What Made the ARIA Kickstarter So Successful?
As you probably know by now, Nozomi Entertainment raised money to both release ARIA the ANIMATION on Blu-ray as well as give it an...
TheOASG’s March and April Lab Reports
Fair to say that things have not been the same since the last report I rounded up. And will stay that way for the...
Mo’ Manga, Mangamo’ Problems
Another legal manga service has launched, so it's time to investigate!
TheOASG’s Coverage of Mangamo
Mangamo is backed by a Tokyo-based company who, according to Anime...
KADOKAWA Begins Translating and Distributing Manga and Light Novels Directly
KADOKAWA announced today at their Virtual Crunchyroll Expo panel that due to demand from English readers, they will directly translate and distribute manga and...
In Idol Dreams, This Is A Chikage Deguchi Story (at 31 Years Old)
For a title serialized in Melody -- a magazine intended for a shoujo (and a sort of josei) audience -- there was that moment...
Spot the Difference: Bootleg vs. Official Copy!
So a while back, I was looking for something, and I found an old anime CD in my collection.
"Oh, Dr. Rin ni Kiitemite! Ah,...
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...
Anime NYC 2024: The Good, the Mixed, and the Bad
Well, this is an unusual time to post my thoughts about Anime NYC. Isn't this convention held in November? Well not this year! (And...
Seiya in Hollywood
We are in the midst of a live action boom. Whether involving village maidens and prince-turned-monsters or a team of teenagers fighting against giants,...
Instant Analysis: Yozakura Quartet
After manga publisher Del Rey faded away, fans were clamoring for anyone to license rescue many of their titles. Alas, no one ever spoke...