Instant Analysis: Yozakura Quartet
After manga publisher Del Rey faded away, fans were clamoring for anyone to license rescue many of their titles. Alas, no one ever spoke out in favor of Yozakura Quartet, the urban...
How Do You Media Do?
As many North American licensors merge or strengthen their connections to Japanese companies, it's nice to know there is still room for new startups. Media Do International, Inc. (MD-i) has launched...
From Manga Translation Battle to Translating in the Manga Industry
Jenny McKeon is the manga translator of Vertical Inc's Nichijou & Seven Seas's upcoming fall releases of Please Tell Me! Galko-Chan and Dragon Maid. Did you know that she wasn't sure...
Attack on Pricey Anime-Related Costumes
It's almost Halloween! Are you planning on dressing up for a party or to go trick-or-treating with your friends? Or maybe there's a local con coming up! I'm sure many of...
Has Barnes & Noble Signed Its Own Death Note?
Why do you go to a store?
Yes, yes, I know to buy stuff, smart aleck, but why go to the store instead of shopping online? For a large number of products,...
Q&A: Daniel on Running Manga.Club, a Free Online Manga Service
If you thought there was a need for a new place to provide manga, well, here's Manga.Club! It's a brand new service providing free manga that started late last year, and...
An Interview with WaHa, Space Penguin on Artist Habits, Influences, and Growth
Collateral Damage Studios began in 2007 in Singapore when a couple of art enthusiasts got together to start a group. Since then, time has passed by, people around the world discovered...
In Idol Dreams, This Is A Chikage Deguchi Story (at 31 Years Old)
For a title serialized in Melody -- a magazine intended for a shoujo (and a sort of josei) audience -- there was that moment in Arina Tanemura's Idol Dreams that made...
The Rose of Versailles, Sugar Sugar Rune is Still in the Works, According to...
UDON has confirmed to TheOASG that both Riyoko Ikeda's The Rose of Versailles and Moyoco Anno's Sugar Sugar Rune are still being worked on, and are in production.
"We can confirm that...
Another Anime Sets Sail for Hollywood
One Piece promised a lot of news for its 20th anniversary, but one tidbit in particular has stood out to many people. Tomorrow Studios, the company behind the live action Cowboy...