The Adult Swim x Crunchyroll Partnership Is Officially Sunk
Way back in 2018, Crunchyroll and Adult Swim announced they were going to team up on some new shows as part of the "Crunchyroll Originals" line. Unlike, say, High Guardian Spice...
Crunchyroll Surprises by Shopping for a Shop
Between the price tag and the Justice Department, it was touch-and-go as to whether Sony would buy Crunchyroll. Now, though, we have entered a new phase of the industry where the...
Employees at Seven Seas Look to Make Waves
It's being called the Great Resignation: a high number of people have been quitting their jobs in recent months. It's a combination of a lot of factors, including a lot of...
VRV Swerves to the Off-Ramp
While Sony, owner of Funimation, purchased Crunchyroll back in April 2021, it's been an ongoing process as to the future of the services. Anime is still available on Funimation, but new...
More Manga in Your Pocket
There's a new app for reading manga in town, so it's time to check it out!
According to Wikipedia, a company called NHN Japan Corporation launched a comic platform called Comico. The...
Spotlight on Best Buy: 2022 Edition
Best Buy's big yellow price tag logo may be easily spotted from a distance, but changes it made in 2022 were hardly as noticeable. So it's time to update my overview...
eBay Tries to Corner the Trading Card Market
"Trading cards" -- as the name suggests, buyers are meant to interact with others to swap for their favorites or to fill in the holes in their collections. And with the...
Penguin Random House is Forced to Wave the White Flag
It wasn't that long ago I provided an update on the Penguin Random House and Simon & Schuster situation, but now there's been a new development.
The Would-Be Merger
To recap, Penguin...
Manga on Kindle Faces an Unlimited Problem
Amazon is the largest retailer outside of China, and it's often the first stop for many shoppers.
So it's not surprising that anyone who wants to sell their product will want...
Netflix Can’t Chill After Its Latest Numbers
Netflix has long been considered the king of streaming thanks to its relatively early entry into the streaming market and then taking that momentum to both expand into other regions and...