Why You Should Start Your Holiday Shopping Now
In my family, we have a rule: if you don't tell me what you want for Christmas by October 1st, you get nothing. (Well,...
Is This Barnes & Noble’s New Strategy?
A while back, I wrote about Barnes & Noble's plan to shake up their declining sales. Well, select Barnes & Noble stores may be...
Gather ‘Round for Anime Game Night
This year, International TableTop Day was moved from April to June 1st. As usual, there will be a lot of livestreaming board games, giveaways...
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...
ANiUTa Stops the Music
Anisong and J-pop fans got a bit of bad news recently: ANiUTa is shutting down.
ANiUTa, if you recall, launched in the US in August...
Major Companies Team Up in the Animanga Space
Over the past few weeks, there have been announcements bringing together significant powerhouses. For those who have missed them, let's recap and cover what...
Small Packets, Big Changes
All of Japan is in one timezone, Japan Standard Time, which, because of Daylight Savings Time, currently runs 13 hours ahead of the US...
A Farewell to Hastings
Well, it's official: all Hastings stores will be closed.
I wrote about the situation and its effects in an earlier article. While the company hoped...
Spreading Holiday Cheer with Anime
Every year, my family chooses a couple of tags off of a local giving tree to give some Christmas presents to needy children. Unfortunately,...
What Do We Do About the 90s?
Dragon Ball Kai and Super. Sailor Moon Crystal. Rebuild of Evangelion. Cardcaptor Sakura: Clear Card Arc. Rurouni Kenshin: Hokkaido Arc. Peach Girl Next. Trigun:...