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MM! – Exploring Abusive Relationships and Bullying

October 16, 2010 by Chikorita157 2 Comments

Bullying and Abusive Relationships has been a hot topic because of the recent suicides that resulted from prolonged bullying. In the last two episodes, Yunno, a soft-spoken girl developed a fear for men as a result of an abusive relationship she had in the past. In the third episode, she ran into her former boyfriend, Yoshioka and things got a bit nasty.

The last two episodes gave me some thoughts about the recent bullying cases that resulted in the victim to commit suicide. Also, I felt that the experiences Yunno gone through with her abusive boyfriend could actually happen in real life.

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Read moreMM! – Exploring Abusive Relationships and Bullying
Category: Editorials, MM!Tag: abusive relationships, bullying, editorial, life issues, opinion, real life, Xebec

Fall 2010 Anime Season Taste Test Score Card

October 16, 2010 by Chikorita157 2 Comments

With the taste testing of Anime coming to a close, I want to share my overall thoughts about all the Fall 2010 Anime I have tried out. Compared to last year, I tried out a total of 5 series, which is up from three shows from last year. Most of the shows mainly consisted of comedy slice of life shows, which is not shocking at all considering it’s my preference for Anime after all. [1. Original Image Source]
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Read moreFall 2010 Anime Season Taste Test Score Card
Category: MM!, Ore No Imouto, Otome Youkai Zakuro, Shinryaku! Ika Musume, Tantei Opera Milky Holmes, Yosuga no SoraTag: comedy, drama, fall 2010 season, moe, opinion, taste test impressions

Ore No Imouto – Harsh Realities of being an Otaku and Personal Experiences

October 15, 2010 by Chikorita157 2 Comments


After I watched the second episode of Ore No Imouto Ga Konna Ni Kawaii Wake Ga Nai, it seems to be a very realistic representation of Otakus in real life. In a way, it relates to some of the aspects presented in the first real life female Otaku meeting. Even though I do not consider myself as an Otaku, there are plenty of issues and experiences I can relate to the show. [1. Image Source]

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Read moreOre No Imouto – Harsh Realities of being an Otaku and Personal Experiences
Category: Editorials, Ore No ImoutoTag: AIC, comedy, editorial, fandom, moe, opinion, otaku, personal experiences

Taste Test Part II – Shinryaku! Ika Musume

October 14, 2010 by Chikorita157 Leave a Comment
Even though Ika isn't enjoying this treatment, Sanae loves it!

Shinryaku! Ika Musume is still one of those shows that I enjoy the most besides Ore No Imouto. It works since it uses the same proven formula, have a cute girl doing cute things and throw some funny jokes in about her. Well, In this episode, it’s all about saving lifes, celebrating birthdays and a girl who likes to dress Ika in cute outfits…

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Read moreTaste Test Part II – Shinryaku! Ika Musume
Category: Shinryaku! Ika MusumeTag: comedy, Diomedea, meido, moe, unbirthday

Taste Test Part I – Tantei Opera Milky Holmes

October 12, 2010 by Chikorita157 Leave a Comment
They are still cute...

Stupid Tantei Opera Milky Holmes! It’s not like I want to watch you or anything… but the cuteness pulled me in!

Yeah, I am pretty tsundere when it comes to anime and this is no exception. Tantei Opera Milky Holmes is a magical girl detective story with extremely cute girls fighting against the villains. At the same time, the first episode was pretty brutal since they lost their powers 9 minutes into the first episode. After they lost their powers, things kind of went in a downward spiral.

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Read moreTaste Test Part I – Tantei Opera Milky Holmes
Category: Tantei Opera Milky HolmesTag: comedy, first impressions, JC Staff, mahou shoujo, moe, taste like diabetes

Taste Test Part II – MM!

October 9, 2010 by Chikorita157 Leave a Comment
Yunno really loves animals!

After I watched this episode, I changed my mind about MM!. This episode like the last episode focused on the various problems the people in the club want to resolve. In this particular episode, it focused on Yunno’s androphobia that have been developed as a result of her trauma in the past.

