Actually it’s been fall for a few weeks now, but I’m just starting to get into the spirit now that I can’t wear shorts everywhere anymore. Japanese 103 started this week, giving me that “back to school” feeling years after I graduated. John and I roasted a pumpkin with cinnamon. And the new fall anime season is just about to begin.
- The Eccentric Family is an anime that conveys the seasons especially well. Which is why I probably won’t be able to keep my hands off the premium edition, selling for $64 this January. If you’re not familiar, check out this review I wrote a year ago: The Eccentric Family and the Japan that never was.
- Just in time for Halloween, Charles Dunbar has released six ghostly tales inspired by Japanese folklore. Each one centers on a fictitious Japanese creature, so you might learn something about mythology, too.
- We know that the fantastic occurrences of the anime world aren’t real, but could they be? Anime Science 101 is a blog that explores whether or not Edward Elric’s automail and Natsu’s legendary appetite could exist according to real biology.
- Elegy for a Dead World is a video game about writing fiction. It’s still just a Kickstarter, and I haven’t contributed (yet), but my interest is piqued.
- As Others See Us is a blog for fans that records and comments on the mainstream media’s references to fanfiction. Apparently, this happens a lot more often than you’d expect.
- My friend Lisa Granshaw, who runs a helpful consulting service for people interested in getting media careers, just launched The Force Of Geek Fashion, her blog on the nerdiest styles available. There’s not much there yet, but Lisa already has articles about costumes and cosmetics on the Daily Dot.
- Who’s ready for Consentacle, the consensual sex card game about tentacle porn? This is a really interesting twist in the “tentacle rape” narrative.
- Do you ever Google yourself? It’s amazing what you find. For example, I didn’t realize I had a Goodreads author profile, or that I apparently have a book coming out in October. Or maybe December. Who knows!
Screenshot via The Eccentric Family