Some Changes At Tofugu

Hey All.

Before we go on a short break for the 4th of July holiday, I wanted to relay some changes happening on Tofugu effective today.

First, Hashi will be leaving his post as Editor to move on to other things. We’ll certainly all miss his posts and editing services, so let’s all thank him for the time he’s put into shaping Tofugu into what it is today! (Thank you)

For the time being I’ll be taking over the editing duties and will be making a few changes.

  1. There will be no more Saturday and Sunday posts, at least for now. There’s a couple of reasons for this. First, while I realize there are a few die-hard fans of the Saturday Timewaster and Sunday News series, there just wasn’t enough people reading them to continue writing them (especially while we have a shorter writing staff right now). Second, it means our illustrator Aya can have a little bit of weekend time to herself for once :p
  2. Going to focus on quality and depth for posts. Harkens back to point #1. I want to focus efforts on fewer posts of higher quality. We’re still planning to write five posts a week, though. So don’t worry, you’ll get your fill. Most likely you’ll be seeing longer posts during the week and then a lot of the shorter posts showing up in the newsletter.

That should be about it for now. Thanks so much for being such awesome readers. We’ll see you back here on Monday! Have a great holiday even if it’s not a holiday for you.

<3
Koichi

  • Name

    Hashi….. ;( But good luck with whatever you are doing now!

    “Going to focus on quality and depth for posts.” Hell yeah.

    This is what bothered me most about Tofugu: a huge number of posts are only scratching the surface of the topic (while still being hilarious at times, I like your silly humor). And then I’m like “wait, thats it?! There are probably so many more weird, funny and interesting things about this topic, so why did they stop there?”

    So I am really excited for this new angle you guys are trying to take here.

    Keep up the good work guys!

  • Phillip

    What’s Hashi doing? Is it still in Tofugu, or is it with another company? </3

  • Emile

    Aww, Hashi, I loved and will miss your posts! You were a great force behind Tofugu. Thanks for all the time you put in to entertain and educate us. :) I wish you every luck with your future endeavors!

    Meanwhile, I look forward to the new content, Koichi! Likewise, there have been many topics I would have liked to see expanded upon, so I’m pretty excited for that to be happening. You guys work really hard.. from now on, enjoy your weekends off! ^^

  • kuyaChristian

    I’m gonna miss Hashi =[. There will be no more creepers commenting how ‘sexy’ he is or how much he looks like Joseph Gordon-Levitt. That gonna be sad. =’/
    Anyway, I wish him the best in his life after Tofugu!

  • http://www.tofugu.com koichi

    Another company

  • DAVIDPD

    Goodbye Hashi! I am sorry to see you go.

  • simplyshiny

    Oh NO!! Good Bye, Hashi! Good luck in whatever you will be doing!

  • Phillip

    *hugs*

  • Lord Fawful

    bye bye Hashi :( hope your new job is as cool as tofugu!

  • Sandra03

    just admit that you fired him for being better than you at Starcraft

    well poo! we’ll miss you Hashi but good luck with whatever your future plans are!

    and looking forward to the changes but at the same time I hope the fun and funny way of presenting otherwise potentially boring material won’t change. I like Tofugu because it’s not like reading a dull textbook where you don’t retain the information because it’s presented in such a boring way. If it’s entertaining we’re more likely to retain something useful from it and keep coming back. So just hoping that “quality and depth” doesn’t end up becoming “boring and tedious” D:

  • MisterM2402

    That’s such a shame, Hashi was my favourite Fugu Overlord (sorry guys!) :(
    I remember Koichi announcing the imminent arrival of his very first fully-fledged staff member, and the excitement and tension in waiting for him to finish Uni and join the team after the summer so we could find out who it was :D Loved his contributions to the Tofugu videos you used to make (seriously, what’s the deal? Why have there not been any in AAAAGES?) and his input on the TextFugu forum.

    See ya around, Hashi my friend!

  • Mikki

    Nooooo!!!!! HASHI. WE LOVE YOU!!! ; A ;
    Seriously going to miss you. :C But I wish you the best with whatever you do next. Will you still pop in and say hi sometimes at least? </3

  • Phillip

    And how will Koichi focus without someone to take out all his sexual tension on?

    And what should I do with all my Koichi and Hashi fanfics? Are you telling me I just have to paste Viet’s face onto Hashi’s body? It’s just not the same.