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Read moreTaste Test Part II – MM!
Category: MM!Tag: comedy, fanservice, it's a trap, oujo, romance, sadomasochism, tsundere, Xebec

K-ON!! – Extra Episodes Part 1 and 2 Final Thoughts

October 8, 2010 by Chikorita157 Leave a Comment
Azu-nyan is working hard on making the promotional video successful.

After the final performance from the four girls that left Azu-nyan in tears, we are now left with the Extra Episodes.

The extras are what you expect if you watched the last season; they are fun and enjoyable stories to look at. The first extra involves the Light Music Club producing another promotional video since the last one is shoddily done. The second involves a visit to Sawako’s apartment to get her approval on the final copy of the yearbook. In addition to visiting her, they made dinner and done the laundry while she recovers from the cold.
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Read moreK-ON!! – Extra Episodes Part 1 and 2 Final Thoughts
Category: K-ON!Tag: cat ears, comedy, extra stories, HOLY CRAP A K-ON MOVIE?, kyoani, moe, music

Taste Test Part I – Shinryaku! Ika Musume

October 7, 2010 by Chikorita157 Leave a Comment
Now everyone wants a piece of her...

It is a known fact that human beings neglect the majestic part of Mother Nature… the sea. The sea provides us the food, transportation, recreation and natural resources. Sadly, the mistreatment of the sea from man-made disasters from overfishing and countless oil spill disasters like the Deepwater Horizon have driven this one Squid Girl into extreme dissatisfaction. As a result, she wants world domination so that human beings will never mistreat the sea.

The problem is… nobody really takes her seriously because she looks like a child…
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Read moreTaste Test Part I – Shinryaku! Ika Musume
Category: Shinryaku! Ika MusumeTag: comedy, Diomedea, first impressions, humans are bastards, moe, squid

Amagami SS – Episode 13 (Ai’s Arc Part 1) – She’s a Psychic

October 6, 2010 by Chikorita157 Leave a Comment
She knows what guys want!

With Junichi starting his quest for love all over again, we start with another girl and another freshman that seems to know what guys want… more perverted stuff like looking at panties and such under a girl’s skirt.

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Read moreAmagami SS – Episode 13 (Ai’s Arc Part 1) – She’s a Psychic
Category: Amagami SSTag: AIC, comedy, nii nii is a pervert, romance, swimsuit

Taste Test Part I – Ore No Imouto Ga Konna Ni Kawaii Wake Ga Nai

October 4, 2010 by Chikorita157 2 Comments
Holy crap?! She owns that much eroge games?

This is probably the 4th most popular Anime that everyone is talking about this season. Ore No Imouto Ga Konna Ni Kawaii Wake Ga Nai (or My Little Sister Can’t Be This Cute) takes on the Otaku culture which was focused vaguely in Nogizaka Haruka no Himitsu. Instead of a boy meets girl kind of thing, it has an older brother and younger sister!
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Read moreTaste Test Part I – Ore No Imouto Ga Konna Ni Kawaii Wake Ga Nai
Category: Ore No ImoutoTag: AIC, comedy, first impressions, lolis, moe, otaku

Air – Final Review

October 3, 2010 by Chikorita157 6 Comments

Air is one of the most memorable shows I seen besides Kanon, Clannad or even 5 Centimeters Per Second since it was Kyoto Animation’s first Key Adaptation that was faithful to the Visual Novel. As a result of how well Air done in terms of animation and story, it gained a fandom and hatedom.

In spite of this, Air still remains a masterpiece for several reasons; it conveyed the summer theme rather well. Also, it had a historical backdrop and scenes with emotional impact the viewer receives. [1. Original Picture Source]
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Read moreAir – Final Review
Category: AIR, ReviewsTag: drama, final impressions, kyoani, moe, opinion

Taste Test Part I – MM!

October 2, 2010 by Chikorita157 Leave a Comment
What kind of stuff is she on?

