The Great Streaming Wars Claims Its First Victim
As more and
more companies prepare to go after the on-demand video market, one company has
decided to waive the white flag and surrender.
PlayStation Vue
Sony traces its roots back to 1946, but...
Kodansha Comics and ComiXology: Are the Simulpubs Worth It?
Kodansha Comics made several announcements this past weekend. Among those was the news that individual chapters of many of their licensed manga series will be made available the same day as...
Yen On In Your Ears
I love reading, and I'm sure a lot of you do too. But one of the drawbacks of picking up a book is that it's an activity not exactly suited to...
ShuCream BL Whips Up More BL for Manga Fans
More manga are hitting digital shelves thanks to another Japanese company entering the US market.
The Dish on Shucream
According to its website:
"Shucream Inc. is a production house that has been producing manga...
I Tinker with INKR
The Internet is home to a lot of great free content, but unfortunately, a lot of it shouldn't be free. People often take a copyright work and distribute it on various...
The Changing Magazine Landscape
What do you think of when someone mentions Shonen Jump? Afternoon? Hana to Yume? Chances are, you are reminded of one of their many hits over the years. If you're looking...
Why Didn’t Anime Fans Love Daisuki?
Right after news of the Sony/FUNimation deal broke, anime fans were hit with another announcement that shook the industry: anime streaming site Daisuki will be closing in October.
A Brief History
Launched in...
Taisho x Alice x Disaster
Otome games have been on the rise recently. Visual novels have been exploding in the west thanks to games like Ace Attorney and Zero Escape, but it's only been a few...
Sakura Saku
Spring officially kicked off this week, although in some places here in the US, warmer weather seems a ways off still. But one of the most iconic signs of spring is...
eBay Says Bye-Bye to Hentai and More
Chances are you've used eBay. Originally launched as an online auction site (not specifically for Pez dispensers, as the story goes), the fact that people could buy directly from other users...