Geeky new writers, here’s where to get started
Last week, I wrote about the difficult decision choosing whether to write for free. Ultimately, it’s a personal choice you come to by weighing the balance of one very important…
Otaku Links: a farewell to JManga, and are anime fans misunderstood?
Two fan filmmakers are attempting to crowd-fund a documentary on the subject of “anime and its misunderstood fandom.” It’s nowhere close to meeting its goal, but I’m curious about how…
Welcome to Otaku Journalist 3.0
So long to Otaku Journalist 2.0. After nearly two years, I thought it was time for an update, both in my blog’s look and direction. Over the last two weeks…
When is it OK to write for free?
Being a freelance writer can be like hurling yourself repeatedly at a brick wall. Every day, I wake up and pitch the best ideas I can think of to half…
Otaku Links: Writers, slackers, bloggers, fighters
Anita Sarkeesian’s first Tropes vs. Women video, on Damsels in Distress in video games, is finally out. I’ve been waiting for this ever since I wrote about the project in June!…
Otaku Links: the gangster life and the freelance lifestyle
I just discovered MC Melody Doll, a Gothic Lolita gangster rapper. Her music videos are definitely tongue in cheek! Bronies might recognize the composer she works with, The Living Tombstone.…
How to interview celebrities at a fandom convention
The first big name I ever got the chance to interview was Nobuo Uematsu. The resulting article, Final Fantasy Composer’s Chocobo Cosplay Wishes, Avatar Scoring Dreams, is probably the reason…
Otaku Links: Friendship is Magic the Gathering
Did you hear the news yesterday? Otakon, the east coast’s largest anime convention, is coming to Las Vegas! There aren’t many details yet except that it’s happening, so I’ll be…
A Q&A with pro anime blogger Humberto Saabedra
Do you dream of getting paid to attend conventions? To have companies send you anime, games, or graphic novels for review, unasked? To make a living out of one of…
Otaku Links: cosplay critiques and Chrono Trigger
It’s ridiculous that in 2012, race in cosplay is still an issue. Here’s Chaka Cumberbatch’s story. I wonder if the racist fans digging in to Chaka’s cosplays realized she’s FUNimation’s…