Wednesday, December 23, 2020

USPS Shipping Notice

As we are about the break for the long holiday weekend, I wanted to post a notation regarding the situation with USPS. As of today there are reports of millions of parcels that are being delayed due to both overwhelming capacity shortages, and workforce losses due to the pandemic. Yesterday the USPS reported that nearly 20,000 postal workers are currently out due to COVID. This has created a historic backlog at USPS facilities around the country.

We can't even get Priority Mail parcels across town inside our own zip code right now in less than 5 or 6 days. Our regular postal carrier says the local PO here is so jammed they don't think they will be able to get out from under for weeks. This is the story in most of the rest of the county as well.

Needless to say a lot of parcels are going to be late this year.

If you have been trying to track a package from our facility, it is only showing 'acceptance' but no other scan data, rest assured it definitely went into the postal system. None of these parcels are being scanned normally. Some parcels are not being scanned at all between shipment and delivery. We currently have several hundred USPS economy parcels in limbo with many being up to several weeks in transit that have not yet been delivered, some not yet being sorted. USPS is so loaded down all of these parcels are sitting in trailers at the local or regional sort hubs waiting their turn for routing. Economy shipments have been de-prioritized over priority shipments, and even those are way behind. Some early economy shipments from around the Black Friday time frame clearly went into trailers to wait for sort capacity to become available, but it never did. We have in-bounds from vendors that shipped USPS economy mid-Nov that still haven't arrived, and it's clear some of these 10-14 day economy packages may take up to 2 months to be delivered.


But I think most of these parcels will finally begin to move after Christmas as capacity becomes available again. I know the folks at USPS are working very hard. For the rest of us, we will just have to be patient and wait for them to clear up this historic backlog. For new orders on the store, think about choosing our UPS or FedEx Ground options for shipping unless your not concerned about delays in transit. In any case, there is nothing we can do about the USPS issues at this point, and I sincerely apologize to anyone who felt like they ordered early enough but still did not get their order before Christmas. We worked very hard to get everyone's order shipped as quickly as possible and it's disappointing to us that some of those parcels still may not arrive on time. 

But rest assured, those Anime parcels will arrive soon enough, and we'll look back on all this someday and laugh and remember when the pandemic reminded us all that Christmas is about more than just getting stuff in the mail.

We wish all of you a safe and Merry Christmas. We'll see you back on Monday!

Thursday, December 17, 2020

March Anime Releases from Funimation - Now Up for Pre-Order!

We've just posted some more upcoming Anime releases from Funimation for pre-order! 

Here's what's coming:

Funimation

Attack on Titan Complete Season 3 Collection BLURAY (Eps #1-22) - Mar 2
Certain Scientific Railgun T (Toaru Kagaku no Railgun) Season 3 Part 1 DVD/BD Combo Set - Mar 2
Dragon Ball Z Season 8 Steelbook 4:3 BLURAY (Eps #220-253) - Mar 2
Dragon Ball Z Season 9 Steelbook 4:3 BLURAY (Eps #254-291) - Mar 2

Phantasy Star Online 2 : Episode Oracle Part 1 BLURAY - Mar 9

BOFURI : I Don't Want to Get Hurt So I'll Max Out My Defense BLURAY (Standard Edition) - Mar 16
BOFURI : I Don't Want to Get Hurt So I'll Max Out My Defense DVD/BD Combo Set (Limited Edition) - Mar 16

Fruits Basket Season 2 Part 2 DVD/BD Combo Set - Mar 23
Fruits Basket Season 2 Part 2 DVD/BD Combo Set Limited Edition - Mar 23
One Piece Season 11 Part 1 DVD Boxed Set (Uncut) (Eps # 629-641) - Mar 23

Asteroid in Love BLURAY - Mar 30
Black Clover Season 3 Part 3 DVD/BD Combo Set (Standard Edition) - Mar 30
Black Clover Season 3 Part 3 DVD/BD Combo Set (Limited Edition) - Mar 30
Goblin Slayer Goblin's Crown Movie BLURAY - Mar 30

February Anime Releases from Viz, Eastern Star and Media Blasters - Now Up for Pre-Order!

We've just posted some more upcoming Anime releases from Viz, Eastern Star and Media Blasters for pre-order! 

 Here's what's coming:

Viz

JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Golden Wind Set 2 BLURAY - Feb 16
Naruto Set 2 BLURAY (Eps #28-55) - Feb 16

Eastern Star

Acrobunch BLURAY - Feb 23
Bananya and the Curious Bunch BLURAY - Feb 23
Brave 10 BLURAY - Feb 23
Konosuba Season 2 + OVA BLURAY - Feb 22
Lupin the 3rd : The Columbus Files BLURAY - Feb 23
Miss Machiko BLURAY - Feb 23

Media Blasters

Puppet Princess BLURAY - Feb 23
Pure-Hearted Girl Et Cetera BLURAY (Adult) - Feb 23

Upcoming Manga Added to the Store for Pre-order! - Week of December 15th

We've added another set of upcoming manga to the store site for pre-order!

