Web design retrospect: J-Novel Club
Back in June, I got an email about a potential freelance project. It came from Sam Pinansky, who I knew from his anime translation work and the founding of Anime…
Otaku Links: Newtypes? Newtypes.
My friend Amelia just launched her site, Anime Feminist! I’ve been quietly rooting for it behind the scenes—I was even the first Patreon backer, and I’m overly proud of that. One…
How to create a profitable side income
In my last earnings report, I mentioned offhandedly that I’m starting a new business. Again. I haven’t mentioned the business linked in that post in a while because after a…
Otaku Links: Kickstart everything!
The first episode of Yuri!!! On Ice was a whirlwind and it’s easy to get hyped up already. But Tom Zoth’s retrospective on director Sayo Yamamoto’s previous works makes me…
September 2016 Income Report
After four months of sharing my income on Otaku Journalist, I look forward to the end of the month. While I’ve always kept spreadsheets of my monthly earnings, it’s been…
Otaku Links: Intervention needed
This is a cry for help: it’s been fewer than three weeks and I’ve already watched 40+ episodes of Hunter x Hunter (which I am pronouncing “Hunter Hunter” until I…
Six lessons from 2 years of professional anime reviews
Two years ago this month, I had just started my position as an episodic streamer at Anime News Network. In the months ahead, I would write several thousand words a…
Otaku Links: Back to school
Starting October 31, you can take a month-long online course on Japanese subculture at Keio University. Lectures will be in Japanese with English subtitles and span from the ’70s to today.…
Fashion advice from a freelancer who likes bright colors and saving money
I decided to go back to work in November to improve my web development skills by working as part of a team. As the initial elation of getting the job…
Otaku Links: Exclamatory anime titles!!!
Summer anime is winding down, and I’ve already got my eyes on what’s coming up this fall. Since I’m a sports anime fan, I definitely want to check out Long…