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…
Nerima Daikon Brothers: the anime review you’ll want to read
On Monday I wrote about how to write an anime review people will actually want to read. Today, I tried to take my own advice. Did I succeed? You be…
How to write anime reviews people actually want to read
It’s been said that opinions aren’t special, because everybody has one. Actually, the phrase I hear the most is more vulgar than that one, but I’ll leave it to your…
Otaku Links: giant robots and sassy lolitas
Over at the Verge, a story about the progenitor of all giant robot anime: Go Nagai’s Mazinger Z. I loved playing the seemingly pointless Little Inferno. Here’s Kotaku’s spoiler-free review,…
What to do when you’re thinking about becoming a journalist
Every now and then, students and aspiring journalists write to me for advice about entering the field. Here’s an email I sent to an aspiring journalist last week, with her…
I quit my job. Here’s what’s next.
“I quit my job.” As I’ve been trying out that short but effective sentence on the people around me, I’ve gotten two types of responses: “I’m so sorry,” and, “How…
Otaku Links: Zombies and other tropes
Japanese anime fans are growing tired of these tropes. I think Madoka Magica is totally out of place on this list. Here’s an interview with me at GoBoiano. Nelson is…
What I’m Watching: Kimi Ni Todoke
I used to watch Crunchyroll to stay on top of the latest anime season. Now I use it to to discover new-to-me old series that I definitely missed the first…
Today in fandom: how do you respond to injustice?
Photo of me at Anime USA by the Patches. I’m back from Anime USA and I’ve officially recovered enough energy to start blogging about it. The highlight of my weekend…