The Space Dandy Re-Watch: Episodes 1 and 2
As with most of Shinichiro Watanabe’s stuff, I down Space Dandy like cola. I would bide my time between episodes during its initial run, eyes...
More Companies Get in on the Manga Biz
While the major English manga publishers all have variety in their releases, they also tend to have niches. VIZ Media has some of Japan's...
Spotlight on Target
Target may not be a store you think of when looking to places to buy anime or manga, but at times, you may get...
Let’s Go Retro
Each
year, anime fans anxiously await news of what manga or light novel is getting
an adaptation or what completely new show their favorite director/studio is...
Time For Tears!? Anime Secret Santa: Clannad
Where does a young studio go after adapting Full Metal Panic (Fumoffu and The Second Raid), Air, Haruhi Suzumiya, Kanon, and Lucky Star into...
Social Distancing Deals for Otaku
COVID-19 has forced a lot of people to spend as much time at home as possible. In response, many companies have been trying to...
Barnes & Noble and the “Terrible”, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Quarter
The good news: Barnes & Noble hasn't lost as much money compared to this point last year.
The bad news: Barnes & Noble's current CEO...
The Manga Letterer’s Tools of The Trade
For almost every craft, there’s a process you abide by to get the work done as well as possible. So I wondered: what exactly...
eBay Says Bye-Bye to Hentai and More
Chances are you've used eBay. Originally launched as an online auction site (not specifically for Pez dispensers, as the story goes), the fact that...
For Crunchyroll, Is Variety Not the Spice of Life?
Crunchyroll made quite a stir recently -- but not in the way they were hoping, I'm sure.
In case you missed it, Crunchyroll's parent company,...