• Another week, another set of anime reviews. I was harsher than usual on Gundam Build Fighters Try and Denki Gai; in love with the Gundam-referencing latest episode of Yowamushi Pedal.

• Re: the picture above, I’ve been seeing this meme on Tumblr based on a vine illustrating what a dad and son do when Mom isn’t around. This picture is called, “When Picard isn’t home” and I also found two Yowamushi Pedal parodies. I’m sure there are even more for fandoms I’m not in!

• Anime Consumerism is a blog that will show you where to buy the mostly electronic products your favorite moe girls are using.

• At long last, Deremoe reviewed my book, Otaku Journalism! Remember that?

• As a fan, how do you know which fandom reporters are reliable enough to talk to without worrying your words will be exploited in the mainstream media? One really good thing to do is research that reporter’s byline. Sherlock fans are warning one another not to speak to a journalist after doing their homework.

• The sobering reality of actual Black Nerd Problems. I live in a horrible country where black cosplayers can and have been shot for carrying pretend weapons.

• My fandom mentor Steven Savage is doing an anthropological series on fandom, which covers types of fandom, choice of fandom identity, fandom identity pathology and gatekeeping, and more.

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