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Two Major Navigation Improvements Announced Today

I am thrilled to announce two major improvements in how people browse theOtaku.com.

The first improvement we copied from Microsoft, a company known for its brilliance in software engineering and design. Moving forward, our unique otaku paperclip man will adorn every single page of the site, offering you helpful tips and words of wisdom. This should dramatically improve how you browse theOtaku.

The second improvement has been used by thousands of other websites over the last decade, though inevitably people will comment here and say "OMG! You copied (insert site name here)!!"

And that is member pages are now located at yourname.theotaku.com instead of theotaku.com/portfolio/yourname

Enjoy!!!!

Sakura-Con 2008: Fun Funi News (BUT NOT REALLY!)

Hey there everyone! I'm back and I bring news from Sakura-Con 2008! As many of you may know, I was actually press at Sakura-Con this year and had the privilege of doing all sorts of snazzy press things like cutting into lines and demanding drink...

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theOtaku.com Anime Podcast IV - Ep. 3

Not fair! Everyone's partying at Sakura Con and I'm stranded home, forced to listen, but not participate, in the merriment. I'll recover, somehow. This week's epic podcast is brought to you live from the convention floors and a mysterious co-host replaces the mighty Batou.

Music - Gravitation by Angela from Heroic Age

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Fan Work Reporting Online

You can now flag or report inappropriate/low quality fan works to our moderators for review. Note that this feature doesn't exist for Fan Words or Quizzes simply because those sections are strictly moderated.

Shout Out: Manga Entertainment on iTunes

I wanted to give a quick shout out to our friends at Manga Entertainment, who have just released 4 new series for purchase on iTunes: Tokko, Noein, Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex, and Tactics. If you're an iTunes user give them a look!