RACS NEWS & UPDATES
Greetings Fellow Otakus From Anime Corner World Headquarters!
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February 24th, 2023 | Issue # 1778
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Store News and Tab Clearing |
A QUICK NOTE
The Panzer this week is from Bukowski. The actual quote goes like this:
“Understand me. I’m not like an ordinary world. I have my madness, I live in another dimension and I do not have time for things that have no soul.”
I admire his writings immensely. :-)
STORE STUFF
In addition to the new stuff, we finally got restocked on the Interspecies Reviewers BLURAY (Adult) from Critical Mass which has been out of stock since the beginning of January. Backorders are shipping now.
And finally, we just got the Assassination Classroom Manga Box Set (Vol #1-21 + Extras) back in stock from Viz after about a two year long hiatus. Originally issued in 2019, I'm pretty sure this will be the last pressing of this unique boxed set, so just FYI - get em while they last! |
NEW LICENSES
Seven Seas announced that it has licensed the I Married My Female Friend, Dungeon Friends Forever, Breakfast with My Two-Tailed Cat, and Chi: On the Movements of the Earth manga. Seven Seas will release the first volume of Shio Usui's I Married My Female Friend (Onna Tomodachi to Kekkon Shitemita.) manga in December.
Yen Press announced on Friday that it has licensed 12 manga, three light novels, and one graphic novel for release in August 2023. The titles include:
- I've Been Killing Slimes for 300 Years and Maxed Out My Level Spin-off: The Red Dragon Academy for Girls manga
- Puella Magi Madoka Magica: The Movie -Rebellion-: The Complete Omnibus Edition manga
- Mieruko-chan Anthology Comic manga
- Associate Professor Akira Takatsuki's Conjecture manga
- Sentenced to Brave Punishment light novel
- Liar, Liar light novel
- Kunon the Sorcerer Can See Through light novel
- I Don't Need a Happy Ending manga
- The Illustrated Guide to Monster Girls manga
- After We Gazed at the Starry Sky manga
- The Witches' Marriage manga
- Touge Oni: Primal Gods in Ancient Times
- The Second-Chance Noble Daughter Sets Out to Conquer the Dragon Emperor manga
- I Don't Know Which Is Love manga
- Game of Familia -Family Senki- manga
Yen Press has also licensed Cassandra Jean and Mosskat's Cuckoos Three graphic novel.
IN THE NEWS
Aniplex of America and Crunchyroll announced a U.S. theatrical event for Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba -To the Swordsmith Village. On March 3, 2023, Episodes 10 and 11 of the series' Entertainment District Arc will be shown in select theaters alongside an extended Episode 1 of the Swordsmith Village Arc. Back in April 2021, Demon Slayer: Mugen Train opened at around $19 million for the weekend.
Netflix recently ordered an animated series based on Pluto, according to Deadline. The series is based on the manga of the same title by Naoki Urasawa and Takashi Nagasaki (see "'Pluto' Manga"), which is inspired by "The Greatest Robot on Earth" story arc from Astro Boy (1964).
Netflix is the Wile E Coyote to the good Manga adaptation Road Runner...
Manga and anime creator Leiji Matsumoto, whose body of work includes Space Pirate Captain Harlock, Queen Emeraldas, and Galaxy Express 999, died on February 13 in a Tokyo hospital at the age of 85. The cause of death was given as acute heart failure. He is survived by his wife, Miyako Maki, a manga artist who is prominent in Japan and sometimes collaborated with her husband. Matsumoto is best known to English-language readers for his space opera manga and anime, with many of the anime becoming available in English long before the manga. The most influential of these is Space Battleship Yamato (released in English as Star Blazers), which he directed. The series, which ran in 1974-75, was one of the first sci-fi anime to have the deeper themes and complicated storylines that would later characterize series such as Neon Genesis Evangelion. Matsumoto received numerous awards during his life, including the Japanese Order of the Rising Sun and the French Ordre des Arts et des Lettres.
