aniblog tourney

Chikorita Cast – Episode 2 – State of the AniBlogosphere (AniBlog Tourney Edition)

February 26, 2013 by chikorita157 2 Comments

It has been a while since I did a podcast, but it’s finally alive, for now at least. Since I don’t feel like writing about this subject in written form again, I’m doing it in video podcast form. Also, I got a new microphone, which is another reason I want to record one. However, I’m not perfect because I don’t make podcasts on a frequent basis.

In this episode, I will analyze some data I gathered about the state of blogging in the Aniblogosphere. The contains all the blogs participated in the first round with a few dead ones in the second round. So enjoy and feel free suggest other topics I should focus on in future podcasts.

Also, all the data that I compiled is here in PDF form. (Image Source)
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Melancholy of AniBlog Tourney II – Growing Pains, Ballot Stuffing and Drama

May 24, 2012 by chikorita157 8 Comments

As it seems, there is no sign of life in the second Aniblog Tourney as the organizers try to procure a secure voting system. From the mess caused by ballot stuffing, I have my doubts on whether or not they will ever recover. With that, I like to share my thoughts on why these tactics undermines the whole tournament. (Image Source)
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Competition and Anime Blogging, is it Harmful?

May 3, 2012 by chikorita157 9 Comments

Given the various posts floating in the blogosphere about the Aniblog Tourney and competition that came after the first round, I like to share some of my thoughts about the negative externalities of competition and why it’s not necessarily a good thing. (Image Source)
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Blue Bracket Brief Thoughts – Round 1

April 27, 2012 by chikorita157 2 Comments

Finally, we are at the Blue Bracket and there is not much to say. So I’m just going to leave a list of sites that I considered good and just leave it at that. For sites that I have critiques for, I’ll leave them directly on their blogs. (Image Source)
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Red Bracket Blog Critiquing – Part 3 & 4 of 4

April 23, 2012 by chikorita157 2 Comments

Since spring semester is coming to an end, things are about to become busy for me in the next two weeks. For that, all my thoughts for now on will consist of two days of polling in one post.

In this part, I will review the last two days for the Red Bracket. For intensive purposes, I will not review CSW’s Anime Blog since they got disqualified. However, I will do a review of Sekijitsu in the next round. Since the decision is controversial, please do not talk about it here. If I see any of these comments, I will delete them because I don’t want any drama to come on my blog.

As always, if you are the author of these blogs, please take the criticism with a grain of salt.
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Green and Red Bracket Blog Critiquing – Part 4 of 4 and 1&2 of 4

April 21, 2012 by chikorita157 6 Comments

Same routine, but I will examine the last four blogs in the Green Bracket and then, hitting the Red. If you are the author of these blogs, please take the criticism with a grain of salt. (Image Source)
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Green Bracket Blog Critiquing – Part 2 & 3 out of 4

April 19, 2012 by chikorita157 4 Comments

From the feedback I have received, I will not give blogs a grade nor focus too much on grammatical or spelling errors. Instead, I will place all my attention on the overall content and design. If the content sounds rough or awkward overall, I will indicate it in my suggestion that he/she should work more on their writing. Even with the changes I made, I will not tell anyone who I voted for.

Since I fell behind yesterday, I decided to combine parts 2 and 3 together. If you are the author of these blogs, please take the criticism with a grain of salt.
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Chikorita Cast – Episode 1 – Aniblogosphere Tourney Recap

April 18, 2012 by chikorita157 10 Comments

Well, this marks the first episode of my new podcast, which will focus on various topics regarding to Anime and the fandom. For now, it will work on an infrequent basis since it takes time to edit and record (future episodes will be audio only).If anyone is interested in joining for one of the episodes, I’ll be happy to do so. Just contact me.

In this episode, I will talk about my results from the Anime Blog Tourney while I record myself through the camera. Of course, the results surprised many, including myself, but not a big deal.

Since most people mistaken me as a male tsundere, I decided to introduce myself a bit more. I explain my background and such. So, I hope you enjoy and feel free to talk about it! Also, I wish good luck to the other participants in the tourney. I should have the other critiques for the Green Bracket by the end of this week.

