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Suisei no Gargantia – Final Review

July 17, 2013 by Chikorita157 Leave a Comment

Artist: shadowaris

In the past, I didn’t really care for shows containing humongous robots fighting each other. However, when Gen Urobutchi revealed that he is working on a new anime original called Suisei no Gargantia, Based on his previous works, I decided to take a look. (Image Source)
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Category: Reviews, Suisei no GargantiaTag: final impressions, IG Productions, science fiction

Overused Character Archetypes and Clichés – Are they making Anime Unoriginal?

July 15, 2013 by Chikorita157 9 Comments

Artist: weee (raemz)

One of the things that some fans complain about Anime is how similar the characters are. It’s true that there is an array of archetypes you can use to describe a character, but is this a reasonable complaint? (Image Source)
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Read moreOverused Character Archetypes and Clichés – Are they making Anime Unoriginal?
Category: EditorialsTag: analysis, Archetypes, opinion

Hyperdimension Neptunia the Animation – Episode 1 – What it means to be a Goddess

July 13, 2013 by Chikorita157 4 Comments
I wish I can play video games all they long, but can't. :p
I wish I can play video games all they long, but can’t. :p

For a long time, video games played a big part of my life because of the escapist element coupled with interaction. Of course, somebody came up with a brilliant idea to make a video game personifying the console wars such as the battle between the big three (Nintendo, Sony and Microsoft) or the one that happened in the 90s between the Super Nintendo and the Sega Genesis.

Now, these consoles are personified as cute girls in a video game titled Hyperdimension Neptunia, which is made by Compile Heart and Idea Factory. While Idea Factory has a bad reputation for making not so good games (although Monster Monpiece was enjoyable), at least their installments to their franchise improved on their gameplay and story. From that, we have the Anime, which everyone waited for.
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Read moreHyperdimension Neptunia the Animation – Episode 1 – What it means to be a Goddess
Category: Chou-Jigen Game NeptuneTag: first impressions, moe, Video Games

Tamayura ~More Agressive~ – Episode 2 – The Mysterious Photography Contest Winner

July 12, 2013 by Chikorita157 Leave a Comment
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It seem that they had a surprise waiting for them.

As Fuu becomes “more aggressive” by creating a Photography Club, the winner of the photography contest makes her somewhat nervous.
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Read moreTamayura ~More Agressive~ – Episode 2 – The Mysterious Photography Contest Winner
Category: TamayuraTag: Hal Film Maker, iyasashikei, photography

Free – Episode 2 – Birth of a Swimming Club

July 11, 2013 by Chikorita157 Leave a Comment
Kou can't resist how fit all the swimmer's bodies are.
Kou can’t resist how fit all the swimmer’s bodies are.

The plot advances as we finally found out who actually won the race in the last episode.
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Read moreFree – Episode 2 – Birth of a Swimming Club
Category: Free!Tag: kyoani, swimming

Fate/Kaleid Liner Prisma Illya – Episode 1 – Illya’s Unexpected Magical Girl Transformation

July 10, 2013 by Chikorita157 9 Comments

Artist: coco87s

Initially, I wasn’t going to watch this, but I couldn’t resist the urge since I enjoy magical girl shows. This time, we have yet another alternate world in Fate series, but with a magical girl twist as Illya becomes one. (Image Source)
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Read moreFate/Kaleid Liner Prisma Illya – Episode 1 – Illya’s Unexpected Magical Girl Transformation
Category: Fate/Kaleid Liner Prisma IllyaTag: comedy, first impressions, mahou shoujo, moe

Examining the Dark Side of the Anime Fandom – The Anime Fan Dumb

July 9, 2013 by Chikorita157 18 Comments

Artist: yude

If you look at any fandom, you will bound to find obsessive fans that take things seriously and start berating people for not having the true fans or going on the rampage when the couple he/she wanted doesn’t happen. Or maybe you might come across an elitist anime fan that says your taste in Anime is crap.  To me, I think an Anime Fan Dumb exists for the fact that a small percentage of the fans in the whole fandom are obsessive. (Image Source)

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Read moreExamining the Dark Side of the Anime Fandom – The Anime Fan Dumb
Category: EditorialsTag: analysis, anime fandom, controversy, essay, opinion

Ore no Imouto 2 – Final Review

July 8, 2013 by Chikorita157 2 Comments

Artist: hitsukuya

After spending about 11 and a half days relaxing on vacation in Chicago and Wisconsin, it finally came to an end this afternoon. So, I’m catching up with everything and hopefully I’ll be back on track by end of this week. With that, I want to share my thoughts about Ore no Imouto 2, which has been one of the most anticipated sequel for the Spring 2013 season. However, this sequel disappointed a good amount of people for various reasons. (Image Source)
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Read moreOre no Imouto 2 – Final Review
Category: Ore No Imouto, ReviewsTag: comedy, final impressions, romance, younger sister

Tamayura ~More Agressive~ – Episode 1 – Reminiscing and Birth of the Photography Club

July 5, 2013 by Chikorita157 Leave a Comment
Chimo celebrates Fuu's next step in being more agressive.
Chimo celebrates Fuu’s next step in being more agressive.