Here's what's coming:

Blue Exorcist , Vol #25, Graphic Novel - Feb 2
Boruto , Vol #10, Graphic Novel - Feb 2
Chainsaw Man , Vol #3, Graphic Novel - Feb 2
Demon Slayer Kimetsu no Yaiba , Vol #20, Graphic Novel - Feb 2
Dr. STONE , Vol #15, Graphic Novel - Feb 2
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part 4: Diamond is Unbreakable , Vol #8, Graphic Novel (Hard Cover) - Feb 2
Jujutsu Kaisen , Vol #8, Graphic Novel - Feb 2
Kaguya-sama Love is War , Vol #18, Graphic Novel - Feb 2
King's Beast , Vol #1, Graphic Novel - Feb 2
Naruto : Shikamaru's Story Mourning Clouds [Novel] - Feb 2
Samurai 8 The Tale of Hachimaru , Vol #5, Graphic Novel - Feb 2
Seraph of the End , Vol #20, Graphic Novel - Feb 2
Shortcake Cake , Vol #11, Graphic Novel - Feb 2
We Never Learn , Vol #14, Graphic Novel - Feb 2
Yona of the Dawn , Vol #28, Graphic Novel - Feb 2
Fullmetal Alchemist : Fullmetal Edition , Vol #12, Graphic Novel (Hardcover) - Feb 9
Hayate the Combat Butler, Vol #37, Graphic Novel - Feb 9
Komi Can't Communicate , Vol #11, Graphic Novel - Feb 9
Tropical Fish Yearns for Snow , Vol #6, Graphic Novel - Feb 9
Blue Flag , Vol #6, Graphic Novel - Feb 16
Golden Kamuy , Vol #20, Graphic Novel - Feb 16
Mermaid Saga Collector's Edition , Vol #2, Graphic Novel - Feb 16
Urusei Yatsura , Vol #9, Graphic Novel (384 pgs) - Feb 16
Zom 100 : Bucket List of the Dead , Vol #1, Graphic Novel - Feb 16
Days on Fes , Vol #1, Graphic Novel - Feb 23
Do You Like the Nerdy Nurse? , Graphic Novel - Feb 23
Girl Without a Face , Vol #1, Graphic Novel - Feb 23
I Will Not Reach You , Vol #1, Graphic Novel - Feb 23
ID: Invaded #Brake-Broken , Vol #1, Graphic Novel - Feb 23
Penguin Gentleman Graphic Novel (Hardcover) - Feb 23
Solo Leveling , Vol #1, Graphic Novel - Feb 23

Friday, December 11, 2020

March 2021 Anime Releases from Sentai - Now Up for Pre-Order!

We've just posted Sentai's March 2021 Anime release slate for pre-order!

Here's what's coming:

Aragne : Sign of Vermillion BLURAY - Mar 2
Pet BLURAY - Mar 9
Bang Dream! 3nd Season Complete BLURAY - Mar 23
Kandagawa Jet Girls BLURAY - Mar 23
Cagaster of an Insect Cage BLURAY - Mar 30
Made In Abyss : Theatrical Collection Steelbook BLURAY - Mar 30

Upcoming Manga Added to the Store for Pre-order! - Week of December 8th

We've added another set of upcoming manga to the store site for pre-order!

 Here's what's coming:

Cells at Work : Baby , Vol #1, Graphic Novel - Feb 2
Haru's Curse , Graphic Novel - Feb 2
Rent-A-Girlfriend , Vol #5, Graphic Novel - Feb 2
Shikimori's Not Just a Cutie , Vol #3, Graphic Novel - Feb 2
A Sign of Affection , Vol #1, Graphic Novel - Feb 2
Bakemonogatari , Vol #7, Graphic Novel - Feb 9
Blue Period , Vol #3, Graphic Novel - Feb 9
Die Wergelder , Vol #3, Graphic Novel - Feb 9
Finder Deluxe Edition , Vol #10, Graphic Novel (Adult) - Feb 9
Given , Vol #5, Graphic Novel - Feb 9
MADK , Graphic Novel - Feb 9
Witch and the Beast , Vol #4, Graphic Novel - Feb 9
Ajin: Demi-Human , Vol #16, Graphic Novel - Feb 16
Cardcaptor Sakura Collector's Edition , Vol #7, Graphic Novel (HC) - Feb 16
Chobits 20th Anniversary Edition , Vol #3, Graphic Novel (HC) - Feb 16
Daily Lives of High School Boys , Vol #4, Graphic Novel - Feb 16
Shaman King Omnibus 1 (Vol #1-3) Graphic Novel - Feb 16
Star-Crossed!! , Vol #1, Graphic Novel - Feb 16
Flying Witch , Vol #9, Graphic Novel - Feb 23
Saint Young Men , Vol #5, Graphic Novel (Hard Cover) - Feb 23
Sweat and Soap , Vol #6, Graphic Novel - Feb 23
That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime , Vol #16, Graphic Novel - Feb 23
That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime Trinity in Tempest , Vol #3, Graphic Novel - Feb 23
Shaman King Omnibus 2 (Vol #4-6) Graphic Novel - Apr 13
World's End Harem Fantasia , Vol #4, Graphic Novel - Apr 13
Yuuna and the Haunted Hot Springs , Vol #13, Graphic Novel - Apr 13
To Your Eternity , Vol #14, Graphic Novel - Jun 1

Friday, December 04, 2020