Excuse my coarse voice… I just came home. (Image Source)

Green Bracket Blog Critiquing – Part 1 out of 4

April 17, 2012 by chikorita157 10 Comments

As promised, I will critique people’s blogs so people can improve their blogs for the future, regardless if they win or not. As stated in my list of criteria in the inaugural post, I’m basing my grading on that. For blog owners, I will write a few suggestions and my overall impressions. They will get published after all the blogs in the bracket had their polls opened.

For the first one, I will give criticism to the first quarter of the Green Bracket. If you are the author of these blogs, please take it with a grain of salt as these are my opinions and they aren’t meant to offend you.
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Support Us in the 2nd AniBlog Tourney!

April 16, 2012 by chikorita157 6 Comments

いらっしゃませ！(Welcome to my blog!)

During the first Aniblog Tourney, I experienced a close loss in the first round. Since then, I have learned from my mistakes by improving my content and interacted with more people. Now, the second Aniblog Tourney is about to begin and we are up against Draggle’s Anime Blog.

As most say, quality is always better than quantity. With that, I have been working hard on writing more posts outside the realm of episodic posts. So, check out my opinion pieces that I have handpicked (you can see more in the Editorials category) and feel free to comment on them if you have any thoughts before you vote… (unhide the spoiler to see the recommended posts)

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Anime and the Perception in the West – An important topic on why the west is obsessed with violence while the East focuses more on cuteness and nostalgia. Valentines Day Special – My Favorite Idols – A brief explanation on my favorite idols from The Idolmaster. Anime and Video Gaming: How they changed everything… – Gaming and Anime Adaptations are sometimes related, so why not write about it? Brief Thoughts about the US Anime Industry and Anime Collection – My thoughts on the US Anime Industry in the past year. Also, I share my Anime collection. Improving Anime Blogs and Writing – 2012 Edition – Tips to improve your Anime Blog for the New Year. SOPA, The Cancer that will kill the Aniblogosphere… in America. – My explanation of the now-dead Stop Online Piracy Act and how it would impact the Anime Blogosphere. Iyashikei, The Art of Friendship, Escapism and Healing – If you wondering why Aria is so relaxing, this is the reason. The Reason why I Anime Blogging and the Social Experiences – I view Anime Blogging is a social experience. In this piece, I share my experiences during those 2 years. On Taste Testing and Dropping Anime: My Anime Viewing Experiences. – My views on taste testing and dropping anime. Hourou Musuko – Innocence, Acceptance and Betrayal… – My take and thoughts on Shuichi’s difficulties on his Transgenderism and society’s treatment of it. For Fun: Everybody Hates Kyubey™ – If you watched Madoka Magica, I share my reasons why Kyubey is the cruelest creature ever seen in Anime History. Thoughts about Bill 156 and Why the Law is Censoring like it’s 1984. – My thoughts about the Nonexistent Youth Bill and why it’s a horrible idea. Moe and an Argument against Genre Elitist – Much more than just Cuteness – An argument against elitism and their hatred of moe. Also, it serves as my defense for the genre by explaining why it’s more than just “cute girls doing cute things.” Ore no Imouto – Eroge or Why there shouldn’t be a double standard on Violent Games and Eroge – An argument against the double standard with eroge and violent video games since both doesn’t necessarily harm people.

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In addition to editorials, I have also focused on other features such as:

Homura-chan’s Pokemon Adventure – Although I have never finished the final part, I shared my experiences while playing Pokémon White.
Idolm@ster 2 Let’s Play – Video “Let’s Play” of everyone’s favorite idol producing game.
Japanese Self-Study Progress – Various thoughts I made during my Japanese Self Study.

This is pretty much it. Feel free to browse around for my other content (episodic and review posts) and most importantly, don’t forget to vote for the deserving candidate in the Aniblog Tourney! Polls will open today until Wednesday at 4 PM Eastern Daylight Time (20:00 GMT)! May the best blog win!

~~(Update 1:also, ignore the nonsense that Draggle is spreading about me… he is just having some fun. :p)~~

~~(Update 2: Cheating is bad, so please vote for integrity and content quality, not the libel he wrote about me.)~~

(Update 3: We playing around, so don’t take any of our mischief seriously)

(Note: This post will remain stickied until the poll’s closure.) ¶