God speed Mr. Matsumoto. We all owe you so much. Thank you.
Sunrise's announced that the Gundam Factory Yokohama facility — which houses a moving, life-size RX-78-2 Gundam statue — will remain open until March 31, 2024.The staff cited the continued widespread interest to visit the attraction, despite the lingering domestic and overseas travel restrictions due to COVID-19. The facility was originally slated to close on March 31, 2022 after a limited-time run, but it was already extended once before to March 31, 2023. The 18-meter-high (59-foot-tall) life-size, moving Gundam held its grand opening for public viewing in December 2020.
Manga was the biggest contributor to 2023 year-to-date graphic novel unit sales declines in the book channel of 13%, according to NPD BookScan. Manga is responsible for 60% of the decline, according to the report. This follows a slowing of book channel graphic novel sales growth in 2022, when graphic novel unit sales were only up 1.8% year over year, after 81% growth (in dollars, including book fairs) in 2021. Kids graphic novel sales in the book channel were down 7% in units in 2022, which helped pull the overall graphic novel growth rate down to that 1.8% number. Manga still accounts for over half of book channel sales, according to NPD BookScan data. For the 52 weeks ending February 11, 2023, manga accounted for 53% of book channel sales, with kids graphic novels a distant second at 26%, and YA graphic novels third with 6%.
Considering the ramp up in manga publishing during the pandemic, it really doesn't have anywhere to go but down for awhile. Currently we are looking at 2,200 anual releases, and I would say a 'healthy' manga market in the US can't really support more than around 1,500 issues annually, less during a resession, so we've still got a ways to go before we return to a sustainable post-pandemic manga market.
Anime streaming service Crunchyroll [i.e. Crunchymationsonystuf] laid off about 85 employees last week. According to one employee with knowledge about the recent terminations, the layoffs primarily affected the company's marketing and engineering sectors. The source did not know if the layoffs only affected full-time employees or included contractors. Crunchyroll President Rahul Purini informed staff about the layoffs in an email on February 16. The email cites the integration of the Funimation and Crunchyroll teams as the reason behind the terminations. At an "All Staff" meeting on Tuesday, Crunchyroll leadership informed employees that those who were laid off will continue to receive benefits throughout the severance period. Multiple sources cited that the decision was not a cost-saving measure but rather a matter of resolving redundant roles.
As always happens with these sorts of acquisitions, most of the original Funimation team members are now gone. I think we all know where CR is gonna look next for 'redundancy' in their recently acquired business operations...
Last month, Netflix executives told investors that reducing subscription prices were out of the question. In a January earnings call, co-Chief Executive Greg Peters hinted the company might raise prices in regions where consumers can afford the streaming service. But in the last week, first reported by Cord Cutters News and now The Wall Street Journal, the streaming giant slashed subscription prices in over 30 countries. In what appears to be a rare move, Netflix reduced prices across Middle Eastern countries, including Iran, Jordan, Yemen, and Libya; sub-Saharan African markets, including Kenya; and European countries, such as Bulgaria, Croatia, and Slovenia. In Central and South America, Nicaragua, Ecuador, and Venezuela have seen reductions in subscription costs. In Asia, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, and the Philippines have also seen reductions. Meanwhile, US customers have seen their monthly subscription prices rise over the last few years. There was no relief for North America.
DATE CHANGES
WAS - Jan 31, 2023
WAS - Mar 7, 2023
WAS - Apr 18, 2023
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UPCOMING ANIME
Date Changes:
WAS Apr 4:
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If you haven't noticed yet, we've added a previously owned section to the store site. That section keeps getting bigger and bigger, and I just wanted to give you folks the inside scoop. Everything we add there is a (1) unit only proposition, so be sure to check back often to make sure you don't miss out on anything cool we might just drop in there! |
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From child soldier to Auto Memory Doll, Violet Evergarden is famously known for turning thoughts and feelings into letters. But when a face from her past is revealed, she’s at a loss for words.
