meta: The Industry

When an anime title vanishes from streaming services, it hurts the works of the little guys far more than the big ones -- and it's often the little guys whose work most needs preserving

GAINAX's satire/mockumentary is fascinating as a time capsule from its moment in fandom history, but most of its insights are inadvertent -- that is, when it's not just being downright cruel

Used properly, Kickstarter can benefit big and small outfits alike, and Funimation's project for a new 'Escaflowne' dub is using crowdfunding in an intelligent and targeted way

On the benefits of anime featuring adult characters -- even if it isn't anime for an adult audience

4K video is soon to be a consumer medium, but there's multiple reasons anime won't get much of a boost from it

Yet another attempt at a live-action 'AKIRA' has geared up, but the main problem remains: who would bother seeing it?

Direct financing of anime, both original works and the distribution of reissues, has just begun to show both its limits and its promise

What constitutes a 'classic' in anime, and what does it mean to define that?

Sony should use its live-action 'Robotech' remake as a way to free 'Macross' from the smothering legal quagmire that's kept the franchise in limbo for too long

Seven of the questions I ask myself about any anime, and the questions they in turn provoke

Centering criticism of media around available, in-print titles is useful in the short run, but deprives both audiences and critics of real food for thought in the long run

How the near-disappearance of physical stores has transformed one of the classic pleasures of anime fandom: stumbling across hidden treasure

Why deluxe packaging and other such marketing stunts may make it harder for fans to express their devotion, not easier -- and not just because of the pricetags

A well-intentioned program in Japan to curb piracy right now amounts to little more than spitting on a fire to put it out

... then at least let the industry learn the right things from its passing