Otaku Links: Number four will shock you!

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  • If you’re getting a head start on your holiday shopping, check out Chic Pixel’s ultimate holiday gift guide, full of great ideas for somebody who loves all things anime. Also, I checked the Otaku Journalist 2013 and 2014 holiday gift guides, and most of the links still work!
  • I also really like Isaac Akers’ response to it in his Crunchyroll column, and not only because he quotes me! We can all follow Isaac’s lead and not take Read’s article personally. This is a great example of how most journalists don’t get to write their own headlines. Read’s article is really about how some people with cartoon avatars say mean things, but the title is far more inflaming because that’s what makes people click! And you did, didn’t you? We get mad at news organizations for implementing journalism strategies that work.
  • The cost of a full body fursuit is A LOT, the Billfold investigates. No wonder dedicated furries wear their suits even at conventions in the height of summer. Got to get your money’s worth.
  • The Secret of One Punch Man’s Success. After Iron-Blooded Orphans, this is my favorite show airing this season for many of the reasons outlined in this article, from its powerful action sequences to its detailed (and apparently painstaking) animation. I’ve already ordered the Saitama Nendoroid for my desk.
  • When Zac asked me if I was cool marathoning 25 episodes of Mobile Suit Gundam in four days so I could write a review, my answer was “duh, obviously.” Then I did it again to review the second half of the series two weeks later. Anime journalism is hard work, but somebody has to do it.

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