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Category: Anime
Top 10 Ponytail Girls of All Time (video)
I made another video. Feel free to watch it. Or don’t.
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Top 10 Waifus of All Time (video)
Hello! I adapted a post I wrote over a year ago into a video, so here it is. Enjoy!
And if you want to read the original post, click here.
Persona 3 The Movie #4 – Winter of Rebirth
This is going to include my thoughts on the fourth and final movie in the series, and the series as a whole. There will be spoilers.
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First Impressions – Summer 2016 Anime
Long time no see. I’m going to keep up with a few shows this season, so let’s see how it goes!
Persona 3 The Movie #3 – Falling Down
The first movie was okay as an adaptation, but not that great as a film. The second movie was better as a film, but took more creative liberty as an adaptation. The third movie is just a mess. They should have called it “Ryoji is here guys, so let’s make this movie about him now! Except where we need to jam in fights because I guess there was a plot we need to adapt.”
Just like my post on the second movie, there will be some spoilers. So play Persona 3 FES first if you’re looking to avoid them.
Hibike! Euphonium
What does it take to be “special”? For some people, it’s to contribute to something great. Yet for others, it’s to stand apart for unique characteristics. For the members of the Kitauji High School Wind Ensemble, their individual perceptions of the term may vary but they all come to have the same intention – to be the very best, like no one ever was.
Taking Out The Trash #7 – Anime
Today’s theme is school-ish stuff! Of varying types. And luckily for you, it’s mostly positive!
My Top 10 Waifus
Note: I have since made a video version of this post. You can see it here.
The concept of “waifus” has been around for quite a long time, but only rarely do I come across a character I’d consider using the term for. Someone, while fictional, who stands far apart from the crowd and you can imagine being a significant other (at least in an ideal situation) is quite rare. Even then, narrowing this down to 10 characters was quite difficult, but here are my top 10 waifus!
First Impressions – Winter 2016 Anime
While I said I probably wouldn’t post anything for this season, I ended up trying out a few extra shows (and one I forgot was airing). So let’s see how everything goes!
Kizumonogatari Part 1: Tekketsu-hen
When it was announced that Kizumonogatari would be split into three movies, I thought this might happen. I didn’t think the result could be this bad though.
Top 5 Anime of 2015
For adding three shows to my favorites – and supplementing two series that were already there – it was a pretty good year.
Final Thoughts – Fall 2015 Anime
Here we are at the end of the year’s airing anime! So, let’s take a look at what I followed for the fall season!
Love Live! School Idol Festival
Have you ever yearned for a game that entices your need to “catch ’em all” in the same manner as Pokemon, but with pretty young anime girls in place of animals, keychains, and ice cream? Something to kindle your masochist desires, packaged with a mediocre rhythm game? Well, do I have the solution for you!
Thoughts So Far – Fall 2015 Anime
A common trend for this season was that the first episodes didn’t do much for me, but things have improved as they went along. Sort of. I don’t have too much to say though.
Taking Out The Trash #4 – Anime
It’s been quite a while since I’ve written an anime review, so I figured I’d throw this in for the time being. Rather than “formal” reviews, these are like miniature rants. But I do have some good things to say. Some.
Shirobako Aki-Matsuri
This past Sunday, I stopped by Makuhari, Chiba, for a little event – the Shirobako Aki-Matsuri (fall festival). There were doughnuts, dances, and (the voice actresses of) pretty young anime girls. So it was a pretty good time.
First Impressions – Fall 2015 Anime
I’m only starting off the season with five shows, so let’s see how this goes!
Final Thoughts – Summer 2015 Anime
This season was pretty good. Ignoring the two shows I dropped.
Thoughts So Far – Summer 2015 Anime
I’m actually really enjoying this season.
Taking Out The Trash #1 – Anime
This kind of post is something I’ve considered doing for a while, and now that I’ve had the time to marathon some shows recently I decided to go through with it. Basically, what I’ll be doing is these occasional posts on a selection of anime, games, or albums*, alternating between them from one post to another (so the next one will be games, then albums, then back to anime). For this one, it will cover a few anime I’ve watched over the past month that I feel are worth talking about, but not particularly shows I want to write full reviews for.
First Impressions – Summer 2015 Anime
I’m only picking up four five shows this season, so things will be pretty straightforward.
Final Thoughts – Spring 2015 Anime
The spring season has come to a close, with a generally “okay” conclusion. At least there wasn’t anything abysmal that I dragged myself through.
Shirobako
Shirobako is more than an anime about the medium itself. It is a story about aspiration and apathy; success and failure; talent and ineptitude. But above all else, it is the best show I have ever seen.
Thoughts So Far – Spring 2015 Anime
Unlike last spring, I’ve actually kept up with airing shows this time around! There’s certainly an odd collection of shows to keep track of, for better or worse.
“Animanga Controversies”
I don’t know where this entire trend originated, but it’s something that caught my interest pretty quickly. Reading this will just reinforce that I’m a pretty boring person.
Re-creation: A Tutorial?
Since this is something I’ve delved into a bit more recently, and it’s something that I keep getting questions about, I decided to type this up. Obviously, it’s a lot different than my normal material.
First Impressions – Spring 2015 Anime
This past winter gave us a pretty good dose of anime without too many turds mixed in. Let’s hope this one is even better!
But let’s be honest, since Shirobako is over, it’s already objectively worse.
Final Thoughts – Winter 2015 Anime
Here we are at the end of the winter season! As a whole, it’s been pretty good, and fortunately there’s one standout that is definitely taking a spot in my favorites.
