The Hunt for Anime Black Friday Deals: 2022 Edition
Happy early Thanksgiving!
This year, many major retailers decided to really drag out Black Friday -- some having preview days as early as October -- and/or they've forgone traditional flyers. So you...
Anime Results o Sagashite: Finding the Best Search Engine
It started with this tweet:
"Scanlations aren't a problem." Uh, sure. pic.twitter.com/mkDla43p6O
— Ace @ CRX +FFXV hell (@kaitou_ace) June 20, 2017
No, this isn't another official vs scanlation debate. But as this image...
Kodansha USA Does Some Restructuring
You may have
heard that there's been some changes happening at Kodansha Comics and its
subsidiaries. So let's take a look at where Kodansha has been and where they're
going.
History of Kodansha Comics
While VIZ...
In Idol Dreams, This Is A Chikage Deguchi Story (at 31 Years Old)
For a title serialized in Melody -- a magazine intended for a shoujo (and a sort of josei) audience -- there was that moment in Arina Tanemura's Idol Dreams that made...
Toys R Us Plots Its Comeback…Again
Toys R Us' bankruptcy led to one of the biggest US retail collapses in recent history. It was a brand that had been around for years and had iconic marketing, but...
Taisho x Alice x Disaster
Otome games have been on the rise recently. Visual novels have been exploding in the west thanks to games like Ace Attorney and Zero Escape, but it's only been a few...
Darling in the Franxx: Borrowed Scenes, Metaphorical Sex and Zero Two
NB: This post was written after episode 5
In the post-apocalyptic future, humanity has sheltered itself in huge mobile cities, Plantations, to hide from their enemies, mysterious beings they call Klaxosaurs. Their...
How Limited Should a Limited Edition Be?
I've already discussed about whether preordering is a good idea or not. While both sides make good points, let's say you are interested in a particular title. You hear about it,...
Crunchyroll Rolls On
How many of have seen or own those "anime: crack is cheaper" shirts or merchandise? With most shows costing double that of a Western series and books that often have volumes...
Castle Point Anime Convention 2016: Interview With Lauren Landa
Part 2 of Justin's interview tour at Castle Point Anime Convention continues...this time with one of the rising voice actresses in the industry. As you'll learn a bit in this interview,...