Building your first Master Grade Gundam
Edit: Since this post has gone up, I’ve built a brand new site all about Gundam model building! Like Gunpla? Click the image below to visit my new blog, Gunpla…
Otaku Links: Has Crunchyroll redeemed itself?
Has Crunchyroll redeemed itself? An interesting r/anime discussion about the ethics of supporting CR given that it once profited off of other peoples’ fansubs. Personally, I think that CR as…
Otaku Links: CNN, NBC, and the Onion
A shoujo magazine will be running an Attack on Titan spinoff that focuses on Levi and Erwin’s past. Not sure what’s going to make this specifically oriented toward women, (except…
How to make money anime blogging
I honestly never thought I’d be in a position to write this article, but here we are. At nearly four years old, Otaku Journalist is actually making a profit. And…
Cosplay USA is on sale now!
Like most online journalists, I long ago gave up the dream of ever seeing my name in actual print. But that changed in March, when Patrick Macias gave me a…
Otaku Links: “Real Anime Journalism”
Instagram photos I took this week: me and the Cosplay USA magazine I edited, Nobell Gundam, Pink Bearguy gundam, and homemade Japanese curry. According to the latest numbers, 59% of journalism…
Maybe you’re the reason anime is dying
How do I know that anime fandom is still alive? Because people are always lamenting the untimely death of anime. If you’re on Tumblr as often as I am, perhaps…
Otaku Journalist Vlog #3: Covering Live Events
A couple of weeks ago I got an email from fellow aniblogger Justin of Organization Anti-Social Geniuses basically amounting to, “Whatever happened to that vlog of yours?” Well, after I…
Otaku Links: Post Otakon blues
Sorry for the lack of posting all week. I seem to have come down with the con plague and when I’m feeling like crap and I’ve got a lot of…
Otaku Links: If you’re reading this, I’m at Otakon!
Did you go to Bronycon last weekend? I thought it was interesting that one congoer was doing an informal survey on the percentage of black bronies. I bet he’d have…