Editorials

Hourou Musuko – Innocence, Acceptance and Betrayal… (Editorial)

March 23, 2011 by Chikorita157 2 Comments

Preface: Hourou Musuko besides Madoka Magica has been one of few shows out of the winter season, which are considered very good. The reason why I have not blogged much about this show since the content in the episodes is hard to explain in episodic posts. So, I thought it would be best to share my thoughts on the events that were important in editorial form.

In the most recent episodes of Hourou Musuko, the story focuses more on the issues Nitori faces in his life that wants to be a girl. Since he is delicate, anything that happens to him will impact him emotionally. This happens when Dori urges him to come out of the closet that causes the whole student body to become shocked. In addition, the play and Anna plays an important role of adding self-confidence for Nitori’s transgenderism.
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Category: Editorials, Hourou MusukoTag: AIC, coming of age, crossdressing, drama, editorial, gender bender, LGBT related Anime, opinion, transgender

Names You Know in Anime – Pokemon White Nickname Analysis – Part I

March 19, 2011 by Chikorita157 1 Comment

Some people in the aniblogosphre nickname the Pokémon after favorite Anime Characters, friends, etc. I have started to nickname some of the Pokémon in Pokémon Platinum, but not on a large scale until HeartGold. Since I have created my preliminary team in Pokemon White, I may as well explain some of the nicknames I picked for some of the Pokémon I use for competitive battling. (Image Source)
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Category: EditorialsTag: fandom, nickname, opinion, pokemon, Video Games

Madoka Magica – In Memory of Sakura Kyoko, a Tribute.

March 10, 2011 by Chikorita157 3 Comments

Most of you should know that Kyoko is no longer with us after she faceed a battle with Sayaka who became a witch. Kyoko is one of my favorite characters in Madoka Magica since she is strong willed and kind in the inside. Therefore, I want to give a tribute to Kyoko for being kind and strong person who genuinely cares about Sayaka. (Image Source)
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Category: Editorials, Mahou Shoujo Madoka MagicaTag: analysis, mahou shoujo, memorial, opinion, shaft, tsundere

For Fun: Everybody Hates Kyubey™

February 24, 2011 by Chikorita157 14 Comments

Oh Kyubey, you look so cute with the never changing cat smile. After Mami’s death, a lot of people including myself started to question Kyubey’s motives. Some people took it a step further and think that Kyubey is the devil, thus creating intensive hate. While I don’t agree with his views on morality, I want to explore some of the possible reasons why Everybody Hates Kyubey™ thus far. (Image Source)
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Category: Editorials, Mahou Shoujo Madoka MagicaTag: analysis, fandom, just for fun, Kyubey, opinion

Chikorita157’s Anime Blog 2nd Year Anniversary and Reflections

February 17, 2011 by Chikorita157 15 Comments

It seems that another year has passed by and I have finally reached my important milestone in Anime Blogging. Today is my second year anniversary since I started this blog back in February 17, 2009. Many things had happened during my second year of blogging I want to share some of the events that I thought was important. (Image Source)
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Category: Editorials, Site UpdatesTag: blog milestone, meta, site news

2011 New Years Resolutions and What to Expect

January 1, 2011 by Chikorita157 7 Comments

In my last post, I focused on specific important and influential moments that happened on my blog and the aniblogosphere in 2010. In my opinion, 2010 was a good year for blogging, but how about 2011? There are many things I want to accomplish for New Year, but not everything can be done. It’s more like goals instead of resolutions since most people usually break it. Besides doing better in college, these are the five goals/resolutions I wish to achieve for the New Year. (Image Source)
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Category: EditorialsTag: 2011, editorial, future, goals, New Years Resolutions, rambling

2010 in Review for Anime Blogging

December 30, 2010 by Chikorita157 1 Comment

It’s the end of 2010 and it was a nice year for Anime Blogging considering how many events that occurred during the year. With the second year milestone on the horizon, things can only get better. So, this post will basically take a look back on the major events that are influential to Anime Blogging and myself during the year. (Image Source)

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Category: EditorialsTag: aniblog tourney, end of year anime blogging review, experiences, opinion, reflection, site updates

Twelve Moments in Anime 2010 – #7 – Ookami-san and the cute Tsundere Wolf

December 18, 2010 by Chikorita157 Leave a Comment

In the 7^th Anime Moment for this year, I will be focusing on Ookami-san. While I have some mixed feelings about the show, it was rather entertaining since it had a really violent tsundere named Ookami Ryoko. While not too different from other tsundere stories that JC Staff makes, it has fairy tale characters as its cast, which made it pretty interesting. (Image Source)
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Category: 12 Days of Anime, Ookami-sanTag: 12 days, comedy, JC Staff, opinion, tsundere

Thoughts about Bill 156 and Why the Law is Censoring like it’s 1984.

