We've been gone for a while now, haven't we? Between work, school, trying to collect payment for work, videogames, travelling to Japan, videogames, and general depression, Colony Drop's output has come to a complete halt for the past year or so. I think… more »

Leap through time and space with me, if you will, all the way back to the Tokyo of 1994. The economic bubble had just burst, ushering in Japan’s so-called Lost Decade; at the same time, the city had yet to endure the Aum Shinrikyo cult’s sarin attack on… more »

Last year we said that New York Comic Con should just swallow up New York Anime Fest-- and its anime programming-- rather than run a relative non-attraction next door to what is fast becoming one of the biggest geek-interest cons in the country. The goo… more »

As of May 31, 2011, Tokyopop, which originally started as Mixx and at one point was one of the largest licensees of manga in North America, will be closing their publication doors. What was once a strong up-start… more »

“I have six months to live,” exclaims Danny Choo.The audience at his Sunday Anime Expo panel, shaken from their early-morning bleariness, gasps. Someone screams, “No, Danny!”“Wait,” Choo explains, “I live life as if I only have six months to live… more »

Our latest project that will probably distract us from writing actual content for this site is Shit Otaku Say. We welcome submissions. more »

2010 was kind of a shitty year to be a fan of Japanese cartoons. Death, of both the physical and the "of the industry" sort, has been busy keeping itself in the front of our minds since last January. We'd really rather not like to talk about all the awesome, talented people who died this year, like Carl Macek, Satoshi Kon, and Daisuke "I AM THE HEADMASTER OF MAN SCHOOL, HEIHACHI EDAJIMA!" Gouri, because the wounds are still too fresh. Heck, we're even a little choked up about The Nish! more »