Perhaps if she can’t say how she feels, she can write it.
Violet Evergarden: The Movie Limited Edition contains the anime film directed by Taichi Ishidate in Blu-ray and 4K Ultra HD formats and includes a special collector's box, a filler box designed to fit into Violet Evergarden: The Complete Series
Limited Edition, and 12 unique art cards.
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RACS Collectors Cards - Now Shipping!
We are very glad to hear so much positive feedback regarding our new batch of RACS collectors cards. There are 10 cards in all, each featuring a unique piece of Anime art created exclusively around our group of RACS spokes characters. You can't order the cards, we are including one card at random in all outgoing RACS store orders. We have printed a limited run of 5,000 of each card, and we hope this gives everyone a chance to collect them all. Good luck!
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Fund Your Anime Habit with BitCoin @ RACS! |
You can now use BitCoin to satisfy your Anime addiction here at RACS, and it's easy! Just select BITCOIN as your payment method when you checkout. We will process your order and calculate the amount based on the current exchange rate for BTC and send you an e-mail with the amount of due and the wallet address to send it to. Once we confirm transfer of your funds, we will process and ship your order. It's easy, and you can fund your order in BitCoin from anywhere in the world without all those high bank fees or exchange rate woes. Many of our customers already buy their Anime this way, so why not give it a try!
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Amazon Gift Codes? - You Can Use em @RACS!! |
If you have an Amazon gift card or code (or codes), and you want to use them here at the Anime Corner Store instead, don't worry - you can! The process is simple - just setup and place your order, and while you are checking out, drop the Amazon code (or codes) you want to use in the comments box on the order form along with the amounts next to each code that you want to use. Then finalize and place your order. Once it's done, we'll manually apply the codes to your order on our end and only bill your credit card for the balance left over after we deduct them.
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*** ANIME BD/DVD - NEW ARRIVALS!! ***
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Lost on the Demon Continent, Rudy, Eris, and Ruijerd join forces to form the "Dead End" professional adventurers! Headed for Asura Kingdom, they work together to find a way back home. Meanwhile, Roxy sets out across
the continent in search of Rudy.
Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation Season 1 Part 2 Blu-ray/DVD contains episodes 12-23 and the OVA
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Junpei and Kanta live in Shikotan, a rural fishing village that has been
isolated from turmoil during World War II.
The brothers are named after Giovanni and Campanella from their father’s favorite book, Night on the Galactic Railroad, which becomes a source of solace in the aftermath of Japan’s defeat. When Soviet forces arrive with their families to settle in the local town, Junpei meets Tanya, the daughter of the commander.
Despite their language barrier and growing tension, the children
soon form an unlikely friendship.
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*** MANGA & BOOK - NEW ARRIVALS!! ***
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NEW BOOKS & MANGA IN STOCK:
FEATURED NEW ARRIVAL:
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Nagatoro is a freshman in high school who loves teasing and torturing her older male classmate. What is her motivation and why does Senpai put up with her? Does Nagatoro just want to create misery for Senpai?
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Upcoming Anime Figurines!
March Pre-Order List Coming Soon...
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Trade In Your BDs, DVDs, CDs, Manga, or Games - IT'S EASY! |
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Did you know that you can trade in your previously viewed BD's and DVD's, CD's, Manga, and Video Games for store credit? |
Trading in your excellent condition previously owned stuff for credit is now very easy, and we've even expanded the program for some non-Anime items too! Just click on this link to see the trade in values of your used stuff, then pack-up your items and send them to us - there is no need to contact us first or obtain an authorization number. Once they arrive and are inspected, we'll e-mail you with a credit code you can spend on our store.
It's that easy! So why just let your stuff collect dust? Trade it in and get something you really want!
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Thank you for reading! Have a great weekend, and enjoy your anime! |
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