Back in 2012, I shared my thoughts on how I manage to use my free time to do other things besides studying. While graduate years proved to be a bit more time-consuming compared to before, I never touch upon how much attention I put into watching Anime along with other hobbies such as video games. A certain post written by Yumeka from Anime Yume sparked my interest in writing this and expand my thoughts beyond the time management post. (Image Source)
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Nagi no Asukara – Episode 3 – Truth about the Sea Human Rivalry
Kyoukai no Kanata – Episode 3 – Mirai’s Dark Past
Pokémon X and Y – First Impressions
Last Saturday, Pokémon X and Y has finally released everywhere. While I didn’t look at most of the press releases on some of the new features in this game, I was certainly excited. After playing the game for 24 hours, I would like to share my first impressions on the things I liked and disliked.(Image Source)
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Little Busters Refrain – Episode 2 – The Endless Recursion of Love
Nagi no Asukara – Episode 2 – Forbidden Love
Kyoukai no Kanata – Episode 2 – Eccentric Moms and Mirai’s Dark Secret
Reminiscing About the Pokémon Franchise
As the 6th Generation of Pokémon Games finally releases this weekend, I felt the need to share some thoughts about the Pokémon franchise as it shaped my interests in gaming and of course, Anime. (Image Source)
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Little Busters Refrain – Episode 1 – Yuiko’s Hidden Anger
Nagi no Asukara – Episode 1 – Prejudice and Menaka’s Faithful Encounter
Kyoukai no Kanata – Episode 1 – The Mysterious Girl Who Loves Stabbing
Hyperdimension Neptunia the Animation – Final Review
Back in the 80s and 90s, there was a heated console war between Sega and Nintendo with Sony and eventually Microsoft joining in the fray. In 2009, Compile Heart decided a game called Hyperdimension Neptunia (超次元ゲームネプチューヌ) that personified each console (Sega Neptune, Nintendo Wii, Playstation 3 and the Xbox 360) as cute girls. When they announced an Anime from the two games, I decided to take a look.
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Hyperdimension Neptunia the Animation – Episode 12 (END) – Final Showdown and the Power of Friendship
The Art of Making Anime from Video Games
In a post that Kai as posted this week about how video game is adapted into a show. While I have shared my thoughts about anime adaptations and challenges involved with it, video game adaptations are a different story as the experience is not static. As adaptations of video games (excluding visual novels) become more popular as seen adaptations of The Idolmaster, Persona 4 and Neptunia, how do they achieve this while making it enjoyable? (Image Source)
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Free – Episode 12 – The Emotional Return of Rin
Fall 2013 Anime Season Preview
As summer finally winds down, it’s time to take at a few shows I’m planning to watch in about less than a week. As always, it’s subject to change. (Image Source)
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Hyperdimension Neptunia the Animation – Episode 11 – Rei’s Revenge
Fate/Kaleid Liner Prisma Illya – Final Review
I admit that I have a soft spot for magical girl shows. When I figured out that there was a magical girl show, which had characters from the Fate series, I decided to take a look. (Image Source)
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Free! – Episode 11 – Rei and the Power of Teamwork
Perceiving Anime as “Too Old”
In a recent topic that Yumeka focused on an interesting topic on why people feel that Anime made in the early years are considered too old. If we look at modern Anime today and compare it to the one’s in the 90s or early 2000s, we already seen that the medium gone such a long way from being something niche to going the main stream. While I’m not going to go compare the trends from each time period in detail, I want to share my reasons why people perceive some Anime as “too old” and if this feeling is subjective or not? (Image Source)
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