The Return of the DMI
It's been a long time coming for thousands of manga fans. After being ghosted by Digital Manga, Inc. (in fact, at times, it was probably easier to contact a real ghost)...
Seven Seas is Making Waves in 2017
Seven Seas Entertainment may not be the biggest manga publisher in the U.S., but they seem to be on a roll lately. Let's just see what they've announced so far this...
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...
Five Mistakes New Anime Shoppers Tend to Make
So you're a new anime fan. Welcome! But as you start down the path of otaku-dom, here are some mistakes and bad habits that you should avoid.
That goes for you, too,...
Dear Hot Topic…
Dear Hot Topic,
I like you. I really do. But you're making it hard for me to ever want to shop there again.
You see, I placed an order on May 2nd. I...
A Farewell to Geoffrey
Betteridge's law of headlines says that any question in the headlines of an article is answered with a no. Well, a while ago, I asked, "Can anime help save Toys R...
The “Save Barnes & Noble!” Campaign
Last week, this article went viral. The New York Times' David Leonhardt opines the fact that monopolies have been allowed to thrive since the 1970s. He notes that it is ironic...
Anime Results o Sagashite: Finding the Best Search Engine
It started with this tweet:
"Scanlations aren't a problem." Uh, sure. pic.twitter.com/mkDla43p6O
— Ace @ CRX +FFXV hell (@kaitou_ace) June 20, 2017
No, this isn't another official vs scanlation debate. But as this image...
What Do We Do About the 90s?
Dragon Ball Kai and Super. Sailor Moon Crystal. Rebuild of Evangelion. Cardcaptor Sakura: Clear Card Arc. Rurouni Kenshin: Hokkaido Arc. Peach Girl Next. Trigun: Badlands Rumble.
Yes, in the past few years,...
Canada Finally Gets Some Good News
Poor Canada. If Canada is not busy being forgotten, then the country is probably being treated as America's hat. Or being mistaken for America.
Despite the vast majority of the country's residents...