Should You Still Support Bad Releases?
"YESSS!" you exclaim. After years of hoping, wishing, begging, one of your favorite series has finally, FINALLY been licensed. You stalk the Internet for news. You preordered the release. And now,...
Gather ‘Round for Anime Game Night
This year, International TableTop Day was moved from April to June 1st. As usual, there will be a lot of livestreaming board games, giveaways and events at stores, and local gatherings...
A Changing Retail Landscape
COVID-19 has caused tons of disruptions all around the world. Lots of movie and book releases have been pushed back, finding items may take longer, and popping in to a store...
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...
The Sun Finally Sets on Sol Press
With the rising popularity of anime and manga over the past few years, more companies have been trying to throw their hat into the ring. Many of these, especially for manga...
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...
Checking on the Changes at Barnes & Noble
Like many of you, my in-store shopping has been limited between store closings, stay-at-home orders, and general caution due to the COVID-19 pandemic. But while a lot of chains have been...
The Hunt for Anime Black Friday Deals: 2022 Edition
Happy early Thanksgiving!
This year, many major retailers decided to really drag out Black Friday -- some having preview days as early as October -- and/or they've forgone traditional flyers. So you...
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...
The Good, The Bad, and the Kodomo no Jikan
Kodomo no Jikan is controversial. There's no doubt about that. In fact, Muse and Justin just discussed it in the last podcast.
For the uninitiated, Kodomo no Jikan ("A Child's Time") is...