Sorry about the post-less Wednesday. For three weekends in a row I’ve been traveling now—first to Lake Anna, then San Francisco, then Otakon. This week it’s like having post-con depression in triplicate. Here are some late Friday links:
- The 501st Legion is an international group of Star Wars fans who donate their time and money to good causes—in costume, of course. I loved this humanizing interview with Ottawa stormtrooper Andy Pegan.
- Long Line at Otakon Revealed To Be Cosplay Of Long Line From Anime Expo. It was great meeting Kevo of Anime Maru at Otakon and watching the parody process in action.
- Speaking of Otakon, what did Otakon look like in 1998? Check out this time capsule webpage of cosplay from 16 years ago.
- The Parent’s Guide to Anime. Based on the Twitter reception, looks like people have been waiting for a book like this. Author David Rothman is no stranger to anime and presents panels at conventions himself. So if your parents are worried about the safety of this weird anime stuff, this might be a good pick for them.
- Every now and then, I write something for work that’s relevant on my nerd blog! Meet the programmers who built Fish Plays Pokémon.
- Here’s A F*cking Anime Quiz. Aggregator parody site ClickHole realizes who it needs to pander to if it wants to stay in business.
- And finally, an MS Paint version of the Free! Eternal Summer ending. Be warned: it’s basically one big dick joke.
Photo of the Otakon panel I was on, Writing About Anime For Fun And Profit, by MishyZ. I’m on the far left.