A Look at the Funimation and Hulu Partnership
Am I the only one who thinks the saga about anime streaming sites should be turned into a comic or show?
You know, something like Crunchyroll-chan broke up with Sentai-san and started...
Please, Save My Del Rey!!
How many of you remember Del Rey Manga? Launched in 2004, the company debuted with just four titles (including Negima! and Tsubasa: RESERVoir CHRoNiCLE). Del Rey quickly became a force to...
Pirate Hunting
Can you tell the difference between these two products?
Well, one is an official product, the other is a knock-off. It's easy to tell because the official has the Toei sticker on...
Kodo-Mo’ Problems
If you tried to buy some adult manga recently, you may have been in for a surprise. On December 10th, Shopify "locked" the webstore for Project-H, the line for Digital Manga...
Funimation and the Three Tiers
Funimation has announced they're planning on making some changes to their streaming service, but is this good or bad news for fans?
As many of you
can attest to, plenty of anime watchers...
Lessons I Hope Companies Will Learn from Final Fantasy XV
November had the launch of two major games: Pokemon Sun and Moon and Final Faantasy XV. The latter has taken 10 years to land in players' hands and has suffered several...
Spotlight on BoxLunch
Let's take a look at another chain where you can buy anime merchandise: BoxLunch, which, despite its name, does not sell boxed lunches.
Overview
BoxLunch is an offshoot of Hot Topic that was...
Deal Shopping for Beginners
On my own blog, I post deal roundups every now and then. One of the questions I get fairly regularly is,
"How do you find deals?"
The answer may not include any groundbreaking...
Crunchyroll’s Raising Rates
So, the day many of us suspected has arrived: Crunchyroll Premium members will soon need to pay more. Time to analyze how this will affect your pocketbook and the future of...
Lessons from Alita
As I've discussed before, Alita: Battle Angel was an expensive production. That means the movie needs two to three times its production budget just to break even at the box office....