Photos from the Weekend of the Otaku

Photos from the Weekend of the Otaku

As my last post indicated, there were some really cool events available for Austin-area otaku to plug into this weekend, starting on Thursday with the Austin Anime Meetup Group’s Thursday Night Manga meeting and culminating on Sunday with the beginning of the...
Manga-ka Konohana Sakuya to Visit Austin

Manga-ka Konohana Sakuya to Visit Austin

There have been some rumors lately of a possible visit to the Austin area by manga-ka (manga artists) Konohana Sakuya, which is the working alias of Kouhei Nishino and Tsugumi Nishino. And if these rumors are true, the Japan-America Society of Greater Austin will be...
Top 10 US States for Anime and Manga Queries*

Top 10 US States for Anime and Manga Queries*

I’ll admit it. I’m a geek on many fronts, including my full-time job. While anime, manga and all things Japanese consume my spare time, my full-time job is a search engine optimization manager. I look at thousands of online stats, user behavior, and...
Ustream.tv: Another Great Tool for Otakus

Ustream.tv: Another Great Tool for Otakus

A couple of weeks ago, I talked about how important torrents and streaming videos are to otakus in exile. Another great online tool for plugging in is Ustream.tv, a live-streaming video site, where anyone can set up a channel and begin broadcasting about anything....