December 17, 2010 by Chikorita157 11 Comments

sample-826a765e90677b14d2b6ba3d8065df23 — Am I angry about this bill? Well yes and I am pretty vicious!

If you have known already, Tokyo pass the very controversial ordinance, Bill 156, which is also known as the “Nonexistant Youth Bill” that have strong support. However, this bill has been called an act of censorship and an apocalypse for the Anime Industry as a whole. While I think the bill is overblown by a certain tabloid blog in the Anime Blogosphere, I still think that this bill is very destructive to the industry and it’s an excuse to promote government-sponsored censorship. (Original Image)

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Category: EditorialsTag: anime industry, censorship, controversy, editorial, fandom, opinion, politics, rant

Twelve Moments in Anime 2010 – #8 – Angel Beats, the TsunTsun Anime

December 17, 2010 by Chikorita157 7 Comments

Angel Beats was a rather unique show even though the execution was so tsundere that it was not even funny. The show was pretty interesting with girls with guns, fighting against other people and learning about the heroes’/heroines’ tragic memories. Therefore, this makes it the 8^th Anime Moment in our countdown to Christmas.
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Category: 12 Days of Anime, Angel Beats!Tag: 12 days, analysis, drama, key, opinion

Twelve Moments in Anime 2010 – #9 – Kobato and Sweet Drama

December 16, 2010 by Chikorita157 2 Comments

I have to admit, Kobato was one of the sweetest love stories from CLAMP I have seen from 2009-2010. This makes it the 9^th Anime Moment with our countdown to Christmas. (Image Source)
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Category: 12 Days of Anime, KobatoTag: 12 days, Hanazawa Kana, Madhouse Studios, Nakajima Megumi, opinion

Twelve Moments in Anime 2010 – #10 – K-ON! (OVA) Live House

December 15, 2010 by Chikorita157 Leave a Comment

Besides the second season of K-ON, which I will be covering in a future Anime Moments post, there was an OVA that released in the first season. Basically, the Light Music Club decides to do a live house performance, which they are very excited about. They met many girl bands they haven’t heard before and had lots of pleasurable time with them. (Image Source)

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Category: 12 Days of Anime, K-ON!Tag: 12 days, comedy, kyoani, moe, music

Twelve Moments in Anime 2010 – #11 – Sola and the Pool Episode

December 14, 2010 by Chikorita157 Leave a Comment

In our second moment of Anime in 2010, we are going to take a look at Sola and the fanservice/pool episode (Image Source).
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Category: 12 Days of Anime, solaTag: 12 days, comedy, Diomedea, moe, pool episode, swimsuits

Nogizaka Haruka and Ore no Imouto… Two different worlds on the Otaku Subculture.

December 10, 2010 by Chikorita157 2 Comments

sample-9abbd7d520fdddd3e5c2d83a0a69adf4 — While Haruka looks cute, the story isn't...

I have always wondered about the themes Ore no Imouto covered since it was a topic that has been done in the past, but not well executed. Nogizaka Haruka no Himitsu covered only the surface of the Otaku subculture but only to throw it out of the window in the second season.

While there are some resemblances of the two shows, they are significantly different. The difference between them is what I want to cover. (Original Image)
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Category: Editorials, Nogizaka Haruka no Himitsu, Ore No ImoutoTag: commentary, comparison, editorial, fandom, opinion

Twelve Moments in Anime 2010 – #12 – Sora no Woto and the Fascination of Dolphins

December 1, 2010 by Chikorita157 Leave a Comment

dolphins1 — Dolphins... Are they the man-eating mammals as Kanata believed to be? Maybe not...

In our first moment of Anime in 2010, we are taking a look at Dolphins and Sora no Woto…

So, why the obsession over dolphins? Human beings define dolphins as a friendly mammal that have intelligence that rivals humans… but are they? Kanata doesn’t think so.
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Category: 12 Days of Anime, Sora no WotoTag: 12 days, dolphins dolphins everywhere, opinion

The too long, didn’t read In-depth look at myself as an Anime Fan (Updated)

November 19, 2010 by Chikorita157 4 Comments

Just recently, Yumeka shared her really large list of questions describing herself as a fan. Others have done it too and it seemed interesting. As a result, I gave it a try. It took several hours to answer all the questions, so hopefully you will enjoy. Also, excuse me if some of the answers have rough grammar, considering that this was petty long. So, I would like to present the whole list of questions and answers so many bloggers and fans can learn about me.

