Another Anime Sets Sail for Hollywood
One Piece promised a lot of news for its 20th anniversary, but one tidbit in particular has stood out to many people. Tomorrow Studios, the company behind the live action Cowboy...
MAL Scores a New Owner
Do you keep
track of anime series you watched or manga you've read? Or do you go searching
for recommendations of similar series you’ve liked? If you do, chances are
you've at least considered...
Spreading Holiday Cheer with Anime
Every year, my family chooses a couple of tags off of a local giving tree to give some Christmas presents to needy children. Unfortunately, we learned that the number of children...
Checking In With Disney+ Anime, Sol Press, and Ayakashi Triangle
While I occasionally post silly and lighthearted content for this column, the majority feature retail and animanga industry topics. Today, it's time to report on some additional developments for a few...
SONimation: The Sony × FUNimation Deal
When Crunchyroll and FUNimation announced their partnership, there were a lot of jokes about how they got married. One brought its extensive catalog of subs, the other its variety of dubs....
What Do You Do With All Your Old Anime and Manga?
If you've been an anime or fan for a while now, you've probably accumulated quite a few products. Eventually, though, you might start wanting to thin out your collection. Maybe you...
Back to School with Anime: 2021 Edition
Ah, August. The last of the summer months. And you know what that means -- back to school time!
"School" has taken on a new meaning since the pandemic, and districts and...
Castle Point Anime Convention 2016: Interview With AKIRA
At this year's Castle Point Anime Convention, I was able to do a couple of interviews -- one of them happened to be a vocalist/model/crossdresser/big anime fan. AKIRA grew up on...
Instant Analysis: How to keep a mummy
This is the newest manga to join Crunchyroll's manga library, and another series from their collaboration with Japanese comic app Comico. While the origin of a manga usually doesn't affect the...
Instant Analysis: Wandering Island
Mikura Amelia is living a bright, colorful life as she and her grandfather work as a two person team delivering packages to remote islands in the Japanese archipelago. But as Mikura...