  • Applesauce 21

    Don’t go Hashiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii !! <—– cry of despair

  • HatsuHazama

    How sad : (
    Tofugu without Hashi is like… nothing compares. We’ll all miss him (I think), but all the best with whatever he’s moving on to!

  • orangedude

    Hashi, you will be sorely missed. I hope that you enjoy whatever it is you choose to do from now on!

  • lookforyoshi

    Sad to see Hashi go but excited to see the new improvements take place

  • Tora.Silver

    Like this? (I could do better. I’m so ashamed…)

  • Phillip

    You understand me. <3

  • Kasma88

    Good lunch Hashi! The changes you guys are making sound like really sensible ones… just a quick question though, when will be able to see your videos from Japan?

  • http://www.vietamins.com Viet

    Why!!?!?!

  • Phillip

    Because you’re a suitable replacement.

    *looks you up and down*

    In fact, I think you’ll be just FINE. >:D

  • Phillip

    Sexy Viet, come here.

  • BeetleBane

    byebye Hashi. C: Good luck. I’m sure you’ll be okay.

  • 古戸ヱリカ

    Alas, poor Hashi! I knew him. Not particular well, or anything, but a little.

  • Ikouze

    Thank you !!!

  • Xaromir

    I was already wondering how Aya managed to produce so much awesome so regularly, and good luck to Hashi – you will be missed. Maybe we’ll see you again as a guest writer some day? ;) As long Tofugu is alive i’m happy.

  • http://www.littlegaijin.net/ アナ

    Bye Hashi!! Gonna miss your posts and videos. :(

  • Ko

    Oh no! Hashi, we’ll miss you! I hope you’ll be doing something else writing-related, I’ll definitely look forward to it if so. <3

  • Sarah

    Bye Hashi! I love all your posts, and I hope that you are moving on to something extra awesome! ^^

  • Matt Bird

    I don’t comment often, but I just wanted to say it was a pleasure reading your articles Hashi.

  • Francis A.

    Not a problem. Keep up the great work guys!

  • http://foxibiri.tumblr.com/ foxibiri

    Hashi no!! why?!?! This is stupid!

  • Luke

    Just when I signed up! I’m sorry D:

  • Endar

    Thanks for all of the articles Hashi! May your future be good.

  • ロドルフォクルス湖

    Nothing’s going to be the same without you, Hashi! Everybody is going to miss you (me included). We’ll always have a place on our hearts for one of our Fugu Overlords! :) I wish you all kinds of success in your future plans!

  • Momo

    NO WAY. WHO WILL WE SHIP KOICHI WITH NOW?

    We’ll always love you, Hashi! (Just not as much as Koichi would)

  • Simon France

    Good bye Hashi. Thanks for everything…

  • mayucchi

    You’ll be missed, Hashi. Bye-bye and good luck in all your future endeavors~

  • HatsuHazama

    SUCH IMAGERY IS NOT SUITABLE FOR THE GENERAL PUBLIC YET!

  • mayucchi

    Actually, Hashi is Koichi’s and Viet’s love child.

  • Chrystian Gallegos

    Thank you Hasi :D
    you were awesome on your posts!

  • http://thepretentiousgamer.blogspot.com Rachel

    I’d be happy with just 2-3 posts a week, but maybe I’m in the minority. It’s too much for me to read!

  • DeTo-13

    Im gonna miss your posts Hashi, i hope your successful in whatever it is your moving onto x

  • Overlord

    Wanikani madness spilling over Tofugu? Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!

  • Stella

    Goodbye, Hashi! Thanks for everything you’ve done! We’ll all miss you. Good luck in life!

  • Christian

    ありがとうございました ハシ (^_^)

  • PorkBuns

    Thank you for your awesome articles Hashi. Go forth & conquer. If you write articles somewhere else maybe let us know where we could get that Hashi goodness?

    The other changes sound good– I was starting to wonder if ya’ll slept. Definitely looking forward to changes but losing Hashi articles gives me the sighs. >^__^< Thank you for this site Koichi, Hashi, Viet, John & Minions whose names I don't remember! Sorry… <3

  • http://foxibiri.tumblr.com/ foxibiri

    oh god damn it all @_@

  • Silver Fen

    Good luck Hashi! You deserve a lot of success and a bright future. I hope you are moving on to bigger and better things (can’t really think of anything better than working with the Fugu team though…), and this isn’t just an excuse Koichi is making up because he buried you in his backyard. ToT