Why You Should Start Your Holiday Shopping Now
In my family, we have a rule: if you don't tell me what you want for Christmas by October 1st, you get nothing. (Well, not literally nothing. Just whatever I buy.)...
Barnes & Noble and the “Terrible”, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Quarter
The good news: Barnes & Noble hasn't lost as much money compared to this point last year.
The bad news: Barnes & Noble's current CEO and founder, Leonard Riggio, says the retail...
A Real-Life Anime Crossover: Crunchyroll and Funimation
History is filled with weird crossovers and collaborations. Momoiro Clover Z and Kiss. The Brady Bunch and Superman. Disney and Squaresoft (later Square Enix). Archie and The Punisher. But the latest...
Crossing Into New Worlds With The Newest US Manga Publisher
The bestselling charts are being dominated by the Attack on Titans and Tokyo Ghouls. I'm not putting these series down, but there are whole aisles of other titles that deserve attention...
Is Walmart Expanding Their Anime Selection?
A while back, I wrote about Walmart agreeing to stock more Viz Media titles (including manga). But are they expanding their anime selection as well?
Over the years, Walmart has stocked some...
Five Shopping Tricks Every Otaku Should Know
Sometimes I forget that not everyone shops the way I do. But here are some tips to set you on the path of being an elite bargain hunter!
1. Amazon isn't the...
Hulu, Yahoo, Woo-hoo?
Quick! Go watch a video online!
Wait! Scratch that! Stay here! Don't go anywhere! Come back!
You here? Good.
Let's start again. If you were going to leave this site and watch a show...
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 Hastings
Well, it's official: all Hastings stores will be closed.
I wrote about the situation and its effects in an earlier article. While the company hoped to find a buyer and even had...
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...