Okami Official Complete Works Now in Stock
One of the pleasant perks of working for an anime store is always being surrounded by cool and fun stuff. But occasional something turns up that’s especially nice, and deserving of extra special...
View ArticleCosmode Sanjou!
I’m not a cosplayer myself, but even I’m impressed by the debut volume of Cosmode USA. Despite being solicited as a domestic magazine, the premier volume of Cosmode USA is actually an archival photo...
View Article2008 Blockbusters Revealed
Curious to know what other anime fans are collecting? Here’s our best selling mainstream and adult anime DVDs of the year so far. See what sells. Find out what other fans consider worth their funds....
View ArticleThe Akiba: The Review
Japan Publications Trading’s 97 page glossy guide book The Akiba: A Manga Guide to Akihabara, much like Tokyo’s compact Akihabara district itself, packs much more into its small area than expected....
View ArticleShameless Retail Plug – Figures
We’ve been working on adding more figures lately, and today they’re finally up. Over 400 anime figures added to the site today and marked at 10% off! Girls, Mecha, Final Fantasy, and much more. Whew…...
View ArticleA Ten For Tenken
Last year One Peace Books introduced itself to American manga readers with its English language publication of the essay manga So I Need to Lose 15 Pounds. Now the publisher deepens its relationship...
View ArticleDeliberating Durarara!!
The folks at Aniplex USA kindly sent me a DVD sample of their upcoming domestic Durarara!! DVD release. I was eager to critique it until my anticipation waned slightly upon discovering that that...
View ArticleK-On! DVD 1 Review
After animating the smash hit Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya television series in 2006 then following it with the equally successful Lucky Star television series the following year, the rapidly...
View ArticleMore JapanAnime Going Away…
Passing this along to collectors and/or hentai fans, JapanAnime just let us know of more licenses expiring, so grab them while they’re still available! Expiring December 1st Expiring January 1st
View ArticleMaking Game of Thrones
A friend turned us on to this one today, the Inside HBO’s Game of Thrones book. While we wait impatiently for the next season, I’ve got one of these ordered and on the way (And while we’re shilling...
View ArticleOne Piece Chopper Pillow
We list a lot of merchandise, most of the time before it actually hits our warehouse, and it can be hard to tell from the pics what an item is really like sometimes. Sometimes items come in that are...
View ArticlePower Up Your Referals
Our friends that deliver the monthly Power Up Box geeky cool subscription assortment have let us know that subscribers can now earn a free month’s deluxe box by encouraging four people to sign up for...
View ArticleJohn Oppliger’s Bloody Angel Now in Print
On March 26, 1994, I began writing rough drafts and notes for my original anime-inspired novel Bloody Angel. Twenty-three years later, I’m happy to say that I’ve finally completed and self-published...
View ArticleBloody Angel Book Signing Scheduled
In case any local readers, followers, or fans are interested, I’ll be signing copies of my anime-inspired fiction novel Bloody Angel on Sunday the 27th at Warehouse 51 Games, located across the street...
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