Otaku Links: Never too late
Manga translator Zack Davisson has won multiple Eisner awards, despite only starting to learn Japanese (in earnest) at age 30! If you want to learn, now’s not too late to start.…
Subjectivity: My plan for getting people to trust news again
Last week, a New York Times writer published a review of anime streaming service Crunchyroll as an outsider to the genre. Plenty of anime fans took offense to this, with…
Otaku Links: Burger time
Evan Minto of Ani-Gamers is probably best known these days for “Anime Burger Time,” his popular con panel. Now he’s given it a Tumblr incarnation. “Gabriel DropOut” is for all…
On failure and knowing when to quit (P.S. Asuna is free now)
Late last year, I decided to give myself a bit of a digital makeover. I left my last part-time web design gig with revamped WordPress skills, and even as I…
Otaku Links: My Link List Can’t Be This Cute
Sure I’m watching Eromanga Sensei, but it’s not like I’d admit it if you asked me IRL. Just like Oreimo before it, it’s a guilty pleasure that’s not actually as…
Fandom is better when you’re old.
This weekend I tabled at the Massanutten Regional Library in Harrisonburg, VA. It’s John’s hometown, and his mom invited me to come talk to kids as a published author. I…
Otaku Links: Fish food
How do people in Japan eat healthy when there are so many delicious, sugary breads to snack on? This week, Answerman published a field guide to common Japanese breads. When I…
On passion projects and working for free
I’ve launched a lot of new products and businesses over the years. But Anime Origin Stories is the first new endeavor I’d characterize as a passion project. Normally when I…
Otaku Links: Blast from the past
What an overwhelming week it’s been for me! On Monday I announced my new project, Anime Origin Stories, and immediately got inundated with your amazing fandom histories. We just passed…
What’s your anime origin story?
Today I’m launching a new project: Anime Origin Stories. It’s a reporting project in which I’m hoping to interview as many anime fans as possible (yes, even you), about their introduction…