- There is now a trans Magic: The Gathering character. When I wrote about sexism in the community in 2012, I could not have imagined how much better things would be just three years later.
- Another week, three more reviews! Here were my thoughts on Kuroko’s Basketball, Yowamushi Pedal, and Gundam Build Fighters Try.
- Have you heard about Studio Cosplay? They’re a nonprofit starting up in Washington DC to become a maker space for geek crafting. My mentor Steven Savage already interviewed them at MuseHack.
- What killed the American anime industry? This year old post is worth reading again while you debate whether to finally buy that legal streaming subscription.
- Of course, decades before, anime was a financial miracle in Japan. How Can Anime Build On Its Past Success? examines how it could bounce back.
- How Much Do Vendors Earn Selling Merch at Geek Conventions? My favorite finance blogger, Nicole Dieker, investigates convention business.
- Patrick Macias teamed up with artist Hiroyuki Takahashi to create Crunchyroll’s first exclusive original webcomic, HYPERSONIC music club. The art is stunning and I’m glad this will be free for all users, not just premium members.
- Yumeka lays down her top 10 tips for anime blogging. I think numbers 7 and 2 are the most important.
- Got 30 minutes? Use it to learn 200 popular phrases in anime and manga. This slideshow includes both hiragana and romanji so you’re set no matter what level of Japanese mastery you’re at.
Illustration by Viktor Titov for Wizards of the Coast
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Supplement article for Yumeka’s post (which I read before), though more marketing-ish: http://blog.reflectivedynamics.com/2015/01/29/how-to-create-unique-content-for-any-website/
I actually do wonder how much Japan needs to be reminded that America loves anime. Then again, anime may not be as popular as most people think. I got reminded of this when reading Kiss Him, Not Me when the main character outed herself as an otaku and one of her reverse harem goes “Oh, anime like Eva?”
@MangaTherapy:disqus this guy has some good points but it weirds me out that his blog is so boring! He should take his own advice and give the blog a compelling design. I’m so glad you’re also reading Kiss Him, Not Me. I think it’s hilarious!
That guy has like 6 blogs to write for. :P That isn’t his main blog actually.
MUTSUMIIIII-SENPAAIIIII~
@MangaTherapy:disqus well I don’t like any of his blogs, probably. Not even ONE single photo of an anime character on them. How does he expect people to read this crap?
My favorite is the shota ARE YOU SURPRISED
Great links! I have a few about the state of the industry to send you. I am currently reading a detailed academic paper on manga and anime transnational distribution. I keep trying to remember ‘seisakuiinkai’ when talking about the publication with people.
I continue to run into conflicting reports/speculation about the level of impact piracy has/had on the industry in North America and Western Europe. There is solid evidence relating to piracy in China and Korea limiting distribution of Japanese media products in those countries though. But there does not appear to be any smoking gun for this part of the world that I can really find.
@disqus_kVvzChmZjW:disqus you always have amazing links! You should write an ebook because it’s getting to the point where your knowledge will either fill that or a multi-multi-part blog post. I should have hat tipped you here, or really just on the footer of my blog since you send me so many links!