Shirou thought it was a good idea not to bring Saber to school. Sadly, he learned the hard way.
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Fate/stay night Unlimited Blade Works – Episode 5 – Shirou Tries to Be a Hero
Amagi Brilliant Park – Episode 6 – Seiya Builds a Harem… Sort of.
It seems that Seiya is building his own harem, which makes Isuzu really jealous, at least in her dream.
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Thoughts on Tastes and Why There is No Such Thing as Good/Bad Taste
For a long time, I avoided sharing my views on how people view tastes in Anime since it is a controversial issue in the fandom. While some anime bloggers shared their thoughts on the issue, there are many reasons why I do not subscribe to the view there is such thing as good/bad tastes.
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Ciel nosurge – First Impressions
Back in 2012, Gust who is known for their work on the Atelier franchise decided to make another series that is set in the same world as the Ar tonelico series. Since the Playstation Vita came out in February of 2012, they decided to experiment with this new handheld by creating a communication dating sim called Ciel nosurge (シェルノサージュ〜失われた星捧ぐ詩〜 lit. Ciel nosurge ~Song offered to the Lost Star~ ), which is played in real-time over the internet. This game can be described as Animal Crossing meets Love Plus with social elements thrown into it. They recently released an Offline version that removed the online requirements with all the DLC content included, thus making it possible for the player to play at his/her own pace.
While two versions of the game got released after the original (Re:Incarnation and Offline), they also created a sequel titled Ar nosurge, which came out this year in Japan and later got localized to English. I find it odd that they would release that game first considering that the sequel requires the player to finish most of Ciel nosurge in order to fully understand the story. Considering that this game is a niche title, not a role-playing game and is very text heavy, I can understand why Gust and Koei Tecmo aren’t willing to localize it. Even so, it seems that people are interested in this game. With that, I will share my initial impressions of the gameplay from the Offline version.
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Fate/stay night Unlimited Blade Works – Episode 4 – Bonding Time with Saber and a Lurking Evil Servant
It seems that Shirou was foolish enough to go and protect Saber knowing that he could have been killed. Despite this, it seems that all the girls want a piece of him.
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Weekly Anime Impressions – Fall 2014 – Week 4 – Ore Twintail and Shirobako Episode 4
I hope everyone had an enjoyable Halloween (personally, I don’t celebrate that holiday because of Trick or Treaters, they are rather annoying).
In case you missed it, I have reviewed Tamako Love Story a few days back.
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Amagi Brilliant Park – Episode 5 – Treasure Hunting and Dragons!
It looks like Seiya’s 30-yen idea was not a good one since the park is now broke! What is he going to do now?
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Tamako Love Story – Movie Review
During the winter of 2013, Kyoto Animation aired Tamako Market, which is a slice of life show that focused on a girl named Kitashirakawa Tamako who is enthusiastic about a marketplace and of course, mochi. While I have enjoyed the show for what it is, it was slightly disappointing at the same time since Mochizou couldn’t gather enough courage to confess his feelings towards Tamako. Not to mention, most of the show was spent mostly on her friends or Dera.
As the title suggest, Tamako Love Story finally addresses the shortcomings of the television series that viewers have been wondering all along: Will Mochizou finally have the guts to confess his love towards Tamako and will she accept it?
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Fate stay/night Unlimited Blade Works – Episode 3 – Rin, Saber and Illya shows How Capable They Are
As expected, Illya finally shows up to kill Shirou and Saber. Will she get her wish?
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Weekly Anime Impressions – Fall 2014 – Week 3 – Ore Twintail and Shirobako Episode 3
Finally finished my second round of midterms, so hopefully next week’s Anime Weekly post won’t come out this late.
Still, Tail Red is cute.
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Amagi Brilliant Park – Episode 4 – Cooperation, not Demands!
It seems that Isuzu is a bit too demanding to the point where the cast members start to dislike her. I wonder why she acts this way.
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Chou Megami Shinkoku Noire Gekishin Black Heart – Final Review
With the success of the Neptune franchise, Idea Factory and Compile Heart has been expanding the franchise by making various spinoff games for the Playstation Vita. While I was disappointed with Neptune Idol PP, I had high hopes for Chou Megami Shinkoku Noire Gekishin Black Heart since it was a full-featured strategy RPG with Noire as the main heroine. Does it live up to expectations? Let’s find out.
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Fate/stay night Unlimited Blade Works – Episode 2 – Finding a Reason to Fight
Now that Shirou is dragged into becoming a Master, what did he learn from Kirei?
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Weekly Anime Impressions – Fall 2014 – Week 2 – Ore Twintail and Shirobako Episode 2
Yep, It has been a busy week considering that I have midterms. Hopefully next week’s weekly digest will come earlier next weekend.
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Amagi Brilliant Park – Episode 3 – Seiya Shakes Things Up
Seiya announced that he would close the park for one day to improve the park, but what radical changes does he have in mind?
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Is Learning Japanese Really that Easy? It Depends…
It has been nearly three years since I began teaching myself Japanese. Sure, it’s not an easy process as it took a good amount of effort, practice to start understanding. So far, I can understand a good amount with a dictionary.
Just the last past week, a post by 10bit has caught my attention as he thinks that learning Japanese is a lot easier than everyone thinks. However, I have mixed feelings about his post not because he didn’t really list any starting points, but for the fact that not everyone will have the same experience.
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Fate/stay night Unlimited Blade Works – Episode 1 – Emiya Shirou joins the Fray
Since we know how Rin, the main heroine summoned Archer, guess whose back! Yep, it’s Emiya Shirou.
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Fall 2014 Anime Season First Impressions and Site Updates – Ore Twintail and Shirobako
As the dust finally settles on the first week of the fall anime season, it’s time to share my remaining first impressions for Ore, Twintail ni narimasu and Shirobako.
If you haven’t already, check out my first impressions for Amagi Brilliant Park and Fate/stay night Unlimited Blade Works I shared earlier in the week.
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Amagi Brilliant Park – Episode 2 – Glimmer of Hope
Even if Seiya doesn’t want to do it, he has a plan to turn the park around.
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The Glass Shatters – Why Glasslip is the Most Disappointing PA Works Show Yet
I admit that PA Works (Progressive Animation Works) is one of my favorite studios besides Kyoto Animation not because of the high production values, but rather the types of shows they come out. The studio is more known for its original productions, some that I actually enjoyed.
After watching Glasslip, I was deeply disappointed and wondered to my self, why did it fail? It’s odd considering that they played it safe with a premise that they can’t possibly mess it up. Ultimately, we are proven wrong.
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Amagi Brilliant Park – Episode 1 – The Harsh Reality of Amusement Parks
Apparently, there is a mysterious girl with a musket that wants to take Seiya to an amusement park. It will be fun, right?
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Fate/stay night Unlimited Blade Works – Episode 0 – How Everything Began
Yep, it’s nice to see Tohsaka Rin once again.
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Hanayamata – Final Review
I admit that I have a soft spot when it comes to slice of life shows with cute girls. When I found out that Hanayamata has an American girl from New Jersey who wants to do Yosakoi (よさこい) a type of traditional Japanese traditional dance, I decided to take a look.
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