About
Basic Info:
1. My name is Kim Morrissy, although most people call me Frog-kun on the Internet, or Froggy. I’m a Tokyo Correspondent for Anime News Network, although I occasionally translate and write for other sites like Crunchyroll. This is my personal blog where I discuss general anime-related things that interest me.
2. If you scroll through the front page, you’ll find I like to preface a lot of my posts with memes or macros. That’s why it’s called Fantastic Memes, even though it’s not a blog specifically about Internet memes.
3. This is predominantly an anime blog. That being said, the scope is very broad. Not only do I write about the latest anime, I also write about other forms of Japanese pop entertainment, predominantly light novels but also manga and visual novels. I also write often about fandom and otaku subculture. Occasionally, I might post about something unrelated as it just so happens that I have a life outside of anime, but I’ll generally try to link the topic to anime somehow for the sake of consistency.
4. I update about once a week. But I don’t have a strict updating schedule, so bear that in mind.
My Contact Info:
Email: frogkun@live.com (for business inquiries, contact kim@animenewsnetwork.com)
Twitter: @frog_kun
Anime-Planet: http://www.anime-planet.com/users/Frogkun
Crunchyroll: http://www.crunchyroll.com/user/Frog-kun
Bookmeter: http://bookmeter.com/u/738483
Tumblr: http://frogkunlit.tumblr.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Fantastic-Memes-1775204079381480/
Curious Cat: https://curiouscat.me/frog_kun
FF.net: http://www.fanfiction.net/u/1081600/Frog-kun
Why Follow This Blog?
This is a good blog to read if you’re interested in alternative perspectives about anime, manga and light novels. I try to shed light on underappreciated topics like the anime industry, the art of animation and untranslated light novels. I’m a Tokyo correspondent and a freelance translator, so I’m particularly interested in cultural differences and translation issues.
I also believe in having fun with fiction. You’ll see posts about shipping, crazy fan theories and joke lists alongside the more informative content. In general, I try to keep the tone of my posts light-hearted and fun to read.
Look at the sidebar to the right for some recommended posts on this blog. Hopefully you’ll enjoy the topics and discussion on my posts. Feel free to comment and share your thoughts!
About My Translations:
I’m currently not accepting commissions.
About Reviewing/Promoting Products:
If you want me to review or promote something on my blog, ask me about it via email. If it’s something related to anime and manga, I’ll look into it. However, because I am only a single person with a finite amount of time, it may take me some days before I can get back to you.
About Blogroll Links:
If you are a new blogger, feel free to leave a comment or email asking me to check out your blog. However, please do not ask me to put your blog on my blogroll. I link to blogs I read often and I choose them at my own discretion.
To the Readers:
Thank you for stopping by. I hope you have fun reading this blog and it always warms my heart when someone new decides to follow it, like one of my posts or comment. Most of the fun in being an anime fan is interacting with other fans, so don’t hesitate to speak up and share your thoughts.
I think that’s about it for now. Later!
I’ve nominated your blog for the Liebster award. If you’d like to participate, I have a list of questions on the below page. If not though, that’s totally okay and please just take this for the compliment it’s intended as! http://otakulounge.wordpress.com/2013/12/17/liebster-awards/
Hey, thanks for the nomination! I don’t have the time to answer the questions right now, but I’ll see about whipping up a post some time next year when I can. (If I remember…)
No problem – do it if/whenever you like. :)
You seem like a really cool guy! I like the reasonings you gave to follow your blog so therefore I shall. Although I would have anyways considering its about Anime!
http://amiageekblog.wordpress.com/
Froggy I MISS YOU COME TO ME LET ME LURVE YOUUUU
Hey there. How’s it going?
Btw, I miss you, in case you couldn’t tell
Oh man, I miss you too! Can’t access my emails right now but I’ll send you one as soon as I can. This is just to let you know that I lurv you too ;)
Dude, you’re a fucking piece of shit that doesn’t deserve to criticize. Right now, because of pieces of shit like you, Gen Urobuchi had announced retirement because it’s pricks like you who don’t know anything other than mindless flaming. I hope you’re satisfied with yourself.
Uh, if you’re talking about that Anime Maru article about Gen Urobuchi retiring, that was a joke article and not actually factual.
….and he doesn’t flame? I don’t know where to begin with your comment so I’ll just say “no.”
EL PSY CONGROO! ALL IS ACCORDING TO THE CHOICE OF THE STEINS;GATE! …sorry, I had to. In all seriousness though, your blog is pretty cool!
Aww. That message to the readers is something I can relate on. I’m not that good in articulating my thoughts, but I started blogging so that I can improve along the way. I found your blog yesterday, so now I am following it. I enjoy reading your posts!
Thanks for the comment :) I just checked out your blog and it seems very interesting, so I started following it too. Keep up the good work yourself!
Thank you very much for the encouraging words! I’m honored that you checked my blog. :)
Ok, you’re officially cool
Added ya to my blogroll. Hope ya don’t mind. Lemme know if ya do and I’ll take it off.
Nope, I don’t mind. Thanks for adding me!
Hey froggy, just started my own blog and I added yours to my blogroll. Check it out some other time, I’ll be posting something soon :)
Sure, be sure to tweet me the link when you post something!
BTW, I changed my handle and gravatar to this one “Projnoa” so I can unify everything, in twitter and wordpress.
Loved the post of Fate Zero :D
Hey froggy, I started blogging about anime episodes a few months ago, I have added you to my blogroll and would appreciate if you check out my blog and if you like it, link me back.
http://www.wraithseeker.com/category/anime/
Bam! Creative Blogger award!
https://fantasyandanime.wordpress.com/2015/08/21/creative-blogger-award/
Heya! I’ve Nominated you for a Creative Blogger Award! :D You can find the details here https://fiddletwix.wordpress.com/2015/09/14/creative-blogger-quadra-kill/
If you have any plans about writing about literature in the future on tumblr, then I think you should install Disqus commnents on tumblr.
That’s a good suggestion! I’ll keep it in mind.
I sent you an email about a request so this comment is just to notify you in case you had not noticed it.
Hey I nominated you for the versatile blogger award in my most recent post! Enjoy!
Hey Frog-kun, did you ever receive the email I sent you 2 days ago?
Yep, been extremely busy so I haven’t had the time to respond
Hi! I’ve been lurking/following your blog for a while now and I just wanna say I’m a fan of your content 😊
I’ve been wanting to ask but I’m quite embarrassed to ask this.. but was wondering if you would be willing to pick up the translation of the final volume light novel of Fate/Apocrypha? The first 4 volumes have been translated from 2013-2017 but it seems that the translators have already become inactive and no longer have plans of translating the 5th (last) volume. I know an anime about it has been made but I heard they skipped a lot of the material so I was really hoping that someone would pick up the translation of the final volume of the light novel. I have a copy of the light novel scans but I can barely read Japanese so I have no way of reading it. I really hope you would consider picking it up :( But no pressure, I know that you are busy with a lot of other things too ✌
Sorry! I don’t do fan translations anymore. But thanks for asking anyway.
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