The club decides to do a movie. Meanwhile, drama ensues as Yozora and Sena hits a fever pitch over a certain issue with the past.
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Boku wa Tomodachi ga Sukunai NEXT – Episode 8 – Arguing over the Past
Tamako Market – Episode 8 – Dera’s Forced and Pointless Dieting
Is Dera a bit too plump? Choi thinks so!
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Chikorita Cast – Episode 2 – State of the AniBlogosphere (AniBlog Tourney Edition)
It has been a while since I did a podcast, but it’s finally alive, for now at least. Since I don’t feel like writing about this subject in written form again, I’m doing it in video podcast form. Also, I got a new microphone, which is another reason I want to record one. However, I’m not perfect because I don’t make podcasts on a frequent basis.
In this episode, I will analyze some data I gathered about the state of blogging in the Aniblogosphere. The contains all the blogs participated in the first round with a few dead ones in the second round. So enjoy and feel free suggest other topics I should focus on in future podcasts.
Also, all the data that I compiled is here in PDF form. (Image Source)
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Little Busters – Episode 20 – Rin’s Love Advice
Rin is actually helping a boy to hook up with her rival, Sasami? I thought they were archrivals?
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The Many Reasons Why I Keep Watching Anime
Although I shared my reasons why I blog about Anime almost two years ago, I never wrote about why I still watch Anime. Since Kai shared his thoughts about why he continues to watch Anime, I became interested in writing about it since it’s a rather diverse medium. (Image Source)
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Boku wa Tomodachi ga Sukunai NEXT – Episode 7 – Shopping Sprees and Kobato’s Birthday
It’s Kobato’s birthday, so time to buy her some presents!
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Tamako Market – Episode 7 – Choi Arrival and Dera’s Divine Punishment
Uh oh, Dera is in big trouble now!
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Thoughts about Tales of Series and Tales of Hearts Demo
In the past, I have played various Japanese RPGs such as Final Fantasy and Pokémon (excluding the Atelier games I played recently). Of course, there is one other RPG series that is popular with the Anime fandom and it’s the Tales of Series. (Image Source)
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Little Busters – Episode 19 – Kud’s Difficulties
Although Kud is adorable, I still felt bad for her.
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Chikorita157’s Anime Blog turns 4 Years Old – Humble Thoughts
Believe it or not, my 3rd year of blogging was a pretty good year. While I didn’t win the 2nd Aniblog Tournament, at least my match came a bit closer compared to the first one that happened in 2010. In addition, I explored other means of content besides writing episodic and editorial posts. Aside from that, there were some real life events such as Hurricane Sandy, which prevented me from blogging for a few days. Despite the difficulties I face while more Anime blogs died in the past year, I pushed on and now have reach the fourth year of blogging.
Since I reached my fourth year of blogging, where do I go from here since I don’t show any sign of dying anytime soon? Well, I’m pretty much doing more of the same since I’m satisfied by how things are going now. On the other hand, with Grad School is on the horizon, I might have to adjust what I blog and probably stick to weekly editorials and stuff. When the time comes, I will figure it, but it all comes down to proper time management.
With that, I thank all my friends, followers and readers who supported me for all these years. Let’s make the fifth year a strong one!
Raw Statistics: 1140 posts, 2655 Comments, 54 Completed Series (No visitors/page views statistics as Piwik sort of broke on me). (Image Source)
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Let’s Play Atelier Meruru – Episode 4, 5 & 6
If you might be wondering why I delayed the third post for this Let’s Play, it’s an unexpected one. I realized recently that I didn’t record enough episodes up until Spring Break, which starts on March 17. The bad news is that, I have to delay Episode 9 and 10 because I need to re-record some parts of the commentary that got messed up. Even so, I bought a better microphone yesterday, which is a Blue Snowball since there was a good deal on it. Hopefully, that will sound better than the crappy internal mic I was using from my previous recordings.
As for the episodes’ content, I’m getting a bit deeper into the game. Basically, I completed my first year of developing while having new people to accompany me on adventures. Of course, there is a special surprise in Episode 6, but I won’t spoil it since it’s cute. (Image Source)
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Boku wa Tomodachi ga Sukunai NEXT – Episode 6 – Cute Maid Acts and Bogus Fortune Telling
Akiyama Mio wants her catch phase back!
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Tamako Market – Episode 6 – The Hot Mid-Summer Spook Fest
It seems that the hot summer day boogeyman is keeping everyone away, until Tamako intervenes!
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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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