
WHY YOU SHOULD READ THE MOE MANIFESTO
why you should read the moe manifesto? i loved and wrote about patrick’s first book. i even interviewed him once! and his publisher (a very cool promoter of the east. check out their selection!) was very kind to send me a copy of his new book as soon as it was available. the wonderfully designed book...

PATRICK W. GALBRAITH – THE OTAKU PHD
i wrote about the otaku encyclopedia a while ago: it’s so well-written i couldn’t let go of it even if i’m not necessarily an otaku and i believe that’s no small feat for a writer. its author is us-born, tokyo-based journalist patrick w. gaklbraith. click here for the otaku abcs and then start reading the insightful...

THE OTAKU ENCYCLOPEDIA
another book i couldn’t let go of. immensely educational and interesting, it describes in detail a world i was pretty unaware of and which includes cosplay, anime, manga and the entire afferent cosmos. a few highlights: – otakus do their own amateur manga spin-offs featuring hook ups of their favourite characters in order to relieve frustration. haha! and...