With the commander passed away and Ridget becoming the successor, Amy and Ledo separating from each other is now unavoidable.
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Tamako Market – Final Review
Kyoto Animation currently holds a reputation for creating faithful adaptations. However, they are usually weak when it comes to original stories. Although Munto, their first original production wasn’t well received, they didn’t make another one until last winter when they aired Tamako Market, a slice of life story involving one girl, a talking bird and a family ran mochi shop. (Image Source)
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Attacking the Anime Fandom – The Negative Implications for the Anime Industry
Last week, Nintendo decided to take away monetization of videos such as reviews, Let’s Plays and reviews from their fans. While copyright law is very complex when it comes to fair use and making derivative works, attacking a fandom by taking down Youtube channels, banning fanart and sending cease and deist letters to take down fanmade games can hurt their goodwill and reputation.
While we have seen this with video games with Sega taking down Shining Force videos last year and Husbro putting an end to a fan-made My Little Pony fighting game early this year, what about Anime? Yes, it exists and there are very negative implications that can occur from fan backlash. I will focus on several reasons why companies should not attack the fans for making fan generated content and instead, should support them. (Image Source)
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Red Data Girl – Episode 8 – Nine-Headed Dragon and Masumi’s True Identity
Masumi’s true identity is finally revealed out of nowhere…
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Suisei no Gargantia – Episode 7 – Nice Job Breaking it Ledo
The last few episodes was a red herring… This is where the drama gets real!
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Anime Blogging: Reflecting on how I evolved as a Blogger
Just recently, Yumeka and Kai reflected on how their writing changed over time. When I saw their posts, I became interested to share my experiences of writing about Anime since mine has changed quite a bit since I started blogging back in my freshmen year of college. (Image Source)
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Red Data Girl – Episode 7 – Manatsu’s Sadness, Jealousy and Despair
Apparently, Manatsu cares more about his horse than how his sister feels.
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Anime Weekly – Episode 3 – New Computer, Photo Kano (Haruka Niimi), Ore no Imouto 2 5&6
Sorry for the long delay as I was wrapping up the Spring Semester and also my Undergraduate degree. However, I’m not done with college yet as I’m getting my Master’s Degree and be finished about a year. Hopefully then, I will be able to get a job in Information Technology.
Also, this is the last episode I’m recording on my 2010 Macbook Pro, Takamachi Nanoha. Future Anime Weeklies will be done on the new computer.
Episode Content
- Intro – 00:00 to 00:30
- New Computer – 00:31 to 1:34
- Photo Kano (Haruka Niimi’s arc) – 1:37 to 2:40
- Ore no Imouto 2 Episodes 5 and 6 – 2:41 – 4:05
- Anime Power Rankings for Week of May 7 – 4.07 – 4:35
- End – 4:37 to 5:00
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Suisei no Gargantia – Episode 6 – Got Minced Fish?
While Ledo continues to get used to Earth, we get some belly dancing…
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Backlogging Anime: Why and Taking a Look Back
Several weeks ago, Kai shared his thoughts about the anime he put on his backlog. During my anime blogging career, I have picked up shows and on some occasions, get pushed to the backlog. There are many reasons I end up doing this, which I will share along with some notable Anime I backlogged. (Image Source)
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Atelier Meruru Plus – The Alchemist of Arland 3 – Final Review
You might be asking, “if you have the English version of Atelier Meruru, why would you buy it again on the Vita, but in Japanese?” The answer is that I find the game addictive, but I want to play it on the go. This is where the Plus version comes in as it brings the full game with the DLC included, costumes and extra scenes. Since I use my Vita mainly to practice my Japanese skills, it’s one of the main reasons I bought this game. (Image Source)
Note: Like with all the Arland games, the Plus versions were rereleased on the PlayStation 4 and Nintendo Switch as DX on September 20, 2018. As with the Plus version, the review will cover the DX versions as well.
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Red Data Girl – Episode 6 – Fruit Punch Drinks and the Plan of Attack
Izumiko definitely went overboard with the fruit punch.
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Suisei no Gargantia – Episode 5 – Welcome Barbecues and Job Searching
Ledo continues to get used to life at Gargantia.
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Remembering Love II – Madoka Magica – Part I – Make a Contract with Me!
Back in 2012, a now retired blogger named trzr23 have created an Anime Blog project called “Let’s us Remember Love.” Apparently, Justin at Organization Anti-Social Geniuses will be doing the second year of it and I will be participating.
