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February 2024 Mandarake Order Unboxing
John’s show and tell of his latest purchases from Mandarake.
February Mandarake Order Unboxing
In case anyone is interested in spending some time with me examining my latest purchases from Japan…
November Mandarake Order Unboxing
Check out the handful of new items I purchased from Mandarake of Japan.
November 2020 Mandarake Order Unboxing
If you’re curious to see what odds, ends, and even curiosities I acquired for myself in my latest large purchase of anime goods from Japan, here’s a video…
September 2023 Mandarake Order Unboxing
For the curious, I share what items I most recently acquired from Mandarake of Japan. Apologies for me looking a bit trashy. I’m a lazy, aging hermit. It’s…
October 2023 Mandarake Order Unboxing
I’m back again to share another selection of unique and novel anime items delivered from Japan. Highlights in this batch including the cameo first appearance of Piccolo and…
May 2023 Mandarake Order Unboxing
Curious collectors and hardy anime historians may be interested to see what oddities I acquired in my latest purchase from Mandarake of Japan. This video is a relatively…
December 2022 Mandarake Order Unboxing Part 1
On Saturday & Sunday, January 7-8, 2003, I’ll have a dealer table and present two anime panels at the St. Pete Comic Con in downtown St. Petersburg, Florida.…
December 2022 Mandarake Order Unboxing Part 2
On Saturday & Sunday, January 7-8, 2003, I’ll have a dealer table and present two anime panels at the St. Pete Comic Con in downtown St. Petersburg, Florida.…
May 2024 Suruga-ya Order Unboxing
Until Wednesday, May 22nd at 6pm Japan time, second-hand retailer Suruga-ya is offering free international shipping. That’s a discount that could save American collectors anywhere from $30 to…
John’s July 2022 Mandarake Order
See what new bargains and oddities I picked up in my recent purchase from Mandarake of Japan. The Comic Big Spirits magazine that I thought contained the first…
More November 2020 Mandarake Unboxing
Last unboxing video for this year, at least. And it includes some word about forthcoming plans to fund the AnimeNation forum & blog for another year, which I’ll…
Fate/Grand Order -First Order- (Limited Edition Blu-ray) Unboxing
With the main Fate instalments now acquired, it’s finally time to delve into the spin-offs. Starting with the prologue anime special for Aniplex’s massive gacha mobile game.
OLH in June 2024
In an attempt to dust off this blog and get some content up, I’m going to fully embrace the early-2000s era approach to blogging by “reporting” on “news”…
Newsletter for June 2024
Learn more about Third Window Films and Asian cinema here!
June 2024 Monthly Favorites
Welcome back to the the Monthly Favorites! Due to extenuating circumstances, this month’s feature is incredibly thin on my end. That doesn’t mean that there wasn’t good stuff…
Manga Monthly: June 2024
This months marks the first time since the start of 2024 that I actually bought some new...
Site Updates: June 2024
It's the end of June and here's the updates for the My Unico Fans site! Updated information and a handful of merchandise for the Merchandise Museum!
Reading Log: June 2024
If like me you have no idea where June went, don’t worry you aren’t alone. One minute I was dreading the start of the warmer portion of the…
Big Order (Collector’s Edition Blu-ray) Unboxing
From the creator of The Future Diary comes what is considered to be an absolute trainwreck. But Crunchyroll decided it was big enough to get a Blu-ray release…
Author Journey (June 10, 2024)
The day job went nuts this week and wiped out two of my evenings. However, even with that setback, I kept my head down and pushed on. So,…
Author Journey (June 17, 2024)
This week’s instalment of “What cool stuff did I buy on eBay?” may surprise you, however, that wasn’t even the most exciting thing that happened. And then, I…
Author Journey (June 3, 2024)
So apparently, it’s June! When did that happen? Seriously, we’re already halfway through the year and I feel like I’m still just getting started. Oh well, guess I…
Tokyo Events for June 2024
Here are some Tokyo Events for June 2024 if you're looking to beat the heat and incoming rainy days! Have a great month ahead.
