How’s everyone enjoying the Winter 2015 anime season?

• Vertical Inc. tackles the real appeal of sports manga in the US, and why partnerships with the NFL and NBA don’t translate to sports manga sales. “I mean Prince of Tennis did okay… But fans weren’t reading for the tennis.”

• An older but still timely Wired piece on where doujinshi and copyright fit into the manga economy in Japan. Hat tip: Steve.

• A short Anime News Network interview with Masayuki Yoshihara, director of The Eccentric Family, that finally reveals what the heck Benten is.

• Emily wrote a poetic post on the use of settings in Yuri Kuma Arashi.

• My friend Crimm just started an anime blog, and he says it’s thanks to me. If you’ve been thinking about starting an anime blog, now’s a great time!

• The anime income gap: an exploration of the way anime characters’ financial situations mirror the Japanese post-bubble economy.

• Everything you ever wanted to know about tsunderes. Anime_Historian drops some knowledge on r/anime.

• This week I’m reading Dragon Ball Culture by Derek Padula. So far, it’s amazingly thorough.

• I made an Ask.fm account because everyone on Anitwitter seems to be having so much fun with it! While I’m plugging personal links, here are my Yowapeda and GBF Try reviews for the week.

• And finally, Neverending In The End. This Tumblr is trying to collect every anime music video that features “In The End” by Linkin Park. Good luck to them!

Screenshot via Cute High Earth Defense Club LOVE!