It’s the last week before Fall Semester starts, so it’s time to enjoy what is left of my summer break.
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Weekly Anime Impressions – Summer 2014 – Week 8
Atelier Shallie – Alchemists of the Twilight Sea – First Impressions
Last month, Gust finally released the third installment of the Dusk series, Atelier Shallie. Unlike the first two games in the Dusk series, it feels like a departure from the usual gameplay since this game feels more like Mana Khemia 2 since they replaced the time limit with a Life Task system. While there are some mixed reactions from the fans, here are my first impressions of the game.
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Hanayamata and Portrayal of Foreigners in Anime
When I watched the first episode of Hanayamata, I wondered how foreigners are portrayed in Anime stereotypically. I think there are several reasons why authors/creators decide to do so in their works.
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Fate/Kaleid Liner Prisma Illya 2wei – Episode 7 – Tsundere Illya Defends Her Older Sister Status
It seems that Illya wants the older sister status so badly!
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Weekly Anime Impressions – Summer 2014 – Week 7
Believe it or not, girls with animal ears are cute… Too bad Yaya didn’t wear the cat ears.
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Chou Megami Shinkoku Noire Gekishin Black Heart – First Impressions
In the past year, Compile Heart and Idea Factory has been expanding the Neptune franchise by making various spinoffs in order to reach a wider audience. Last year, they made an idol simulator, which left a disappointing taste in my mouth. This year, they released a strategy RPG featuring Noire (Chou Megami Shinkoku Noire Gekishin, 超女神信仰ノワール激神) and planning to release an action game, which is developed by Tamsoft, the makers of Senran Kagura at the end of this month. While I’m not interested in the latter, I decided to get this game since I enjoy Noire/White Heart’s personality. Since I’m close to half way done with this game (currently on Chapter 4), it’s time to reveal what I think about the game first hand.
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Fate/Kaleid Liner Prisma Illya 2wei – Episode 6 – Irisviel’s Return and the Truth about Kuro’s Existence
Before the fight got out of hand, Irisviel managed to save the day.
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Weekly Anime Impressions – Summer 2014 – Week 6
Surprised that Naru’s dad suddenly noticed how much she changed after six episodes.
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Happy 25th Birthday!
It seems like yesterday since I turned 24 years old. Like last year, it has been a calm year thus far except for the couple big snowstorms. Not to mention, I have been focusing primarily on learning new vocabulary and Kanji from playing video games and memorizing them through flash cards. I am still planning to tackle grammar needed for JPLT (will focus on N3 next year) with the references I have since there are apparently not many good advanced level textbooks unless you want to learn from one that is only in Japanese.
As I turn 25 years old, I have a feeling that 1/4th of my life has already passed by me although I look younger than my actual age. During those years, I have been focusing mostly on education. After the fall semester, I will finally complete my master’s degree and find my first job. I have high hopes that I will get a good paying job, but it won’t be easy. Once I get a one, I don’t expect things to be drastically different depending on the workload. In fact, I will be able to cover more types of content and be able to attend Anime conventions. Not sure which one I will go to, but Otakon is a good possibility since it’s only about a 3-hour drive from where I live. I’ll figure it out once I get there.
With that, feel free to say Happy Birthday in the comments below. I will be streaming games today and tomorrow, so feel free to watch on Hitbox, if you want.
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Fate/Kaleid Liner Prisma Illya 2wei – Episode 5 – Kuro’s Bath Outrage
Unfortunately, Kuro couldn’t keep it in any longer…
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