5 Ways To Earn Money Out Of Your Otaku Hobby

 

It's every otaku's ultimate dream to earn a living out of their hobbies. Imagine the joy and fulfillment after you've made more than what a 9-5 worker does, and you don't need to pretend that you're enjoying life, because with all the plots, twists, magic, action, cuteness, and stuff, what else could you wish for? Whether you are a hardcore gamer, an anime fan, cosplay enthusiast, or a JPOP otaku, there are plenty of ways to monetize. Depending on the efforts and strategies you enforce, your earnings may range from an amount that can support your daily needs to a lucrative stream of income that will let buy you everything you want in life, and even help others.

You might have heard about streaming games on social media and YouTube already. Don't worry as we won't mention them here. Apart from streaming and YouTube blogging, there are still many ways for Otakus who find it hard to engage with their fans and earn through these platforms. Here are five unheard but effective ways to make money from your otaku hobbies.

#1 - Becoming An Affiliate

Instead of showing your face and trying hard to entertain your live audience on Facebook, Twitch, or YouTube vlogging, you can do what an introvert type otaku does — staying behind their monitors, yet receiving huge commissions out of affiliate marketing.

The affiliate concept is pretty simple. You advertise about a product, either direct or discreetly, by sharing a link on your social media profiles, websites, and other platforms. When someone clicks on the custom link and purchases an item or pays for a subscription, you will get a sale percentage.

The keys to becoming a successful affiliate are finding a partner that pays a more significant commission rate than others and working hard to grow your network and reach. The bigger the social media following or website traffic, the higher chances of sales and bigger earnings.

Senpai Mart affiliate program pays 10% commission for every sale. Being a new eCommerce site, they don't have a wide array of products, but they have enough exciting anime items in their collection. Their lineup of products is not generic. Therefore they sell some things you can't find easily, giving you a higher success rate!

Amazon Prime Video also offers $3 for every successful signup. We heard that Netflix, Hulu, CBS, and even Disney have this affiliate program with varying commission rates and payment details. It's best to check on each platform to see which is best for your niche.

#2 - From Website Advertisements

Otaku peeps who love lengthy discussions and articulate debates may find themselves enjoying writing a blog post on their website every day. While Reddit is the right place for hobbyists, it is not the case for those who'd like to pay their bills out of being a geek. Instead of posting the whole argument, opinion, or reviews in this online forum and Quora, IGN, and others, why not use them to advertise your website, so you can point these users to your website and earn from the ads you've arranged?

We can further expound this section by advising on how to grow your website's traffic. However, we are saving that for another article. But to quickly give those who plan to put up a blog and write, the key to creating a champion website is by creating high-quality pieces, like what we're trying to do here at Otaku Fantasy. To become an authority site, you must be knowledgeable, stick to the niche you've chosen, and really know what you're talking about. 

#3 - Artsy? Sell Custom Anime Items

If you have creative hands, try designing custom anime items and sell it to Etsy or a personal website you created. An incredible way to do this is by crafting something not being sold elsewhere. So if you can find other people selling the same item in Amazon or other marketplaces, you just made yourself a competitor. Give birth to a one-of-a-kind collection if you want your business to flourish in this category, as it sure has heaps of potential.

Illustrators, animators, and graphic design artists can make a living out of freelancing. You can send your applications to comic book publishers, game developers, graphic design agencies, or even establish your own brand!

#4 - Shout Outs and Reviews

When your Instagram and Facebook profiles reach a certain level of popularity, you will attract marketers who can make use of some boosting. They would offer money in exchange for shout outs, tagging, or reviewing their items. Sometimes, the outreach is about becoming an affiliate, so you'll encounter many opportunities here. Just be wary of scams and don't give out sensitive info like your credit card number!

#5 - Create A Social Media Platform

For tinkerers who frequent Github, Gitkraken, and the like, why not start nurturing a small forum or social media that discusses a unique interest? You can also opt for a broader niche, but always think that becoming big depends on your ability to offer something new. Instead of merely coding and creating stuff, why not stop for a second and formulate something that could change the world?

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Shizuku To Be Blamed For Chrollo's Capture?

 

Chrollo's abduction by Kurapika has been two decades since it first happened in the manga and the 1999 anime series. We've also re-watched the 2011 scenes repeatedly, and we admit that we're crying over spilled milk for writing about this. However, it's an essential piece of history that suggests the Phantom Troupe is prone to making mistakes due to missing out on some crucial details, especially now that they are on the edge of their practicality over the death of Shalnark and Kortopi.

