Otaku Links: why you should watch Psycho Pass
One of my top five anime of 2012 was Psycho Pass, a Philip K. Dickian sci-fi thriller. This Kotaku review does a good job summing up the first half of…
Chapter two advance preview: the benefits of a beat
Just one week from today, I’m launching the second chapter of the Otaku Journalist e-course. Chapter two is all about beat reporting, a type of specialized journalism in which the…
Who are you and why are you here?
My weekend was just as geeky as you’d expect from somebody who runs a blog called Otaku Journalist. I built an Acguy mobile suit model. I went to Magfest, where…
Otaku Links: From Mangirl to boy’s love
If you want to buy a more original gift than a Fruit of the Month Club, the Ostrich Farm on Etsy has a Narwhal of the Month Club. Going viral…
Announcing the Otaku Journalist e-course!
When I was in journalism school, the job I wanted didn’t exist. I wanted to write about my passions for a wider audience, so I built my own career from…
What is your fandom resolution?
This year, what are you going to do to make your fandom better? After spending my year reporting on fandom in all of its forms, I truly believe that what…
Otaku Links: a very anime holiday
TRazor wrote a guide to anime blogging based on his past 14 months as an aniblogger. We’ll miss you in the blogosphere! For more advice on aniblogging and related topics,…
How to get hired as a journalist when you lack experience
Every now and then, students and aspiring journalists write to me for advice about entering the field. Here’s an email I sent to a journalism student recently, published with permission.…
The bad romance of My Little Monster (and why I won’t stop watching)
One of the things you don’t think about before you get engaged is how different the holidays will be. I’ve been traveling ever since my birthday, but luckily always to…
Otaku Links: my 26th birthday
Happy Friday, everybody, and happy birthday to me! This year’s birthday has been especially interesting because it fell on the supposed Mayan apocalypse—everyone around me has been counting down the…