TokyoPop Explains Why Series Go On Hiatus TokyoPop LillianDP has an interesting article describing the manga sales process of getting it from the publisher to the retailer. It really is a good piece and I encourage you all to read this. That said, I did want to address one aspect of the article, that being
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Skydance Productions (and others) Apparently Want “Star Blazers”, Not “Space Battleship Yamato”
February 22nd, 2011 
AstroNerdBoy Skydance Productions (and others) Apparently Want “Star Blazers”, Not “Space Battleship Yamato” I was reading what AICN reported about the attempts by Skydance Productions and possibly even Lucasfilm going after the rights to do a Star Blazers live-action film rather than a Hollywood treatment of Space Battleship Yamato. Well, you guys know my negative feelings
Busy, Busy!
January 4th, 2011 AstroNerdBoy “Busy! I’m so busy, my head is spinning. Like a whirlpool, it never ends. Its my job that’s making it spin. Its making me busy!” (Sung to the tune of “Dizzy” by Tommy Roe) *lol* Since I have a massive jukebox in my head and everything can be a song, my co-workers are often regaled
Happy New Year 2011! (Year of the Rabbit, Kannagi Style)
January 1st, 2011 AstroNerdBoy Happy new year, everyone! I hope that 2011 is better than 2010 for all of us. ^_^;;;; With the passage of another year, I thought I’d check back on myself to see if I’d accomplished any of the anime/manga related items I set out to do. Urusei Yatsura — I started 2010 on episode 126
Hatsune Miku Still On My Mind
November 26th, 2010 AstroNerdBoy Hatsune Miku Still On My Mind Over Thanksgiving, somehow conversation in the workplace turned to the recent piece I wrote about HATSUNE Miku, the personification from the Vocaloid music software in Japan. Now so you understand, none of my colleagues are anime fans in the least so it was interesting watching through their eyes as
Negima!’s Akamatsu-sensei Leads The Way with Legal Japanese Online Manga Publishing
November 19th, 2010 AstroNerdBoy Negima!’s Akamatsu-sensei Leads The Way with Legal Japanese Online Manga Publishing For a long time now, I’ve been wanting to see more inroads to legal, online publication of manga, both in the U.S. and in Japan. So when I hear that on the 17th, Akamatsu-sensei has a new initiative for legal publication of out of
I Swear, The Japanese Will Make Women Obsolete!
November 12th, 2010 AstroNerdBoy I Swear, The Japanese Will Make Women Obsolete! In the past, I’ve noted on the Japanese talking about androids and sex, 2D marriages, and the perfect female partner (also android). I’ve noted the multiple anime and manga titles on the subject from Chobits to Hand Maid May and beyond. Still, when blog reader Trenaway pinged
So, When Are We Getting Del Rey’s Former Manga Titles, Kodansha USA?
November 8th, 2010 AstroNerdBoy So, When Are We Getting Del Rey’s Former Manga Titles, Kodansha USA? It was back on July 1, 2008 that we learned that the Japanese manga publisher Kodansha decided to cut out the middleman in the U.S. and create a new division for US manga publications and sales called Kodansha USA. Then in 2009, Kodansha
