National Comic Book Day the Manga Way
Today, September 25th, is National Comic Book Day. (Not to be confused with Free Comic Book Day!) When manga first started gaining a foothold...
FYE Faces a New Sunrise
A change could be coming soon to your local mall at a store you may have done some anime-related shopping over the years. Time...
eBay Says Bye-Bye to Hentai and More
Chances are you've used eBay. Originally launched as an online auction site (not specifically for Pez dispensers, as the story goes), the fact that...
Let’s Go Retro
Each
year, anime fans anxiously await news of what manga or light novel is getting
an adaptation or what completely new show their favorite director/studio is...
Best Buy’s Rewards Program Becomes Less Elite
Loyalty programs are a common method to help lure in customers and then turn them into regular shoppers. The benefits and cost vary from...
eBay Tries to Corner the Trading Card Market
"Trading cards" -- as the name suggests, buyers are meant to interact with others to swap for their favorites or to fill in the...
Crunchyroll Premium Gets a Makeover
I expected to write about Crunchyroll again soon, but this news wasn't what I was expecting.
Crunchyroll has become a dominant force for anime streaming...
Movie Night Moneysavers
With Pokémon: Detective Pikachu ready to hit theaters this weekend, I'm sure a lot of anime and game fans will be going to the...
Will the Physical-Digital Divide Only Grow Bigger?
Chihayafuru. The Crown of Thorns. Sekirei.
What do these series have in common? They're among the growing list of digital-only releases.
The Big Debate
Most of you...
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...