It’s been awhile, but it’s time to focus on everyone’s favorite Chuunibyou idol.
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The iDOLM@STER Cinderella Girls – Episode 8 – Ranko’s Illusions and Trying to Hide Her True Self
Kantai Collection ~KanColle~ – Episode 9 – Fubuki’s Jealousy and Poi gets an Upgrade!
It seems that Fubuki got a bit jealous since Yuudachi received a remodel.
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Japanese Language and Kanji – How Exactly do you Learn Them?
Throughout my 3 years of teaching myself Japanese, I have learned quite a lot. To me, the grammar and vocabulary was not the difficult part since I am used to the subject-object-word sentence structure from studying Latin in High School. So far, I can understand most of what they are saying providing that I have a Japanese-English dictionary by my side.
For most people, the Kanji or rather Chinese Characters tends to be the hardest part of the Japanese language since it uses logographic characters (in addition to Kana) opposed to the traditional roman characters. People might be asking: why do we need it when we have ひらがな and カタカナ? I will answer that question along with sharing strategies I currently use to understand them.
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Mahou Shoujo Madoka Magica The Battle Pentagram – Final Review
Back in 2011, Madoka Magica took the magical girl genre by storm as they deconstructed the whole genre by making it dark and filled with drama. As expected, the show received so much critical acclaim that it eventually received three featured length movies, a bunch of manga spinoffs and even a licensed video game, both were made by Bandai Namco. Mahou Shoujo Madoka Magica The Battle Pentagram is a sequel to the first portable game, which swaps the rogue-like dungeon crawling for a hack and slash gameplay on the PlayStation Vita.
Warning: Contains some spoilers from the Anime and movies.
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Weekly Anime Impressions – Winter 2015 – Week 8 – Shirobako and Dog Days Double Dash
February has finally come to a quick end and winter is almost over. We are finally at the home stretch now!
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Kantai Collection ~KanColle~ – Episode 8 – Yamato’s Hotel
The 5th squadron successfully carried out their mission despite Shoukaku getting severely damaged in the process. Thankfully, there is a tropical paradise nearby that has a base managed by another ship girl named Yamato.
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Why are people against Anime?
In the past, I have shared my thoughts on why people get bullied or fans get labeled as an otaku or a nerd just because he/she enjoys Anime. However, I have never gone through the reasons why some people are against Anime despite its popularity in the west ranging from the stigma surrounding 2D animation, different cultural/political views and being introduced to the wrong shows that give one a bad initial impression.
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Weekly Anime Impressions – Winter 2015 – Week 7 – Shirobako and Dog Days Double Dash
If you didn’t know, today is Maekawa Miku’s birthday, which lands on “Cat Day” in Japan since two in Japanese almost sound like a cat when said consecutively. Yep, I just learned something new…
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The iDOLM@STER Cinderella Girls – Episode 7 – Admitting Past Failures and What it means to be an Idol
After Mio made a big scene in front of her peers that caused her to quit, how would the Producer convince her to come back?
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Kantai Collection ~KanColle~ – Episode 7 – A Glimmer of Hope
At first, it appeared that Fubuki was on the roll until an unexpected attack caused Kaga to sustain a lot of damage while she protected Zuikaku. As the first mission of the operation nears with no instant heal bucket in sight, what will they do?
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Chikorita157’s Anime Blog turns 6 Years Old – Reflecting on 6 years of Blogging and Looking towards the Future
Yep, another year has passed and it feels like yesterday since I started my blog back in mid February 2009. Now, it’s time to take a look back on my 6th year of blogging while I share my thoughts about the future.
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Weekly Anime Impressions – Winter 2015 – Week 6 – Shirobako and Dog Days Double Dash
Happy Singles Appreciation Day! It’s not like I’m lonely or anything…
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The iDOLM@STER Cinderella Girls – Episode 6 – Mio and Anya – The Tale of Two Idols and Setting Expectations Too High
At last, it’s the big day has come with the New Generation and Love Laika making their first debut. Did the Producer made the right decisions?
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Kantai Collection ~KanColle~ – Episode 6 – Akatsuki Sisters and Their Mission to Win a Cooking Contest!
After Fubuki managed to resolve everyone’s differences in her squadron from, it’s time for a change of pace. Now, the spotlight is on the four girls in the Akatsuki class as they decide to enter a curry-cooking contest.
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Thoughts about Self-Insert and Featureless Characters – Do they Ruin Anime, Video Games, etc.? It Depends
In the past, I have shared my thoughts on why male lead characters tend be weak-minded. Just recently, an interesting discussion about self-insert characters has popped up at AnimeSuki, which intrigued me. It makes me wonder if this is the reason most male characters are portrayed as such in Anime and other forms of media.
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Weekly Anime Impressions – Winter 2015 – Week 5 – Shirobako and Dog Days Double Dash
Cold snaps and snow is making me feel a bit lazy…
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The iDOLM@STER Cinderella Girls – Episode 5 – No Debut? Occupy 346 Productions!
It seems that Miku does not like the idea of Mio, Uzuki, Rin, Anya and Minami getting their debut first. What does she eventually do? Of course, Occupy!
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Kantai Collection ~KanColle~ – Episode 5 – The Unlikely Squadron
If the last episode was any indication, it seems that everyone got shuffled around. Unfortunately for Fubuki, she finds herself in a fleet where nobody could get along. Can she turn it around or is it a lost cause?
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All Work and No Pay – Being a Japanese Animator is Tough
Just little over five years ago, I have done some research on how the Anime industry works and of course, I have only covered the surface. Shirobako, which started airing back in October of last year. Not only it reveals how anime is produced, but also blew open some of the internal issues in the industry, especially in regards to the animation studios.
With that, I will be focusing on animator’s wages, working conditions and its implications on the industry as a whole. Also, what steps should the industry take to deal with these issues?
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Weekly Anime Impressions – Winter 2015 – Week 4 – Shirobako and Dog Days Double Dash
While the blizzard was a complete bust, at least we got to see some nice moments with Ema.
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The iDOLM@STER Cinderella Girls – Episode 4 – Let’s Make a PR Recording!
After Rin, Uzuki and Mio had a successful debut on stage from last time, the producer gave them the task to create a PR video. I wonder what it will be about…
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Kantai Collection ~KanColle~ – Episode 4 – Burning Love! and Shimakaze Hide and Seek
Kongou and her sisters are finally getting an appearance. You know what this means. At last, Shimakaze will finally get some screen time!
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Amagi Brilliant Park – Final Review
For a while, Kyoto Animation’s recent effort on their in-house adaptations has left me with mixed feelings, except for the first season of Chuunibyou and Free Eternal Summer. Besides the animation, the stories in particular did not impress me as much. However, when they announced that they would be making Amagi Brilliant Park by Shoji Gatoh, who also wrote Full Metal Panic into an Anime, I became somewhat excited. With that, did this show live up to expectations? Let’s find out!
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Weekly Anime Impressions – Winter 2015 – Week 3 – Shirobako and Dog Days Double Dash
Sadly, deadlines are meant to be broken after all…
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