Paprika and Perfect Blue: A Short Case Study in What Kon Does Best
Allow me to get slightly ahead of myself for a moment. Being slightly less than a decade apart, Paprika and Perfect Blue are extremely...
Spotlight on BoxLunch
Let's take a look at another chain where you can buy anime merchandise: BoxLunch, which, despite its name, does not sell boxed lunches.
Overview
BoxLunch is...
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....
Crunchyroll Rolls On
How many of have seen or own those "anime: crack is cheaper" shirts or merchandise? With most shows costing double that of a Western...
eBay Tries to Corner the Trading Card Market
"Trading cards" -- as the name suggests, buyers are meant to interact with others to swap for their favorites or to fill in the...
Will Sonic’s Makeover Pay Off for Paramount?
You may remember this trailer for the live action Sonic the Hedgehog movie -- it was met with heavy negative reaction. Fans were already...
Sonic Races to the Top
Hundreds of movies come out each year to the theater.
Some are ideas created from scratch. Many are reboots, remakes, and sequels.
Still others are adaptations...
The Shoujo Bestseller Drought: Where Have All the Shoujo Gone?
Take a look at The New York Times' list of the U.S.'s weekly bestselling manga here for the last week of February/first week of...
Where To Read Manga For Free in 2020
There are tons of great manga to read, but as a hobby, the costs can add up quickly. And, unfortunately, fans don't have as...
Shonen Jump Finally Jumps Up Its Price
While anime streaming is mostly limited to a few sites, now, there are plenty of different manga reading platforms. Some, like Renta!, require payment...