Annotated Blogroll

2DT is an English teacher living in Japan, and his short editorials are intellectual without being jarring.

Ryan’s blog is introspective in nature, and he provides insight into anime fandom, technology, and the blogosphere. He’s also the creator of the melative microblogging service.

zzeroparticle is one of the few music-focused bloggers in the community, and the reviews by him and his staff are thorough.

OGT is a librarian who writes about anime. That sentence is more self-explanatory than you might think.

Shin’s mildly disturbing ramblings on things relating to little girls are not for the faint of heart, but they certainly are for those who like a good laugh.

Bateszi is one of the older editorial bloggers, and a quick look at his writing will prove that he lives up to his name. He also runs the UK-based site Anime UK News, and he has a more casual anime blog at Afterimage.

While the blog is effectively a less rigid (but equally good) counterpart of The Nihon Review, the slightly smaller team is still able to toss together well-written and thought-provoking entries.

DiGiKerot’s Unfunny Internet Meme comics are actually pretty funny.

Internet-famous Jason Miao writes with his feet kicked back, and it works.

Saturnity writes a good variety of editorials with a thorough yet easy-to-read style. [on hiatus]

The would-be all-girls team at CI make for a quick and fun read, and Choux contributes some interesting visual novel-related posts that are rarely seen in the English-speaking blogosphere.

Zepy’s news blog focuses on the more obscure news from the visual novel and doujin scene in Japan. If you can’t find it on Moetron, you’ll find it here.

Schneider is a proud /m/an, and he provides a healthy supply of balanced editorials.

Owen is the founder of the now-defunct Anime Blogging Collective, and he knows how to use the analytical skills of academia without going off-topic. [on hiatus]

DS posts on ordinary things in an un-ordinary way, but he’s best known for his Dango comics.

Founded by TheBigN, Drastic provides editorials that are brief but effective.

Aspiring film director and self-proclaimed otaku gonzo journalist, 21stcenturydigitalboy states his opinions without holding back and writes often enough to keep you busy.

A Day Without Me possesses an interesting ability: she can ramble about miscellaneous thoughts and ideas while genuinely piquing your curiosity.

Omisyth writes informally yet entertainingly, ranging from meta editorials to current-season commentary. [on hiatus]

Gaguri knows a thing or two about art and culture, and that is a good thing.

super rats is a skilled figure photographer who knows how to make beautiful PVC look even more beautiful.

Hige’s writing is what you’d expect from a seasoned arts student, and despite being at odds with the majority of anime fandom, his posts are anything but ignorant.

Stripey the Tanuki and Zyl the Zaku gattai to form a team blog of clever episodics and bishoujo goodness.

Icie’s blog is your one-stop shop for high-quality artbook scans and general info on the Japanese doujin scene.

animekritik studied all sorts of things related to linguistics and philosophy, and he uses that knowledge to write about anime, both old and new. Interestingly enough, he also has quite the sense of humour. [on hiatus]

Zeroblade’s posts are varied and honest, and he’s well-versed in the general areas of otaku culture such as gaming and the doujin scene.

You won’t find any loli salad here (whatever that is to begin with), but you will find a solid selection doujin music reviews.

Aorii is a competent writer who can go in-depth without relying on academia.

CCY knows how to converge fanboying, analyzing, and witty humour into a final product that’s both informative and entertaining. [on hiatus]

Wildarmsheero is most known for his (highly recommended) webcomic, but he also runs a great anime blog with posts that vary from short and sweet to well-written and informative.

DKellis writes a distinctly casual yet analytical style that is pleasing to read.

Moetron is your source of news, enough said.

SDShamshel generally keeps his editorials short and sweet, and he’s one of the few editorial bloggers who can provide both quantity and quality.

Omo knows how to think and how to articulate said thoughts, and his posts can be quite insightful despite their lack of flowery writing and pretentiousness.

mefloraine’s blog is mostly art-focused, and she does a comprehensive job of finding great amateur artists from the vastness of pixiv.

Kibou’s job is to highlight different artists, musicians, and all-around creators who aren’t in the limelight of Western anime fandom, and it’s a useful source for things that you probably haven’t heard of.

Shance knows his way around editorial blogging, and he can be insightful without being wordy.

Otou-san (name self-explanatory) is one of the older anime fans in the community, but that doesn’t mean that he doesn’t know how to write. In fact, it’s quite the opposite. [on hiatus]

David Cabrera is infamous in the blogosphere for the counter-culture Colony Drop, but his personal anime blog is home to much of the same great old-school content without the bitter satire.

The university of the aniblogosphere which has very little to do with the SNES, Cuchlann and Pontifus spearhead this academic team blog with literary theory and criticism. It’s also worth checking out the writers’ semi-relevant personal blogs: Cuchlann, Pontifus, and Kaiserpingvin.

If you can pronounce the name of IKnight’s blog, you’ll probably enjoy his intellectual analyses on anime and related media, accompanied by /m/anly tea-sipping. [on hiatus]

usagijen and her chefs keep up to date with anime, and they write entries that are more insightful than your average episodic posts.

Intellectual lolicon extraordinaire, mt-i writes solid editorials on most aspects of otaku media and culture, particularly focusing on that which is implied by his blog name.

ghostlightning is a proud, old-school Macross fan, and his writing tends to go in-depth and provoke thought in a way that very few bloggers are able to. The only thing more impressive than his posts themselves is his consistent pace and variety.

Yamcha and his co-writers maintain a solidly balanced blog with a large scope. [on hiatus]

The Gattai of JP and Hinano. Same great content, fresh from the keyboards of two of the blogosphere’s most seasoned fans, but now with only one feed.

Martin is a great writer, which is something that you don’t see as often as you should. His posts also cover film and other forms of modern Japanese media.

Author’s infamous meta blog serves as his own personal commentary on the aniblogosphere, whether he agrees with you or not. It’s a great place to keep up with the general goings-on in the community, and it occasionally comes with a free dose of biting sarcasm.

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