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…
Do you prefer digital or physical manga?
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Digital Media Preservation: Why the Interspecies Reviewers Controversy Matters
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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…
Physical or Digital, I Prefer to Read my One Piece Manga in… [23/30]
Every reader I know has their preferred medium. Some readers like the hard copy and others prefer the digital. You also get the readers that listen to their…
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…
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
Do Media Consumers Actually Engage With Media?
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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…
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…
Spy x Family #11 — Improper Physical Therapy
World's worst hospital. Impressions: As we continue to eschew the front half of the title of this show, that just solidifies that I'll be done with it…
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…
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.
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
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…
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…
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…
Azuki: Your Digital Manga Cafe
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Digital Church Services for Otaku
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2001: 21st-Century Digital Toys
Alexandra Roedder is finishing her Ph.D. in musicology at the University of California, Los Angeles, writing about Joe Hisaishi's Ghibli so...
The Golden Ani-Versary of Anime (1963-2013)
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Bandai Carddass’s Digital Monster archive
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●DIGITAL ART● COLORS OVER SCRAMBLE
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Digital Manga: Purchasing on Overdrive!
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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…
Tokyo Art Scene: Digital Art
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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!
Conceptual Log: Archived Research on Digital World and Digimon (1997~1998 Digital Monster)
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Japan's Digital Economy: On Women & Labor in the Digital Age (Dr. Gabriella Lukacs)
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Wytchwood Gets Physical Release On Nintendo Switch Next Week
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[Interview] Media Blasters – Toshihiro Hirano
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Japan failed at social media
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[Interview] Media Blasters – Yasuo Uragami
This time, Yasuo Uragami, the Sound Director of Rayearth anime and OVA, tells us about the work of a sound director and how was working on Rayearth anime.
Media Platforms: Fundamentals and Harm
What is a media platform? Where do they come from? And, why should we think critically about them? Digital media platforms originated from the mass media culture of…
Let’s Talk about Hanashi Media
In this week's Please Save My Money, Krystallina talks about the newest light novel and manga publisher to now pop up, Hanashi Media!
Discotek Media Announce 2021 Titles
Hot on the heels of Anime Limited's own solicitations for 2021, US anime label Discotek Media has announced its latest batch of releases. Th...
OtakuGeneration (Show #137) Formal Media
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The Media Mix in Haruhi
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Considering Violent Media and Killing
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Arion licensed by Discotek Media
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Discotek Media Announce 2023 Licences
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Digital manga grows amid publishing decline
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Azuki The New Digital Manga Service
It's just been announced that from Monday 28th June 2021, a new legal digital manga service will be launched. Azuki, named after the red bea...
Digital manga grows amid publishing decline
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MangaPlaza - Online Digital US Manga Service
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