What I want the next generation of anime fans to know
To state the obvious, I haven’t been blogging lately. Trouble at work, too many projects, and a nasty cough have all contributed. But an experience I had on Sunday reminded…
How to start selling books on Kindle
It’s been a year since I self-published my last Kindle book, Build Your Anime Blog. But every month, I still get a check for it. Same goes for Otaku Journalism,…
Otaku Links: The more things change
Here’s an interactive map of Kyoto that lets you toggle between now and the 9th century. Now I was sort of hoping for a Google Street View and this is…
How to find the fandom skills you already have
Do you mind if I brag a little bit? Because the company I started is really taking off. We already have gotten three clients in a week, and we have…
Otaku Links: Real anime facts
An r/anime discussion about why Funimation’s market for anime is firmly under 25. Do you agree that anime fans tend to prioritize other spending as they grow older? When anime fans do…
How to turn your fandom interests into a business
This month, a friend and I started a company called Fanspeak Interactive LLC. This is technically my second business, after Orsini Bowers Media. But while OBM is really just a…
Otaku Links: An embarrassment of riches
There is SO MUCH amazing anime this season that Lost in Anime’s Guardian Enzo reviewed 20+ first episodes! So did Josei Next Door, but she impressively managed to shave her watch-list…
How to get back to normal after a trip to Japan
First, drop off the face of the Earth. Let stuff lapse—your blog, your business, your relationships. Get so flaky with your friends that one of them calls you, worried, because you…
Otaku Links: A few good writers
How much money do you cost the anime industry when you illegally stream? Jenbae’s model is a guesstimate by her own account, but it still went viral. It shows that there’s absolutely…
How to prepare for your first visit to Japan
Twenty years in advance: Be a Girl Scout. When it comes time to choose a country for your troop to study for Thinking Day, choose Japan. Taste sushi for the…