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Remembering Love II – Madoka Magica – Part I – Make a Contract with Me!

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Artist: masara (acgarts)
Back in 2012, a now retired blogger named trzr23 have created an Anime Blog project called “Let’s us Remember Love.” Apparently, Justin at Organization Anti-Social Geniuses will be doing the second year of it and I will be participating.

For this year, I decided to take a look back at Madoka Magica since two movies has already released for the franchise. When I watched this back in 2011 with a group of people online when it was airing, it felt like a different magical girl show filled with despair. This is mostly contributed to Gen Urobuchi’s writing, the person who is also behind Fate/zero and Gargantia. His stories are filled with tragedy and a lot of character deaths. While shows like Lyrical Nanoha have girls fighting for survival to maintain peace, Madoka completely deconstructs the genre, which is already a good reason to take a look back. (Image Source)
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Censorship in Anime – Looking back at the Past and Why its Ineffective

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But, they don't look like doughnuts!
But, they don’t look like doughnuts!

When Idolmaster Shiny Festa got released in the United States, it’s apparent that they have removed swimsuits scenes from the game. When I heard about this, I got the idea to write about censorship in Anime since I knew about some pointless changes in the Pokémon anime. Besides the awkwardness, there are some reasons why they do this such as the differences in cultural values. However, some of the reasons why changing or censor some things is not acceptable in my opinion.
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Anime Weekly – Episode 2 – Free!, Shiny Festa, Site Updates, Photo Kano 4, Gargantia 4

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Artist: takumi (scya)

I apologize for the delay since the Spring semester is finally winding down. However, I have lots of updates to share in the second episode. In addition, Ore no Imouto 2 will replace Suisei no Gargantia in the podcast. This means that I will be writing about Gargantia starting next week.

Content

  • Introduction – 00:00 to 00:22
  • Kyoto Animation Announces Free! – 00:28 to 00:55
  • Shiny Festa on iOS – 1:00 to 2:30
  • Site Updates – 2:35 to 3:32
  • Photo Kano Episode 4 – 3:40 to 3:48
  • Suisei no Gargantia – Episode 4 3:50 to 4:55
  • Anime Power Rankings – 4:58 to 5:28
  • Conclusion 5:30 – 5:40

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The Dark Side of Male Characters – Weak-Minded Male Leads

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Artist: santa (sunflower)

Last week, I focused on how females are being more capable. Some may be asking, what about male characters? While I have seen a few shows with strong males such as Kritsugu Emiya from Fate Zero or even Ledo from Gargantia, most of the romantic harem comedies or slice of life have weak beta male characters. I blame myself for watching a lot of these shows, but there are some things that really bother me a lot about them. (Image Source)
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Anime Weekly – Episode 1 – Introduction, CISPA is Back, Gargantia 3, Photo Kano 3

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Artist: nazuki nazu

In attempt to generate more discussion, I decided to take two series and make episodic reviews in form of a podcast where I share my casual thoughts about what I watch and some Anime related news. Hopefully this will make things a bit more unique and reduce the time I need to write individual episodic review posts. Since I don’t usually use podcast, please share your feedback so I can improve in the next episode.

Content

  • Introduction – 0:00 to 0:45
  • CISPA is back – 0:45 to 2:24
  • Photo Kano Episode 3 – 2:25 to 3:25
  • Suisei no Gargantia Episode 3 – 3:27 to 4:43
  • Conclusion 4:45 – 5:00

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Disney Princesses vs Females in Anime – The Problem with Damsel in Distress

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Artist: mi-ra

Last weekend, I have watched Nostalgia Critic’s video on the princess hate. After watching it, I think he has a point since this trope exists in all types of media. The problem lies with Damsel in distress, which became a negative stereotype for females because it’s over usage. In particular, Disney Princesses tend to play this trope a lot, which is a bad representation of how women are portrayed in real life.

In Anime, it’s the opposite most of the time since some female characters take a bigger role. This is the main difference compared to Disney Princesses. (Image Source)
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