AstroNerdBoy learns of how Amazon utterly destroys comiXology. As such, it is time to push physical copies for anime and manga purchases.
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Not a Halloween Special Come hang out at our Discord cave: ►Discord: https://discord.gg/BZj8WFETed ►Twitter stuff: https://twitter.com/Fune_Bure ►Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/c/funebure?sub_confirmation=1 I started writing and working on this since September 2020 (Either pausing to work…
Physical Media: I Remember Touch
Physical media was more than just visuals -it could contain all kinds of different treats for the fan. Extra features, interviews, behind the scenes, and all sorts of…
Do you prefer digital or physical manga?
Do you strongly prefer one or the other? Has that changed since the pandemic started? Do you prefer buying individual volumes (higher cost but owned) or subscription services…
Digital Media Preservation: Why the Interspecies Reviewers Controversy Matters
Anime has come so far from the days of having to watch subbed episodes of Evangelion on bootleg video tapes and trying to find any anime streaming site…
What anime are you still waiting on as a physical media release?
It’s an evergreen question. What series are you still waiting for? How good do you feel about the odds? Is there a title you thought would never get…
What’s the best anime or manga about digital media/internet culture?
How does it elevate itself above the trap of “old man yells at cloud”? If it’s an older series, how well has it aged/is it still applicable? Is…
Physical And Lingering Anticipation
Oo am I touching upon that topic of collecting physical and digital in anime after so long? I’ve been collecting anime for a decade at a slow…
Hello Kitty Physical Out!
Todays the day the physical version of Hello Kitty Island Adventure comes out! Yay! But Im gonna wait until pay day to buy it.
Digital Realms
By Kambole Campbell. In the eyes of contemporary viewers, anime as an industry and as a medium has had an increasingly intertwined relationship with the online space. While…
BLOGGING TOOLS — LET’S GET PHYSICAL
Hello peeps. I’ve been meaning to add a couple of new stuff in this segment but got lazy in putting the actual work. Today I’ll be recommending an…
VIZ Media announces 1 digital exclusive for Fall 2023 and 18 new releases for Spring 2024
VIZ Media announces 1 digital exclusive for Fall 2023 and18 new releases for Spring 2024
Digital Deal Hunting
Digital sales of media continue to be a booming business, particular in the midst of a global pandemic. It allows people to get their TV, movie, game, or…
Do Media Consumers Actually Engage With Media?
Unlike other mecha anime, MahoAko is not about the mechas but magical girls.
BAD END THEATER released a physical edition
This edition includes the game and soundtrack on a single disc for $16.00.
Princess Connect #11 — Discipline Through Physical Abuse
We definitely needed more hyperactive screaming twits. Impressions: Did this episode just forget to write all the middles? It starts out very traditionally sitcom-ish, complete with Karyl…
Goodbye, little digital magpies
I’ll be brief. As of tonight this site is going to be effectively shuttered. Later this week, any and all traffic linking to our content will be redirected…
BookWalker — My Digital Revolution
There are a lot of strong qualities to Bookwalker, which makes the absence of several common sense features all the more painful.
22: Media Brain
The Sickos diagnose Media Brain, a mind-destroying affliction that affects every single person on TV who your dad trusts. Then, we talk about how open world games are…
Media Room Tour
Sorry for the late post I got busy with work, but here is what I promised to do a media room tour.
How webcomic fans are driving physical book sales
Webcomic fans are fueling the rise in physical book sales, leaving a notable mark on the publishing industry.
