GameStop Chews On Its Future
GameStop is a regular topic in this column. That should be no surprise as it's the largest video game retailer chain in the world,...
Back to School with Anime: 2019 Edition
While August may bring to mind the
dog days of summer, it also means that schooltime is just around the corner --
and in some areas,...
GameStop 2.0 and the Future of ThinkGeek
GameStop has been in a rough patch recently, and the new numbers were hardly reasons to celebrate -- for this past first quarter, which...
Kohl’s is at a Crossroads
Kohl's is struggling, and there are a lot of debates about how the store should proceed.
Kohl's Current Situation
Kohl's is the largest department store chain...
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...
An Anime-ful Summer
This summer will probably be very different from your usual summer. Many July 4th celebrations have been canceled, conventions have been moved to online-only,...
The State of the Stream 3
It's been a while, so let's see what all the streaming services have been up to lately.
Warner Bros. Discovery Alters Its Streaming Strategy
When media...
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...
MANGA Plus the World
It wasn't so long ago when the new English Shonen Jump was announced, making many of the magazine's serializations free to read and allowing...
GameStop is Accused of Going on a Raid
Most would agree that good leadership makes a group or organization thrive. But even effective leaders aren't going to be successful if there is...