Pirate Hunting
Can you tell the difference between these two products?
Well, one is an official product, the other is a knock-off. It's easy to tell because the official has the Toei sticker on...
Deal Shopping for Beginners
On my own blog, I post deal roundups every now and then. One of the questions I get fairly regularly is,
"How do you find deals?"
The answer may not include any groundbreaking...
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...
Dirt Cheap Cosplay
Halloween. It's the one celebrated day of cosplay that comes each year.
So far in this column, for Halloween, I've done costume deals and reusable costumes. This year's theme? Dirt cheap cosplay.
The...
What’s the Best eBook App for Manga Fans?
As more and more manga go digital only, I got to wondering:
Who has the best eBooks platform?
By now, most of us know about Barnes & Noble's woes and how their Nook...
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...
5 Things To Know About Dragon Goes House-Hunting
Tomorrow in bookstores or on online retailers, you might find a manga that happens to bring together a few things:
A fantasy involving a dragon
Some video game RPG and adventure...
For Crunchyroll, Is Variety Not the Spice of Life?
Crunchyroll made quite a stir recently -- but not in the way they were hoping, I'm sure.
In case you missed it, Crunchyroll's parent company, Ellation, is launching a new animation studio...
Sekai Shake-Up
Many employees at Sekai Project got some bad news recently: they were being let go.
According to one former employee, this included the entire marketing department. The head of Studio Élan, who...
Denpa-rty
Another Otakon came and went, and fans looking forward to big announcements certainly got a surprise: a new manga publisher.
The Path to Denpa
Many of you are already familiar with Ed Chavez....