The day that Nao has been waiting for has arrived, but why Yuu feels nostalgic about the songs that Sala have sung at the concert?
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Charlotte – Episode 9 – Visions of the Secret and Dark Past
Archives for August 2015
Anime Weekly – Summer 2015 – Week 9 – Working!!! Episode 9 and Prisma Illya 2wei Herz Episode 6
Apparently, Inami’s punch has special powers now…
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The iDOLM@STER Cinderella Girls – Episode 20 – Opportunity Dilemma and Choosing the Right Path
From the look of the last episode, you would have thought that Mishiro’s efforts are failing, right? Nope, she threw a curve ball at the Cinderella Girls project by making her own project.
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False DMCA Claims and Daisuki – The Negative Implications on the Anime Blogosphere (Update: Getting fixed)
Recall what happened in 2011 and winter of 2012 for one moment. The United States wanted to pass two different acts called the Stop Online Piracy Act and Protect IP. These acts aimed to grant the ability for companies to block sites that host illegal content. Of course, the legislation was so broad that companies and even the government can basically abuse it and request the Internet Service Provider to completely block a website for using copyrighted content, even if it covered under Fair Use under Copyright law for review or literary criticism.
If these two acts were to pass, it would allow companies to censor your content and limit your free speech. This means that you are not allowed to say anything bad about them because they can simply use these powers to take down your site. Of course, these two legislations never passed congress due to pubic outcry.
Shortly after, ACTA (Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement) came along, which is another treaty like SOPA and ACTA. It basically did the same thing, but is a lot worse since it is now worldwide. Just like the previously two failed pieces of legislation, ACTA died in a fire after public outcry.
Now, I am faced with another dilemma. It seems that the media industry is not happy with how the war on piracy is going on that they are resorting to other tactics, namely DMCA claims to Google. You might be wondering why I am writing this post. While I condone piracy, some of my posts became collateral damage as they DMCA (Digital Millennium Copyright Act) claimed some of them. In other words, they got removed for the search results, basically censoring my opinion about the show, which I am fighting against.
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Anime Influences on Japanese Games and Thoughts about Licensed Anime Games
For a while, anime influenced many types of media not only because of its popularity, but also for its art style and the story telling. Because of this, it is easy to not only see anime not only as some form of advertisement, but also having a big influence on other types of media such as video games. You might be wondering: what aspects in video games do anime influences? I will share my take on it along with my thoughts about licensed anime games.
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Charlotte – Episode 8 – Power of Music
After Yuu managed to cure post dramatic stress disorder thanks to Nao’s help, a certain special person finally shows up.
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Anime Weekly – Summer 2015 – Week 8– Working!!! Episode 8 and Prisma Illya 2wei Herz Episode 5 and Site Updates
Yep, it’s the summer festival episode and as usual, Luvia and Rin are at it again.
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The iDOLM@STER Cinderella Girls – Episode 19 – Creative Freedom Beats Selling Out
It seems that Riina seems uneasy about something and it’s about being a rock idol.
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Fate Stay/Night Unlimited Blade Works – Final Review
I have to admit that I never finished Studio Deen’s adaptation of Fate/stay night, namely the Fate arc. It is not because I was side tracked, but Fate/zero instantly wowed me, which is the prequel of that said visual novel. Despite not writing a review for that said show, I was very impressed with Ufotable’s production values since Deen’s in comparison were questionable at best.
Since Ufotable have done Fate/zero, it is expected that Fate/stay night will get the same treatment and it did. While the Fate arc did not get a do over, they decided to make an anime adaptation of Unlimited Blade Works arc in addition to making a movie for the Heaven’s Feel arc possibly next year. With that, it is time to share my overall thoughts on their version of Unlimited Blade Works.
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Charlotte – Episode 7 – When PTSD gets Serious…
Sadly, the unthinkable has happened, which causes Yuu to go down a path that nobody should be going.
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Anime Weekly – Summer 2015 – Weeks 7– Working!!! Episode 7 and Prisma Illya 2wei Herz Episode 4
Poor Aoi. It seems that she revealed the reason why she ran away from home.
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The iDOLM@STER Cinderella Girls – Episode 18 – Keep Calm and Smile
Finally, Anzu and Kirari became a reality!
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Nisekoi: (Second Season) – Final Review
Since Nisekoi became very popular, it is expected that a second season will eventually be made, especially since three original video animations got released since then. With that, does the sequel lives up to the original? Somewhat.
