The thoughts, reviews and analysis of Comedy, Romance, Drama and Slice of Life Anime of a College Student
As 2012 finally comes to an end, I felt that this year is rather subdued for Anime. Although there were some Anime that received some rave reviews that I didn’t watch, I was still satisfied by what I have already watched. Not only that, I only dropped one show this year compared to two in 2011. Still, there were some disappointments, which I want to go over.
For now, I will list my top whatever lists of best Anime in 2012 along with some disappointing/worst ones. (Image Source)
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With a few days left until Christmas, we focus on a girl who helped saved the last cultural festival from those vulture capitalists in Tari Tari. (Image Source)
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For a while now, PA Works have earned a reputation for it’s excellent production values, probably to the point where it can rival Kyoto Animation. They have done mostly original stories, which is one of the reasons why their shows tend to start on a good note. However, they also have a tendency to go sour at the middle and it was especially apparent with Hanasaku Iroha where it looses track of what it originally set out for and goes to the uncharted territory of uneasiness like unnecessary crossdressing and senseless love triangles. With Mari Okada completely out of the equation, will Tari Tari address the issues that the studio’s other works had? We’ll just have to find out. (Image Source)
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While the relentless school administrator wants to shut down the unauthorized festival, he is in for a nasty surprise.
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Defying the Student Council’s decision, Konatsu plans to go ahead with the plans to sing.
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Sadly, good things come to an abrupt end.
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Because of the e-drama involving Kokoro Connect, I decided to hold off on it until later this week. For now, the focus is on that super-hero skit while Wanaka asks for advice from the vice principal, Naoko about composing music.
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Just recently, something has come into my mind about how parents raise their children in Anime after watching the 8th episode of Tari Tari. With the stereotype of Asian parents wanting their children to succeed such as the Tiger Mom and Eagle Dad, some of these stereotypes are also present in Anime. This is because Asian countries typically value education a lot, which is why they tend to rank high on science and math. For that, I’m going to explain what these terms mean with examples from various shows. (Image Source)
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Like any club, Konatsu needs some funding so she can get the stage performance rolling.
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Since summer break is coming to a close, I may as well share my midseason impressions on what I’m currently watching. (Image Source)
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The drama continues as her father finds out the shocking truth.
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Oh my Sawa, what did you do to yourself?!
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As Wakana catches a cold, stuff starts to settle down regarding her mother.
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An unfortunate turn of events unfolds as Wakana experiences some melancholy regarding her mother.
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Stalker! Stalker! He keeps following me!
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Wow, a Spanish man stalking Sakai? It can’t get any better than this!
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Ah Sawa, I can never get enough of you…
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It’s finally summer, thus we begin the anime of this season. First to air is of course Tari Tari. If you know some Japanese, “たり…たりする” usually lists activities. In English, it will translate out to be “do such things as x and y.”
As you will expect, this show is about two male characters, three girls and music. It sounds familiar, but I haven’t even shared my thoughts about the episode yet!
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