Whatever happened to “Girugamesh Guy?”
“Girugamesh!” It’s the most quoted line in an oft-quoted commercial. Directed by one voice actor (Vic Mignogna) and starring others, this promotional video for Sakura-con that took on a life of…
Otaku Links: What is this deliciousness?
This My Love Story!! cosplay from TuxTeam is incredible. They were also behind that viral Big Hero 6 cosplay a few months back. Anime Vice was one of the news…
Frequently Asked Questions about Build Your Anime Blog
There’s nothing like the high that comes after a book launch. After having my nose to the grindstone for two months, I can finally celebrate and look ahead to a…
Build Your Anime Blog is on sale now!
At long last, the book I’ve been hinting at for months is available for purchase. Build Your Anime Blog: How to Get Started, Stand Out, and Make Money Writing About What…
Putting the journalist back in Otaku Journalist
I always promised myself I wouldn’t become the kind of blogger who puts up a post to say sorry for not blogging, but here we are. I haven’t been this…
Why does anime wall art come on scrolls?
If you’ve been an anime fan for a long time, it might not even occur to you how strange it is. While other fandoms hang posters, we have our pick…
Otaku Links: an excuse to talk about Ping Pong
I have a special place in my heart for Flash animation, both because I was a professional Flash developer before I became a journalist and because I was in high…
What I’m Watching: Spring 2015
The rumors are false: actually, there’s plenty of good anime to watch this season. We just had to wait for the anime oysters to sift through the crap. I’m going…
Build Your Anime Blog: The complete interview list
It’s now just a few weeks until I launch my new book, Build Your Anime Blog, into the world. I’m scrambling to edit, make corrections, and adjust the formatting, which…
Anime Boston 2015: A recap
My Anime Boston story is an unlikely one. In 2010, I applied to attend Anime Boston as a member of the press, and was rejected since at the time, the…