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 to take a closer look at FYE....
Media Do Manga Tour: New Grappler Baki Volume 1
Welp, it is time.
Baki FINALLY is available for purchase, which essentially means this Media Do Manga Tour is at its end. Come join me for some thoughts on the manga that...
Should Crunchyroll Consider Doing A Family Plan?
There's a lot of things that are great about the Crunchyroll service...and then there are things they could do that can make it better. Like maybe do family plans. Wait, huh?...
Are You Guilty of Being a Bad Fan?
Nobody's perfect, and we've all broken the law a few times in our lives. (Shame on you for jaywalking!)
But since the Ace Attorney anime has started (available on Crunchyroll), I thought...
ComiXology’s Future is in Doubt
Amazon is known for its online store, where they carry just about everything from a to z (as seen in its logo). Being the #1 shopping destination has allowed the company...
Instant Analysis: Konosuba: God’s Blessing on the Wonderful World
Konosuba is selling us a story involving a shut-in gamer transported to another world. If that sounds familiar, then yes, it is totally familiar to readers and watchers of works like...
How Anime and Manga Translators Learned Japanese
Over the past week, I reached out to a number of translators currently translating in either the anime or manga industry. There are ways you can learn Japanese, but some way...
Funimation in the U.K.
Let's take a break from news in the U.S. and head over the Atlantic Ocean to check in on the United Kingdom.
In case you missed it, Funimation is acquiring Manga Entertainment,...
Of Unions and Recasts
By now, there's likely you've heard about the hubbub over the new season of Mob Psycho 100 on Crunchyroll. You can read about it here or here if you haven't, but...
Anime NYC 2019: Interview with Monogatari, Colorful Dreams Illustrator VOFAN
Anime NYC had a number of guests at the convention, and I was part of the media contingent that interviewed Taiwanese artist VOFAN. A long-time illustrator for different types of media,...