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, new people can bring in new ideas...
The Life of The Convention Traveling Carolina Manga Library
Formed in 2013, the Carolina Manga Library is a traveling manga library based out of South Carolina. Staffed by volunteers and enthusiastic manga fans, The Library takes thousands of manga on...
Is This Barnes & Noble’s New Strategy?
A while back, I wrote about Barnes & Noble's plan to shake up their declining sales. Well, select Barnes & Noble stores may be testing out their new marketing plan.
The occasional...
Anime NYC 2018: Industry Panels Overview
Anime NYC as a whole was pretty fun, if also too busy at points. But what about the publishers who went to the convention? Well, outside of a very few companies...
Anime Strike: Amazon Strikes Out After All
A year ago this month, Amazon made headlines with the announcement of their Anime Strike service. Well, I hope you weren't planning a big anniversary party to celebrate the date, as...
Two Giants, Five Publishers, and all the Fixings
2020 hasn't looked like any other year in recent memory, and 2021 doesn't seem to be straying too far from its footsteps right now. But some recent news is remarkably similar...
Are You Guilty of Being a Bad Fan?
Nobody's perfect, and we've all broken the law a few times in our lives. (Shame on you for jaywalking!)
But since the Ace Attorney anime has started (available on Crunchyroll), I thought...
Will Sony’s Deal Roll On?
After going back and forth for a while, this past December brought confirmation that Sony, owner of Funimation, would be buying Crunchyroll from AT&T. But is it possible the deal will...
Out of Print, Out of Luck?
Most of us can't keep up with every release. Some series get delayed and we forget about it, others speed up and make it hard to keep up, and other titles...
Members Only!
Let's face it: there are a lot of subscriptions and upgraded shopping experiences out there. "Buy this for an enhanced experience!" But what are the best memberships for anime, manga, and...