• Last link list I said I had something in the works for Anime Feminist, and that went live this week. How fan service can attract or repel an audience, and how to tell the difference is about the way anticipated fan service is usually welcome and unexpected fan service is usually an unpleasant surprise.

• Other than that one piece, I’ve been doing technical support behind the scenes. I’m hoping to expand my web development clientele, so it’s good practice. Speaking of behind the scenes, Amelia wrote 5 Things I Learned by Starting a Feminist Anime Website for The Mary Sue about what the process has been like for her.

• Tokyo Comic-Con Bans Males Crossplaying. This was a good excuse to put up a photo of Ladybeard at Tokyo Big Sight. Unfortunately, the reason the con gave for banning male crossplay was even more random and petty.

• (Also, if you’re new to Otaku Journalist, you might want to check out my Ladybeard interview.)

• Otaku Journalist reader (and Japanator writer) Soul Tsukino has just published his novel, Cityscape Tokyo. Sounds like a story that will definitely appeal to anime fans.

• I love Geek Girl Con and hope I have a chance to visit again, but until that day comes I’ll settle with Lisa Granshaw’s excellent interview with its founder, Jennifer K. Stuller. The two talk about the origins of the con and how it carves out a space for geek women and girls without being exclusive.

• Miles at Crunchyroll just released this telling graph of favorite fall anime by state. I live right between Keijo!!!!!!!! and Haikyuu!! territory; there are exclamation points everywhere.

Photo of Ladybeard at Comiket via.