Editorials

The Many Reasons You Should Start Reading Manga

March 15, 2019 by chikorita157 5 Comments

For most people, watching anime is the most convenient form of entertainment for most people. It’s not too surprising since the voice acting, music and visuals make it a lot easier to experience the story opposed to reading it.

The reality is, anime productions are very expensive. In other words, some of the story will be left out so it can fit it in twelve or twenty-four episodes. When the show ends, you might want to experience more of the story since in most cases, most shows won’t receive another season. With that, there are some reasons why you want to read a manga or light novel.
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iPad and Anime Blogging Revisited – The Ideal Tablet for Japanese Gacha games?

February 11, 2019 by chikorita157 1 Comment

If you have read my editorial on the popularity of BanG Dream and the changes in the Japanese video game market, Gacha games are wildly popular. While I have some mixed feelings with mobile gaming in the past, smartphones and tablets have changed substantially. They are now powerful to give good enough experiences.
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State of the Blog – Addressing my Frustrations and Changes for the Future

January 25, 2019 by chikorita157 2 Comments

This is how I feel about how the blog is doing this month.

Now that we are heading to the 10-year mark next month, I would like to share the state of this blog. This month has been a very frustrating month. Rather keeping my frustrations in, I would like to share how I feel along with future changes.
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Bang Dream’s Popularity Two Years Later, Girl-Band Boom or The Raise of Mobage?

January 21, 2019 by chikorita157 1 Comment

Nearly two years ago, I wrote an editorial sharing my reasons why the Girl-Band Boom will never happen. Since then, Bang Dream has grown in popularity, especially with their overseas mobile game release. From this, I thought I was going to eat crow over this. With some thought, I wonder if the statement Kidani Takaaki made was correct. Or maybe, does it represent another trend for gaming in Japan? Here are my thoughts.
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Year in Review – Reflecting on Anime Blogging in 2018

December 31, 2018 by chikorita157 2 Comments

Now that today is the last day of 2018, it’s time to reflect what happened this year.
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Top 10 Anime for 2018

December 30, 2018 by chikorita157 4 Comments

With 2018 finally ending, it’s time to take a brief look at the top 10 anime that I watched for this year.
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12 Days of Yuri Pairings and Merry Christmas

December 24, 2018 by chikorita157 6 Comments

Since I started this blog, I always did the twelve days of anime thing. For this year, given that it’s the year of yuri, it’s time to share my thoughts on some of the best yuri/lesbian pairings in my opinion from 2018 anime. None of them are in particular order.
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The Lack of Comments and Self Doubt – My Thoughts

April 14, 2018 by chikorita157 13 Comments

This is how I feel about the way my blog is heading. Of course, it’s not end of the world since we can improve.

I have to admit that this month have been very stressful. Aside from real life stuff, which I will not cover, the lack of comments has been bothering me. With that, I want to get this off my back once an for all since it’s not good to keep it in. Also, I want your feedback as well.
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When A Fairy Tale Becomes a Nightmare – Analyzing the Production Failures of Märchen Mädchen

March 29, 2018 by chikorita157 3 Comments

Back in 2015, I analyzed production issues in regards to Anime. It seems that every year, production issue are becoming more apparent. It’s saddening that a lack of production values can hold a show back regardless of how good or interesting the story and characters are. To me, no adaptation deserves the poor treatment that this show received. This adaptation is Märchen Mädchen.
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