It seems that the hot summer day boogeyman is keeping everyone away, until Tamako intervenes!
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Tamako Market – Episode 6 – The Hot Mid-Summer Spook Fest
Experience of Using Japanese Video Games as Practice
As you may know from my review of the Playstation Vita, I actually use video games as a way to practice what I have learned besides studying the textbook, memorizing new vocabulary and writing sentences. While the readings are great in the textbook as they show how the grammar is being used for a particular lesson, it can get a bit cheesy at times as it’s usually consists of people talking about school life and such. For that reason, I decided to play some video games in raw Japanese and I had a pretty good experience from it.
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Little Busters – Episode 18 – The Heartwarming Reunion
Hate may be a strong word, but one can’t simply hate each other forever.
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Boku wa Tomodachi ga Sukunai – Episode 13 (OVA) – Creative Writing Time!
They are doing a Novel Relay? I wonder how it will turn out.
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Atelier Totori Plus – Final Review
As released back in 2010, Atelier Totori made numerous improvements to the gameplay from Rorona after Gust made their first entry to the Playstation 3 such as the art style and game mechanics. Now, that is now made into a Playstation Vita game that only got a release in Japan. (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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Boku wa Tomodachi ga Sukunai NEXT – Episode 5 – Yozora Plays a Visual Novel for the First Time
Yozora tries playing some visual novels for a change!
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Tamako Market – Episode 5 – Intense Rivalry to Win Tamako’s Heart
It seems that two people are fighting over Tamako now…
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Nogizaka Haruka’s Secret ~Finale~ – Episode 4 (END) – Final Test of Love
At last, Haruka’s parents tests how strong the love between Yuuto and Haruka really is.
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Little Busters – Episode 17 – Melancholy of Saigusa Haruka and the Hidden Truth
Well, things can’t possibly get any worse for Haruka.
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Boku wa Tomodachi ga Sukunai NEXT – Episode 4 – Maria Spills the Beans
Wait, Yukimura is a girl?! (DUN DUN DUNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN!)
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Thoughts on Violence in Anime and Video Games
Since the Aurora Theater Shooting, there has been some discussion about violence in general from two notable Anime bloggers. While I had some thoughts about it, I decided not to share them since it’s a controversial issue. With the Sandy Hook Elementary Shooting that took place last month, I felt the need to share my thoughts about violence in media as some politicians and NRA’s Wayne LaPierre decided to make media the scapegoat instead of addressing the issue. There are many reasons why I don’t think media like Anime necessarily cause someone to become violent. (Image Source)
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Tamako Market – Episode 4 – Anko’s Cuteness and the Festival
Tamako’s younger sister, Anko finally gets the spotlight when she wants to ditch the festival.
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Boku wa Tomodachi ga Sukunai NEXT – Episode 3 – Sleepovers and King’s Games
I can never get enough of Maria and Kobato…
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Boku wa Tomodachi ga Sukunai NEXT – Episodes 1 and 2 – Brief Thoughts
Since I completed the first season, how does the sequel plays out? Well, rather well.
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Little Busters – Episode 16 – Disciplinary Committee vs Haruka, The Cold Harsh Truth
Trouble ensues as the truth about Haruka is revealed.
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Boku wa Tomodachi ga Sukunai – Final Review
Back in 2011, Boku wa Tomodachi ga Sukunai was popular, but I didn’t get a chance to see it. With that, I finished watching the first season and really enjoyed it. (Image Source)
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Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha A’s – Episode 7 – The Chase Continues…
After a long break, its time to continue where I left off…
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Tamako Market – Episode 3 – Timid Girls and Dera’s Unrequited Love
Finally, the bird finds true love as he sees a cute girl! Well, sort of…
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Let’s Play Atelier Meruru – Episodes 2 & 3
I basically finished editing Episode 2 and 3 a bit early. Because of that, I may as well bring them to the public. In these episodes, I do some farm development and making the path to the mines. Believe it or not, I made a lot of progress in those five months. Believe me, the in-game time goes by very quickly (although you have a lot of time if you meet the extension requirements).
Also, I received a question on where to get this game since it’s pretty niche. Your best bet is NIS America website or Amazon. Aside from that, feel free to add me on the Playstation Network. Mine is chikorita_157, which is my Japanese PSN account (trophies list will have mostly Japanese language games). I will accept everyone who I know in the blogosphere first.
The next posting (Episode 4 and 5) for this let’s play will be made in two weeks. For now, enjoy! (Image Source)
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Little Busters – Episode 15 – Sleepovers and Riki’s Feminine Side
While not much happens, the sleep over was very entertaining.
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Challenges of Localization: The Never-Ending Debate
While I have talked a bit about the subtitles and dubbing debate early in my anime blogging career briefly, there is something that caught my attention regarding localization. Just this week, there has been news that Tecmo Koei won’t be having dual audio to the English version of Atelier Ayesha. As you would expect, the whole fandom blew up in rage just like that and advocating boycotts. However, there have been recent instances in Anime where licensing companies such as Sentai Filmworks excluded the Japanese Audio from Blu-rays, most notably the Persona 4 The Animation to make the release unattractive for reverse importation. Of course, that too had repercussions.
In general, localization and the whole sub vs. dub debate is a never-ending controversy for many reasons that I will explain. (Image Source)
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Let’s Play Atelier Meruru – Episode 1 and Introduction
It’s a new year and as promised, I will be doing another Let’s Play. This time, I will be doing this one on a pretty niche Japanese RPG. As the title suggest, it’s about making items and this is the third game in the Arland Trilogy.
Like last time, I will be making a post for every two episodes, which will be about an hour long. I am planning to record enough before college starts so I have enough content before Spring Break, which I plan to record the rest. As always, if you have any suggestions on improving future episodes or have any thoughts, just leave them in the comments below.
For now, enjoy the first episode. I plan on publishing the next episode next week. Please note that I’m using the Japanese audio, not the English Dub.
Note: No Punis were harmed in the making of this Let’s Play. (Image Source)
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Tamako Market – Episode 2 – Tamako Brings Valentines Day to a Shopping District
Tamako is totally fired up for Valentines Day.
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Little Busters – Episode 14 – The Truth Behind Mio’s Forgotten Imaginary Friend
Finally, Riki finds the truth behind Mio’s suffering and her desire of wanting to disappear.
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