Otaku Lifestyle

Thoughts, reflections, and slice-of-life stories from the perspective of an anime fan. Here, you’ll find my otaku lifestyle covering personal posts, anime-inspired routines, nostalgic memories, community observations, and fun takes on what it really means to live the otaku life — online and off.

  • rAge 2019, a fun weekend

    rAge 2019, a fun weekend

    Only two days after ComicCon Africa, it was time to once again grab my mini tripod, my walking shoes and prepare for another long drive and get myself to the TicketPro Dome for the rAge expo of 2019. Friday 27 September happened to be my 26th birthday and the first day of rAge. Since it…

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  • ComicCon Africa, my 2019 experience!

    ComicCon Africa, my 2019 experience!

    I can’t believe I am here already writing about ComicCon Africa 2019! The time has just flown by. ComicCon Africa ran over four days, which made for the longest convention that I have attended for the ‘geek’ community. Saturday was so incredibly busy. Sunday even more so. Thankfully Monday offered a reprieve with a lower…

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  • Back on the go with Pokemon Go

    Back on the go with Pokemon Go

    Three years later and here I am back in the swing of things with Pokemon Go. The first time around I was not really able to play the game since my phone couldn’t handle it. However, soon after the initial craze the thrill and excitement of it all died out and many people gave up on…

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  • A battle with dyslexia and laziness

    A battle with dyslexia and laziness

    It makes me positively ill, to the point where it’s hard to swallow and my heart sinks deeply into my stomach. I have done it again, and I thought I had been doing quite well recently. Yet in just the span of two weeks, I have had three spelling errors. Two of which, my boss…

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  • AYA: 7 May 2018

    AYA: 7 May 2018

    Recently I have been doing a lot of thinking about what I really want to do and if I am doing what I want and if what I am doing will get me to where I want to be. I have also been thinking about where it is I actually want to be going. So…

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    5–8 minutes
  • Japanese Cultural Expo 2019

    Japanese Cultural Expo 2019

    I’m so excited, and I just can’t hide it, that’s right, this weekend is the Japanese Cultural Expo! It shall be at the Brooklyn Mall in Pretoria and I don’t care if it’s an hour’s drive away, I am going! Not all three days, which upsets me because that means I will be missing out…

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