Anime NYC 2021: Panels Overview
Social media has been the go-to for getting new licensing information from companies as the COVID-19 pandemic has continued. Since attending physically wasn't an option, online conventions popped up to fill...
The Hunt for Anime Black Friday Deals: 2021 Edition
Tomorrow is Thanksgiving. In addition to being a reminder to treasure your friends and family, it's also the time for a deal-a-thon at most stores.
Once again, this is not a typical...
Anime NYC 2021: The Good, the Mixed, the Bad, and the Abysmal
Well, it happened. After over a year and a good amount of months, an anime convention occurred in New York this past weekend. Note I did say anime: NYCC did happen...
GameStop Plans Its Next Moves
GameStop has been making some changes, and others are likely just around the bend for the video game retailer.
COO Goes BYE
One recent difference can be found in the board room. The...
Simon & Schuster Can’t Go to Its New House Just Yet
"The bigger, the better."
It's a common saying, and the opposite of something like, "Good things come in small packages." Neither are necessarily wrong, especially in the world of business. For instance,...
David Boyd Talks Translating Minoru Furuya’s Ciguatera Manga
Tomorrow we will see the English manga debut of Minoru Furuya, the creator of The Ping Pong Club. Kodansha will be releasing his manga Ciguatera as a fairly hefty book (clocking...
The Manga Stocking Issues Continue
If you've been manga shopping recently or following industry news, you probably know all about the printing crisis. It's a problem for all publishers, but the manga genre has been one...
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 supply chain crises going on, some stores...
Disney+ + Anime
Do you know who these two men are?
When the man on the left with the paper was young, he spent Saturday mornings watching shows like Astro Boy and Speed Racer.
Then, in...
Retail Check-In 4
It's time for another news roundup -- this time, about price increases and lawsuits!
Dollar Tree's Name Becomes Less Literal
For years, as long as you had a single Washington (plus some change...