Should Studios Pull the Trigger and Use Patreon?
While Japan releases some fabulous anime, the pay often isn't. In 2015, the average animator's salary was under $10,000 US, and an American who...
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...
Dirt Cheap Cosplay
Halloween. It's the one celebrated day of cosplay that comes each year.
So far in this column, for Halloween, I've done costume deals and reusable...
Some FuniStuf Occured at AX
Anime Expo took place this past
weekend, and as always, there were a lot of announcements for anime and manga
fans. This year's convention may not...
Free to Jump
Like most magazines, Shonen Jump has undergone changes over the years to keep up with the changing marketplace. It stopped releasing physical magazines in...
Sentai Gets a Dose of Cool
Chances are that if you're an anime/manga fan, you think Japan is cool.
But do you know about Cool Japan? Well, if you don't, they're...
Crunchyroll to the Max
We've known for a while that
WarnerMedia has been preparing to launch their own streaming service. Well,
we're getting a little more information about what WarnerMedia's...
The Ups and Downs of Square Enix’s Manga UP!
Here's something I haven't had to do in a while: try out a new manga service!
Well, technically, Manga UP! isn't new. Gaming and media...
The Loss of Gamers Club Unlocked
A ways back, I wrote about Best Buy. Like many other stores, it has gone pretty heavy into trend collectibles and other merchandise, including...
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...