Perhaps bile fascination[1. What else would attract me to this show… Cute girls?] had driven me to watch anime that some people love to hate. If you read the show’s description, the show gives you a thought about something rather perverted. That thing is Sadomasochism, a fetish that is all about getting pleasure from giving/receiving pain. This is the central them of MM since the male lead is such a masochist.
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Read moreTaste Test Part I – MM!
Category: MM!Tag: comedy, fanservice, first impressions, romance, sadomasochism, Xebec

Air – Episode 12 (END) – Final Thoughts

October 2, 2010 by Chikorita157 3 Comments
Believe me, I did feel sad during the last moments.

The final episode was heartbreaking and heartwarming…

The last scene where Misuzu reaches her goal and hugs Haruko was so emotional that I almost started crying. At the same time, it was heartwarming since Misuzu could stay strong because of her mother’s (Haruko) love. When she passes away in Haruko’s arm, it was very heartbreaking for Haruko and the audience to bear.

Nevertheless, what people say about Air being a snobbish Anime is simply not true in my opinion. It shown a beautiful life that was cut short by something unfortinate. Tragic and sad events is what makes people stronger and make us value our lives as a beautiful thing. This is what makes Air so emotionally powerful compared to the other stories.

Goodbye Misuzu… I will miss you forever! ;-;

Overall Rating

9.5/10, A, Masterpiece

Overall Review is coming shortly!

Read moreAir – Episode 12 (END) – Final Thoughts
Category: AIRTag: drama, key, kyoani, moe, opinion

Air – Episode 11 – Family Problems… and Drama

October 1, 2010 by Chikorita157 Leave a Comment
At the last moment, the reunite...

This definitely has to be the second most emotional episode with the last episode being the most emotional out of the whole series.
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Read moreAir – Episode 11 – Family Problems… and Drama
Category: AIRTag: drama, key, kyoani, moe

Air – Episode 10 – The Second Chance…

September 29, 2010 by Chikorita157 Leave a Comment
Misuzu with a cute crow...

After the tragic ending of Kanna, we are brought back to the feature where Yukito gets incarnated into this crow that Misuzu talks to. From there, we learn more about Misuzu’s family problems and of course, some really cute moments.
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Read moreAir – Episode 10 – The Second Chance…
Category: AIRTag: comedy, cute, drama, key, kyoani, moe

Air – Episode 9 – The End of Kanna’s Dream

September 28, 2010 by Chikorita157 Leave a Comment
Mother, don't leave me! 🙁

It was nearly a year since I have watched Air. The reason I left the show collect dust for the reason of being occupied on other Anime. It was not until recently that I started where I left off because Flak was taunting me by trying to spoil the ending for me. This is probably an incentive to complete the remaining 4 episodes I haven’t seen yet so I can write a final review on it.
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Read moreAir – Episode 9 – The End of Kanna’s Dream
Category: AIRTag: drama, key, kyoani, moe, tragedy, tsundere

Guest Review: K-ON2! Character Image Songs – Hirasawa Yui

September 25, 2010 by Chikorita157
Azunyan~

Since the girls in K-ON!! finally graduated from their high school, I decided it would be fun to review the most popular girls’ character sing, Hirasawa Yui sung by Toyosaki Aki.

This review was a bit different experience compared to my previous reviews. Reviewing music singles are not easy as it looks since you have to convey what you heard into words. Even though I have a musical background, it took me some time to get it right. So, if you are interested, you can read the review by following the link below.

Read it at Anime Instrumentality > (Discussion about this single is done in this post only)

For those who are wondering, I will be contributing more reviews in the future (as in the coming months). These may include:

  • Misoji Misaki – For more bile fascination
  • Additional K-ON singles

I will not review any more Girls Dead Monster singles/albums since they really suck and I don’t want my ears bleed more.

Note: Fanart used in this post is made by ぽにし。

Read moreGuest Review: K-ON2! Character Image Songs – Hirasawa Yui
Category: K-ON!, ReviewsTag: final impressions, guest review, music, opinion, review, Toyosaki Aki

K-ON!! Second Season – Episode 24 (END, Main Story) – Final Thoughts

September 22, 2010 by Chikorita157 6 Comments
You forgot to sign it, Yui!