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Category: EditorialsTag: editorial, fandom, opinion, questionnaire, tl;dr

Moe and an Argument against Genre Elitist – Much more than just Cuteness

November 18, 2010 by Chikorita157 16 Comments

seriousbussinessmoe — Unfortunately, it is... but it does not have to be like that.

After watching Ore no Imouto Episode 7 and the past incidents with a certain commenter on my blog started posting strongly biased comments against the moe genre. Well in reality, most anime fans don’t really care about the moe but care about the characters, story, animation and/or music. Also, the strong elitist hatred towards a genre could be destructive for the whole Anime Fandom.

As demonstrated in the arguments between Kirino and Kuroneko over the kind of shows they watch, it shows the obsessive side of the fandom. Nevertheless, genre elitism is harsher in real life with bashing of titles, making fun of/bullying fans of a genre, have strong feelings of hate and saying that anime is dying because of it. Moe seems to get so much unnecessary blame to the point that I feel the need to defend the genre even though I am completely neutral to the genre.
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Category: EditorialsTag: anime is serious bussiness, elitist haters, essay, fandom, moe, opinion, rant

Fall 2010 Anime Music Rundown – Part II

November 13, 2010 by Chikorita157 2 Comments

Fall 2010 still has a myriad of good and enjoyable Fall 2010 songs so far. Unfortunately, there only a few I really wanted to review in depth. Nevertheless, I still want to share my thoughts about them. [1. Image Source]
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Category: Editorials, MM!, Ore No Imouto, Shinryaku! Ika MusumeTag: Aso Natsuko, ClariS, impressions, moe, music, opinion, ULTRA-PRISM, Veil

Fall 2010 Anime Music Rundown – Part I

November 7, 2010 by Chikorita157 6 Comments

As the Fall 2010 heads to its midpoint, its time to take a look of some Anime Music I decided to try out. Besides the MM! opening single I reviewed at Anime Instrumentality Blog, the other singles I tried out was pretty good. This is why I would like to share my brief thoughts about them. [1. Original Image]
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Category: Editorials, Otome Youkai Zakuro, Tantei Opera Milky HolmesTag: impressions, Lia, music, opinion, Sakamoto Maaya, short thoughts, sphere

Ore no Imouto – Eroge or Why there shouldn’t be a double standard on Violent Games and Eroge

October 18, 2010 by Chikorita157

After I watched the third episode, the show gave me some thoughts about the acceptance of eroge games in general. Even though Kyousuke’s father was right about the questionable content in eroge and that minors shouldn’t play it, I support Kyousuke’s argument since it’s unfair to shun eroge while accepting violent video games like Halo 3. I believe the double standard in western society is highly hypocritical since they accept violent games while shunning eroge. Regardless of content, both Eroge and Violent Games could become a bad influence on someone for the questionable content it has. I think this double standard exists as a result of the cultural differences between Eastern Asia (in this instance, Japan) and the West. [1. Image Source]

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Category: Editorials, Ore No ImoutoTag: AIC, comedy, controversy, drama, editorial, eroge, fandom, moe, opinion

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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Category: Editorials, MM!Tag: abusive relationships, bullying, editorial, life issues, opinion, real life, Xebec

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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Category: Editorials, Ore No ImoutoTag: AIC, comedy, editorial, fandom, moe, opinion, otaku, personal experiences

Life Drama and its Relations of being an Anime Fan

October 1, 2010 by Chikorita157 Leave a Comment

Life seems to cause all the drama in high school and college that causes hardship and pain. If you heard about the tragedy with Tyler Clementi, its hardships like this that shows the ugly side of life as a result of the two college students broadcasting of the victim‘s a sexual encounter. My mentioning of this is things that people, not just Anime Fans go through with.[3. Orig Picture Source.]

Furthermore, I am pretty sure that you have gone through some tragic events that affected your life such as a relationship that did not work out, loss of a family member or people bullying you because you are a minority. After reading Aorii’s first anniversary post on her blog that relates her difficulties to ones that the characters in an Anime goes through, it give me some thought on how Anime could relate to the hardships I have gone through in my life.
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Category: EditorialsTag: Blogosphere Response, editorial, life experiences, Major Arcana, opinion

Story Analysis – Ookami-san: Ryuuguu Otohime and Usami Mimi

September 28, 2010 by Chikorita157 Leave a Comment

In the third episode of Ookami-san, the way they parodied a well known Aesop fable, The Tortoise and the Hare that its worth analyzing what the moral of the story they had in Ookami-san’s parody of the original.

Fanart used in this post is made by ちるく
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Category: Editorials, Ookami-sanTag: analysis, comedy, editorial, fairytale, JC Staff, moe, parody