Let’s Check Back With ANiUTa
This past week, there were a couple of new partnerships formed. I thought about covering those, but for me, one idea stood out: is ANiUTa in trouble already?
First came Tokyo Otaku...
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...
Comic Days: The Next Path Forward?
There's little doubt that sites like Netflix and Crunchyroll became revolutionary for video watching. For one set fee, users could watch as much as they wanted and can cancel anytime. In...
Kemonomore Friends
How important is the staff of an anime to you? For many viewers, they may recognize some of the voice cast, the studio, and maybe the director. But if a different...
More Secret Shopping Tricks for Otaku
About a year ago, I provided a list of shopping tips that every otaku should know. Well, here are a few more!
#1: Target prorates their orders.
For a lot of stores, when...
A Con by Any Other Name…
If someone told you, "I'm going to Comic Con!", what city do you think they are heading to? Well, soon, the only answer to that may be San Diego.
In case you...
To Share or Not to Share
In the last month or so, the game Persona 5 has caused quite a controversy. Upon release, Atlus posted a list of rules about sharing content from the PlayStation4 RPG in...
Of Contests and Clichés
Lots of creators and researchers say that every story has been told. And, depending on how broadly you classify plots, they're certainly right. Star-crossed lovers, an epic journey home, revenge... that...
Otaku Coin: A Cryptocurrency for Anime Fans?
"Support the industry!"
All throughout the anime and manga community and beyond, fans and company workers have urged interested parties to, to put it bluntly, put up or shut up.
Want to see...
Can We Get Out Our Shueisha Wishlists Now?
One of my biggest peeves is when fans waste their votes on those licensing surveys. I admit it can be hard to keep up with all the different magazines and their...