• I love hearing stories about young journalists with big goals. Here’s how one determined student got her dream internship at Fast Company.

• Tony of Manga Therapy wrote about how he believes anime is bigger than it’s ever been before, but still not part of accepted popular culture.

• Did you guys realize they made a Free! mini movie? It’s adorable.

• If you’ve heard a lot about this Attack on Titan anime and you’re not sure what to make of it, Aja’s got you covered with this explainer.

• I am reading Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell and I cannot put it down. It’s crazy how spot-on she is about fanfic community and culture.

• Asking a person—any person—to prove their geek cred is stupid. Jennifer Landa drives that point home in her satirical Comic Con coverage.

• I joined writers Ellie Di and Miss Dirt on their podcast Write Against The Machine to talk about otaku journalism, freelancing, and fear. Listen here.

(Photo of Nobel Gundam by me.)