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Pocket Monsters Sword and Shield – Final Review

June 2, 2020 by Chikorita157 Leave a Comment
Artist: あおいしあん

After taking a break from being frustrated over the state of my blog, I’m finally back! During that time, I have completed two video games, namely Pocket Monsters Sword and Shield. As you would expect, these games are probably the most controversial. It’s not too surprising since Game Freak cut a large number of Pokémon from the games.

Now that I finished the main story, it’s time to share my thoughts. Is the game really that bad people make it out to be?
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Read morePocket Monsters Sword and Shield – Final Review
Category: ReviewsTag: final impressions, nintendo, Nintendo Switch, pokemon, Video Games

Tamayomi – Episode 9 – Shin Koshigaya’s First Big Win

May 27, 2020 by Chikorita157 2 Comments
Obviously, Nayayama has lost her cool and let Ibuki’s pitch annoy her.

Now that Nakayama lost her cool after Ibuki copied her pitch, it’s now Shin Koshigaya’s chance to win the game.
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Read moreTamayomi – Episode 9 – Shin Koshigaya’s First Big Win
Category: TamayomiTag: baseball, comedy, moe, sports

Tamayomi – Episode 8 – Tama Meets Her Old Friend and The First Match

May 20, 2020 by Chikorita157 3 Comments
Guess who finally came? Yes, it’s Tama’s old friend.

The summer girls’ baseball tournament has finally begun. Tama meets a certain someone from Ryoyukan before Shin Koshigaya High School faces off their first match.
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Read moreTamayomi – Episode 8 – Tama Meets Her Old Friend and The First Match
Category: TamayomiTag: baseball, comedy, moe, sports

Dealing with Possible Blogging Burnout – How to Deal With It

May 17, 2020 by Chikorita157 12 Comments
Artist: 睡不著的紅茶

Since the time I shared my concerns about the state of the blog, I fell anxious about where my blog is headed. Sure, I have tried making some improvements. However, I still feel the bottom is coming underneath me as the pandemic delayed a lot of titles. I fear that this could be the end of my blog. It’s not too surprising since there would be less content to cover, thus fewer comments and likes. The thing that really upset me today is the lack of comments in my recent posts. This is despite the hours put into writing these reviews and even an editorial nobody bothered to leave a like and/or a comment. I became upset that I complained on twitter in several tweets today. I felt that I can’t let this go on any further.

Believe it or not, at some point, some anime bloggers probably faced these issues. When he or she look at other blogs, they have no problem receiving comments and likes. It does make one feel that the effort one put into creating content is going to waste. Of course, this is not the only problem that can cause a blogger to become frustrated and/or even quit for good. Instead of continuing to vent on Twitter and going nowhere as I did this morning, I want to share my thoughts in a rational manner.
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Read moreDealing with Possible Blogging Burnout – How to Deal With It
Category: EditorialsTag: anime blogging, burnout, opinion, personal experiences

Impact of Covid-19 on Japanese Animation Studios and the Need to Embrace Digital and Telework

May 16, 2020 by Chikorita157 4 Comments
Artist:stick jitb

Believe it or not, I have covered the impacts of the Anime Industry due to Covid-19. However, we still didn’t know the full impact back then, until now. This just didn’t happen overnight. Animation studios faced problems such as poor working conditions, a packed production schedule and noticeable delays in 2019.

As expected, the coronavirus situation made the whole thing worse. Sure, a handful of titles suffered minor delays. Eventually, the coronavirus situation worsened with more than forty titles facing delays.  As a result, studios had no choice but to delay productions. Eventually Japan declared a state of emergency on April 16, weeks after delaying the Olympics. This does not come at a surprise since the workplace at these studios clamped. As a result, this makes social distancing efforts nearly impossible. With that, I want to focus on some thoughts on the whole situation.
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Read moreImpact of Covid-19 on Japanese Animation Studios and the Need to Embrace Digital and Telework
Category: About the Japanese Animation Industry, EditorialsTag: analysis, anime industry, essay, opinion, topical issues

Hidamari Sketch – Episodes 1-3 – Cuteness Overload

May 14, 2020 by Chikorita157 2 Comments
Yes, this scene is classic.

