December 2016 Monthly Income Report
Most of the time I feel like Schrodinger’s Freelancer: I’m both doing pretty well and one step away from bankruptcy. Any time I’m working, I’m fine. Any time I’m not,…
Otaku Links: New Links Eve
I don’t drink a lot of whisky but I finally found one I like, and Ink asked me to review it for Drunken Otaku. Considering my favorite wine costs $10,…
The Best of Otaku Journalist 2016
It’s the day after Christmas, and you’re already back on your computer? Me too. It’s hard to make the end of the year a time of relaxation, because it’s so…
Otaku Links: The Twelve Days of Anime
The Twelve Days of Anime are still going strong! Here’s a helpful Google spreadsheet where you can read posts from everyone who is participating. It’s the time of year when…
How I’m Preparing Otaku Journalist For 2017
Have you read The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up: The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing? Marie Kondo’s bestseller can be a little woo woo at times (and here I’m…
Otaku Links: The Unintentional Sads
Didn’t mean to do such a bummer roundup this week, but it’s fitting as one of my final link lists for 2016. Enjoy? Not sure this GateBox commercial is intended to…
Otaku Links: Goodbye Gundam
Sad to hear the 1:1 scale Gundam at Odaiba is going away and, even worse, the Gundam Front Tokyo museum is shutting down too. If you won’t get a chance to…
November 2016 Monthly Income Report
After some encouragement last month, I decided to keep up with my income reports. Now it’s been six months of this, and it’s already December. This is my least productive…
Otaku Links: Anime belongs in the trash
Did the US election influence fanfiction production? According to toastystats, there’s been a 30% increase in fanfiction following November 8, with the biggest spike in the “angst” genre. I got…
Gift ideas for anime fans, 2016 edition
Welcome back to the fourth year running of Otaku Journalist’s holiday gift guide! Every holiday season I say the same thing: by now every anime fan knows where to get…