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Best Anime of 2020 and Reflecting Back on Anime Blogging in 2020

December 30, 2020 by chikorita157 4 Comments

Artist: ナナセミオリ

Now that the year is about to end, it’s time to share some of the titles I really enjoyed this year. Given that not too many shows aired this year thanks to the pandemic, I will only focus on 7. Also, I will reflect on this year of blogging.
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Filed Under: Adachi to Shimamura, Assault Lily Bouquet, Editorials, Gochuumon wa Usagi desu ka?, Koisuru Asteroid, Mahou Shoujo Madoka Magica, Nanabun no Nijyuuni, Ochikobore Fruit Tart
Tagged With: opinion, reflection, year end

12 Days of Yuri Pairings – Part II

December 22, 2020 by chikorita157 Leave a Comment

Artist:はちろく

It’s that time of year again as every year, I always do the 12 Days of Anime thing every year. This year has been a particularly rough year. Instead of talking about some of the depressing aspects of the year such as Covid19 delaying anime and Aniplex USA shutting down the English server for Magia Record, I want to keep things positive.

Yes, it’s true! We are doing another 12 days of more Yuri pairings like we did in 2018. After all, despite what is going on this year, the yuri pairings did not disappoint at all. Of course, they are in no particular order.
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Filed Under: 12 Days of Anime, Adachi to Shimamura, Assault Lily Bouquet, Editorials, Gochuumon wa Usagi desu ka?, Houkago Teibou Nisshi, Koisuru Asteroid, Kuma Kuma Kuma Bear, Love Live School Idol Project, Mahou Shoujo Madoka Magica, Nanabun no Nijyuuni, Ochikobore Fruit Tart, Oshi ga Budoukan Ittekuretara Shinu
Tagged With: 12 days, christmas, opinion, rambling, yuri

What Is on My Mind – December 2020

December 1, 2020 by chikorita157 Leave a Comment

Now that we are finally in December, meaning that the year is finally coming to an end. With that, it’s time to share some brief thoughts on what I found interesting for the month.
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Filed Under: Editorials, Watashi ni Tenshi ga Maiorita!
Tagged With: opinion, personal experiences, rambling

Behind the Scenes – The Tools I Use to Blog About Anime (2020 Edition) – Updated

November 24, 2020 by chikorita157 2 Comments

Artist: rikatan

As mentioned, several times, I finally resolved my job woes and finally moved to a new place earlier this year. As expected, things have changed a bit since I shared my last behind the scenes post. With that, it’s time to share an updated version including my overall setup since mostly everyone is stuck at home. This should give some insights to new inspiring bloggers.

Note that I won’t go too much in detail with the hosting aspect, since everything is the same. If you are curious about that, read my first behind the scenes post.

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Decline of Crunchyroll and Failure of Originals

November 17, 2020 by chikorita157 Leave a Comment

Artist: 千羽

For a while now, Crunchyroll is facing a big decline. In recent seasons, Funimation has been getting a lot of high profile shows in the past. To make matters worse, the service has been losing a lot of shows in its catalog while increasing the subscription fees.

Now, WarnerMedia, who owns Crunchyroll wants to sell it to Sony. Not only this will cause the problem of Sony almost controlling the western anime market, Crunchyroll will most likely cease to exist as they will most likely merge it with Funimation.

With the lack of shows that appeal to my tastes, I kind of let my Crunchyroll Premium lapse and I have yet to renew it. This is mostly because the titles I want to watch is now on Funimation or Hidive.

The question remains, what led to this situation? Is it because of Crunchyroll’s ambitious plans to work on creating their originals with the long-term plan of controlling anime? Or is it bad luck caused by the Covid19 induced recession.

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Tagged With: anime industry, controversy, crunchyroll, essay, opinion

What Is on My Mind – November 2020 – Supporting Seiyuus in Age of Covid, Magia Record Gallery Mode Epic Fail, Mangaka Ragequit and More

October 29, 2020 by chikorita157 Leave a Comment

Artist: りょうたん

Now that it’s the end of October and fall finally settling in, it’s time to share my thoughts on anything interesting during the month and of course, thoughts on any anime I decided not to cover.

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Filed Under: Editorials, Love Live School Idol Project
Tagged With: opinion, personal experiences, rambling

What Is on My Mind – October 2020

September 30, 2020 by chikorita157 2 Comments

Artist: 妄想

Now that summer is finally over, it’s the end of September and it’s time to share what I have on my mind for this month. This one will be short since this month has been very quiet and there is no notable posts or posts to share.

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The Dark Downsides of Gacha Mobile Games and Gaming as a Service

September 10, 2020 by chikorita157 Leave a Comment

Artist: 千石千鵆

It’s not a big surprise that anime fans tend to play Japanese mobile games that has a gacha element. In some cases, you probably saved a lot of free in game premium currency to roll for your favorite character. Others probably spent a lot of money in order to get the character they want in the game.

However, not everything is forever, especially in gacha games. The big downside of these games is that unless it’s successful, as in bring in a lot of money, the game won’t last long. In other words, you will lose all your progress and money spent in the game.

Believe it or this, this is not too uncommon, especially with localized mobile gacha game releases. This can really upset a lot of people as seen when Aniplex USA decided to pull the plug on the English version of Magia Record. Yes, I was livid about it, but apparently the franchise isn’t popular enough compared to popular franchises such as Fate Grand Order.

Since I spent money on monthly passes, this announcement really left a bad taste towards mobile gacha games or the whole games as a service thing. The question is, do you really own anything in these games? The answer is obviously no. Since I am salty about this a few weeks after the announcement, I want to share my thoughts on the dark side of Games as a Service.

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Filed Under: Editorials, Mahou Shoujo Madoka Magica
Tagged With: analysis, aniplex usa, gacha games, mobile gaming, opinion, personal experiences, predatory video game monetization, Video Games

What Is on My Mind – September 2020 – The Things You Like Turn to Crap Because 2020, Machikado Mazoku 2nd Season, and More

August 28, 2020 by chikorita157 2 Comments

Artist: nn 2b

Now that Summer is coming to an end soon, it’s time to share my thoughts during the month. As expected, it’s not pretty because it’s 2020 after all.
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Filed Under: Editorials, Machikado Mazoku, Mahou Shoujo Madoka Magica
Tagged With: anime industry, crunchyroll, essay, gacha games, opinion, personal experiences, rambling, Video Games

The Steps to Run a Successful Anime Blog

August 19, 2020 by chikorita157 Leave a Comment

Artist: mozukun43

A while back, I wrote a guide on how to start an anime blog on a virtual private server. Regardless of choice of hosting you made, you might be wondering, how do I promote my blog and attract readers to my blog. We will discuss about that in this whole post. After all, I have been blogging about anime for over 10 years and know a few tricks.

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