Toys R Us Plots Its Comeback…Yet Again
"If at first you don't succeed, try, try again." But will a certain old toy store chain ever succeed again?
For several generations, families were...
Kodansha Simulpubs Go MIA…For Now
I've covered quite a few manga reading platforms here, and the vast majority of the non-Japanese publisher affiliated ones included some sort of line...
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,...
Walmart+ Gets a Paramount New Benefit
Walmart, like other retailers, has tried to muscle in on Amazon's territory of being the king of online shopping. But one of the major...
The New Kid on the Streaming Block
There's been a lot of news about streaming lately. Amidst the mergers and closures, a new streaming platform for anime fans has made its...
Lucky Clovers
Today is St. Patrick's Day. And because it won't fall on a Wednesday again until 2027, I decided to have a little fun and...
Let the Shopping Blitz Begin!
Some of you may still be recovering from a Halloween sugar rush, but it's the first of November already. You know what that means:...
The Four Sales You Shouldn’t Fall For
Not all sales are created equal. Here are some that are not that good.
Barnes & Noble: Buy 3, Get 4th Free on Manga Sales
A...
Futekiya: The New Service for BL Fans
Are you a fan of manga starring two men falling in love -- particularly explicit titles? Well, for you fujoshi and fundashi, there's a...
Turn the B(&N) Around
Barnes & Noble has been on a steady decline overall, and the upcoming financial year-end report is not likely to be very different from...