Will Amazon Strike Out With Anime?
Last week, I wrote about Amazon muscling in on Barnes & Noble's territory. Well, this week, Amazon is taking on the next logical competition: Crunchyroll and FUNimation.
Wait, what?
By now, you've almost...
Anime NYC 2017: Narae Lee Talks Bloody Sweet, Maximum Ride
Over at Anime NYC, TappyToon brought Korean artist Narae Lee over for the inaugural convention. Known for working on the graphic novel adaptation of James Patterson's Maximum Ride series, Narae Lee's...
The Manga Boom and the Backordered Backlist
Manga sales have been on the rise over the last few years, and 2020 looked to continue that trend. But once the pandemic hit, there was a lot of uncertainty. New...
LCAC 2016: Cosplay on a Budget Panel
At Liberty City Anime Convention, Day 2 of the convention had two cosplayers, Marie Grey and Koneko YourAverageNerd, give advice on how to cosplay on a budget, without having to spend...
Lessons I Hope Companies Will Learn from Final Fantasy XV
November had the launch of two major games: Pokemon Sun and Moon and Final Faantasy XV. The latter has taken 10 years to land in players' hands and has suffered several...
A Beginner’s Guide to Liquidation Sales
In the past week or so, there's one sentence I've already gotten tired of reading:
"Toys R Us is only up to 30% off -- most stuff only 10%."
Okay, either my...
International TableTop Day the Otaku Way
This Saturday, April 29th, 2017, is International TableTop Day, a day to celebrate board, card, and dice games. Thanks to companies like Japanime Games, there are quite a few anime-related games...
Let’s Check Back With ANiUTa
This past week, there were a couple of new partnerships formed. I thought about covering those, but for me, one idea stood out: is ANiUTa in trouble already?
First came Tokyo Otaku...
Flipping Through Manga Flip
Back in April, a new manga service called Manga Flip debuted. So it's time to try it out!
Manga Flip is released by a Japanese company called Amazia, who has a Japanese...
“Too Little, Too Late”: More Analyses on Barnes & Noble
Barnes & Noble came back into the spotlight thanks to a "Save Barnes & Noble" campaign, which I wrote about here. Well, a lot of attention is still on the national...