Otaku USA, the physical anime and manga magazine
Physical magazines have increasingly been going extinct. As far as I know, Otaku USA is the last-standing physical magazine that covers anime and manga in the US. At…
Wonder Boy Returns Remix Switch Physical Edition Link
A limited Physical and Collector’s Edition of Wonder Boy Returns Remix for the Nintendo Switch. A remixed version of a remake, Wonder Boy Returns, of the original Wonder…
Archvale to get Physical Release on Nintendo Switch
Super Rare Games have partnered with Humble Games to give Archvale the physical format treatment for the very first time on Nintendo Switch. Developed by Idoz & Phops,…
Otaku USA, the physical anime and manga magazine
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Episode 252 - Digimon: Digital Monsters
This week, Remington is still moving (what is he, a tortoise?), so Shaun has decided to give him another softball, but with a nostalgic twist. So come and…
Bandai Carddass’s Digital Monster archive
IntroductionDigital Monster Carddass 1Digital Monster Version. 1 Introduction Carddass is the name of a Bandai’s series of cards sold at vending machines. The name comes from AMeDAS (Automate…
Azuki: Your Digital Manga Cafe
By Andrew Osmond. Springing onto the web this summer, the Azuki digital manga service offers readers a huge number of titles, delivered straight to their e-reader. It’s not…
Contactoons 6 Digital Release Date
The Contactoons 6 album featuring the two theme songs from the Unico movies sung by Santo Verduci will be available this month!
●DIGITAL ART● COLORS OVER SCRAMBLE
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Digital Manga: Purchasing on Overdrive!
Title List Follow me on Twitter for more manga talk: Like what I do? Consider supporting my school library by purchasing a student request!
Tokyo Art Scene: Digital Art
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2001: 21st-Century Digital Toys
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The Prince of Tennis, Cardcaptor Sakura, Grave of the Fireflies, Hyouka, Mahoromatic - Automatic Maiden
Digital Church Services for Otaku
During this time of pandemic, all organizations and groups have had to change the way they do things. The church has been no different. For many, that means…
Japan's Digital Economy: On Women & Labor in the Digital Age (Dr. Gabriella Lukacs)
On this episode of the Japan Station podcast, Dr. Gabriella Lukacs joins us to talk about some early internet history in Japan and the role of women in…
Conceptual Log: Archived Research on Digital World and Digimon (1997~1998 Digital Monster)
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Yamato 2205 media catalog
Chapter 1 Limited Edition Blu-ray October 8, 2021 The theater-exclusive Blu-ray for 2205 was a hot seller with many theaters running out of copies in the first week.…
Enjoying The Media Nowadays
The evil eye Sung- Jin Woon gives is how I feel most people look upon the direction anime has taken these days. Too many same old isekai’s every…
Media Pet Peeves – ‘Overrated’
We all pick up bad habits from being constantly online. The way we talk about fiction is no exception. Our feelings about media are personal and often vague,…
Art and Social Media
For as long as I can remember I’ve loved to draw. I know it’s something which has been a hobby and a passion since I was little. I…
Anime and the Media
I don’t think it’s going to be a lie when it is said that anime and journalism do not have a good relationship with each other for one…
Wytchwood Gets Physical Release On Nintendo Switch Next Week
Super Rare Games have partnered with Whitehorn Games and Alientrap to bring the crafting adventure game set in an expressive land of gothic fables and fairytales - Wytchwood…
Yuri fans, rejoice! — Blackberry Honey’s Physical Edition is here!
Today at OffKai Expo, Bellhouse will be selling the Physical Edition of maid yuri VN Blackberry Honey.
Digital manga grows amid publishing decline
Plus: Manga readers spend big on Piccoma app; Ghibli Park sets next opening dates; Reviving Japan's national manga and anime museum plans; and more
Digital manga grows amid publishing decline
Plus: Manga readers spend big on Piccoma app; Ghibli Park sets next opening dates; Reviving Japan's national manga and anime museum plans; and more
Digital manga grows amid publishing decline
Plus: Manga readers spend big on Piccoma app; Ghibli Park sets next opening dates; Reviving Japan's national manga and anime museum plans; and more
The Digital World Archive has Evolved
Why the change?How it has changed? Why the change? If you accessed this blog since the last few days, you might have noticed that it changed completely. When…
Crunchyroll Won’t Honor FUNimation Digital Purchases!
AstroNerdBoy shares the video he made, discussing how Crunchyroll will now honor digital media purchases made from FUNimation's.
MangaPlaza - Online Digital US Manga Service
We've got news from new online digital manga service MangaPlaza. The service offers nearly 50,000 manga Chapters from 2,000 titles including...
The Problem With Digital Colored Manga
My purist energy is reaching new heights today folks. Edited/Written by @TeeHallumsYT SUPPORT US ON PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/totallynotmark FOLLOW ME ON TWITTER:…
Digital manga double pre-pandemic sales
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