Otaku Links: Trash girls
I’m pretty much still watching Gabriel Dropout for Satania, who is my favorite kind of character (think Toudou from Yowamushi Pedal). Peter Fobian explains Satania’s cringeworthy charm in his latest…
The evolution of an anime convention attendee
I went to my first Katsucon eight years ago, in 2009. I was 22, still in college. I had no idea that my boyfriend would one day be my husband.…
Otaku Links: Katsucon Bound
Will you be at Katsucon this weekend? In that case, it’s a rare moment to catch the Otaku Journalist in the wild! I’ll be giving two panels—37 years of Gundam…
How I find new writing jobs
If you’ve been reading my monthly income reports, you know that I’ve seriously increased my writing output, and it’s been paying off. Whenever I find an income stream that works,…
Otaku Links: At home in Japan
This happens to me all the time—I KNOW an anime is streaming legally, but I don’t remember where. I just found out about because.moe, a legal streaming search engine with…
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…