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…
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…