- Otaku Journalist reader Alex started his own anime news blog and it’s going really well. He’s posted 30 articles in a month!
- I’ve also been chatting with reader Nelson, who is trying to make it as a professional anime journalist. He blogged about it on Project Otaku.
- Good news to every reader who’s interested in making it big in media—my friend Lisa Granshaw just started her own business, Media Career Consulting. Lisa is a very talented and accomplished freelance journalist, plus she gives discounts to people who are in school or just graduated from school!
- What do you think about Tumblr eliminating “questionable” tags, including “#hentai,” “#lolita,” and “#yaoi” from its search function? I guess Gothic Lolitas will have to use “#egl” from now on.
- Grab the tissues—or the popcorn! Here’s a Tumblr dedicated to male otaku crying about how Free! “discriminates” against men.
- Also, check out these real life locations that you can spot in Free!
- I thought Felicia Day’s interview with USA Today was a great read, especially in the parts where she discusses her run-ins with depression. It goes to show that even the most accomplished people face depression and anxiety, too:
I never realized that success can bring as much pressure as not having anything, so when something that significant in your life like The Guild ends … It seems like you have a complete loss, because your identity is so tied to one thing, and you’ve thrown your passions into that one thing.
Screenshot via Attack on Titan, my anime of the moment.
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Thank you so much for this post! I’ve been trying to write reviews and anime related stuff, but my blog has no direction at the moment, and no readers. lol
Though I initially have no intentions on becoming a pro journalist, your post might guide me to something bigger. :)
I eat potatoes because no one taught me about carbs. :P
And yeah, everyone goes through depression at some point. Plus, sometimes, when you get too successful, you become bored and are wondering what to do next. I still think mental health is seriously underestimated.
Really happy to see the work some of your readers are putting out there. I truly enjoyed checking them out and wish them best of luck in continuing, but I think they are finding their way and voice. So; full speed ahead!
LOL At the guys raging over Free! It’s both funny and very sad.
I hadn’t known about tumblr censoring so many tags. Some of their choices seem non-sensical at best. But… Why the censoring. And why only on mobile? Does tumblr get the lion’s share of their traffic from mobile that they didn’t feel they needed to censor non-mobile. Censorship is a bad thing. Plus, communities will come up with new tags and they will quickly circulate to those that would search under them.
Thanks for once again giving me some good links to end the week, Laura.
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