Spotlight on Amazon
A recent BloomReach survey showed that 44% of customers start their online shopping at Amazon, beating even Google. In addition, 44% of digital retailers named Amazon as the biggest threat.
Yes, with...
Instant Analysis: Samurai Drive Volume 1
In modern day Japan, you cannot just walk around carrying a sword the way you might carry a gun in some parts of America. People haven't been able to do this...
Amecon 2016: My last UK con
Welcome to the UK, where it rains all the time. Or at least looks like it's about to rain.
It's been too long since I've gone to an actual anime con in...
Why You Should Import Now
Let's face it: Japan has a lot of cool stuff. Whether you want to read your favorite author's other series, finally play that a never-released-in-English video game, or even own a...
Challenging Amazon
For years Walmart, Best Buy, and the other big box stores have been chasing Amazon. The online giant had no retail stores, so they could avoid a lot of the expenses...
Instant Analysis: School Judgment, by Nobuaki Enoki, Takeshi Obata
Justin: Looking back at School Judgment, it's an average series. I did read this back when WSJ serialized it, and hey, it's Takeshi Obata drawing a mystery series, what could go...
3 Steps to Becoming A Student in Japan
I recently became a student in Japan. What am I studying you might ask? Japanese. I don't think there is anything more typical than this but everyone needs to start somewhere.
Now...
Go, Go, go90
As I've mentioned before, it's easy to get stuck in a routine. If you have a little time and decide to watch a little anime on your smart TV, phone, or...
Seiya in Hollywood
We are in the midst of a live action boom. Whether involving village maidens and prince-turned-monsters or a team of teenagers fighting against giants, both the East and the West seem...
5 Things To Know About Aki Irie’s Ran and the Gray World
Aki Irie will make her English debut tomorrow as Ran and the Gray World will be available in print and in digital format. But what about this title makes it an...