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...
Please Save My Money – The “It’s Too Expensive” Argument
Not too long ago, I was at Barnes & Noble. As I was wandering around, I overheard a young guy talking about manga with...
Fans are Thrown a Curve with the New VRV
The divorce rate in the US is about 50%. Well, the statistic has just hit the anime industry: the once holy union between Crunchyroll...
A Lookie at Jump Rookie
It wasn't too long ago I wrote about how manga serializations are changing in Japan. Since then, several other magazines have been announced they're...
Spotlight on Best Buy: 2020 Edition
Best Buy
is a name I'm sure you're familiar with. Let's take a look at the chain and why
anime and game fans may want to...
Yen On In Your Ears
I love reading, and I'm sure a lot of you do too. But one of the drawbacks of picking up a book is that...
Movies and Shipping and Books, Oh My!
With the holiday break and the changing of the calendar, let's cover a few news tidbits.
The Video Rental Market Gets Even Smaller
The changing marketplace...
Black Friday’s Early Kickoffs
Over the past few years, stores have been pushing for holiday sales extending well before the traditional Black Friday weekend. With the pandemic and...
Penguin Random House is Forced to Wave the White Flag
It wasn't that long ago I provided an update on the Penguin Random House and Simon & Schuster situation, but now there's been a...
What’s On Your Merchandise Wish Lists?
If you've been an anime fan for a while, you've probably acquired a few goodies along the way. Perhaps a figure or two, a...