I have to admit, it was a pretty emotional episode as the four girls are finally graduate and leaves their school behind for college. In addition, it was quite funny for Yui to hide the gift from Sawako to give for appreciation. This pretty much makes her worry about Yui a lot during the graduation ceremony. In the end, it seems that she loves the gift she receives from her students a lot.

As for Azusa, she has not gotten over the graduation anxiety and she broke down towards the end. Yui gives her some mementos (the four girls freshman picture and a five petal flower) to her. Afterwards, the four girls played a “thank you” song to Azusa with the four girls singing. It was one of the best songs in addition to U&I. It was emotional and a happy song that pretty much marks the happy continuation of the friendship even though Azusa still has a year left in high school. After they played the song, they do an encore and it sends happily ever after.

I have to admit; K-ON is probably the most emotionally happy comedy slice of life ever. Forget the haters, I enjoyed and liked it since it brought nostalgia when I was having fun with my friends in high school. It even surpasses Lucky Star over its random comedy. K-ON in my opinion shows the good and simplest things in life, friendship and living life to the fullest. It’s also fully evident in another familiar slice of life show. I’ll keep that a secret. :p

Next Episode: Time for Azusa to get some new recruits… Final Review will be written after I watched the second Extra Episode.

Verdict

10/10

Overall Rating

9.45/10, A, Masterpiece.

Read moreK-ON!! Second Season – Episode 24 (END, Main Story) – Final Thoughts
Category: K-ON!Tag: comedy, drama, fanboying, final impressions, friendship, haters gonna hate, kyoani, moe, music, oh no you didn't, opinion

Amagami SS – Sae Nakata’s Arc – Final Impressions

September 19, 2010 by Chikorita157 Leave a Comment
They finally get their well deserved kiss...

Well, this was perhaps the most enjoyable arc out of the series that tried to differentiate itself from the earlier arcs. It was filled with so much cuteness, moe and perverseness that it could not compare.
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Read moreAmagami SS – Sae Nakata’s Arc – Final Impressions
Category: Amagami SS, ReviewsTag: AIC, christmas, comedy, final impressions, moe, nii nii is a pervert, opinion, romance

Amagami SS – Double Ending Singles Review – Kimi no Hitomi ni Koishiteru & Kitto Ashita ha…

September 18, 2010 by Chikorita157 2 Comments

General Information – Kimi no Hitomi ni Koishiteru

Spoiler InsideSelectShow
Album Title: Kimi no Hitomi ni Koishiteru
Artist: Itou Shizuka, Oomori Toshiyuki
Release Date: July 21, 2010
Catalog Number: PCCG-70091

Tracks

Disc 1

  1. Kimi no Hitomi ni Koishiteru
  2. Hana
  3. Kimi no Hitomi ni Koishiteru (Instrumental)
  4. Hana (Instrumental)

Disk 2

  1. She’s walking with flowers
  2. The first feeling
  3. Character Monologue

General Information – Kitto Ashita ha…

Spoiler InsideSelectShow
Album Title: Kitto Ashita wa…
Artist: Satou Rina, Oomori Toshiyuki
Release Date: August 18, 2010
Catalog Number: PCCG-70092

Tracks

Disc 1

  1. Kitto Ashita wa…
  2. Kaze ni Fukarete
  3. Kitto Ashita wa… (Instrumental)
  4. Kaze ni Fukarete (Instrumental)

Disk 2

  1. Her Heart is jumping around
  2. Girl’s talk
  3. Character Monologue

Two singles, two times the trouble. The question is, will well they fare against the last Amagami SS single I reviewed? Let’s find out!
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Read moreAmagami SS – Double Ending Singles Review – Kimi no Hitomi ni Koishiteru & Kitto Ashita ha…
Category: Amagami SS, ReviewsTag: final impressions, Itou Shizuka, music, Satou Rina

