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...
futekiya Permanently Lands on Manga Planet
Back in 2012, a Japanese media company called FANTASISTA teamed up with printer/manufacturer Dai Nippon Printing to create Manga Planet. While originally limited to...
GameStonk The Movie and Other GameStop News
GameStop is the gift that keeps on giving as the subject of this column. And just when I think I won't need to be...
Crunchyroll Rolls Further Into Europe
Most of the
Great Streaming Wars is about what's happening in the U.S. But all the media
conglomerates are eyeing a worldwide market, and some changes...
Best Buy’s Rewards Program Becomes Less Elite
Loyalty programs are a common method to help lure in customers and then turn them into regular shoppers. The benefits and cost vary from...
The Kohl’s Saga Continues
Kohl's has told its customers for years that "the more you know, the more you Kohl's" and to "expect great things". But do either...
Crunchyroll For Sale
Launched in 2006 as yet another fansub/piracy site, Crunchyroll went legit about two years later and became a driving force in the Western anime...
.hack//Barnes & Noble
Barnes & Noble kicked off the Columbus Day aka Indigenous People's Day weekend with a rare one-day coupon, and their Black Friday Chapter 1...
The Sun Finally Sets on Sol Press
With the rising popularity of anime and manga over the past few years, more companies have been trying to throw their hat into the...
Manga Expansions at Best Buy and Walmart: Good News or Unnecessary?
For the first time ever, Best Buy has begun selling select manga titles (Naruto, Assassination Classroom) by packaging them with anime. Meanwhile, Walmart has...