Happy New Year! 2017 saw the launch of Gaming Table, a sub-group of AnimeChicago (formerly known as “Asobimasho” – Japanese for “let’s play together”). This is a really unique offering from AnimeChicago because I invest a lot of my personal time and effort into learning, crafting, and running the games at each meeting. It’s a…
Warning: Minor spoilers for One Piece. I’ve been a fan of the massively popular shounen adventure series One Piece since I was in high school. Getting into One Piece is a massive project; as I write this, it’s running strong with no end in sight at eight hundred and fifty six chapters. There’s a lot…
Part 1: Game Boy Boy Recently, I had the opportunity to go to Japan. It was an awesome, whirlwind trip, packed full of memorable experiences. Among the many high points of my vacation was my visit to Akihabara. Like every good weeb, I’ve wanted to visit Japan since forever, and I’ve wanted to visit Akihabara…