January 2017 Monthly Income Report
Change has been on my mind this 2017. Here are some of the ways I’ve been switching it up. Oil painting. For the past three years, I’ve been studying Japanese,…
Otaku Links: Keep it weird
What are you watching this winter? I’m reviewing Iron-Blooded Orphans and Yowamushi Pedal New Generation for Anime News Network, and watching Miss Kobayashi’s Dragon Maid and Descending Stories: Showa Genroku…
Overwhelmed? I know the feeling.
John in the distance in “Real America.” His grandfather built this bridge 50 years ago. On Twitter, I follow a lot of anime people and a lot of tech people.…
Otaku Links: Escape from reality
I’m a huge fan of Yaya Han, whose passion and craftsmanship have helped her become one of the first and most prominent professional cosplayers. Her interview with MyMotto shows some…
How I unhacked my blog
Not too long ago, the website you’re reading this on was hacked. Sometime in late December, I became aware that two of my websites, Otaku Journalist and Gunpla 101, had…
Otaku Links: Work. Life. Balance.
It’s been almost a year since I took this photo in Japan. I just dug it up again as possible inspiration for an oil painting class I’m taking. I’m trying…
The worst business advice I have ever received
Last year around this time, I attended an energy healing session. This requires some context. I had decided to put renewed effort (and capital) into my business, and I was…
Otaku Links: Badass ladies
Yattatachi listed their favorite female anime leads who take no shit. My favorite is still Yona, because we get to see her character develop as she learns to toughen up.…
Who gets to have their anime opinions heard?
Nobody was more surprised than I was when I was picked to be a Crunchyroll Anime Awards judge. I’m not famous or in the industry, like some of the other…
Otaku Links: F A S H I O N
The Japanese Fashion Archive features sartorial choices time forgot from the ’70s, ’80s, and ’90s. Maybe the weirdest part of the one I featured here is that it just randomly…