- It’s almost time for the Twelve Days of Anime, Scamp’s long-running meme in which bloggers write about the anime they watched this year. I’m already writing up my posts in advance. You should participate, too!
- The Shirobako cast illustrates the egregious world of anime income disparities using the bright, cheerful character designs it is known for. The show itself does a great job humanizing the thankless jobs of animators, too.
- Saved for posterity: one of the earliest ever mentions of anime on the Web, this UseNet post from 1985. Hat tip: @gabbomatic.
- Also in Oldtaku News: Anime Web Turnpike is kaput, just shy of 20 years old. I used to use this in middle school to find Gundam Wing “shrines,” as we called fan pages back then. Anybody else remember those days?
- I love when people leave their website links while commenting on Otaku Journalist, because then I get to find new blogs to read. Lately I’ve been enjoying reader Amby Felix’s cooking blog, where she makes treats inspired by her favorite anime and video games.
- “It seems that when you want to make a woman into a hero, you hurt her first. When you want to make a man into a hero, you hurt… also a woman first.” Leigh Alexander on our one-step sympathetic games protagonist problem.
- Other stuff I’ve written this week: a reader appreciation post on Gunpla 101, reviews of Denki-Gai, Yowamushi Pedal, and Gundam Build Fighters Try.
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[…] used to be called “Japanimation.” Otaku Journalist uncovered one of the earliest mentions of anime on the internet. In a Usenet post from July […]
Good lord, Anime Web Turnpike. I don’t think I’ve been there this decade, but yeah, I used to go there to look up Ranma 1/2 websites when I was in my high school programming class. Another reminder that each day brings us closer to our doom.
I think I’m going to do 12 Days of Anime too (already have my topics lined up), but why does it start on the 14th? Is the idea really to end on Boxing Day?
@realinvalidname:disqus it ends on Christmas. I just counted it on my fingers =)