Otaku Links: Two short weeks

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Between my San Francisco work trip, Katsucon, and the inevitable crushing sickness that followed, I haven’t spent a lot of time looking for links. Here’s just a little bit of Internet to start off your weekend:

  • My friend Katriel has been promoting The Anime Encyclopedia, Revised 3rd Edition, for the better part of a year and it’s finally up for order! Twenty dollars for an ebook (nevermind $80 for a book) sounds steep, but you have to understand just how thorough this is. I received an early copy and kept control+F searching the document for the most obscure anime I could think of—and every single one was in there.
  • After emailing my friend Kailer repeatedly for help on kanji readings, she showed me Jisho’s ultra-handy bookmarklet. Simply drag the link to your bookmark menu. Now, any time you see a Japanese word you don’t recognize, highlight it in your browser and click the link. Boom! Instant assistance!
  • One thing I’ve been watching while recovering from this cold is Great Teacher Onizuka. This 1999 classic is a product of its time, with clunky art and recognizable ’90s shounen tropes, but is still fast-paced and full of heart and ready to entertain in 2015.

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