Persona 3 The Movie #2 – Midsummer Knight’s Dream
Best girl has arrived.
Unlike my post on the first movie, there will be lots of big spoilers here. So play the game first.
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Crunchyroll’s Shirobako Contest (and my submissions)
To celebrate the best show of the season, Crunchyroll put on a contest focused on the five main characters of Shirobako – five girls working five different jobs within the anime industry. For each of these five positions, there is a specific contest.
So, for some reason, I’ve decided to try my hand at (almost) all of them. Results vary.
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Thoughts So Far – Winter 2015 Anime
Welcome back to the monthly installment of “Why pretty young anime girls are the reason I watch anime,” starring pretty young anime girls, pretty young anime boys?, and potential double suicide!
Review – White Album 2 (Anime)
For a musician, being in sync with the other performers can make or break the experience. You can practice to the point of perfection, but without an ensemble that can synchronize on all fronts, it will always be just a musical performance.
White Album 2 follows Kitahara Haruki, a high school senior on the verge of watching the school’s Light Music Association go out with a pathetic whimper. But before time runs out, he comes across Ogiso Setsuna and Touma Kazusa, two girls capable of turning the situation on a dime and leading Haruki to the most unforgettable experience of his life.
First Impressions – Winter 2015 Anime
Welcome to the first overview of anime from 2015! Hopefully they aren’t too bad.
Rail Wars! Official Fanbook
Every once in a blue moon, you find something that completely changes your life – colors become brighter, the sounds of the world soothe your soul, and you look forward to each coming day with a smile.
I have found it.
Top 5 Anime of 2014
Compared to 2013, this year’s anime were rather lackluster. Last year had Monogatari Series Second Season, A Certain Scientific Railgun S, Bakuman, JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure, Non Non Biyori, Madoka Magica Rebellion, White Album 2, Psycho-Pass… it’s hard to measure up to all that. Regardless, there were certainly some standouts in 2014, and those are the ones that made the cut!
Final Thoughts – Fall 2014 Anime
Unlike most of these posts I do, I’ll not only cover the shows that aired during the season, but some movies and ONAs/OVAs that were released during the past few months. All of that stuff is at the end of the post.
Enjoy!
My Top 15 Anime
Here is a fairly accurate list of my 15 favorite anime. No deceive.
Thoughts So Far – Fall 2014 Anime
Picking up from last time, here’s how this season’s anime are holding up. Spoiler alert: they’re pretty okay.
Review – Mahou Shoujo Madoka Magica The Movie: Rebellion
“We’ll sell you the whole seat, but you’ll only use the edge.”
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First Impressions – Fall 2014 Anime
For the most part, I start off each season with about five anime, add a few in later on based on what I hear about them, and drop a few along the way. This time, I’m doing things a bit differently, and starting out with 18 shows. And I’m going to regret it.
Final Thoughts – Summer 2014 Anime
While I didn’t pick up very much this season, the quality of the shows seems to be about consistent with the norm. But more importantly, this season officially had the best show of all time. OF ALL TIME.
Review – Rail Wars!
Sometimes what matters most isn’t the story. Sometimes you just need a healthy dose of caboose.
Thoughts So Far – Summer 2014 Anime
In an attempt to catch up on last season’s stuff, I’m not following very much this summer. Regardless, here’s what I think of things so far.
My Top 10 Anime
Whenever someone asks what my favorite anime is, I have a hard time answering. I have yet to watch something that works for me in every conceivable way, but there are a few that have come pretty close. And that’s what this list is for.
Analysis – 2D vs 3D
Throughout “otaku” culture, there lies a recurring concept which has been debated more than the theory of evolution. A topic so virulent and divisive that future wars may be waged over the differing ideologies. A situation of such magnitude that Barack Obama and Vladimir Putin have offered their own opinions.
The topic? 2D versus 3D. And I’m here to tell you why 2D is the winning team.
The Future of the Persona Series
Now that Persona 5 has been announced and is set to come out later this year in Japan, I’ve begun to do a bit of shuffle time in my brain, thinking about what changes should be made, what should be left the same, and the general ideas I’d like to see in the game. And in addition to that long-awaited sequel, there are also three other Persona games coming out soon – Persona 4 Arena Ultimax (known as Persona 4 The Ultimax Ultra Suplex Hold in Japan, which is a far more badass title), Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth, and Persona 4: Dancing All Night. And then, there are also the upcoming Persona 3 movies and the Persona 4 Golden anime series.
If you aren’t familiar with the Persona series (or to a lesser extent, Shin Megami Tensei), a lot of this will just sound like nonsense.
Arata Kangatari
In this post, I will explain how Arata Kangatari is a poorly done ripoff of Garzey’s Wing. If you’re thinking to yourself, “But these stories are completely different!”, then you are wrong.
My Top 10 Soundtracks
Here is a list of my top ten soundtracks – five are from video games, three are from anime, one is from a visual novel, and one is from a film. My reasons for selecting these soundtracks are fairly simple – they contributed immeasurably to supporting the tone of the medium, and remain interesting to listen to well after experiencing them in context.
This is an update of a similar post from a few months ago, but you should forget that other one even exists. This time, I didn’t forget two that should have definitely been there. And unlike that post that doesn’t exist, I decided against limiting this to original soundtracks. While OSTs can provide new and interesting music, licensed soundtracks can also do a phenomenal job of supporting a film or game.
Persona 3 The Movie #1 – Spring of Birth
Rather than doing a review, I decided to do a “thoughts” post since I’m just going to end up comparing the movie back to the game either way. If you haven’t played the game or seen the movie yet, this all probably won’t make any sense.
