Manga Expansions at Best Buy and Walmart: Good News or Unnecessary?
For the first time ever, Best Buy has begun selling select manga titles (Naruto, Assassination Classroom) by packaging them with anime. Meanwhile, Walmart has agreed to stock more Viz Media manga...
Simon & Schuster Can’t Go to Its New House Just Yet
"The bigger, the better."
It's a common saying, and the opposite of something like, "Good things come in small packages." Neither are necessarily wrong, especially in the world of business. For instance,...
Lucky Clovers
Today is St. Patrick's Day. And because it won't fall on a Wednesday again until 2027, I decided to have a little fun and look for some St. Patrick's Day-related anime...
Is Anime Busting Out of Netflix Jail?
Netflix is one of the powerhouses of anime streaming. Not only has Netflix been very proactive about licensing the latest series from Japan, but they've partnered with Japanese studios and backed...
Getting to Know izneo
Today, I'm taking a look at izneo, another service where manga lovers can get their fix. Is it worth your time?
izneo describes itself as "the first digital comic book reading...
The Hunt for Anime Black Friday Deals
First of all, Black Friday (well, Thanksgiving weekend now) really isn't that great overall. Lots of "deals" can and will be found cheaper. There are still some good buys, but don't...
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...
Helping KyoAni in Their Time of Need
By now, you've likely heard of the devastating arson at Kyoto Animation, the studio behind anime series like The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya, Clannad, and Violet Evergarden. The July 18th tragedy...
Krystallina at the MangaPlaza
Manga fans are soon getting another legal manga source, so it's time to check out its beta version.
NTT Solmare
If you're a fan of dating sim apps, particularly otome games, you may...
The Manga Stocking Issues Continue
If you've been manga shopping recently or following industry news, you probably know all about the printing crisis. It's a problem for all publishers, but the manga genre has been one...