What’s Stopping GameStop From Growing?
GameStop had a poor holiday season.
Sales were down almost 19% versus the previous year's holiday season, and this decline was already on top of the previous quarter's sales downward trend. While...
Sentai Filmworks on Licensing The Sword Oratoria: On The Side Anime
Sentai Filmworks announced today that they have acquired the spin-off to Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? (DanMachi), On The Side: Sword Oratoria. Directed by...
The Whitewashing Debate
This Friday, Paramount Pictures' version of Ghost in the Shell will hit theaters. A few days ago, the first teaser for Netflix's Death Note aired.
You know what that means.
The Debate
Google "Netflix...
Why You Should Import Now
Let's face it: Japan has a lot of cool stuff. Whether you want to read your favorite author's other series, finally play that a never-released-in-English video game, or even own a...
Is the Industry in a More Precarious Situation Than We Realize?
With news like Kodansha Comics licensing Chihayafuru or Crunchyroll's celebrating 1 million members, it seems like the anime and manga companies are just booming. But could this so-called boom end more...
Another Look at the Manga Piracy Debate
Where do you get your manga?
Hopefully, you answered something like, "At my local bookstore!" or, "At an online retailer!" or even one of the free legal resources. However, I'm sure that...
Accounts Getting Hacked is Not FUNi
Do you remember last July? Ah, July. Seems so long ago. Convention season was in boom, anime like ReLife and Orange had just started airing, and accounts on FUNimation.com were compromised.
Wait,...
Will the Physical-Digital Divide Only Grow Bigger?
Chihayafuru. The Crown of Thorns. Sekirei.
What do these series have in common? They're among the growing list of digital-only releases.
The Big Debate
Most of you know by now that in the war...
Here’s One of The Messiest Romance Manga You’ll Ever Read
The goal in life is to avoid becoming the biggest loser in the life you only live once.
At least, that's what Masahiro Murai has convinced himself at a time where he's...
A Look at Manga History with Hokusai x Manga
Do you know about the history of manga?
"Duh! It started with Osamu Tezuka!" many of you are responding.
Well, yes, Tezuka helped pioneer the modern manga industry, but the roots of manga...