Francis the Otakufighter trash panda

This is a redraw of the volume 1 illustration. We're going to be doing a rerelease of our inaugural issue, the one that I sorta published a little early (sorry...

OtakuFighter #2 – Stephanie T.

This month’s OtakuFighter comes as a surprise to little, it’s Stephanie Tanguay of the TBC fight team. She was featured in Volume 2 in an interview and on the front cover and now….well, she got her wish to be a Sailor Scout. That belt isn’t for show either. She really won the WBC Women’s Muay…

2019’s first OtakuFighter, Marvin Madariaga

Martial Arts and Creativity seem to go hand-in-hand.  Through my martial arts journey I’ve met some pretty damn creative, whimsical people.  People that make you sit back and think, “yo wtf did that dude just punch that guy into next Tuesday?”. Coach Marvin Madariaga is one of those dudes that definitely rides that line of…

Meet Maleny!

Stats: Birthday: 16 November Likes: Buffets, Memes, Gel Pens Dislikes: Dentist Appointments, Stress Abilities: kicking, punching, falling down, eating my own weight in one sitting, procrastinating Hi guys! My name is Maleny and I’m one of the newer contributors to Strawberry Scented Burnout. I’m a born and raised native of San Diego, California, which is…

Strawberry Scented Burnout Volume 2 is now available on Amazon!

Guys, it’s finally happened.  SSB’s now published on Amazon.  Volume 2 is now downloadable and viewable on all Kindle-compatible devices.  It’s $1.99 for your kindle copy. The link is right here.  Naturally, we’ve still got Volume 1 on sale at IndyPlanet. I’ll have another entry dedicated to how I’m feeling at the moment, but for…

Otakufighter – A Day in the Life of…

Leave it all in the ring, my coaches are fond of saying.  That includes your blood too.

Dedicated to The Boxing Club’s competition team.

This one’s dedicated to Kellie, Roma, and Bret.  Y’all kick ass.

Joanna Jedrzejczyk with another title defense.

What a difference in striking pedigrees can get you.

My coaches…as manga characters?

As thanks for putting up with my shenanigans and turning me into the kickboxing-obsessed otaku that I am now, I decided to ask good ol’ lenejenius to whip me up a piece. So if you’ve been wondering who’s responsible for what you see today, look no further.  It’ll be even better if you join the boxing…

OtakuFIGHTER: The Meaning

A loooong time ago, back when I was a college student trying to figure out his path in life, I met someone that changed my life.  Her name was Mae.  She urged me to not go down the path of full geekery and forsake a normal social existence in pursuit of the otaku life.  For…