The Space Dandy Re-Watch: Episodes 1 and 2
As with most of Shinichiro Watanabe’s stuff, I down Space Dandy like cola. I would bide my time between episodes during its initial run, eyes attuned to my own internal countdown to...
How Much Do You Have to Spend to Be a Fan?
"I'm a huge fan!"
Chances are, you've said this at some point in your life. Whether you were talking about a genre of entertainment or a particular series, everyone has something they...
The New Shipping Wars
The online retailers are going through some more changes. Who will emerge as winners, and who will come out as losers? Let's see!
Target
Target used to have free shipping on $50, but...
The Many Ways to Deal With All Your Old Anime & Manga
Do you remember when you bought your first anime or manga volume? Maybe your first video game? Ah, that was a special time, wasn't it? That purchase led to another, which...
MANGA Plus, Revisited
MANGA Plus was announced about two months ago, with its Spanish version launching late last month. Now that both versions have been around for a bit, I decided to see what...
Instant Analysis: Crazy For You
Justin: Crazy For You was a JManga by the author of Kimi ni Todoke title that never got finished as JManga closed its doors.
Fast forward to now and it returning under...
Hulu, Yahoo, Woo-hoo?
Quick! Go watch a video online!
Wait! Scratch that! Stay here! Don't go anywhere! Come back!
You here? Good.
Let's start again. If you were going to leave this site and watch a show...
Donate to Help The Carolina Manga Library Roll to Its Next Convention
Back in February of this year I talked with Laura Mehaffey, head librarian of the Carolina Manga Library. With over 4,000 unique items, Laura and a group of dedicated volunteers use...
Toys R Us Resurrection?
By now, you've probably heard plans to bring back Toys R Us from the land of the dead. First, earlier this month, there were murmurings that employees may be able to...
When Kickstarter Met Kodansha
Recently, there was an interesting announcement between two companies you might not expect to have a formal partnership.
On April 17th, Kickstarter announced (in English and Japanese) they've teamed up with...