A Hasty Goodbye?
A week can go by in a flash. That's why I try to keep ideas for this column in mind. So when I got a huge box from GoHastings.com back in...
All About Japan: Igort on The Mystery of Japan
A couple of weeks ago, Chronicle Books released Japanese Notebooks by one of the most well known Italian artists, Igort. From his personal experiences in Japan to the many memories and...
Mo’ Manga, Mangamo’ Problems
Another legal manga service has launched, so it's time to investigate!
TheOASG’s Coverage of Mangamo
Mangamo is backed by a Tokyo-based company who, according to Anime News Network, is made up of "executives...
2016 Otaku Holiday Gift-Giving Ideas: Part 1
It's November now, and you know what that means: holiday gift-giving time!
So while there are thousands of reviews and recommendations out there, I decided to create my own list with the...
HBO Max Says Goodbye, Max Says Hello
Since Discovery's purchase of WarnerMedia, there has been a lot of clamor of the future of its flagship streaming services Discovery+ and HBO Max. While Warner Bros. Discovery executives set out...
Simon & Schuster Can’t Go to Its New House Just Yet
"The bigger, the better."
It's a common saying, and the opposite of something like, "Good things come in small packages." Neither are necessarily wrong, especially in the world of business. For instance,...
TheOASG’s February 2020 Lab Reports
At the end of every month, we’ll be highlighting a number of things that caught our attention in TheOASG’s Lab Reports. As this column is in its early days you’ll likely...
Cross Infinite World Talks Jumping Into Audiobooks
Cross Infinite World announced today a new partnership with independent audiobook publisher Podium Audio, allowing them to produce, sell, and distribute audiobooks of select CIW light novel titles. To kick off...
J-Novel Club on Publishing Slayers, a Light Novel ‘that literally defines an era’
Growing up I would sometimes turn to a channel simply known as the International Channel. That’s where I was first introduced to Slayers, where Lina Inverse and her crew’s “merry” adventures...
Can an Illegal Manga Platform Go Legit?
Go search for any anime or manga title, and it won't take you long to come across a way to watch or read it in its entirety for free. However, the...