Real Otaku Impressions: Jinrui wa Suitai Shimashita
One of my longstanding anime traditions is to select one or two shows a season to keep up with. This…
A Tale of Two Cons
Earlier in the summer, I posted a recap of three weeks of consecutive congoing. This, alas, was neither unusual, nor…
NonNonBa: Mizuki Shigeru’s Weird Life
I’m a strong advocate for the storytelling power of graphic novels. Not just books devoted to super-heroics or collections of…
One Man, Three Cons, Three Weeks
I’m kind of insane. Not the bad kind, I swear there are no women in a pit in my basement…
Real Otaku Experience : Your Local Library
Sometimes we fans forget where we came from. It’s not really our fault. We have internet access, data flying everywhere,…
Old School Otaku: Vision of Escaflowne
Modern day fans of anime take a lot of things for granted. Like access. While today it’s a simple matter…
Zenkaikon 2012: Convention Variety, Festival Atmosphere
It’s a mark of dedication when a con seemingly moves heaven and earth to keep going despite having the proverbial…
Real Otaku Impressions: Lessons Learned From The Midnight Release
It’s 3:10 AM, and while all my better sense is telling me to get to sleep, I can’t. Because I…
Elder Scrolls Online Announced: Bosmer Seen Expressing Her Distaste
By now the Elder Scrolls series has been often labeled as a true offline MMORPG. And for good reason- it…
Sakura Matsuri 2012: Otaku Outdoors
Sunshine. Fresh air. Flowers. These are three things not always associated with the fandom community. But they were out in…