1st annual blog anniversary giveaway!
10 November 2010 | 19 comments
I’ve been so busy with Anime USA preparations that I almost forgot! Otaku Journalist’s one-year anniversary is coming up this week. On November 14, 2009, I wrote my first blog entry on the blog that would later be called Otaku Journalist. At first, I called it Lauren Rae Orsini because that’s my full name and I had no idea which direction I was headed in.
I started out blogging about being a graduate school student, journalistic things, internships and some very watered-down forays into talking about what I really wanted to talk about — fandom. I was afraid to go down that route because I started my blog as something to show to potential employers. I thought it would get me hired.
I’m glad I instead changed the name to Otaku Journalist and wholeheartedly began writing about my hobbies. I think it shows that I care deeply about this content. I may still be looking for work, but I feel happy and fulfilled every day that I write here.
So for Otaku Journalist’s birthday, I want you to be happy too! That’s why I’m giving away my review copy of Eden of the East for DVD. How do you enter to win? Well, last time a lot of you let me know that you don’t use Facebook, so this time, all that is required is to leave a comment on this post about 1) your favorite Otaku Journalist post or 2) a topic you’d like to see me cover on Otaku Journalist in its second year. Why yes, I am shamelessly hounding you for ideas.
The winner will be randomly picked and announced next week. Good luck!
I’d like to see you cover more about table top gaming… magic or pen and paper, as well as more content on Video Games. You’ve been doing a lot on Anime lately. Maybe interview random people at Anime Cons and put there stories on the web. How did they get there, where did they come from, what have they enjoyed, what haven’t they enjoyed, how long they have been reading anime and manga, or playing table top games, or cosplaying, or raving etc. What’s so appeal about steam punk / lolita / cyber punk / punk punk? Just getting people to talk about themselves. Sort of a great Otaku profile project!
1) I’m a big fan of East of Eden, and so I really enjoyed the scavenger hunt post!
2) I kind of like the social side of things…perhaps something about difficulties that American otaku face?
Hey there!
1) My favorite article on the site, would have to be your discussion of non-linear gameplay and interactivity. As a pretty geeky gamer, I found the topic a very good read
2) Something that could be interesting to delve deeper into on the site, would be something that John mentioned above. I think a look into different people at Anime Conventions, and a run down of what they like and what they don’t would be interesting. It would be cool to see where there are similarities and where the differences are.
Selfish though it may be, I liked your bit about Ginza and Eden of the East in relation to DC, so I’d like to see more about working otaku-ism into your daily, non-animated life.
I think you should cover table top games like John said! I don’t know ido may have missed something, but I’d really like to see coverage of cosplay. Everyone knows what it is but the time, effort and money that goes into it is just amazing. You could cover everywhere from people who commission their cosplay to people who hand make every single thing for the outfit. I think it would be a wonderful article to see.
The one who stood out for me was your ‘How serious is anime journalism’ article, pretty nice article there. As for other topics, John B’s suggestion above about interviewing random people at cons doesn’t sound so bad. Also maybe analyzing little things that stand out in some anime for you? That could be interesting, but generally, just do what you know best and I’m sure it’s gonna work out fine
1) My favorite post is the “My latest adventure: NaNoJobMob” because I found a way to tease you for a day.
2) You should write about your weekly adventures and manga.
I’ve been following your tweets for a while. I often find myself reading your blog posts as a result. Good luck in the job hunting!
1) Not necessarily Otaku Journalist, but as another Washingtonian, I enjoyed your review of Eden of the East. Your thoughts pretty much reflected mine when it came to the first episode, though I enjoyed the series nonetheless.
2) How about more on the state of fansubs/fanscans versus the licensing companies/publishers?
I liked your post on the Kindle–I’ve been thinking about going the e-Reader route myself (not for everything of course–I’m a bookbinder, so I will never give up real books). I also like your bookshelf photo–more of those, please (I love snooping other people’s shelves).
(Not sure if you’re taking entries from Canada, but if you are, please enter me for the dvd.)
1. “The day I pissed off 4chan” – you know you’re big when you can get attention from 4chan.
2. The topic from which I originally found your writing – policy on guests at cons. After losing $75 over T-MODE’s failure to actually get Wendee Lee to attend her con, I want to know more about the policies conventions have with guests. Time and time again I see big-name guests drop out of cons that I go to, with furious fans who find out while they’re waiting in their supposed autograph session. How can cons keep their guests from dropping out so often? It would be a fascinating topic.
Great blog, keep it up.
@Tommy, that’s something I’ve always wanted to know more about, too. We just heard this week that three of our (minor) guests won’t be able to make it to Anime USA (and luckily our pocket guides will reflect that) and I just don’t know how that happens. They must get really busy all of a sudden! But I’ve seen it happen twice and I still don’t know. Maybe I’ll blog about it post-con.
I’d like to see you maybe rate video games and tell us why you think we should play them or something to that effect. I know you’re not all about videogames, but yah, you should like, upload trailers and tell us your opinion about them and then that’ll encourage us to check it out!
Love Eden of the East, btw. You’re doing good!
Congratulations on your blog’s first anniversary and many many more! My favorite post is the more recent “My latest adventure: NaNoJobMo” Good luck with your job search as well!
I really enjoted your review of Eden of the East, Lauren. Just a great take & IMO it’s unbiased & unafraid.
Although I do enjoy almost everything there is in your blog, I really want to see a few more manga topics in the future. Usually its the forgotten entity of fandom. Cheers to you on this milestone!
1) I actually have to say the Eden of the East review was pretty enjoyable, considering that I’ve been glancing at the basic details of this project for some time but wanted a deeper look into it.
2) K-ON Season 2. Maybe I can finally get someone to explain to me why people enjoy an anime about buying turtles and complaining about the heat.
Hi!
My favorite posts of yours include the monthly DC Geek Guides and the ones on really interesting infographics!
Although Otaku generally refers to Japanese-related geekdom, it would be awesome to see more about other kinds of geekdom! *Refer to that awesome infographic you had of all the different types of geeks.* This can be like music geekdom (yes, you can even write about J-pop if you like), movie geekdom, or just anything!
More on video games would be kind of nifty, though I know you don’t play as many video games as say John or Andrew. But still, reviews of some games might be cool!
Congratulations on reaching a year of blogging! You have accomplished so much, and even though you don’t have a “real” job yet, I’m sure you will get one soon. You are very intelligent, super talented and have an awesome personality. Good luck!
1st I think you should do book / manga reviews as well.
2nd Wow… I totally didn’t realize what was going on in EoE photo till now… Not as bad as the passage in Metal Gear Solid (Novel) but still… too soon!
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I like your Otaku Stereotype posts so far, and look forwards to future ones!
I’d suggest blogging about your thoughts and theories on the future of anime. Where will it go? Do you think that series these days are repetitive, or is old material being refreshed for new generations? What more can be done for anime? Etc.