Meet the UK team that turned manga into a career
Outside of Japan, heck, even inside of Japan, the road to a career in manga is risky. It’s not enough just to have raw talent. Manga artist Elena Vitagliano knew…
Otaku Links: Pigeons need love, too
“Good” news! You can now buy Hatoful Boyfriend, the world’s only pigeon dating sim, legally in English for $1.50. If you haven’t heard, it’s a hilariously homicidal game in which you play…
The human journalist’s guide to reporting
Last week, my husband’s coworker came back to work for the first time since she was shot. It was, to put it harshly, about one month after everyone stopped caring…
Where your Crunchyroll dollars really go: An interview with the CEO
This month, anime bloggers dragged Crunchyroll’s name through the mud. But CEO Kun Gao couldn’t be more thrilled. “In no other part of the entertainment business would you find such passionate…
Why Gundam Build Fighters means now is a great time to get into Gunpla
Like Gunpla? Click the image below to visit my new blog, Gunpla 101. In 1980, the first ever Gunpla, or Gundam model kit, came on the market in Japan. It…
Otaku Links: The Internet never forgets
How Homestar Runner changes Web series for the better. I remember when I discovered Homestar in 10th grade. It’s great that, unlike other Flash videos I watched back then (ThreeBrain,…
Why you might already be an otaku journalist
Here’s one thing I never told you: some of my most esteemed otaku journalism heroes never considered themselves to be otaku journalists. I’m talking about: Oprah Winfrey, whose passionate reporting got…
The truth about Boys’ Love and rape culture
A few days ago, my colleague Fruzsina Eördögh quoted me in an article about Boys’ Love, that niche, distinctly feminine genre targeted at girls who like boys. It’s just the…
Otaku Links: Let’s agree to disagree about Crunchyroll
Since I watched no fewer than 5 shows last season, I’m trying to stay disciplined and just watch one for fall, Gundam Build Fighters. I made the right choice. It…
The Eccentric Family and the Japan that never was
Tanuki mischief. Tengu justice. The Seven Lucky Gods. The Eccentric Family takes some of the most notable hallmarks of Japanese mythology and invigorates them in a twenty-first century retelling. What’s…