Your name, our anime: defending the new and female otaku
It’s time for another episode of Old Fogies Take a Dump on New Anime. Mamoru Oshii’s done it, taking pops at Mamoru Hosoda, Hideaki Anno, and all currently-airing [...]
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Event: Otaku Speed Dating does away with awkward dates
As otaku, we’ve all been in that situation where someone asks, “So, what are you into?”, and you steel yourself up for that potential glazed look or [...]
News: Merriam-Webster notice “senpai” as possible dictionary addition
Merriam-Webster, in keeping tabs on our ever-evolving language, regularly add words to their dictionary to reflect notable societal and cultural shifts. Last month, [...]
Review: 7th Hokage T-Shirt
For too long, Great British anime fanatics have looked across the pond with wide-eyed wonder (read: raging jealousy). We’ve long been deprived of Toonami, and it’s taken [...]
On coming back to anime
I’ll be upfront about this. When I was 17, I turned my back on all things anime like some mad reimagining of that classic Frank Sinatra track. It was a cold turkey kick, [...]
