Anime is becoming more popular in the west, and here’s why

Anime has been dipping in and out of western attention for some time but in recent years there’s no doubt anime’s popularity has grown. In fact, anime popularity has skyrocketed enough to simply feel mainstream.  But why is that? Before we can answer that question I think there’s another we need to ask. What is […]

The Otaku’s Guidebook: The Three Episode Rule

Within both the Japanese and international anime community, there is a certain kind of guideline when starting to watch a new series called the three episode rule. Viewers will use it as a way to justify the anime they are and are not watching, and essentially, it states that a viewer must watch three episodes before […]