Gunpla 101: A tutorial, an interview, and more
Gunpla 101 is such a weird business. It makes money even though I don’t technically sell any products. That’s because I use a system called affiliate marketing, which sounds a lot sleazier…
Otaku Links: Winds of change
There is now a trans Magic: The Gathering character. When I wrote about sexism in the community in 2012, I could not have imagined how much better things would be…
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It’s been six months since I became a regular weekly streaming reviewer at Anime News Network. Since August, I’ve written three episode reviews nearly every week, or about 70 episode…
Mononoke shows us who the real monsters are
Did you see that 2007 horror anime Mononoke is now on Crunchyroll? In spite of (or perhaps because of) work being crazy, I re-watched it all in a week. Aesthetically…
Otaku Links: Your friend, Naruto
Kill La Kill is going to air on Toonami! In a reasonable time slot! I wrote recently that it won’t ever be a gateway anime, but this could prove me…
How did Funimation run away with Winter 2015?
It’s time to irresponsibly speculate on what happened with simulcasts this season. I can’t be the only one to notice that the balance of power has shifted dramatically. Usually, I…
Otaku Links: Hello from far away
You’re getting my linkspam early this week because I’m not around. I’m in St. Thomas, a place I haven’t been since 2010 when my blog was still my journalism graduate school diary, not…
My Winter 2015 Anime Preview
New year, new anime! Wow, is Winter 2015 starting out strong or what? In accordance with my resolution to watch less terrible anime, I watched a very wide range of…
Otaku Links: New year, new anime
How’s everyone enjoying the Winter 2015 anime season? Vertical Inc. tackles the real appeal of sports manga in the US, and why partnerships with the NFL and NBA don’t translate…
My most ambitious 2015 goal
“Can you come out on New Year’s Eve?” my friends asked me this year. “No can do,” I replied. “I’m reviewing last year, doing a life-design worksheet, and setting my…