As COVID-19 rages on and affects most anime productions, it’s time to watch more shows that are on my list. Recently, I have compiled a list of shows I plan to cover. I probably won’t be able to finish everything by the time everything starts to go back to the new normal. At least this will give me some things to cover during the next few seasons. After all, the next several months will be pretty barren with all the delays.

With that, we continue the trend of watching all the Manga Time Kirara adaptations I haven’t seen yet. This time we head back to 2007. Yes, we are finally watching the timeless schoolgirl slice of life filled with diabetes induced cuteness. That show is Hidamari Sketch. Yes, I orginally intended to review this show last year. However, my big move for a new job kind of distracted me from actually watching the whole first season.
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Read moreHidamari Sketch – Episodes 1-3 – Cuteness Overload
Category: Hidamari SketchTag: comedy, first impressions, moe, shaft

Tamayomi – Episode 7 – Tournament Picks and The Preparations

May 13, 2020 by Chikorita157 3 Comments
Yoshino is obviously excited about meeting other players.

Now that Yomi and Tama had their first win, it’s time to focus on the summer tournament. Of course, only Yoshino, Ms. Fuji and Tama went to the ceremony. I wonder, what will their placement will be?
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Read moreTamayomi – Episode 7 – Tournament Picks and The Preparations
Category: TamayomiTag: baseball, comedy, moe

Sansha Sanyou – Final Review

May 9, 2020 by Chikorita157 Leave a Comment
Artist: ringo

Now that the spring season is now mostly a barren wasteland thanks to COVID-19, I decided to tackle my backlog. Of course, there are a good number of shows I still have to watch, including some Manga Time Kirara adaptations. While I watched and cover a good number of them each season, there are some that I miss due to lack of time covering them.

Like with GA Geijutsuka Art Design Class, Sansha Sanyou is another one of those shows I wanted to watch after playing one of the events from Kirara Fantasia. Yes, besides Nishikawa Youko’s rich young lady personality and cute appearance gracing me, I used her a lot in quests besides Koyume, Sharo, Naru, Archive, and Swimsuit Kaoruko. I kind of like her character design and personality. While she is not rich anymore and can only afford eating bread crusts, she still has a lot of charm.

Of course, the only reason I didn’t watch it until now since it’s a Funimation exclusive. I didn’t start subscribing to it until the start of this year.
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Read moreSansha Sanyou – Final Review
Category: Reviews, Sansha SanyouTag: comedy, final impressions, maid, moe

Tamayomi – Episode 6 – The 4th Game Is the Charm

May 6, 2020 by Chikorita157 2 Comments
At last, that training from hell is finally paying off.

As they say, is the fourth try the charm after losing three games in a row? Maybe.
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Read moreTamayomi – Episode 6 – The 4th Game Is the Charm
Category: TamayomiTag: baseball, comedy, moe

Sansha Sanyou – Episodes 7-9 – A New Potential Pairing, The Rival Date and the Scary Cultural Festival

May 5, 2020 by Chikorita157 Leave a Comment
It seems that Sasame found the perfect person.

Finally, the unthinkable has finally happened. Yes, Serina and Teru finally goes on a “date.” I wonder how it turned out.
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Read moreSansha Sanyou – Episodes 7-9 – A New Potential Pairing, The Rival Date and the Scary Cultural Festival
Category: Sansha SanyouTag: comedy, maid, moe

Anime Blogging and Hosting – Why You Should Start One On a Virtual Private Server Instead on WordPress.com

May 3, 2020 by Chikorita157 7 Comments
Artist: ティッシー

Since we are stuck at home due to COVID-19 and have nothing to do, you are probably watching or reading a lot of anime. Yes, it’s probably a great time to start a blog about anime, but you don’t know where to begin. Should I just start my anime blog on Wordpress.com?

