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!
If you’re angry about how many times I said “holiday” in that last bullet point instead of “Christmas,” this extremely NSFW Amazon listing is for you: Oppressed In The Butt By My Inclusive Holiday Coffee Cups by (who else?) Chuck Tingle.
Anime avatars are a pretty good sign that somebody is going to say something racist/sexist to you on Twitter, Max Read’s New York Magazine opinion article suggests. I ditched my anime avatar recently, but now I wish I’d kept it in solidarity while continuing to tweet pleasant things along with all my mild-mannered anime avatar-bearing friends as usual. After all, if you have an anime avatar and are generally nice, this article is not about you.
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.
Code Girl documentary perfectly sums up why more girls don’t code. Like a TON of people sent me this link, and thank you. This is a good time to segue in to letting you know that I just got a new job as a web developer, so I am doing my part to narrow the gender gap!