From the last season, we saw the girls enjoying each other as they make memories and most importantly, show their passion for the things that they enjoy doing. Now, Fuu wants to take it to another level, hence being “more aggressive.”
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Read moreTamayura ~More Agressive~ – Episode 1 – Reminiscing and Birth of the Photography Club
Category: TamayuraTag: first impressions, Hal Film Maker, iyasashikei, photography

Free! – Episode 1 – The Intense Reunion and Reigniting a Rivalry.

July 4, 2013 by Chikorita157 4 Comments
Haruka can be quite annoying.
Haruka can be quite annoying.

At last, Kyoto Animation finally tries something different by focusing on former male swim club members with girly names.
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Read moreFree! – Episode 1 – The Intense Reunion and Reigniting a Rivalry.
Category: Free!Tag: first impressions, kyoani, swimming

Ore no Imouto 2 – Episode 13 (END) – The Unsurprising Flashback…

July 3, 2013 by Chikorita157 2 Comments
Clearly, Kyousuke doesn't want Kirino, but she does!
Clearly, Kyousuke doesn’t want Kirino, but she does!

It seems that Ore no Imouto dived further into the sea of disappointment with its finale.
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Read moreOre no Imouto 2 – Episode 13 (END) – The Unsurprising Flashback…
Category: Ore No ImoutoTag: final impressions, flashback, moe, strawberry sundaes, younger sister

Suisei no Gargantia – Episode 13 (END) – The Heroic Sacrifice for Peace

June 30, 2013 by Chikorita157 2 Comments
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People watch their cult collapse in front of them…

What will happen to Striker as her empire falls apart? Well, it doesn’t look pretty for her.
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Read moreSuisei no Gargantia – Episode 13 (END) – The Heroic Sacrifice for Peace
Category: Suisei no GargantiaTag: action, drama, final impressions, Production IG

Photo Kano – Episode 13 (END) – Kanon’s Predictable Love Confession

June 29, 2013 by Chikorita157 Leave a Comment
As expected, Kanon is a better younger sister than Kirino, but...
As expected, Kanon is a better younger sister than Kirino, but…

At last, Kanon, Kazuya’s younger sister confesses her love.

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Read morePhoto Kano – Episode 13 (END) – Kanon’s Predictable Love Confession
Category: Photo KanoTag: final impressions, little sister, romance

Revisiting the Moe Debate and Defending it – Three Years Later

June 29, 2013 by Chikorita157 15 Comments

Artist: okagiri shou

Back in 2010 in the height of controversy surrounding the first season of Ore no Imouto. I find myself defending moe anime as elitist fans blame it for the reason Anime getting worse. However, I felt that the editorial I wrote felt more like a rant, which is why I want to revisit it since Frog’s editorial on Moe inspired me to do this.
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Read moreRevisiting the Moe Debate and Defending it – Three Years Later
Category: EditorialsTag: controversy, fandom, moe, opinion

Red Data Girl – Final Review

June 26, 2013 by Chikorita157 4 Comments

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I tend to like some shows that PA Works makes because their animation quality now rivals Kyoto Animation. However, the execution aspect for some of their shows feels like a mixed bag as seen with Hanasaku Iroha or Another. Despite this, I was impressed with Tari Tari as it was a very enjoyable show without the things that tugged me in the wrong way such as the unnecessary cross-dressing. With Red Data Girl, will I have a similar experience?
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Read moreRed Data Girl – Final Review
Category: Red Data Girl, ReviewsTag: final impressions, PA Works, supernatural

Tamayura ~Hitotose~ – Final Review

June 25, 2013 by Chikorita157 6 Comments

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Nearly three years ago, the makers of Aria made an original animation adaptation of another Iyasashikei Anime called Tamayura. Although it was short, it had a very light-hearted feeling as the girls focus on their hobbies and of course, making and capturing memories.

A year later, this show finally got a full season, which introduced a few more characters and developed the existing ones further. But, will this be a second coming of Aria?
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Read moreTamayura ~Hitotose~ – Final Review
Category: Reviews, TamayuraTag: final impressions, Hal Film Maker, iyasashikei, photography

Suisei no Gargantia – Episode 12 – The Decision to Save Gargantia

June 24, 2013 by Chikorita157 2 Comments
This squirrel help Ledo make his important decision.
This squirrel helped Ledo to make his important decision.

