Why it’s still worth watching the anime classics
Last Friday night, I finally watched Akira. I know, I know. I’m part of the Toonami Generation of anime fans, sometimes known as the fourth wave of anime fandom. As…
Seven reasons to watch Turn A Gundam
Turn A Gundam is my favorite Gundam show of all, but this is my first time recommending it to other fans. Because until now, the only way to get it…
Otaku Links: Fandom is everywhere
Delivering these links a little late today. This week, whenever I wasn’t working or writing my new book, I was preparing to teach an Introduction to WordPress class. There’s never…
The Otaku Journalist is writing another book
It’s been way too long since my last post announcing an ebook. You may have seen me tweeting some questions lately, and this is why. I’m working on an ebook…
Ten anime that don’t “all look alike”
After I wrote my retort to the idea that “old anime is somehow better” last week, some of you remain unconvinced. I realized this belief goes far deeper than I…
Otaku Links: What month is it?
It’s March, but the weather’s so snowy and cold that I haven’t set foot outside my apartment in three days. I’m staving off the cabin fever with Gunpla, Ask.fm questions…
The “good old days” of anime
Anime today is awful. Everything airing is crap, and fans have horrible taste. Why can’t we go back to the good old days of anime? Oh right, because they never…
An interview with Frag Doll turned Game Producer Sabre
For my latest interview with an awesome geek, I looked in my own backyard. Kim, known as Sabre online, and I graduated from the same high school class. But while…
Otaku Links: Robo glitter
I didn’t expect the prettiest anime of Winter 2015 to be a mecha anime, but life is full of surprises. Circumstances outside my control led to this not being…
Otaku Links: Two short weeks
Between my San Francisco work trip, Katsucon, and the inevitable crushing sickness that followed, I haven’t spent a lot of time looking for links. Here’s just a little bit of…