How we review
How TANA picks, checks and gets paid
The trust rules behind every product page and guide on this site, in plain language.
What earns a place on the shelf
We cover manga, TCG and figure products announced or sold on the Japanese side, where the Japanese source is the primary source: official maker announcements, store product pages and release listings.
A product earns a page here by being notable to collectors — a new set, a pre-order window, a JP-exclusive. Placement is not for sale: no one can buy a spot on TANA, and we won't publish a page because a store asked us to.
Verified vs. not verified
We don't publish a release date, a pre-order window or a price without checking it against a primary source first, and we don't print a price without the date we checked it. If we can't date a number, we don't print the number — we link to the official page instead, because that page is the only place the figure is current.
We distinguish what we have handled ourselves from what we have researched. Unless an article explicitly says we own or tested the item, treat the page as carefully sourced research, not a hands-on review.
Affiliate links
Some store links are affiliate links: if you buy through one, TANA may earn a commission at no extra cost to you. That is the site's intended business model, and our rule is that the disclosure sits with the links — we don't put a buy box on a page without it.
Affiliates don't decide coverage or ranking. Our rule is not to build a product page around a single store, so no one programme's interests can shape it, and we link stores we have no relationship with whenever they serve you better.
No investment advice, ever
We never give investment advice on collectibles. No "this card will go up", no price predictions, no flame icons. When we discuss the aftermarket at all, we explain structure — supply, reprints, demand cycles — never what to buy as an asset.
Our editorial goal is the opposite of speculation: helping you get the thing you want at its normal retail price, by not missing the window.
Corrections
Pre-order and release facts change. Our rule when a date moves is to update the page and the date stamped on it, rather than leave a number standing that we can no longer defend. A wrong deadline costs readers real money, so corrections come before new pages.