Insights and obervations from someone who has been there and back again
As many of you know, Anime Boston is a scant two weeks away. Through Memorial Day weekend, thousands of eager fans will flood the streets of Boston surrounding the Hynes. Normally, at this time of year, I wax poetic about the joys of con season, and the slowdown of news that comes with the wait. [...]
As an anime fan settles into his hobby, it’s not uncommon for him to find a fairly consistent comfort zone. These are the genres and titles that will, with almost perfect certainty, be a match for the viewer’s taste, regardless of quality. They’re safe, they’re reliable and, given enough time, they’re boring. I don’t speak [...]
Tomorrow evening, I’ll be hosting my regular Bad Anime Night. For those new to the concept, Bad Anime Night is almost exactly as it sounds. Friends and guests gather round the television, as one bad anime title after another is shown. It’s a night of cheering, jeering, and sights that can’t be unseen by all [...]
We came. We saw. We conquered the face off Comic Con. New York Comic Con took place this past weekend. The event kicked off on Thursday, October 11 and concluding on Sunday, October 14, which also happened to be the much-anticipated day of the season three premiere of The Walking Dead. Zombies were very much [...]
Over the past few weeks, I’ve talked mainly about attracting new markets. We’ve discussed Christensen’s three tiers of non-consumers, and the logic behind their actions in the market. Tonight, we’ll continue this conversation with a discussion on the Core Market. As I’ve outlined before, Christensen defines a market as two elements: the core and the [...]
As I stated a few days ago, I’ll be taking a night off to recharge and relax a bit. For these nights, I’ll be posting an anime episode from a legal source, for your enjoyment. I’m going to start off with a favorite of mine. It’s a classic series from the mid-’90s that’s found an [...]
2011 In Europe: Naoki Urasawa and Osamu Tezuka’s Pluto manga was awarded the Intergenerational Award at France’s Angoulême International Comics Festival. In America: Borders revealed that they would delay payments to several debtors expecting payment. The list of those expecting payment includes vendors, landlords, and other agencies that were expecting payments by January 31. The [...]
Now that you’ve gotten familiar with anime as a medium, and explored a few titles, you may be asking “where do I go next?” This chapter will highlight a number of resources that give you a good idea on where to turn in regards to most popular aspects of anime fandom.
ANN reports that Media Blasters is starting a Redbox-ish service for anime. The boxes will be branded with the company’s Rareflix logo, and will rent anime DVDs. This sounds like a pretty awesome idea, really. It’ll ensure hundreds of new sales for the industry, since the machines need to be stocked. In addition, the option [...]
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Does Gundam Glamorize Terrorism?
As I watched the recent horrific events unfold both in the Boston area and on the world stage, I couldn’t help but think of… Gundam. Not just because it would be cool to have one, to get away from it all… but because of how the anime’s plot revolves around war, peace, and the infinite [...]