Last week was pretty rough, to the point that I sat down to write Otaku Links and thought, “Why bother?” But I got a great email from reader Greg, letting me know that reading this link list brightens his day. I hope all of my readers have been taking care of themselves, especially my minority readers, and I hope this silly round-up makes your weekend a little better.

• When life is too heart-breaking to post listicles. This is what I should have written last week! Sarah offered a list of actions you can take if you’re angry/upset about this summer’s violence.

• Who else is playing Pokémon Go? It’s my favorite escape from reality that has gotten me out walking a ton and socializing with my neighborhood. There’s a LOT in the news about this, most of it clickbait, but Zoe linked me this great round-up of thePokémon Go phenomenon.

• Anime News Network gave me the amazing opportunity to interview Xavier Lim of Bluefin, the North American official Gunpla distributor. I was surprised to learn that after 20 years, the most popular Gunpla in America are still from Gundam Wing!

• Haha! A light novel contest has been overwhelmed by “alternate world” entries. After Log Horizon and No Game No Life, what did they expect? My favorite entry title is: “Doing My Best to Pet Fluffy Things in an Alternate World.”

• Honda is going after the coveted cosplayer demographic with a car commercial starring cosplayers.

• Lost in Anime’s Guardian Enzo does a good job explaining just why Mob Psycho 100 is going to be the anime to watch this summer.

• Chic Pixel checked out a subscription box just for fujoshi, and the most interesting thing about it (I think) is the length to which the creator is prioritizing discretion. Even though nothing is X-rated, shounen ai stuff can certainly raise eyebrows among the normies in your life.

• Is season 2 of FLCL going to be any good? With returning musicians the Pillows and returning character designer Yoshiyuki Sadamoto, how could it not be? 

• My Otakon panelist badge just arrived in the mail. I will be presenting a panel summarizing the history of Gundam anime this year, so I’ll share more details when they’re out!

• Finally, I got my Streaming Anime Review assignments for summer—and they’re both sports anime! DAYS and Cheer Boys!! Hope you’ll check them out, and we can forget Ace Attorney happened.

Screenshot via Mob Psycho 100.