Amagami SS – Anata Shika Mie nai (Sae’s Ending Theme, ED3) Review

September 16, 2010 by Chikorita157 3 Comments

General Information

Album: Anata Shika Mie nai (Literal Translation: You’re the Only One I Can See)
Artist: Konno Hiromi,Oomori Toshiyuki
Release Date: September 15, 2010
Catalog Number: PCCG-70093

Track List

Disc 1

  1. Anata Shika Mie nai
  2. KEEPING SMILE
  3. Anata Shika Mia nai (Instrumental)
  4. KEEPING SMILE (Instrumental)

Disc 2

  1. A little bird on my hand
  2. Walking along, shining along
  3. Character Monologue

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Read moreAmagami SS – Anata Shika Mie nai (Sae’s Ending Theme, ED3) Review
Category: Amagami SS, ReviewsTag: final impressions, Konno Hiromi, moe, music

K-ON!! Second Season – Episode 23 – Overall Thoughts

September 15, 2010 by Chikorita157 Leave a Comment
Saving the memories...

Even though the four girls seems to be a bit nervous about leaving the school behind and entering society by going to the same college, there is a reason to feel like that. The fun memories they had together in the Light Music Club bonded the friendship together. That friendship allowed the girls to decide on going to the same college to learn, play, and socialize together in their eternal and happy friendship.

After I looked at this episode, it reminded me of my senior year. I had fun with my friends when I went on a field trip with the bands or the time I socialized in the lunchroom. When graduation came, I know that the real world is going to be different and my friends would be going separate paths. Three years later, I am still surviving college rather well with a good outlook in my life.

For the girls, I think they will have an even brighter feature considering that they are together. It makes me wonder if they going to continue having a band right into college. They most likely will since they enjoy making music along with drinking tea and eating cake. As for Azusa, there is no doubt that she is going to miss them. Nevertheless, I think she will survive considering she still has Ui and Jun as her friends. Later on, she can apply to the same college once she graduates and reuite with her other friends.

The tape recording of all their music is very significant at the end of the journey as a memento. This allows them to treasure the fun memories through their songs and give inspiration to the newcomers who want to carry on their legacy.

In the end, these kinds of moments is what caused whole perception of K-ON being just a moe comedy change into something of a life lesson. Strong and good friendships is what makes life a beautiful thing and the girls are living proof of it. They are ambitious with their studies while having a fun time. In my opinion, this is what friendship is all about and there is no doubt that the last episode will leave us with an emotional and joyous impact once they graduate and start their new chapter in their life.

Read moreK-ON!! Second Season – Episode 23 – Overall Thoughts
Category: K-ON!Tag: comedy, drama, kyoani, moe, opinion

Anime Digest: K-ON!! Episode 22 and Kaichou wa Maid-sama Episode 21

September 14, 2010 by Chikorita157 Leave a Comment
You might be asking, what these episodes have in common? They both feature sweets and junk food!

Over the course of last week, I kind of got caught up writing editorials, reviews and homework that I completely forgot about writing my thoughts about K-ON!! Episode 22 and Kaichou wa Maid-sama Episode 21. Since there isn’t really much to say about them, summing my thoughts in one post is enough to satisfy.
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Read moreAnime Digest: K-ON!! Episode 22 and Kaichou wa Maid-sama Episode 21
Category: K-ON!, Kaichou wa Maid-samaTag: cake is a lie, comedy, drama, JC Staff, kyoani, love triangles, moe, tsundere

Amagami SS – Episode 11 (Sae’s Arc, Part 3) – Meido Sae-chan and the Date

September 11, 2010 by Chikorita157 1 Comment
Sorry Junchi, no Pantsu...

After Junchi have been instructing Sae-chan to help her get a job, she finally made it… but something still bothers him afterwards. I wonder what that problem may be.

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Read moreAmagami SS – Episode 11 (Sae’s Arc, Part 3) – Meido Sae-chan and the Date
Category: Amagami SSTag: AIC, comedy, meido, moe, romance, tenticles
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