- 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.