The Hunt for Anime Black Friday Deals: 2021 Edition
Tomorrow is Thanksgiving. In addition to being a reminder to treasure your friends and family, it's also the time for a deal-a-thon at most stores.
Once again, this is not a typical...
GameStop Plans Its Next Moves
GameStop has been making some changes, and others are likely just around the bend for the video game retailer.
COO Goes BYE
One recent difference can be found in the board room. The...
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,...
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...
Black Friday’s Early Kickoffs
Over the past few years, stores have been pushing for holiday sales extending well before the traditional Black Friday weekend. With the pandemic and supply chain crises going on, some stores...
Disney+ + Anime
Do you know who these two men are?
When the man on the left with the paper was young, he spent Saturday mornings watching shows like Astro Boy and Speed Racer.
Then, in...
Retail Check-In 4
It's time for another news roundup -- this time, about price increases and lawsuits!
Dollar Tree's Name Becomes Less Literal
For years, as long as you had a single Washington (plus some change...
Partners in Cosplay
Due to the pandemic last year, Halloween parties and fall cons were minimal or completely MIA. But all the events that were skipped or minimalized last year are coming back, although...
I’m Treated to TokyoTreat
Back in 2018, I did a round-up of Japanese-inspired subscription boxes, ranging from anime goods to Japanese food to stationary and more. One of these I listed was TokyoTreat, a food-based...
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...