On Saying No
“We may be socialized to be friendly and accommodating, but nobody can do it all, and that’s why we need to protect our time by saying no, even if it’s…
Otaku Links: Fanservice and fursuits
Fellow aniblogger Serdar has upgraded his blog, Ganriki, to a new blogging platform he built from scratch! Serdar’s been working on this since I interviewed him for Build Your Anime…
July 2016 Income Report
Thanks for being so cool about last month’s income report. It can be scary to share this stuff and wonder how people are going to judge me, but I have…
Otaku Links: 100% Politics Free
Politics are important, but after a week of work at a political organization by day, and watching the Democratic National Convention by night, I’m ready to forget they exist for…
None of this is your fault.
When I was in middle school, I would sometimes come home in tears, crying to my parents that the other kids had picked on me. After a few episodes of…
How to take shit on the internet with dignity
The first rule is, don’t let them see you care. I’ve had a friend since middle school who recently said her favorite thing about me is “You were always so…
Otaku Links: Deru deru deru
John has been on an NES gaming kick and it led to us digging up these vintage Legend of Zelda commercials. I don’t know what’s better, these 4Kids-directed rapping kids in…
Ethics in (card) game journalism
This week, something really cool happened to me—something that might make you lose your respect for me as a journalist. On Monday, a representative from Wizards of the Coast dropped…
Otaku Links: Pokémon stay a while
Last week was pretty rough, to the point that I sat down to write Otaku Links and thought, “Why bother?” But I got a great email from reader Greg, letting…
The Otaku Journalist Summer 2016 Season Preview
As a trained journalist, I know this summer isn’t as terrible as it feels. In my graduate program, we learned the techniques the media uses to make current events seem…