How Anime and Manga Translators Learned Japanese
Over the past week, I reached out to a number of translators currently translating in either the anime or manga industry. There are ways...
The Blazing Minds Behind Studio TRIGGER’s Promare
With the upcoming Studio TRIGGER original movie, Promare, premiering across theaters nationwide this week, GKIDS gave TheOASG’s Justin and Helen the opportunity to ask questions...
Shonen Jump Finally Jumps Up Its Price
While anime streaming is mostly limited to a few sites, now, there are plenty of different manga reading platforms. Some, like Renta!, require payment...
Spotlight on Walmart
Walmart is one of the largest companies in the world. They are most well-known for their "supercenter" stores where they offer both groceries and...
Crunchyroll Springs a Surprise on Fans This Spring
Whenever a company gets new management, everyone has the same questions: what's going to change? What's going to stay the same? On one hand,...
Go, Go, go90
As I've mentioned before, it's easy to get stuck in a routine. If you have a little time and decide to watch a little...
Instant Analysis: Konosuba: God’s Blessing on the Wonderful World
Konosuba is selling us a story involving a shut-in gamer transported to another world. If that sounds familiar, then yes, it is totally familiar...
Of Unions and Recasts
By now, there's likely you've heard about the hubbub over the new season of Mob Psycho 100 on Crunchyroll. You can read about it...
Yen On In Your Ears
I love reading, and I'm sure a lot of you do too. But one of the drawbacks of picking up a book is that...
A Chat With Two Indie Manga Creators Creating Content in Japan
(Starting back in September, I got the opportunity to interview two manga creators living in Japan, Mariko Hihara and Kotoyo Noguchi. Both happen to...