Artist: あいばん
Now that today is the last day of 2018, it’s time to reflect what happened this year.
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Year in Review – Reflecting on Anime Blogging in 2018
Top 10 Anime for 2018
Artist: 湊おじたん
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
Artist: chinomaron
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
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
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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All Work and No Pay – Part II – Animator’s Pay and Working Conditions Keeps Getting Worse
Artist: ハジメカナメ
Back in 2015, I covered and analyzed the poor wages and working conditions animators face. It’s a known fact that animators are paid very little, they work long hours, and receive little free time. Since then, I wonder how things progressed since then. Have they improved?
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Year in Review – Reflecting on Anime Blogging in 2017
Wow, 2017 have went by so quickly, so it’s time to reflect on what happened during the year.
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Top 5 Anime of 2017
Artist: neki (wakiko)
With 2017 coming to a close, it’s time to share my thoughts on the top 5 five anime for 2017. As always, the list is subjective.
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12 Days of Anime for 2017 and Merry Christmas
Artist: 世音
Every year, I do a twelve days of Anime thing. For this year, I am sharing the funniest and cute moments this year’s anime.
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The Sad State of Legal Anime Streaming or Why Anime Strike is Cancer – Update: It’s Dead
In recent years, there is a big shift towards legal streaming. As mentioned in an earlier editorial, streaming sites like Crunchyroll makes anime more accessible. While there are drawbacks such as region restrictions and lack of offline viewing, it keeps most people from pirating anime. Legal streaming overall allows anime to become more mainstream than it did in the past. Of course, this spawned more competition such as Funimation, Daisuki and others.
However, in 2017, the state of streaming deteriorated. It’s obvious that Amazon and Netflix now wants the piece of the streaming pie. Earlier this year Amazon launched Anime Strike. Meanwhile, Netflix becomes a serious contender by taking more high-profile titles such as Little Witch Academia and Fate/Apocrypha. While competition is good as it prevents companies from being too lazy, it has a lot of drawbacks. As seen with the huge backlash towards Anime Strike, it can have negative impacts to the fandom as a whole. Moreover, it can derail the trend towards legal streaming and drive people back to piracy.
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