WHAT WE’RE READING: June 2024
Welcome back to our monthly reading list, where we share what manga we’ve collected from throughout the month. Most volumes on the list are brand new, having been…
Author Journey (June 24, 2024)
I’m continuing to prepare for my July break and got through a lot of work last week. Amazingly, I’ve almost scheduled all of my manga reviews! Now, I…
TSUTAYA Weekly Manga Sales Ranking: June 3 – June 9, 2024
There have been some changes to the reporting style here on the Blog. Please refer to the post here for further information. All of the data you find…
MF GHOST, Mission: Yozakura Family, Blue Exorcist, Ao no Hako, Bungo Stray Dogs
TSUTAYA Weekly Manga Sales Ranking: June 10 – June 16, 2024
There have been some changes to the reporting style here on the Blog. Please refer to the post here for further information. All of the data you find…
TSUTAYA Weekly Manga Sales Ranking: June 24 – June 30, 2024
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Blue Giant, Isekai Cheat Magician, Restaurant to Another World, TSUKIMICHI -Moonlit Fantasy-
TSUTAYA Weekly Manga Sales Ranking: June 17 – June 23, 2024
There have been some changes to the reporting style here on the Blog. Please refer to the post here for further information. All of the data you find…
Yona of the Dawn, Tying the Knot with an Amagami Sister, Revenger, Solo Leveling, A Playthrough of a Certain Dude's VRMMO Life
Game of the Month: June 2024
Everything old is new again, or something like that, as apparently all the games I will be featuring here for this month – both honourable mentions and the…
Monthly Ultra Connection (June 2024 Edition)
Some general overall thoughts I wasn’t able to watch as much Ultraman this month compared to the last because June has been really busy. I took a week…
Kio Shimoku Twitter Highlights June 2024
The big thing this month is the announcement of the Kio Shimoku artbook! Also, a drawing of Darkness from KonoSuba! Kio is going to have an artbook! (I…
Otaku Collection Haul for June 2024
The Birthday haul has arrived and another Discotek Media haul makes an appearance. In addition I finally start catching up with the Nintendo Switch collection which included a…
Japan Top Weekly Video Game Ranking: June 17 – June 23, 2024
Overall, the hardware sales for the week reported a minor drop in sales with the PlayStation 4 being the only brand marking a rise week-over-week by 63.13% to…
Japan Top Weekly Video Game Ranking: June 10 – June 16, 2024
Most hardware brands have reported a decline in total units sold with the PlayStation 4 suffering the largest percentage drop of 48.71% week-over-week to close at 179 units…
Japan Top Weekly Video Game Ranking: June 3 – June 9, 2024
The overall hardware sales performance for the brands listed here has shown a minute increase in performance with total units sold having mixed results. The PlayStation 4 marked…
New Release Yuri Manga in June 2024
There's No Freaking Way I'll be Your Lover! Unless... (Manga) Vol. 5 Sena Ajisai, the angel of the school, always seems to Renako like she has everything together.…
June 2024 Manga / Light Novel / Book Releases
June 2024 manga, light novel, and book releases from 10+ publishers, such as Yen Press, Seven Seas, VIZ Media, Kodansha, Azuki, & Irodori Comics!
COMIC ZIN Weekly Manga Sales Ranking via Natalie: June 3 – June 9, 2024
There have been some changes to the reporting style here on the Blog. Please refer to the post here for further information. It is thanks to the amazing…
COMIC ZIN Weekly Manga Sales Ranking via Natalie: June 10 – June 16, 2024
There have been some changes to the reporting style here on the Blog. Please refer to the post here for further information. It is thanks to the amazing…
COMIC ZIN Weekly Manga Sales Ranking via Natalie: June 17 – June 23, 2024
There have been some changes to the reporting style here on the Blog. Please refer to the post here for further information. It is thanks to the amazing…
COMIC ZIN Weekly Manga Sales Ranking via Natalie: June 24 – June 30, 2024
There have been some changes to the reporting style here on the Blog. Please refer to the post here for further information. It is thanks to the amazing…
Stephano’s Summer Closet Sale @ AtCha! June 23, 2024
I'm hosting another closet sale in-person! Come check out my wares and enjoy some great drinks and snacks. AtCha is known for their housemade ginger beers and authentic…
What Upcoming Anime Will I Watch? (June 2024)
When I started doing this series of anime I will watch next on December 2021, I had 10 anime to talk about. The next season, I had 15…
June 2024 Solicitations for US Anime Home Video Releases
A small batch filled with mostly isekai stories for Crunchyroll’s June batch.
Radiant Tale Fanfare to launch on June 27th 2024!
The show must go on! Join Tifalia and her friends in her new life after their journey ends With a twirl of Tifalia’s baton, Aksys Games presents more…
Yuri Network News – (百合ネットワークニュース) – June 29, 2024
Yuri Live Action Ayaka Is In Love With Hiroko, based on Sal Jiang’s manga of the same name (of which I have reviewed Volume 1 and Volume 2…
Listening to Japanese Music: Monthly Recommendation Roundup (June 2024)
█████▒▒▒▒▒ 50% LOADING… Yes, my feed is full of these kind of posts to-