While Wordpress.com is an easy and free way to start, you are probably limiting your potential to grow your audience. You won’t get very far without getting a domain name. Even with that, the free version is every limited in customization and you need to pay $8, which is expensive when you can do it yourself.

Of course, this guide of some sort is the hard mode in any video game. Yes, Crow from Crow’s World of Anime did several useful guides, but I think using shared hosting is a bad idea due to my past bad experiences. Also, there is a big benefit of doing it of doing it on a virtual private server. Not only your site will run faster, and you will gain some new skills of setting the server yourself, especially if you are trying to get a job in Computer Science, Information Systems, or Information Technology.
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Read moreAnime Blogging and Hosting – Why You Should Start One On a Virtual Private Server Instead on WordPress.com
Category: EditorialsTag: anime blogging, personal experinces, wordpress

Tamayomi – Episode 5 – Baseball Training Camp From Hell

April 29, 2020 by Chikorita157 2 Comments
As expected, Ms. Fuji is actually skilled at baseball and she is not messing around.

Since Yomi and her friends lost a practice game, Ms. Fuji wants them to actually be ready for the tournament. You know what this means, right? Yep, a training camp.
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Read moreTamayomi – Episode 5 – Baseball Training Camp From Hell
Category: TamayomiTag: baseball, comedy, moe

Sansha Sanyou – Episode 4-6 – Cat Photo Taking Rivalries, Maid Bakeries and Fun at the Beach

April 28, 2020 by Chikorita157 Leave a Comment
Yes, during Youko’s childhood, she did that laugh.

With that, we delve deeper as Teru and Futaba helps out at Shino’s bakery. Also, that beach episode finally arrives.
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Read moreSansha Sanyou – Episode 4-6 – Cat Photo Taking Rivalries, Maid Bakeries and Fun at the Beach
Category: Sansha SanyouTag: comedy, fanservice, maid, moe

Sansha Sanyou – Episodes 1-3 – The Poor Princess and the Awesome Maid

April 26, 2020 by Chikorita157 Leave a Comment
This is how they all met, all by chance.

As expected, it seems that for the most part, most spring season shows are now being pushed back due to covid-19. Instead of letting the blog go without any content, we are going to start covering some shows from the backlog. As you would expect, there is still a good number of shows that I haven’t got the chance to watch.

With how this works is that I will cover three episodes each week for a given series until I complete it and review it. Unlike regular episodic impressions where I cover the episodes overall, I will only touch on the aspects I find interesting and enjoyable.  With the first series I will cover in the backlog is the first three episodes of Sansha Sanyou.
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Read moreSansha Sanyou – Episodes 1-3 – The Poor Princess and the Awesome Maid
Category: Sansha SanyouTag: comedy, first impressions, moe

Tamayomi – Episode 4 – Yomi’s and Tama’s First Baseball Game Together

April 22, 2020 by Chikorita157 3 Comments
Oono obviously doesn’t like how Aasukara, the ace of the team not showing up.

At last, Yomi’s team finally get a taste of how a real baseball game is like. However, the team they are facing, Yanaukawagoe competed in nationals. Yep, this is going to be a hard game to win, but they are determined.
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Read moreTamayomi – Episode 4 – Yomi’s and Tama’s First Baseball Game Together
Category: TamayomiTag: baseball, comedy, moe

Houkago Teibou Nisshi – Episode 3 – Hina’s First Big Catch

April 21, 2020 by Chikorita157 3 Comments
Tere is no wonder why Hina unintentionally punishes Natsumi.

At last, Hina finally receives her own fishing rod. Now, the Breakwater Club are going on a fishing trip to fish for some flathead fish. Hina decides to find out what it actually looks like.
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Read moreHoukago Teibou Nisshi – Episode 3 – Hina’s First Big Catch
Category: Houkago Teibou NisshiTag: comedy, moe

State of the Blog – Part III – More Frustrations, Possible Burnout, and Anxieties, But Still Hopeful

April 17, 2020 by Chikorita157 5 Comments
Artist: yf33

Since I last shared my frustrations, I felt that things were getting a bit better. Sadly, while things got better in terms of comments and such, it didn’t last. Things took a turn for the worst since the start of this year.

