Hey-la, Hey-la, My Shoujo’s Back
I was wondering recently: where have all the shoujo gone? For a good six months, not a single shoujo or josei title made it...
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...
Deal Shopping for Beginners
On my own blog, I post deal roundups every now and then. One of the questions I get fairly regularly is,
"How do you find...
Simon & Schuster Will Probably Need to Find a New House
November 2020. Suffice to say, a lot was happening then. But one of the many headlines from that time period was that Penguin Random...
Anime Crowdfunding: The Vision of Escaflowne, Skip Beat!, and You
What are you spending on your money on this month? Some of you will be heading somewhere for spring break. Others will be attending...
Spotlight on Robert’s Anime Corner Store
It's been a while since I've highlighted a retailer, so let's take a look at one this week: Robert's Anime Corner Store.
Overview
According to their...
An Unusual Holiday Shopping Season Arrives
Tomorrow is October 1st. Usually, October is the start of the holiday sales drive. Sure, the pressure truly turns up a notch in November...
Crunchyroll and Funimation Get Serious About Their Future
Sony buying AT&T's Crunchyroll was bound to bring about some changes. But in the days, weeks, and months following the news that the purchase...
Otaku Coin: A Cryptocurrency for Anime Fans?
"Support the industry!"
All throughout the anime and manga community and beyond, fans and company workers have urged interested parties to, to put it bluntly,...
Dear Hot Topic…
Dear Hot Topic,
I like you. I really do. But you're making it hard for me to ever want to shop there again.
You see, I...