After witnessing Illya become unconscious after fighting Saber, she takes a break before another incident occurs.
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Archives for 2013
Free! – Episode 7 – Rin Reveals his True Colors
After all the training they done from last time, are the boys ready for the Prefectural Tournament? Somewhat.
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Ore no Imouto 2 OVA – I can’t believe my Star-Crossed Lovers Romance Story can be this Tragic!
After witnessing the massive disappointment from the second season’s finale of Ore no Imouto, there is something that I came up with while watching the OVAs. Basically, I felt that this show is literally a tragic love story as Ruri, Ayase and Manami have their dreams crushed by a forbidden incestuous relationship between Kyousuke and his little sister.
This makes me wonder, was it worth it for him to go through all of this? My analysis says otherwise. (Image Source)
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Damsel and Distress Redux – Is there a Sexism Problem in Video Games?
For a while now, I have been silent on gender issues in video games because it’s very controversial. But today, I’m going to share my thoughts about it and why the issue is overblown. At the same time, the video game industry needs to be addressed because more females are playing video games. (Image Source)
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Hyperdimension Neptunia the Animation – Episode 6 – Lastation’s Embarrassing Hacking Incident
As one would expect, Noire finally gets hacked.
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Fate/Kaleid Liner Prisma Illya – Episode 6 – Illya’s Hidden Trump Card
From the looks of it, Luviagelita and Rin might have this in the bag… or not!
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Free! – Episode 6 – Remembering Sad Times
Starting off from last time. Makoto suddenly gets reminded of a sad incident from his childhood while Rei struggles to survive in the rough waters.
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Anime Fatigue: How I deal with it and Take a Break
Despite watching and blogging about Anime non-stop for over five years, one can eventually get fatigued from watching the same things over again. There are a few notable reasons why some people usually get tired and stop watching, which I will share along with past experience and what I do to prevent fatigue. (Image Source)
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Hyperdimension Neptunia the Animation – Episode 5 – Defeating Piracy with Friendship
With Nepgear first to transform into her HDD form, it’s time to kick Magiquone’s butt.
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Fate/Kaleid Liner Prisma Illya – Episode 5 – Saber Alter and the Return of Magical Girl Rin and Luvia
As it seems, Saber looks like the final boss that Miyu and Illya can’t possibly defeat.
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Happy 24th Birthday and Behinds the Scenes of Blogging
Before I knew it, time flew by so quickly. During that time, I finally graduated college this year and experienced the worse power outrage last fall because of Hurricane Sandy. Even so, this year was a rather peaceful one as I focused more on writing about Anime, and diving into intermediate level Japanese language studies despite my up and downs. The question is, how I will manage my time as I head to grad school? I probably do more of the same, with a few adjustments.
For this birthday post, I will share behind the scenes on where I do my blogging. I do most of my blogging in a separate room, which has my desk with a LCD monitor and a screen. Since I’m busy all the time, my desk is unorganized and it’s pretty embarrassing. While I do most of my web surfing and browsing at this desk, I also do my blogging and web surfing at college and when I’m on vacation, in the hotel room. Since these places usually have Internet access, I no longer have the excuse to go on hiatus.
As for the computers I currently use, I have two Macbook Pro laptops. The one on the left (Takanashi Rikka) is my main one, which has a faster Intel i7 Quad Core CPU, 16GBs of RAM, 750 GB Hard Drive, Matte Display and nVidia Geforce GT 650m graphics. The right is a 2010 model, Takamachi Nanoha, which replaced my lemon laptop.
With that, feel free to say Happy Birthday in the comments below. As always, my parents are going to take me out later for a special meal. (Image Source)
Free! – Episode 5 – Training in Paradise
To prepare for the upcoming competition, the swimming team decides on going to a bunch of islands for a training camp!
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Tamayura and the Power of Photography (With Vacation Photos)
After finishing the first season of Tamayura Hitotose and watching a few episodes of the sequel, it showed the little things of life as Sawatari Fu becomes interested into photography. While watching the show, I felt that photography has something special for the fact that photos can capture special moments in life along with having the power to change someone’s life. (Image Source)
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Fate/Kaleid Liner Prisma Illya – Episode 4 – Power of Imagining
It seems that Miyu is not completely immune to failure…
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Hyperdimension Neptunia the Animation – Episode 4 – Nepgear’s Renewed Hope
As the four goddesses get’s trapped into a field created by Magiquone, Nepgear desperately wants to save them.
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Photo Kano – Final Review
In the sea of dating sim game adaptations, Photo Kano (Photo Girlfriend) takes the mundane concept of a typical male lead hanging out with a bunch of cute girls and throwing photography into the mix. Some say that Photo Kano is the spiritual successor for Amagami, but does this show live up to that reputation? Not really. (Image Source)
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Will You Still Enjoy Anime Several Years from Now?
Last week, Marow of Anime Viking answered an interesting question in his post on whether or not someone will continue to enjoy a hobby such as Anime as time goes on. Here is my take on the question. (Image Source)
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Hyperdimension Neptunia the Animation – Episode 3 – Live Concerts, Gaming and Ambushes
At last, Vert gets some time in the spotlight as Neptune and company gets invited to Leanbox for a live concert and a party.
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Fate/Kaleid Liner Prisma Illya – Episode 3 – Miyu’s Godly Talent
As Rider gets captured, how will Miyu react with Illya in the same school?
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More on Region Locking – Why this practice needs to be abolished.
In an editorial several months ago, I criticized briefly on region locking on streams. This month, Ryu Shoji from Bulbanews wrote a good editorial on why Nintendo should go region free after Microsoft changed their DRM policy, effectively abolishing region locks. Considering that licensed Anime and streams is region locked and most Anime fans play video games, I think this will be a great topic to talk about since I am against region locking for various reasons. (Image Source)
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Free! – Episode 4 – Overcoming the Inability to Swim
I wonder, will Rei master swimming in a week? I hope so…
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The Life Lessons I Learned From Watching Anime
Back in February, I shared my thoughts on why I continued to watch Anime. Still, the special thing about Anime is its ability to cover a wide range of topics and in some instances, show the little things in life. It makes me wonder, how does Anime presents this? (Image Source)
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Fate/Kaleid Liner Prisma Illya – Episode 2 – Illya’s First Fight
From the look of it, this show is becoming more like Cardcaptor Sakura and Nanoha.
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Hyperdimension Neptunia the Animation – Episode 2 – Trouble in Super Retro Land
As Rom and Ram causes trouble at home, Neptune and company pays Blanc a visit.
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