A School Trip in Japan
If you follow my Japanese adventures on there, you'd know I recently (well since April) enrolled back in school to my greatest surprise. Enrolling...
Barnes & Noble Gets a New Owner
I've discussed (arguably beat down on) Barnes & Noble many times in this column. But this is definitely the biggest news yet, even if...
Comic Days: The Next Path Forward?
There's little doubt that sites like Netflix and Crunchyroll became revolutionary for video watching. For one set fee, users could watch as much as...
What’s Stopping GameStop From Growing?
GameStop had a poor holiday season.
Sales were down almost 19% versus the previous year's holiday season, and this decline was already on top of...
Kodansha Announces Launch of Official Manga Distribution Service K MANGA
Kodansha has announced they will launch its own manga distribution service, K MANGA, exclusively for US readers starting May 10. K MANGA will have...
The Social Life of Jellyfish: How to be Stylish and Nerdy
I recently had a chance to read Kodansha USA's release of Princess Jellyfish. Even though it's been a few years since I last read it,...
Cosplayers on Reading Complex Age, A Cosplay Manga
Complex Age, by Yui Sakuma, is a manga that revolves around Nagisa Kataura, a 26 year old temp-worker that is also a cosplayer,...
J-Novel Club on Publishing Slayers, a Light Novel ‘that literally defines an era’
Growing up I would sometimes turn to a channel simply known as the International Channel. That’s where I was first introduced to Slayers, where...
‘Flying used to be fun until I started doing it for a living’: Kiki,...
As part of Kiki's Delivery Service Novel Week, freelance editor, writer and Kiki fan Carly Smith shares how the film touches upon an aspect...
The Root of a New Game Style?
There's little doubt there's a live action boom going on right now. Everything from flying elephants (Dumbo) to stretchy pirates (One Piece) to rom-coms...