The Anime Blog – We Go Beyond Anime!

2008 was a very strange year for the anime and manga industry. It seemed like both anime and manga took big hits- with publishers closing, reduced selections of titles, the failure of a major live action adaptation and other troubles. But the good news underneath it all is that anime is alive and well online [...]

Just a quick note: You should begin to a more normal post schedule this week. I had to backup and reinstall the site database, remove a bunch of old theme junk files and all sorts of other fun stuff. When it’s all done, the site will be running quicker, cleaner and meaner!
Also, some of you [...]

Meiji, a giant in the modern Japanese goodie biz, has produced many fantastic offerings over the years, ranging from the “It’s good but not great” to the “OMG! This is fantastic!!” For the most part. I’m a Meiji fan, and am willing to give anything these guys make a go.

This latest Meiji product comes [...]

Read my review of The Wallflower, Volume One
Pretty boys and scary girl get mixed up in spooky romantic hilarity in Volumes Two and Three of The Wallflower!

plot summary
The pretty bishonen are still scared (kawai! kawai!) of the dark and tangled mess which is Sunako, but they’ve gotten used to her weird, disturbing ways- mostly. They’re [...]

July 3 – 6, 2008

Anime Expo – Los Angeles, California (USA)
CONvergence – Bloomington, Minnesota (USA) – (Primarily a Science Fiction Convention)
Gen Con Australia – Brisbane, Queensland (Australia) – (Primarily a Game Convention)
PortConMaine – Portland, Maine (USA)

July 5, 2008

Chibicon – Utrecht, Netherlands (Site language is Dutch with some English)

July 5 – 6, 2008

AniMex – Monterrey, NL [...]

Cons are great chances to catch a gander of things you’d never see anywhere else- ever. Some fantastic sights are always to be found, and it’s always good fun to try and pick out obscure, rare cosplays. Going to an anime convention is much like going on safari when it comes down to cosplay.
There are [...]

While I mostly watch anime and only occasionally read manga, I have my reasons for preferring anime over manga. It’s not that I dislike manga, on the contrary. One of the reasons for forgoing manga is, manga is more dangerous than anime- for me. With manga, it’s easy to pick it up and reread it [...]

In early June, Tokyopop announced that they would be restructuring their company. Publishing operations would still be handled by Tokyopop, Inc. However, a new company called Tokyopop Media LLC would be created.