• Has Crunchyroll redeemed itself? An interesting r/anime discussion about the ethics of supporting CR given that it once profited off of other peoples’ fansubs. Personally, I think that CR as it exists now makes up for its past mistakes.

• This week, Manga Reborn is following the same path. The scanlation site just launched a Kickstarter to fund legal, licensed manga translations. (HT @edsizemore.)

• Yaya Han is writing a series of cosplay tips on her Facebook page. I think this would make a great How To book or digital guide when she’s done.

• Let the sexy cosplay debate begin! Hideo Kojima, director of the Metal Gear series, claims he embraces “erotic” character design to encourage cosplay. Do you think, like Kojima seems to, that cosplayers prefer sexier costumes?

• I was honored to have been interviewed by Natalie Cameron, a journalism student in Australia, about my blog and my freelance work. You can read her blog post here.

(Diorama by Francesco Coriglione.)