For this year, I decided to take a look back at Madoka Magica since two movies has already released for the franchise. When I watched this back in 2011 with a group of people online when it was airing, it felt like a different magical girl show filled with despair. This is mostly contributed to Gen Urobuchi’s writing, the person who is also behind Fate/zero and Gargantia. His stories are filled with tragedy and a lot of character deaths. While shows like Lyrical Nanoha have girls fighting for survival to maintain peace, Madoka completely deconstructs the genre, which is already a good reason to take a look back. (Image Source)
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Censorship in Anime – Looking back at the Past and Why its Ineffective
When Idolmaster Shiny Festa got released in the United States, it’s apparent that they have removed swimsuits scenes from the game. When I heard about this, I got the idea to write about censorship in Anime since I knew about some pointless changes in the Pokémon anime. Besides the awkwardness, there are some reasons why they do this such as the differences in cultural values. However, some of the reasons why changing or censor some things is not acceptable in my opinion.
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Anime Weekly – Episode 2 – Free!, Shiny Festa, Site Updates, Photo Kano 4, Gargantia 4
I apologize for the delay since the Spring semester is finally winding down. However, I have lots of updates to share in the second episode. In addition, Ore no Imouto 2 will replace Suisei no Gargantia in the podcast. This means that I will be writing about Gargantia starting next week.
Content
- Introduction – 00:00 to 00:22
- Kyoto Animation Announces Free! – 00:28 to 00:55
- Shiny Festa on iOS – 1:00 to 2:30
- Site Updates – 2:35 to 3:32
- Photo Kano Episode 4 – 3:40 to 3:48
- Suisei no Gargantia – Episode 4 3:50 to 4:55
- Anime Power Rankings – 4:58 to 5:28
- Conclusion 5:30 – 5:40
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Ore no Imouto 2 – Episode 4 – Ria means Trouble
I can’t believe that Kirino’s friend can be this annoying… Then again, why does this feel like the fourth episode from the first season?
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The Dark Side of Male Characters – Weak-Minded Male Leads
Last week, I focused on how females are being more capable. Some may be asking, what about male characters? While I have seen a few shows with strong males such as Kritsugu Emiya from Fate Zero or even Ledo from Gargantia, most of the romantic harem comedies or slice of life have weak beta male characters. I blame myself for watching a lot of these shows, but there are some things that really bother me a lot about them. (Image Source)
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Red Data Girl – Episode 4 – Trouble Emerges Again
While Izumiko settles at her new school, trouble arises yet again.
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Anime Weekly – Episode 1 – Introduction, CISPA is Back, Gargantia 3, Photo Kano 3
In attempt to generate more discussion, I decided to take two series and make episodic reviews in form of a podcast where I share my casual thoughts about what I watch and some Anime related news. Hopefully this will make things a bit more unique and reduce the time I need to write individual episodic review posts. Since I don’t usually use podcast, please share your feedback so I can improve in the next episode.
Content
- Introduction – 0:00 to 0:45
- CISPA is back – 0:45 to 2:24
- Photo Kano Episode 3 – 2:25 to 3:25
- Suisei no Gargantia Episode 3 – 3:27 to 4:43
- Conclusion 4:45 – 5:00
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Ore no Imouto 2 Editorial – Hobbies and the Influence on Life
From the look of a timid Saori to the one we know already, this episode shows the hobbies’ everlasting effects on people as it enables them to know other people with the same interests and even become friends. (Image Source)
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Disney Princesses vs Females in Anime – The Problem with Damsel in Distress
Last weekend, I have watched Nostalgia Critic’s video on the princess hate. After watching it, I think he has a point since this trope exists in all types of media. The problem lies with Damsel in distress, which became a negative stereotype for females because it’s over usage. In particular, Disney Princesses tend to play this trope a lot, which is a bad representation of how women are portrayed in real life.
In Anime, it’s the opposite most of the time since some female characters take a bigger role. This is the main difference compared to Disney Princesses. (Image Source)
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Frustrations with Blogging – The Call for Feedback
Just recently, I have been feeling down because I haven’t received any comments lately for my coverage of Spring Anime compared to last year. I know I haven’t been commenting on other blogs since I have been busy lately and have been addressing that. Even with that, I still haven’t received any responses or any likes at all since Monday, which might be an indication that my writing needs improvement.
I know that other bloggers are in this slump and I’m not the only one. However, I want your feedback so there will be more interaction instead of complaining about it. I still want to blog as I still have a lot of ideas I want to write about, but I have lost motivation to write posts as I feel that nobody seems to care about what I’m writing. Because of that, I want to use this opportunity to see what I need to improve on content wise such as my writing quality in the comments below. Also, if you have any ideas on what ideas I should write for editorials or what improvements I need to make for episodic posts to make them interesting. (Image Source)