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Charlotte – Episode 6 – Ayumi, A Disaster Waiting to Happen Without her Pizza Sauce?
As Ayumi comes down with a cold, it seems that things are finally getting serious.
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Happy 26th Birthday
Today I turn 26 years old and it feels like I’m not getting any younger. Last year, besides winter being cold like the year before, I finally finished my master’s degree and completed studying the Advanced Japanese Textbook. While the job search was rough and at times, which made me felt discouraged at times, luckily found a job within 5 months after graduating in the Federal Government, although I had to relocate.
I started working on the 27th of July and so far, it has been a good experience so far. I will be learning more on various database tools, data warehouses, database administration and more on security (yes, I will be getting a Security+ certification, which is being paid by my employer at the end of this month). Not only that, the transition to living on my own has been going well so far as I finally got used to driving and doing chores own my own. It took some time adjusting to this new life, but I can admit that the future looks bright, providing I do not screw up. I highly doubt I would since I worked so hard to get here. Still, I have to admit that I was lucky.
With that, what does the future holds as I turn 26. Well, a lot of things. While I have to pay for living expenses and student loans while living within my means, I plan on going to at least one convention next year and hopefully start saving up on that soon once I strengthen out my budget. I will announce it in the near future which one I will be going to. In addition, I plan on studying for the N3 next year as I focus more on actual Japanese media and start writing some posts in Japanese only for practice.
To celebrate the occasion, it’s time to share my new place where I will be writing posts and yes, it is clean compared to my previous location. While my setup will change as I earn and save more money, I’m hoping to add another monitor to have a dual or even triple monitor setup (which includes the laptop display), a bigger network attached storage, a server of some sort and solid-state disk upgrades. My new setup consists of a Mid-2012 15” Core i7 2.6 GHz Macbook Pro, 24 inch Apple LED Cinema Display, an old 22 inch Samsung LCD monitor, Surface Pro 2, Mid-2010 2.4 GHz Core i5 Macbook Pro, Bose Speakers, Blue Snowball, 3 TB WD MyCloud NAS and 2 external hard drives.
With that, feel free to say Happy Birthday in the comments below. I will be going out for lunch and dinner alone for my birthday (my parents will be coming to visit this coming Friday), although it will not be anything fancy.
Also, this site’s domain turns 5 years old on the 11th… Yep, time flies.
Anime Weekly – Summer 2015 – Weeks 5 and 6 – Working!!! Episode 5 and 6 and Prisma Illya 2wei Herz Episode 3
After a long and hard decision, I decided to stop covering Illya 2wei Herz, at least separately. It will now be covered on a weekly basis to make things a bit easier for me since it’s becoming somewhat difficult to cover three shows at once, especially now that I am working full-time, eight hours a week.
Also, an open forum for this blog is now up. Now you can share any feedback, any suggestions for future editorial topics for my blog or ask me any questions there. While you have to register in order to make new threads, you can respond to existing threads without registering. Also, please do not comment or send any message through Facebook or Google Plus. I do not check those often, meaning that you most likely not get a response. It’s mostly there to syndicate content.
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The iDOLM@STER Cinderella Girls – Episode 17 – Jougasaki Sisters Soul Searching and Changing up an Image
It seems that the Jougasaki sisters have some soul-searching to do as Bain Capital’s Executive Director Mishiro goes on with her potentially destructive plans.
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The Lifelong Question: Will Anime Become Mainstream Outside of Japan?
Since the late 1990s, Anime has grown tremendously popular mostly due to globalization and the Internet becoming widespread. When I read Moonlitasteria’s take on the topic on whether or not Anime as a whole have become mainstream in the West, I wanted to share my own thoughts on it.
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The Idolm@ster Gravure For You (Main and Cinderella Girls) – Final Impressions
Unless you are a big Idolmaster fan, which I am, most people probably have not heard about Gravure For You. This is a bonus mini game that comes bundled with the Blu-ray packs that allows you to take pictures of idols wearing different outfits with different poses. There are nine different volumes for the main series and Cinderella Girls. With that, I will share my overall thoughts on these mini games, mainly focusing more on the Cinderella Girls Gravure For You, which introduces more features.
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Charlotte – Episode 5 – Camping Excursions to Find a Flying Man
Yep, it’s another episodic episode. This time, the student council goes camping to search for a teenaged boy who can fly.
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Fate/Kaleid Liner Prisma Illya 2wei Herz – Episode 2 – Beach Birthday Party Bash
The beach party is finally here and of course, Illya can’t catch a break from being teased.
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