• I have a special place in my heart for Flash animation, both because I was a professional Flash developer before I became a journalist and because I was in high school during the height of Newgrounds. I had no idea Ping Pong: The Animation was done in Flash until I watched this video. If you haven’t seen Ping Pong yet, don’t make me cry. You can watch it here!

• Put two anime titles into this tool, and receive a list of all the voice actors they share in common. I found this service on r/anime and I’m obsessed with it.

• The best anime and manga for beginners. I have only seen half of this list, so it’s really piqued my curiosity. Thanks for the link, Zoe!

• I always like checking out the Reverse Thieves’ Anime Awards after a season ends. Check out their favorite shows, characters, and more from Winter 2015.

• On that same note, what was r/anime’s favorite show of Winter 2015? They conducted a full preference and demographics poll.

• Sports anime is for girls, too. Lynzee Lamb has the scoop on seven great anime about women in sports.

• Nick wrote an article explaining why there’s no such thing as objective reviews, and I all but stood up and applauded. Serdar wrote a similar article last year. The crux of my manifesto is that transparency beats “objectivity” any day, so this topic can never come up enough, if you ask me.

Sorry Otaku Links has become more erratic lately while I’m finishing up the book. Just 15 more days until it comes out!