Steven wrote: "So many of us in my immediate circle of anime blog-friends are men (like all of them) that it's easy to overlook the fact that there are a lot of women fans out there too." Not sure what he's emplying here. For myself, I never felt disconnected from …
read moreGodspeed, Lolikit
Tycho on Anime
Tycho wrote at Penny Arcade today:
I've been bitten by anime before, and learned to avoid its sting. ... Lord a'mighty, this would be an expensive habit. I thought gaming had a price tag attached.
I don't think anyone was able to kick the gaming habit yet. The Borg never releases …
read moreOwen's 2nd Blogiversary
Congratulations! Resisting both the Gaming Borg and Real Life (not the Greg Dean's one), your keyboard will pierce the heavens.
P.S. Feedburner sucks.
read moreSixten gone into the masses
Blissmo announces end of Yukan
Sad, but true. We will remember her bleeding bunnies and Sat-chan.
Also, she hinted that Riex is actually alive: "but Riex can reassure you that I’m on MSN a lot more these days". Honestly, after the sudden collapse of the venture started with such fanfare, I was concerned that …
read moreThe Sakuracon business
OK, I understand: Sakuracon is run by bad, abusive people. I verified the facts of the case and Omo's narrative checks out completely: Sakuracon management took down a parody of their awful commercial.
Inevitably, I asked myself, would I cancel my plans to attend over something like this? And surprisingly …
read moreDS on Critique of Anime
But let me reiterate: you do NOT — repeat, NOT, NOT, NOT — need a doctorate to do good, thoughtful, and thoroughly solid critical writing about anime and manga.
–Tim on the amrc-l (Anime and Manga Research Circle) mailing list.
True, but you still need some training in writing. Else, your …
read moreM+P retail in Internet age
Seen at Bridgebunnies:
However, attached to my order was this note from Bob: “Thanks Ubu, we love the blog!” Well, he used my real name, but of course he has my billing info…. Personally, I think he was just happy I quit being a cheapskate and paid for the shipping …
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