Ledo finally makes a crucial decision, which will determine the fate of Gargantia.
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Read moreSuisei no Gargantia – Episode 12 – The Decision to Save Gargantia
Category: Suisei no GargantiaTag: action, drama, IG Productions, science fiction

Anime Weekly Digest – Spring 2013 – Week 12 – It’s Official: Kyousuke is Pathetic – (OreImouto 2 and Photo Kano Episode 12)

June 23, 2013 by Chikorita157 Leave a Comment

Artist: watarai keiji

I can’t believe that Kyousuke got me filled with so much rage inside me. (Image Source)
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Read moreAnime Weekly Digest – Spring 2013 – Week 12 – It’s Official: Kyousuke is Pathetic – (OreImouto 2 and Photo Kano Episode 12)
Category: Ore No Imouto, Photo Kano, Weekly Anime DigestsTag: impressions, opinion

My Anime Music Tournament Picks

June 22, 2013 by Chikorita157 2 Comments

Unless you are living under the rock, a fellow blogger named zzeroparticle who runs the Anime Instrumentality Blog has created the first tournament for Anime Music. If you like listening to Anime Music like I do, go ahead and nominate your favorite songs. But in this post, I’m going to discuss the top ten songs I nominated. As always, my picks are subjective so you don’t have to agree with them.

So, what criteria did I use for my nomination ballot? First, I only considered opening, insert songs and ending themes for shows I have watched and listened. Second, I also factor in how good the song sounds along with how memorable and enjoyable the song for my nominations. While my choices are biased for recent Anime, hopefully you won’t judge me.

With that, I will share the top 5 picks I nominated for the tournament first with some arrangements on the piano. (Image Source)
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Read moreMy Anime Music Tournament Picks
Category: AIR, Angel Beats!, Clannad, Clannad ~After Story~, Community Projects, Dog Days, Fate/zero, Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha, Mahou Shoujo Madoka Magica, Sora no Woto, Tamayura, True TearsTag: anime music, anime music tourney, music, opinion

Summer 2013 Vacation Update and Marathon Plans

June 21, 2013 by Chikorita157 2 Comments

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While my post on my Anime Music Tournament nominations is nowhere close to completion, I feel the need to share what will happen late next week and how it’s going to affect my blogging for 11 days. As some might know already, I’m going on vacation starting June 27th until July 7th to the Midwest, namely Chicago and mostly dull Wisconsin. I will also be making updates on Twitter and uploading photos to flickr during my vacation.

Even though I will have Internet all week through hotel wireless and my iPhone, I know that some reviews are going to get delayed because I will be on the road. Because of this, posts for the last episode of Gargantia and Photo Kano will be delayed a little, but I will try to get them up. As for the Neptunia Idol game, which released recently, I will write a review on that once I finish the first play through, which will take some time since I have to translate dialog.

With that out of the way, here are the two shows I plan on doing:

  • Love Live School Idol Project
  • AKB0048 (first season, from Episode 3 to the end)

I will watch as many episodes as I can while I’m in the car and then write a full review. Of course, revising it will take some time so don’t expect it right away once I finish all the episodes.

In addition, I will be making a “ask me anything” post where you can ask questions as long it is related to blogging, Anime, or video games, which will stay stick to the front page until I come back. I will check them every day as they come in, so please keep it civil. With that, I hope everyone have a nice and fun summer.

Read moreSummer 2013 Vacation Update and Marathon Plans
Category: Site UpdatesTag: blogging updates, summer, vacation

The Appeal of Video Games: Why I Continue to Play With Them

June 20, 2013 by Chikorita157 6 Comments

Artist: hinano

In February, I talked about my personal experience of how video games changed my life. Just like Anime, video games also play a big role in my life. Since Neptunia the Animation will be airing in a few weeks, I wonder what are the things that make video games appealing? I will share my reasons why I think so. (Image Source)
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Read moreThe Appeal of Video Games: Why I Continue to Play With Them
Category: EditorialsTag: analysis, opinion, person experience, Video Games

Red Data Girl – Episodes 11 and 12 (END)

June 20, 2013 by Chikorita157 Leave a Comment
Izumiko is very angry.
Izumiko is very angry.

As the festivities begin, Takayanagi is clearly after Izumiko’s powers, which results in an unexpected surprise.
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Read moreRed Data Girl – Episodes 11 and 12 (END)
Category: Red Data GirlTag: drama, PA Works, supernatural

Suisei no Gargantia – Episode 11 – Betrayal

June 17, 2013 by Chikorita157 Leave a Comment
Like it or not, she is back!
Like it or not, she is back!

As Ledo’s Commander is confirmed alive, Pinon’s hubris gets him into big trouble.
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Category: Suisei no GargantiaTag: drama, IG Productions, science fiction

Anime Weekly Digest – Spring 2013 – Week 11 – Post E3 Edition (Photo Kano and OreImouto Episode 11)

June 16, 2013 by Chikorita157 2 Comments

Artist: atchy

Since E3 happened last week, it’s time to share my brief thoughts about the Playstation 4 and games for the Nintendo consoles as everyone else already done so…

Also, Anime Impressions for Photo Kano and Ore no Imouto 2 Episode 11. (Image Source)
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Read moreAnime Weekly Digest – Spring 2013 – Week 11 – Post E3 Edition (Photo Kano and OreImouto Episode 11)
Category: Ore No Imouto, Photo Kano, Weekly Anime DigestsTag: E3, impressions, Playstation 4, thoughts, Wii U
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