As Rin takes Haruka to Australia, will Haruka finally find a dream for himself?
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Free Eternal Summer – Episode 12 & 13 (END) – Haruka Finds a Dream
Glasslip – Episodes 12 and 13 (END) – It Ends…
At last, the show finally ends! Did we ever find out about the secrets behind the fragments?
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Hanayamata – Episode 12 (END) – Hanairo Festival and Hana’s Grand Return
As Hana returns to America with her mother, it’s time for the Hanairo festival. Then again, will she make it back in time for the performance?
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Fall 2014 Anime Season Preview
Now that summer has come to an end, it’s time to take a look at what shows I plan on watching for the fall. Like always, this list is subject to change.
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Fate/Kaleid Liner Prisma Illya 2wei – Final Review
When the first episode of Prisma Illya aired last summer, I decided to watch it since I have a soft spot for magical girl shows. Although the first season felt rushed since it only has 10 episodes, I really enjoyed the premise, battles and the characters. After watching the second season, it was an improvement.
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Weekly Anime Impressions – Summer 2014 – Week 11
Fall is almost here and I’m somewhat swamped with course work.
Note: This is probably the last Weekly Anime Impressions post I will make until the next season starts. I will be posting my final episode impressions of Hanayamata and Free Eternal Summer separately.
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Bullying and Generalizing People for Liking Anime and/or Video Games
In the past few weeks, I have witnessed a lot of bullying and name-calling shaming people who play or enjoy video games. It’s true that people tend to judge people depending on tastes and their hobbies such as people who like Anime since it’s a niche medium. Because of this, people who are not familiar with it will likely hold an ignorant, distorted or uninformed view on it and generalize them to a certain stereotype or label.
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Fate/Kaleid Liner Prisma Illya 2wei – Episode 10 (END) – Third Season Coming Soon?
Since Bazett used her secret weapon against Miyu, will Illya and Kuro be able to fend her off?
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Weekly Anime Impressions – Summer 2014 – Week 10
Summer break is over, but there is still the hot springs episode.
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Secrets to my Writing Style
Earlier this year, Kai shared how he comes up with new posts. Personally, coming up with new ideas for editorial posts is usually the hard part since it requires some effort to come up with topics and remembering them. Also, I will share what I use to write and edit posts.
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Fate/Kaleid Liner Prisma Illya 2wei – Episode 9 – Formidable Battle! Miyu Takes a Chance
The battle continues as Illya, Kuro and Miyu enter the fray against Bazett.
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Weekly Anime Impressions – Summer 2014 – Week 9
Summer Break has finally comes to an end with the final semester in college starting.
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Thoughts about Japan’s crackdown on Anime/Manga Piracy and How they should deal with it
Just last month, the Anime and Manga Industry have started to crack down piracy of Anime and Manga. While I believe that these creators should get the credit they deserve and the industry made some progress in doing so with legal streaming sites, there are still some shortcomings, especially in regards to Manga. I think there are ways to fix it that would benefit the industry rather than fighting an endless battle on piracy.
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Fate/Kaleid Liner Prisma Illya 2wei – Episode 8 – A Formidable Enemy Arrives
Yep, Irisviel continues to amaze me.
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Weekly Anime Impressions – Summer 2014 – Week 8
It’s the last week before Fall Semester starts, so it’s time to enjoy what is left of my summer break.
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Atelier Shallie – Alchemists of the Twilight Sea – First Impressions
Last month, Gust finally released the third installment of the Dusk series, Atelier Shallie. Unlike the first two games in the Dusk series, it feels like a departure from the usual gameplay since this game feels more like Mana Khemia 2 since they replaced the time limit with a Life Task system. While there are some mixed reactions from the fans, here are my first impressions of the game.
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Hanayamata and Portrayal of Foreigners in Anime
When I watched the first episode of Hanayamata, I wondered how foreigners are portrayed in Anime stereotypically. I think there are several reasons why authors/creators decide to do so in their works.
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Fate/Kaleid Liner Prisma Illya 2wei – Episode 7 – Tsundere Illya Defends Her Older Sister Status
It seems that Illya wants the older sister status so badly!
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Weekly Anime Impressions – Summer 2014 – Week 7
Believe it or not, girls with animal ears are cute… Too bad Yaya didn’t wear the cat ears.
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Chou Megami Shinkoku Noire Gekishin Black Heart – First Impressions
In the past year, Compile Heart and Idea Factory has been expanding the Neptune franchise by making various spinoffs in order to reach a wider audience. Last year, they made an idol simulator, which left a disappointing taste in my mouth. This year, they released a strategy RPG featuring Noire (Chou Megami Shinkoku Noire Gekishin, 超女神信仰ノワール激神) and planning to release an action game, which is developed by Tamsoft, the makers of Senran Kagura at the end of this month. While I’m not interested in the latter, I decided to get this game since I enjoy Noire/White Heart’s personality. Since I’m close to half way done with this game (currently on Chapter 4), it’s time to reveal what I think about the game first hand.
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Fate/Kaleid Liner Prisma Illya 2wei – Episode 6 – Irisviel’s Return and the Truth about Kuro’s Existence
Before the fight got out of hand, Irisviel managed to save the day.
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Weekly Anime Impressions – Summer 2014 – Week 6
Surprised that Naru’s dad suddenly noticed how much she changed after six episodes.
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Happy 25th Birthday!
It seems like yesterday since I turned 24 years old. Like last year, it has been a calm year thus far except for the couple big snowstorms. Not to mention, I have been focusing primarily on learning new vocabulary and Kanji from playing video games and memorizing them through flash cards. I am still planning to tackle grammar needed for JPLT (will focus on N3 next year) with the references I have since there are apparently not many good advanced level textbooks unless you want to learn from one that is only in Japanese.
As I turn 25 years old, I have a feeling that 1/4th of my life has already passed by me although I look younger than my actual age. During those years, I have been focusing mostly on education. After the fall semester, I will finally complete my master’s degree and find my first job. I have high hopes that I will get a good paying job, but it won’t be easy. Once I get a one, I don’t expect things to be drastically different depending on the workload. In fact, I will be able to cover more types of content and be able to attend Anime conventions. Not sure which one I will go to, but Otakon is a good possibility since it’s only about a 3-hour drive from where I live. I’ll figure it out once I get there.
With that, feel free to say Happy Birthday in the comments below. I will be streaming games today and tomorrow, so feel free to watch on Hitbox, if you want.
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Fate/Kaleid Liner Prisma Illya 2wei – Episode 5 – Kuro’s Bath Outrage
Unfortunately, Kuro couldn’t keep it in any longer…
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