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Top 10 US States for Anime and Manga Queries*

August 10, 2009
Austin Otaku

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 trends, and I do keyword research, write up online copy, and do [...]

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Austin Books: Manga Galore and More

August 6, 2009
Austin Otaku Reading

If you think about it, otaku in Austin are quite lucky by comparison. We could be living in a city where the only places to purchase manga are the big, national chain bookstores. Or worse, we could be in a small town without even a Borders or Barnes & Noble bookseller. … Well, at least [...]

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Attending My First Tuesday Manga Meetup

August 4, 2009
Austin Otaku Nervous

I played the role of the n00b again tonight as I attended my first Manga Meetup, which is put on by the Austin Anime Meetup Group. Fortunately, I had my friend @pickledkitten with me, so I didn’t go in completely alone. … Actually, it was a very welcoming group, and the conversation was enjoyable and [...]

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Get Your Anime and Manga Fix at Dragon’s Lair

July 29, 2009
Reading

In Austin, you have to expect that each store you want to visit as an otaku (or anyone for that matter) is far removed from the next store you want to visit. Austin has truly mastered the art of urban sprawl. So it’s a pleasant surprise to find a good source for manga and anime [...]

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Ustream.tv: Another Great Tool for Otakus

May 31, 2009
Austin Otaku

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. Fortunately for us otakus, there are several people who broadcast live [...]

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