Crunchyroll Gets Some New VIZ-ness
Two media giants have announced teaming up before, but one of their
first moves is the opposite of what many of us expected.
Back in July 2019, Crunchyroll and VIZ Media announced...
ANiUTa Stops the Music
Anisong and J-pop fans got a bit of bad news recently: ANiUTa is shutting down.
ANiUTa, if you recall, launched in the US in August 2018 as an official streaming music service...
Neomo’s Best Anime of 2019
Another year over, and another year where we get a little older. In real life, I've since got a qualification as a TEFL teacher; now I just have to find a...
GameStop Continues to Struggle
It's been no secret that GameStop has been hit by hard times. Sales are down, competition is rising, and no one wanted to buy them. I've written about the challenges they...
Where Have All the Manga Mondays Gone?
Let's face it: Mondays are awful. There's a reason why we say TGIF and not TGIM. And if you don't hate Mondays, you're either weird or need to take some Monday...
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,...
Manga Planet Launches Its Subscription Service
A while back, I wrote about Futekiya, a boys' love all-you-can-read subscription service for $6.99 a month. Well, now a sister site has made its debut, so it's time to take...
Anime NYC 2019: Interview With Voice Actress Rie Kugimiya
If you’ve been watching anime long enough, there’s a high likelihood you’ve heard of Rie Kugimiya. She’s been the voice of a number of prominent characters, ranging from Alphonse Elric in...
Anime NYC 2019: Panels Overview
It was another panel buffet at Anime NYC this year. There were a few panels I was interested in going to, but two things stopped me -- time conflicts and uh,...
Anime NYC 2019: Interview With J-Novel Club Founder Sam Pinansky
J-Novel Club has been established for over 3 years now, and the company has grown a lot since its debut in 2016. From releasing light novels digitally, to converting a number...