Quickie anime linkspam.

1. Nina has a point.

2. Roundtable discussion of women in the anime/manga industry. Really interesting stuff, and a lot of it sounds very, very familiar. Bamboo does fall into the "feminist"-is-an-icky-word trap, though, which is disenheartening. Also, DO NOT READ THE FORUM COMMENTS if you value your sanity.

3. First look at anime Iron Man. I realize that Tony Stark comes in many flavors, yet I'm really not surprised that "broody Stark" would be the particular flavor deemed most likely to appeal to Japanese audiences.

Mini-Goddess XVIV and bonus scans

First! Part three of Kosuke Fujishima's new Mini-Goddess strip, which is being published on the spine of montly issues of Afternoon. In case you missed any of the previous panels, you can find them all linked here.

( Behind the cut: Mini-Goddess comic, 20th anniversary wrap-up, and lots of bonus scans, too. )