The Life of The Convention Traveling Carolina Manga Library
Formed in 2013, the Carolina Manga Library is a traveling manga library based out of South Carolina. Staffed by volunteers and enthusiastic manga fans,...
The Status Of Gen Manga
At one point last year I checked out the Gen Manga website, as I had not heard from them in a while and wondered...
The Great Light Novel Experience
It's been about two years since Yen Press announced at Sakuracon that they'd be making a push to bring more light novels to the...
Spotlight on Hot Topic
Overview
Hot Topic was originally known for selling music-related shirts and merchandise. In recent years, they have expanded into pop culture. Hot Topic carries products...
Instant Analysis: Kimetsu no Yaiba (Blade of Demon Destruction)
Kimetsu no Yaiba, or Blade of Demon Destruction, by Koyoharu Gotouge, begins when Tanjiro, a kid who went down the mountains to sell some...
Instant Analysis: Giganto Maxia
Krystallina: I didn't know what to expect when I read Giganto Maxia. I will say I was not expecting an Attack on Titan-like story...
How Much Do You Have to Spend to Be a Fan?
"I'm a huge fan!"
Chances are, you've said this at some point in your life. Whether you were talking about a genre of entertainment or...
Instant Analysis: Samurai Drive Volume 1
In modern day Japan, you cannot just walk around carrying a sword the way you might carry a gun in some parts of America....
Five Questions with Dr. Casey Brienza, Author of Manga in America
A well-known manga expert, Dr. Casey Brienza is the author of the recently released Manga in America: Transnational Book Publishing and Domestication of Japanese...
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...