Finally! My first Master Grade Gunpla
It’s been over a year since I wrote about building my first Master Grade, and I finally did it. (The one I talked about last September ended up being a…
Otaku Links: My oldtaku is showing
It’s almost time for the Twelve Days of Anime, Scamp’s long-running meme in which bloggers write about the anime they watched this year. I’m already writing up my posts in advance.…
Christmas present ideas for anime fans
When I was in seventh grade, I spent a weekend carefully printing out pictures of the four main characters of The Slayers, cutting them out, and pasting them onto my…
Otaku Journalist is five years old!
Me in early 2010 and late 2014. Still blogging, still wearing funny things on my head. This is my 563rd post. That means I’ve been blogging about 112 days…
Otaku Links: No, it’s not Friday
Welcome to the extra-early edition of Otaku Links! As it turns out, this Friday is Otaku Journalist’s FIVE YEAR ANNIVERSARY not that I’m excited or anything, so I want to…
The Gundam Holiday Shopping Guide
Here’s something I spent a week building for my other blog, Gunpla 101, the Ultimate Gundam Holiday Shopping Guide. There are eight different gift categories for every kind of Gundam…
Otaku Links: When Mom’s not around
Another week, another set of anime reviews. I was harsher than usual on Gundam Build Fighters Try and Denki Gai; in love with the Gundam-referencing latest episode of Yowamushi Pedal.…
Why every anime fan should be worried about cartoon porn laws
It’s happening again. A man in the United Kingdom was sentenced to nine months in prison for owning some hentai, AKA sexualized manga or anime. Of course, that’s not what…
Writing a book in seven weeks, part 7
Finally! Here’s a question: when you finish a project are you the type that 1) can’t let go, and needs to reread and re-edit until it’s physically taken out of…
Otaku Links: Internet timesuck
Have a fresh batch of Anime News Network reviews! Watch me pathetically gush about my favorite character in Yowamushi Pedal, investigate the reasons behind Mr. Ral’s itchy butt in Gundam…