service Netflix, one of the biggest benefits both people and companies boasted was no...
A Star Fruit is Born
In what has become a recurring topic in this column, it's time to introduce a new small publisher to the market!
On June 11th, a...
Seven Seas Sails Toward Some Revisions
Translation is an art. It's especially difficult when translating between two dissimilar languages. For native English speakers, Japanese tends to be one of the...
Nonon’s Best Anime of 2020
You know it, and I know it: 2020 has been absolute hot garbage. There's no point in going into all of the little things...