With Coronavirus outbreaks in Japan delaying some anime productions with more on the day, this does give me a lot of anxieties of the future of this blog. Not only that, the lack of comments on my recent posts, including my editorials from last month, which are hurting my motivation to blog. In addition, the lack of followers are becoming a sticking point too. What troubles me are the few who I follow are unfollowing me, which is a huge betrayal. I don’t know exactly what I am doing wrong since I do not post anything controversial.

Instead of keeping my frustrations in, I want to share them. Also I want to receive feedback from the readers on what areas to improve the engagement on this blog before I completely burn myself out. Hear me out.
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Read moreState of the Blog – Part III – More Frustrations, Possible Burnout, and Anxieties, But Still Hopeful
Category: EditorialsTag: meta, opinion, personal thoughts, rambling

Tamayomi – Episode 3 – Tama’s and Yomi’s New Promise

April 15, 2020 by Chikorita157 3 Comments
It seems that Nozomi is interested in the baseball club, but not sure about joining.

Now that Yomi’s team now has 7 members on her team, with a new advisor, they start training. However, she might have two more members possibly joining.
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Read moreTamayomi – Episode 3 – Tama’s and Yomi’s New Promise
Category: TamayomiTag: baseball, comedy, moe

Houkago Teibou Nisshi – Episode 2 – Hina’s First Time Casting

April 14, 2020 by Chikorita157 3 Comments
Hina’s mother is surprised that her daughter brought a cooler of fish back home.

Now that Hina reluctantly joins the Breakwater Club, she continues her life in high school
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Read moreHoukago Teibou Nisshi – Episode 2 – Hina’s First Time Casting
Category: Houkago Teibou NisshiTag: comedy, moe

Bang Dream Third Season – Episode 12 and 13 (END) – The Big Day at the Budoukan

April 11, 2020 by Chikorita157 Leave a Comment
Rokka is happy that she can perform on the same stage as Poppin’ Party.

Now that the results of the preliminaries are finally out, Poppin Party and RAISE A SUILEN are tied. I wonder how things will play out as Roselia and RAISE A SUILEN agrees to do a song with Poppin Party together.
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Read moreBang Dream Third Season – Episode 12 and 13 (END) – The Big Day at the Budoukan
Category: BanG Dream!Tag: comedy, final impressions, music

Tamayomi – Episode 2 – Dark Pasts and The Second Chance

April 8, 2020 by Chikorita157 2 Comments
Yoshino being her usual self.

With Tama and Yomi finally united, they started creating their own tea. However, it seems that the baseball club has a dark past.
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Read moreTamayomi – Episode 2 – Dark Pasts and The Second Chance
Category: TamayomiTag: baseball, comedy, moe

Houkago Teibou Nisshi – Episode 1 – Hina’s Dream Club Aspirations Ruined

April 7, 2020 by Chikorita157 Leave a Comment
I would freak out if a bug landed on my hand.

A girl named Tsurugi Hina just moved to a seaside town. After attempting to fix a stuffed animal, she tries to find a craft store. However, she finds a girl at a pier that think that fainted. Sadly, it’s not necessarily the case.
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Category: Houkago Teibou NisshiTag: comedy, first impressions, moe

Tamayomi – Episode 1 – Yomi’s and Tama’s Reunion

April 1, 2020 by Chikorita157 3 Comments
From the look of their childhood, Yomi made that promise to Tama.

Yomi finally starts her first day of high school. However, she finds someone from her childhood going to the same school. You know what this means, right?
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Category: TamayomiTag: baseball, comedy, first impressions, moe

Bang Dream Third Season – Episode 11 – The Origins Behind Paero’s Identity

March 31, 2020 by Chikorita157 Leave a Comment
Masuki interrogating some students.

Now that Chiyu finally came back to her senses, is she able to bring back Paero? Also, who is actually Paero anyway?
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Category: BanG Dream!Tag: comedy, drama, music
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