Interview: Editor, Letterer, and Designer Abigail Blackman
There's a lot that goes into working on a manga, and while today's interview doesn't cover every aspect, you can learn a little bit about the localization process with long-time editor...
go90 Goes Away
What could you do with $1 billion? Or even $300 million?
If you said, "Create a streaming service without a lot of focus and that nobody wants and has bad controls!", you...
Partners in Cosplay
Due to the pandemic last year, Halloween parties and fall cons were minimal or completely MIA. But all the events that were skipped or minimalized last year are coming back, although...
More Companies Get in on the Manga Biz
While the major English manga publishers all have variety in their releases, they also tend to have niches. VIZ Media has some of Japan's biggest hits and low price points to...
A Changing Retail Landscape
COVID-19 has caused tons of disruptions all around the world. Lots of movie and book releases have been pushed back, finding items may take longer, and popping in to a store...
How Limited Should a Limited Edition Be?
I've already discussed about whether preordering is a good idea or not. While both sides make good points, let's say you are interested in a particular title. You hear about it,...
Anime NYC 2017: Panels Overview
For an inaugural con, even if Anime NYC was powered by Crunchyroll, you'd expect it to be simple. And with the year close to being over and announcements already made, you'd...
The Problems With FUNimation’s Escaflowne Kickstarter
it A while back, I wrote about the The Vision of Escaflowne Kickstarter from FUNimation. (I also wrote about Skip Beat!, but that's not the point of this article.)
FUNimation is one...
Funimation in the U.K.
Let's take a break from news in the U.S. and head over the Atlantic Ocean to check in on the United Kingdom.
In case you missed it, Funimation is acquiring Manga Entertainment,...
The Anti-Social Genius Checks Out Hiro Mashima’s EDENS ZERO
Title: EDENS ZERO
Serialized in: Weekly Shounen Magazine (June 26, 2018)
When did this get licensed: IMMEDIATELY. Ok, maybe not that immediate. But on April 10th, Kodansha Comics revealed sketches of Hiro Mashima's...