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  • Reverse image search for anime and manga

    docwatson42 May 05, 2013 19:40

    When attempting to identify an anime- or manga-related image, try the browser add-on Image Search Options, for both Mozilla Firefox and Google Chrome, which searches a wide variety of image sites and search engines (a number of which are helpful on their own). The sites searched include:
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  • Japanese Pronunciation Guide

    docwatson42 Jul 27, 2012 21:01

    This is a simplified guide to help read and pronounce revised Hepburn romanization. It's copied from the Icarus Publishing pronunciation guide, which is the most complete I've found, and modified to include macrons and proper capitalization.

    There are five main vowels in Japanese:

    A: ah as in "father"
    I: ee as in "eat"
    U: oo as in "boot", but ( Read more... )
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  • Fan convention survival

    docwatson42 Jan 12, 2012 19:04

    Here are some resources on how to survive at a fan convention:

    Arisia Survival Guide and Packing List-a collaborative manual for/from the Boston SF con

    Science Fiction Convention Survival Kit for Neofans/Newbies-written before cell phones became common, this is still a great resource

    Anime Convention Articles and Guides at AnimeCons.com- ( Read more... )
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  • Anime & Manga Character Archetypes

    docwatson42 Aug 17, 2010 06:36


    Taken from forum posts of 3 & 5 February 2008 and revised.
    Jatz:

    Older Woman? I don't really know how you define "older".
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