Media Do Manga Tour: Zombie Cherry, Eve: The Beautiful Love-Scientizing Goddess, Miya’s Love
With the release of Baki the Grappler announced for an August release, it was high time to take a look at what Media Do has offered right now.
...It's about to get...
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...
Matching Valentines
It's almost Valentine's Day! So to celebrate, it's time for my annual list of Valentine's Day gift ideas. This year's theme is "matching Valentines". In other words, items that you can...
The Social Life of Jellyfish: How to be Stylish and Nerdy
I recently had a chance to read Kodansha USA's release of Princess Jellyfish. Even though it's been a few years since I last read it, I was struck by how Kuranosuke is...
Streamin’ Ghibli
I've written before about HBO Max, AT&T/WarnerMedia's upcoming streaming service. While they promise a range of content, for anime fans, it's the selection from Crunchyroll that was most of interest.
But...
A Tour Around MangaPlaza
MangaPlaza has officially launched, so now it's time to check out the full version of the manga subscription service and store!
My Experience
So MangaPlaza doesn't look that different from its beta version....
An Interview with WaHa, Space Penguin on Artist Habits, Influences, and Growth
Collateral Damage Studios began in 2007 in Singapore when a couple of art enthusiasts got together to start a group. Since then, time has passed by, people around the world discovered...
Kodansha Comics and ComiXology: Are the Simulpubs Worth It?
Kodansha Comics made several announcements this past weekend. Among those was the news that individual chapters of many of their licensed manga series will be made available the same day as...
Yen Press on Expanding International Availability With Google Play
UPDATE (8/1/18): Yen Press titles are finally back on Google Play, and was confirmed by the company yesterday:
https://twitter.com/yenpress/status/1024422941201768453
So if you missed out on anything over the past month, now you can...
Crunchyroll For Sale
Launched in 2006 as yet another fansub/piracy site, Crunchyroll went legit about two years later and became a driving force in the Western anime fandom, now reaching three million paid subscribers....