How I taught my old blog new tricks
Things have been a little crazy in Otaku Journalist land. At one point two weeks ago, I counted that I had six different jobs. I was maintaining multiple WordPress sites,…
Otaku Links: Moral panic of the day
I always promised myself I wouldn’t become one of those bloggers who are always apologizing for not posting instead of just getting out a damn post, but I do have…
Otaku Links: Actual news for a change
Geekosystem and The Mary Sue are merging into one big mega nerd news site. I’ve been reading Geekosystem since it launched in 2010, and The Mary Sue was how I…
A World Alone: Isolation in Natsume’s Book of Friends and Mushi-shi
I’ve been feeling overwhelmed lately, and my recent anime choices have reflected that. I’ve been dividing my viewing time between two calming, spirit-filled if not spiritual, shows. First I was…
What the Summer of Shoujo says about anime
Scamp did a pretty great runthrough of the summer anime season on the Cart Driver—check it out!—and I can tell this is going to be a pretty full season for…
Otaku Links: All the latest findings
The International Anime Research Team has launched their first survey for anime fans over 18. It takes 30 minutes, but I bet if a lot of us take it the results…
How to get published as a manga artist: My book review
Even if you’ve never heard of Christopher Hart, you’ve seen his books. His “How to Draw Manga” series is available in 20 languages. Spanning shoujo, shounen, and other niche manga…
Otaku Links: Vegas bound
It’s not my typical link day, but it’s my last post of the week. I’m on my way to Las Vegas to celebrate my wedding anniversary. It seems like it…
Speaking up: How and why to present panels at conventions
Today I’m publishing a second guest post from my friend Katriel. Book writing has consumed my life lately, so when Kit pitched me an idea for a panel presenting tutorial post,…
Otaku Links: Long week
The book manuscript is done, my work productivity is suffering, and I’m ready to just say “screw it” and move on to the next week. My friend Lawrence is having…