You may have noticed that there haven’t been any Mainichi updates for about a week. There’s no serious reason for the lapse, but motivation is at a bit of an ebb right now and to avoid a more serious case of burnout I’m deliberately pulling back from a super-intense update schedule for a little while. I’ll still be posting daily with news items of interest, but for the time being they’ll be displayed in the center column in the place of Mainichi posts until I can get back on the daily summary schedule. More below:
Apologies for the abatement in coverage. I’m already finding that “less is more” and taking a step away from the intense news tracking of the past few months is helping me get truly excited about things again… I don’t anticipate that this down time will last very long as a result. Perhaps through Anime Expo (I’ll be attending the event again this year to sell games at the J-List booth). More on that later, though… in the mean time stay tuned for continued regular updates!
Better to take a break than burn out, this is true.
I hope you’re enjoying the various games you’ve recently picked up, man. ^_^
And I might be at AX this year, since I live in California now. ^^
Anime Expo? I’m bought my tickets already.
I might see you there maybe, but I dunno how you look like. lolz
Slow and steady wins the race. Don’t worry, we’re not going anywhere.
Relax Shingo! I hope you don’t get burned out- I look forward to the updates.
=)
Hoping to be at AX. If so, I’ll definitely drop by to express my approval.
Perhaps it’s time you looked into an assistant editor? Seven days a week can certainly wear you out quickly. Regardless, I appreciate the work you put into this site!
Hello, I have been visiting for about a month but to shy to post…(momentarily freezes up)..ahem.. anyway, I had to say I think everyone does a great job and I really enjoy the info, thank you for working hard, everyone appreciates it.
If in doubt, wrap yourself around a dakimakura and unwind!
Take it easy Shingo!
Like everyone already said, keep things at your own peace, we’ll continue to visit HD everyday.
I agree with all previous posters, just take it easy and don’t worry.
Of course, I’ll continue visiting HD in a daily basis (as I’ve being doing for the last months).
If I were in California I would go to AX, but well… since I’m in Spain… but! One of the coming summers maybe I’ll go visit the US, and (why not?) stop by AX.
Take your time man, don’t worry about us :)
As a being a blogger myself, I know how hard is to keep a blog updated … and, tough I like a lot daily updates, I know this is truly crazy for just one man.
So slow down and take some time to relax :D
PS: Hisamuran, I’m from Spain too! Where are you from exactly?
I was actually worried that you would get tired out for releasing so much much news per post!
I agree with everyone here.
Yep, why post daily posts in the “mainichi” bit when you post the necessary stuff in the columns beside the main one? We get to see what’s new and comment either way – take it easy, like the Eagles said! ^_^
i’ll be going to Anime Expo hahhahaha
see you there
Hey, take it easy.
I’m kind of losing motivation to update my site lately too ^^;
I hope to see you at Anime Expo though!
After the debacle of AX last year i don’t plan to attend this year. Unless of course there is a last minute announcement of a Guest of Honor i would like to see.
Don’t burn yourself out man in trying to cover everything. Don’t force yourself in looking at updating as a job because then it will no longer be fun.
Actually I meant to say this before, but forgot by the time the post went up.
I haven’t updated my site in over a year, as I lost the motivation some time back, so don’t feel too bad, Shingo.
And just to let you know, Alter’s gone and done it again with a listing for Nanoha’s Yagami Hayate, seen on HS yesterday – just letting you know! :P
Thanks for the comments, everybody! It’s always a bit surprising to see how many people read the site… It means a lot to me to hear from you. I’ll try to have things back in full gear as soon as possible.
For those planning to attend AX who’d like to meet up, I’ll be the tall balding guy with glasses who’s selling games at the J-List booth; the other one on games duty will be Peter (no glasses, hair) so I shouldn’t be too hard to find.
Take care bro. You got my support too. Might wanna try to run around the lake with me sometimes. Kind of refreshing.
Take it easy.