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Top 5 Social Networking Sites for Otaku

Top 5 Social Networking Sites for Otaku

Remember AnimeOnline? It was destined to be the next MySpace–or by popular demand, Facebook. With the help of FUNimation Entertainment, it was the premier site for fellow Otaku to meet up and make friends, ala MySpace or Facebook. Unfortunately, the AnimeOnline went offline, displacing the AO staff–and the people who inhabited the community. With Facebook [...] (continue reading...)

iKnow: The Easiest Way to Learn Japanese–for Free

iKnow: The Easiest Way to Learn Japanese–for Free

iKnow is a new website (currently in beta) where visitors can learn Japanese at their own, easy pace. To some, it’s just another Japanese language resource such as JapanesePod101, but the straight forward interface allows users to dive right in right away any time they want! iKnow has a flash card-like interface featuring the word [...] (continue reading...)

Create a Manga Avatar with FaceYourManga

Create a Manga Avatar with FaceYourManga

FaceYourManga is a new service where you can make your own avatar for popular online services, such as Twitter, Facebook, and others. Instead of copyrighted characters, you get to have your own avatar based on a fictional manga character! Neat, eh? ^_^ The process of creating your own avatar is very simple: just choose your [...] (continue reading...)

Wowhead: The Head of Gear and Quest Databases

Wowhead: The Head of Gear and Quest Databases

The best site to search for WoW quests, dungeons, zones, and gear is WoWHead. It is one of my favorite websites for information, such as where to find elemental drops to level ranges for specific zones. There are many similar sites, such as Thottbot and WoWWiki, but this is the best one yet. The site [...] (continue reading...)

Ameba Vision: The YouTube of Japan

Ameba Vision: The YouTube of Japan

With the popularity of the social video site YouTube soaring, thanks to the “Chocolate Rain” and “LEAVE BRITNEY ALONE!” videos, many similar sites are popping up everyday. One of these mock YouTube sites caters towards native Japanese readers and speakers – or anyone who has passed the JLPT 1 test. Ameba Vision is very much [...] (continue reading...)