Rikako Akiyoshi, Author of The Dark Maidens Interview
Rikako Akiyoshi's been a long time author in Japan. However, she has not had a work translated into English just yet.
Well, that's changed this year....
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...
Manga Expansions at Best Buy and Walmart: Good News or Unnecessary?
For the first time ever, Best Buy has begun selling select manga titles (Naruto, Assassination Classroom) by packaging them with anime. Meanwhile, Walmart has...
Joanne Kim: MAGIC Manga Contest Winner, and Creator of RUNTIME Interview
With help from Kinokuniya, I was able to reach out to Joanne Kim. She happens to be the winner of Monaco Anime Game Conference's...
Anime Results o Sagashite: Finding the Best Search Engine
It started with this tweet:
"Scanlations aren't a problem." Uh, sure. pic.twitter.com/mkDla43p6O
— Ace @ CRX +FFXV hell (@kaitou_ace) June 20, 2017
No, this isn't another official...
A Streaming Reunion
Since the news Sony was closing in on a deal with Crunchyroll, every week, my planning for this column went like this:
"Maybe they'll make...
Anime NYC 2024: Industry Panels Overview
Another year of Anime NYC, and yet we'll go into 2025 wondering just how the industry will handle this convention. Last year it was...
One-and-Done Cosplay
Dressing up as a character can be a lot of fun. But no
matter if you're just trick-or-treating around the neighborhood or are hopping
on a...
Manga Wars Episode TOKYOPOP: The Empire Strikes Back
It had been their stated goal for quite a while, but now it's official: TOKYOPOP is back in the licensing game.
The History of TOKYOPOP
TOKYOPOP...
Media Do Manga Tour: New Grappler Baki Volume 1
Welp, it is time.
Baki FINALLY is available for purchase, which essentially means this Media Do Manga Tour is at its end. Come join me...