• The International Anime Research Team has launched their first survey for anime fans over 18. It takes 30 minutes, but I bet if a lot of us take it the results will be incredible!

• At the Cart Driver, Scamp previews all the summer anime. I especially enjoyed his thoughtful, nuanced analysis of Free! 2.

• Eren’s mom: the goriest Attack on Titan cosplay yet. Still waiting for that second season…

• Now this made me nostalgic for my early fandom days. Appropriant documents his first ever anime convention.

• If you’re trying to keep up with a lot of anime at once, you might want to follow Yumeka’s regimen: How to watch anime on a healthy schedule.

• If you ever heard a song, ANY song, and thought, “This would sound great mashed up with Platinum Disco,” beeeeees has got you covered.

• Fandom is big business, the Organization of Transformative Works reports.

• This makes me really happy. After Kevin read Otaku Journalism, he was inspired to create his own niche tech blog, Know Techie. Check it out!

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