Anime Blogging Nonsense
For once, I feel compelled to do something about the state of anime blogging.
Would anyone be interested in hosting a panel with me at Otakon? This is a somewhat serious commitment and the deadline for an application is the end of the month. I am in the process to evaluate if this is a worthwhile idea or not so I can accordingly decide the next step.
I realize while anime conventions are a part of the fan culture, the mixing of that and anime blogging has not really come to focus in the fore. One of the issues that could be discussed is exactly the scope of anime blogging. The everyday blogger writes about daily circumstances, and it’s not totally uncommon for someone to talk about or review an anime once a blue moon. Or manga. Or any other subject matter the usual “anime” blog scene cover. How is that different than an “anime blog” as we know it?
Should we talk about the style of blogging? Personally I take a very relaxed approach; a major advantage of blogging is the way it allows for the expression of individuality; at the same time, it is worthwhile to discuss the nature of such things in order to provide insight into how to get the most out of a blog as a blogger. As long as we can convey to people that ultimately a blog is whatever you make it, and defined categories are not all there is to anime blogging. At the same time, I am interested in how people think about this issue, if you have given it some thought.
Discussing such topics at a con also runs into the issue to get the audience involved, and I think that is why the idea is compelling. For one, a lot of con panels are really just pow-wow sessions for people on the internet to say hello to each other. Also how to entertain people may very well be an issue. I suppose I can start stretching and practice learning the crane kick. Anyways, I think this is only a good opportunity and worth all the potential work if other people can play both as panelists and audience.
At the same time, all this thinking makes me realize I’m pretty under-equipped with some of the basic blogging concepts. How do we discuss aggregation portals, scrubbing, or the technical ends of things? Managing traffic and generating it? Advertising? Well I guess I’m not clueless about all of those things but I’m certainly not confident and knowledgeable enough to host a panel. This is just another reason why I will need help.
And … yes. Help. If you are interested in this project (even if you may not be able to come to the panel), I can probably use it. Just ping me, email me, or otherwise leave a message.
Speaking of that, anyone else up for epic karaoke this Otakon?
Don’t forget to record it for those of us halfway across the globe, too. (:
Yeah, I think it would be best to make this a Q&A panel to attract other bloggers and discuss the state of our community.
I’d kinda be up for it, since Otakon is essentially my home con, but I’m a very inexperienced blogger… Maybe if we get a third or fourth panelist. I know we have enough bloggers that are going.
Oh yeah, SKILL and/or GONG karaoke for sure. :v
Hay hay
I wanna be on a panel about animu blogging
Owen: you bet it’ll be recorded somehow, if it happens.
Link/WAH: you know where to find me to talk about this.
I’d do it just for the amusing contrast.
Also, Link, wah and I need to sing the Lolita song.
BOKU WA LOLICON. Sure.
Like I said with karaoke, this is something that I’m interested in helping out with. Now the question is how to get there. :P
Unfortunately, funding, distance, school, parents, and all sorts of other possible problems pop up which leave me unable to attend, let alone help. Best of luck if it ever pulls through though.
Let me clarify–even if you can’t be there, you can help me by planning the panel. Once we have hit “critical mass” on this project the coming weeks, I will try to get a hold of all of you, even if you live somewhere far, far away and can’t come.
I’m going to Otakon and I’d be interested in helping out if you still need people.
Would love to have you ! Photoblogging is a big deal.
I would be more than happy - ecstatic to help you in any way humanly possible. I have given this a lot of thought too, as has been represented in my blog’s style changes over the past year (having even at one point been split into two blogs) and the many types of posts I do.
will you be there?
yes. Aug 8 is my birthday so I get to go and spend assloads of cash XD I live in Virginia, so for me it’s a pretty easy go. Parents already assured and everything.
I guess I’ll be semi-interested in doing this, if anything just to drop by to put faces to names. I wouldn’t mind being part of the panel if you need people but don’t expect anything from me (I’m useless in RL)…
… and if the panel happens to be going on during something else I really want to check out, I’ll have to take a raincheck. heheh
Sweet. Are you going to give out free shirts again XD XD XD
I’ll keep you in the loop~ when there is a loop~
Nah, not this time :P