The Shoujo Bestseller Drought: Where Have All the Shoujo Gone?
Take a look at The New York Times' list of the U.S.'s weekly bestselling manga here for the last week of February/first week of March. Seriously, take a look and come...
Interview With Ann Yamamoto: On Dubs, Time of Eve, and Skip Beat
Oh hey, it feels like it's been a while since I've done an interview that you can read and you can listen to it on your own time...well that's changed today....
Instant Analysis: Futaba-kun Change!
As a big fan of Yamda and the Seven Witches, it should be no surprise that I'm also a big fan of gender-bending stories in general and will happily check out nearly...
Anime Crowdfunding: The Vision of Escaflowne, Skip Beat!, and You
What are you spending on your money on this month? Some of you will be heading somewhere for spring break. Others will be attending a big St. Patrick's Day blowout or...
6 Things We Learned From the Kazuo Koike Reddit AMA
Kazuo Koike, famed manga artist and writer of classics like Lone Wolf and Cub, Samurai Executioner, and Lady Snowblood, joined English-speaking fans on Reddit for a “Ask Me Anything (AMA)” session...
Winter in Japan
You might have already guessed from your general knowledge of the country but Japan is quite an extreme country in many ways. The trains are punctual to the second, the food...
Spotlight on Amazon
A recent BloomReach survey showed that 44% of customers start their online shopping at Amazon, beating even Google. In addition, 44% of digital retailers named Amazon as the biggest threat.
Yes, with...
Instant Analysis Plus: Zyword
When I first saw the cover for Zyword on Viz's site I was convinced this was a CLAMP title. Lo and behold, it's not...BUT it's from one of their former artists,...
Should You Still Support Bad Releases?
"YESSS!" you exclaim. After years of hoping, wishing, begging, one of your favorite series has finally, FINALLY been licensed. You stalk the Internet for news. You preordered the release. And now,...
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...