If we may remember, Gon, Killua, and Leorio held out an arm-wrestling contest in one busy street of Yorknew City. The gimmick attracted many challengers who are interested in getting the diamond ring prize. Apart from the normies, they also caught the eye of Shizuku Murasaki, who's with other Genei Ryodan members Feitan and Franklin at that time. She liked the ring, and maybe the challenge, but lost to Gon after giving out a good fight.

Leorio was there the whole time.

Fast forward to the heart-stopping chase to capture the chain user, the Phantom Troupe decided to rendezvous with others in the Beitacle hotel. There, Leorio made a scene that could have cost him his life. Not because Chrollo hates noisy people, but because Shizuku could have recognized him at that instant. 

Instead of telling others that Leorio is with the two kids, she only offered to eliminate him. 

If Shizuku informed her companions, that would only increase the suspicion about the two kids and Leorio. Chrollo would have acted swiftly without hesitating. 

Or could it be because she forgot already?

When the kids were first caught and brought inside the Phantom Troupe hideout, Gon immediately recognized Shizuku, but she denied remembering what happened. Looking into the timeline, it was just a few days or weeks since the arm-wrestling event. How easy is it to forget a fight for something you want and only to lose to a kid?

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It's either her memory can only remember as much, maybe a limitation due to her nen ability, or Shizuku is just plain in-denial. We're inclined to believe the latter reason, and that she chose her ego until the end. It's too neglectful for one of the group's brains to forget about such events.

When she asked the troupe if they also think that Leorio could be an accomplice, it's already too late. A disguised Kurapika was able to capture Chrollo, and the rest is history. Ultimately, the troupe paid with Pakunoda's life.

We don't think Shizuku would risk her teammates, but she was too overconfident about their ability to handle the situation. Is it because they are with Chrollo? Therefore, she did not reveal that she recognizes Leorio but was eager to eliminate him because she knows that he's about to do something.

If Shizuku Only Admitted or Remembered

Let's think of alternative scenarios. If Shizuku didn't hold back and informed Chrollo right away, plenty of things could have happened. Before we list them down, here's their situation:

Leorio is making a scene while Chrollo and Shizuku are looking at him. Machi holds Gon and Killua with her Nen threads. A few minutes before seven sharp, Pakunoda, Kortopi, and Nobunaga will arrive.

Leorio is making a scene over the phone.

Shizuku: Shall I kill him (asking Chrollo)? - what she said

Shizuku: I remember now, he's with them. - what she didn't say

1. Chrollo would act fast and try to kill Leorio. Machi can't do anything apart from not letting the two kids escape. Shizuku acts as support in killing him, but Kurapika won't let it happen. Lights would go out prematurely, Chrollo will be distracted and captured by Kurapika by a very slim chance. The same fate, different levels of risks.
2. Chrollo would ask Machi to escape with the captives while they follow. Lights would turn off, but it would be harder to capture Chrollo or a Phantom Troupe member once they start fleeing. Kurapika risks his life of chain-jailing someone who is not a Spider.
3. Chrollo decides to give up the captives because the chain user might be there and not alone, escapes, and asks the others to return to their hideout. By that time, Pakunoda already has the chain user's identity, and they would be able to launch a deadlier comeback. However, this might lead to the fulfillment of their prophecies, which indicates that half of them will die.
4. While keeping an eye out for possible tricks and the huge possibility that all of them are accomplices, Chrollo kills Gon and Killua before escaping. It's an eye for an eye. He's used to killing people who have nothing to do with him anyway so it wouldn't matter if they're not really acquainted with the chain user. I think he'll be good with that for the meantime. 

Why is this scene still crucial at this point?

Apart from having nothing to do except to wait for the manga's continuation, personal interests and emotions can lead to the entire group's demise in the next chapters. As we know, slight hesitation and neglect can cause death. Here are other careless situations involving Phantom Troupe members when they could have done better:

1. Chrollo could have checked by himself and double-tapped Hisoka's corpse by crushing the head or decapitating.
2. Machi, Shalnark, Kortopi could have brought stronger troupe members with them to protect the weaker ones in case.
3. Chrollo could not have allowed Illumi Zoldyck to join, as this makes them vulnerable to being blindsided.

But even so, I don't want them to be perfect. I don't want any of the protagonists to die, and dying would be a waste at that stage. Characters do make mistakes, and everything in Hunter x Hunter is as genius as it is. We want to clarify that we're happy with its direction, but we have to point out the could-haves and the would-haves.

We'll stop creating a mountain out of this molehill at this point and think of something HxH related to write. Any suggestions?

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