As Ayumi comes down with a cold, it seems that things are finally getting serious.
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Charlotte – Episode 6 – Ayumi, A Disaster Waiting to Happen Without her Pizza Sauce?
Happy 26th Birthday
Today I turn 26 years old and it feels like I’m not getting any younger. Last year, besides winter being cold like the year before, I finally finished my master’s degree and completed studying the Advanced Japanese Textbook. While the job search was rough and at times, which made me felt discouraged at times, luckily found a job within 5 months after graduating in the Federal Government, although I had to relocate.
I started working on the 27th of July and so far, it has been a good experience so far. I will be learning more on various database tools, data warehouses, database administration and more on security (yes, I will be getting a Security+ certification, which is being paid by my employer at the end of this month). Not only that, the transition to living on my own has been going well so far as I finally got used to driving and doing chores own my own. It took some time adjusting to this new life, but I can admit that the future looks bright, providing I do not screw up. I highly doubt I would since I worked so hard to get here. Still, I have to admit that I was lucky.
With that, what does the future holds as I turn 26. Well, a lot of things. While I have to pay for living expenses and student loans while living within my means, I plan on going to at least one convention next year and hopefully start saving up on that soon once I strengthen out my budget. I will announce it in the near future which one I will be going to. In addition, I plan on studying for the N3 next year as I focus more on actual Japanese media and start writing some posts in Japanese only for practice.
To celebrate the occasion, it’s time to share my new place where I will be writing posts and yes, it is clean compared to my previous location. While my setup will change as I earn and save more money, I’m hoping to add another monitor to have a dual or even triple monitor setup (which includes the laptop display), a bigger network attached storage, a server of some sort and solid-state disk upgrades. My new setup consists of a Mid-2012 15” Core i7 2.6 GHz Macbook Pro, 24 inch Apple LED Cinema Display, an old 22 inch Samsung LCD monitor, Surface Pro 2, Mid-2010 2.4 GHz Core i5 Macbook Pro, Bose Speakers, Blue Snowball, 3 TB WD MyCloud NAS and 2 external hard drives.
With that, feel free to say Happy Birthday in the comments below. I will be going out for lunch and dinner alone for my birthday (my parents will be coming to visit this coming Friday), although it will not be anything fancy.
Also, this site’s domain turns 5 years old on the 11th… Yep, time flies.
Anime Weekly – Summer 2015 – Weeks 5 and 6 – Working!!! Episode 5 and 6 and Prisma Illya 2wei Herz Episode 3
After a long and hard decision, I decided to stop covering Illya 2wei Herz, at least separately. It will now be covered on a weekly basis to make things a bit easier for me since it’s becoming somewhat difficult to cover three shows at once, especially now that I am working full-time, eight hours a week.
Also, an open forum for this blog is now up. Now you can share any feedback, any suggestions for future editorial topics for my blog or ask me any questions there. While you have to register in order to make new threads, you can respond to existing threads without registering. Also, please do not comment or send any message through Facebook or Google Plus. I do not check those often, meaning that you most likely not get a response. It’s mostly there to syndicate content.
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The iDOLM@STER Cinderella Girls – Episode 17 – Jougasaki Sisters Soul Searching and Changing up an Image
It seems that the Jougasaki sisters have some soul-searching to do as Bain Capital’s Executive Director Mishiro goes on with her potentially destructive plans.
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The Lifelong Question: Will Anime Become Mainstream Outside of Japan?
Since the late 1990s, Anime has grown tremendously popular mostly due to globalization and the Internet becoming widespread. When I read Moonlitasteria’s take on the topic on whether or not Anime as a whole have become mainstream in the West, I wanted to share my own thoughts on it.
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The Idolm@ster Gravure For You (Main and Cinderella Girls) – Final Impressions
Unless you are a big Idolmaster fan, which I am, most people probably have not heard about Gravure For You. This is a bonus mini game that comes bundled with the Blu-ray packs that allows you to take pictures of idols wearing different outfits with different poses. There are nine different volumes for the main series and Cinderella Girls. With that, I will share my overall thoughts on these mini games, mainly focusing more on the Cinderella Girls Gravure For You, which introduces more features.
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Charlotte – Episode 5 – Camping Excursions to Find a Flying Man
Yep, it’s another episodic episode. This time, the student council goes camping to search for a teenaged boy who can fly.
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Fate/Kaleid Liner Prisma Illya 2wei Herz – Episode 2 – Beach Birthday Party Bash
The beach party is finally here and of course, Illya can’t catch a break from being teased.
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The iDOLM@STER Cinderella Girls – Episode 16 – Being Forced to Give Up an Image Never Works!
As expected, Executive Director Mishiro like a true vulture capitalist decides to break more dreams as she aims to emulate 765 Production’s success.
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Dungeon ni Deai wo Motomeru no wa Machigatteiru Darou ka – Final Review
Initially, I did not plan to watch Dungeon ni Deai wo Motomeru no wa Machigatteiru Darou ka (ダンジョンに出会いを求めるのは間違っているだろうか, lit. Is it Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon?) until pictures of a main heroine, Hestia exploded on my Twitter timeline. Does it live up to the hype and the title? Not quite.
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