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Changing Views on Legal Streaming and Decline of Episodic Blogging

August 4, 2014 by Chikorita157 9 Comments

For a while now, I have noticed a downward trend in the blogosphere since 2012 as episodic blogging is coming out of favor with bloggers either giving blogging or forego other types of content such as essays, analysis and reviews. With Hanner’s Anime Blog throwing in the towel just a few months ago, I wonder if episodic blogging has outlived its usefulness in an age where legal streaming is widespread. Furthermore, I think there are better ways to present an analysis rather than share than in 12 separate posts.
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Category: EditorialsTag: crunchyroll, essay, fandom, legal streaming, opinion

Anime – Is it just an Advertisement for the Source Material?

July 26, 2014 by Chikorita157 6 Comments

Just recently, I shared my thoughts on why Game Freak should finally revamp the Pokémon Anime. While reading through some of the comments, I thought to myself if Anime is really a gloried infomercial or advertisement for a source material. If that were the case, would Anime necessarily lose creative merit because of this?
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Category: EditorialsTag: analysis, anime industry, essay, fandom

Backlogging Video Games and Visual Novels – Why do we keep buying them without completing?

June 28, 2014 by Chikorita157 5 Comments

Last year, I have shared my thoughts about my Anime Backlog. While I haven’t backlogged many shows in the past year, I admit that it’s a bad habit. Besides Anime, this habit also extends to video games since many people like myself want to play the latest games, particularly Japanese RPGs despite not beating a game at least once. This makes me wonder, why do people continue to build up a big backlog of video games by buying new ones despite not making an attempt to finish them?
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Category: EditorialsTag: backlogging, fandom, personal experiences, Video Games, visual novels

Defining Introductory Anime – What shows would you recommend to First Time Viewers?

May 24, 2014 by Chikorita157 8 Comments

Like most fans, not everyone gain an interest in Anime overnight. With that, I have been wondering what kind of shows will catch a person’s attention for people who haven’t watched Anime. Of course, people have different tastes, which makes it somewhat difficult to pick what show you should recommend. (Image Source)
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Category: EditorialsTag: analysis, fandom, opinion, personal experiences

Reminiscing about Anime Forums – Are they on the decline?

May 17, 2014 by Chikorita157 4 Comments

Before social networking and Anime blogs existed, Anime forums and message boards were one of the main ways of discussing about a particular interest besides fan sites. For a while now, there is one thread on Animesuki that caught my attention with people noticing a decline in forum activity. With that, I would like to share my past experiences and why Anime forums will still be relevant despite the popularity of social networking and blogging. (Image Source)
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Category: EditorialsTag: anime forums, fandom, personal experiences, rambling

Thoughts about Anime Wallpapers

May 3, 2014 by Chikorita157 4 Comments

When I shared my thoughts about collecting Anime Merchandise, I mentioned that my room is messy compared to other fans that are able to display posters, figures and such. Because of this reason, my computer is perhaps one of the only ways to advertise that I am a fan of anime. This is where wallpapers come into play.
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Category: EditorialsTag: anime wallpapers, fandom, personalization, rambling, technology

Net Neutrality and Anime – Why you should care?

April 25, 2014 by Chikorita157 1 Comment

Back in 2012, many people in the Anime Blogosphere protested against the Stop Online Piracy Act and Protect IP because it would have ended the Internet as we know it. These two bills eventually caused so much backlash that Congress had to shelve it.

In January of this year, the Supreme Court has shot down FCC’s Net Neutrality rules, which would have protected the free Internet. Just a few days ago, the FCC has decided that they are not going to keep it, thus effectively killing Net Neutrality.

I know that most Anime fans won’t care about this for the fact that he or she might not know what all of this means and/or just want to watch Anime and interact with the community. However, ignoring this will eventually lead to a rude awakening as it can adversely affect legal streaming sites, Anime related blogs, etc., which is why I wanted to share my thoughts about the whole issue.
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Category: EditorialsTag: <, anime streaming, censorship, controversy, fandom, net neutrality, politics, United States

Thoughts About Collecting Anime Merchandise

April 12, 2014 by Chikorita157 9 Comments

Just a few weeks ago, Froggykun shared some interesting thoughts about figures, which got me thinking why many fans tend to buy a lot of merchandise? While one can argue that Anime is being used to market related merchandise besides promoting the source material, people might be wondering what kind of merchandise I’m interested in since there are so many to choose from. Also, is this truly necessary to be a true fan? (Image Source)
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Category: EditorialsTag: anime merchandise, collecting, fandom, personal experiences

My Unpopular Anime and Gaming Opinions

March 8, 2014 by Chikorita157 9 Comments

A few weeks back, Yumeka shared her unpopular Anime opinions which got me thinking, what are my unpopular opinions? Since I don’t necessarily have 10 unpopular Anime opinions to share, I will also cover some video game related stuff too. (Image Source)
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Category: AKB0048, Editorials, Free!, Kyoukai no Kanata, Tamako Market, The iDOLM@STERTag: fandom, kyoani, opinion, Video Games

Gamers and Otakus – Should Hobbies get tied to a Label?

February 22, 2014 by Chikorita157 7 Comments

After I shared my thoughts about Miyazaki’s remarks on otakus and the Anime Industry’s focus on that demographic, one of the comments caught my attention to write about this topic: Should you call yourself an otaku or even a gamer? (Image Source)
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Category: Editorials, Nogizaka Haruka no Himitsu, Ore No ImoutoTag: fandom, labels, opinion, Video Games

Thoughts about Otaku and Its Influence in the Industry – Is it a bad thing?

February 11, 2014 by Chikorita157 7 Comments

In the past, I tend to avoid the topic on the Otaku for the fact that they are viewed negatively by Japanese society while the west tends to view the word in a more positive manner.

Of course, in a recent interview from the famous Hayao Miyazaki has stirred controversy when he stated that the Anime Industry is “full of Otaku.” While it’s understandable why he would feel this way considering his age, he brings up an interesting point that eventually lead me to share my thoughts about the whole thing. (Image Source)
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Category: EditorialsTag: analysis, controversy, fandom, Hayao Miyazaki, opinion, otaku

ABC Awards – Three Weeks Later!

February 5, 2014 by Chikorita157 Leave a Comment

I think people are tired of looking at a logo of the ABC Awards on other people’s ABC posts, so I spiced it up a bit.

Yep, it’s that time again! It’s time to focus on another community activity post thanks to a fellow Anime blogger named Moonliasteria.

As seen on other posts, here are the official rules:

Download the award logo and add it to your acceptance post.
Nominate a few fellow bloggers and share the award.
Since the award is ABC, take each letter of the alphabet and use it to tell something about yourself.

With that, let’s start, shall we?
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Category: Community ProjectsTag: fandom, meta, personal experiences

High Expectations and Hype for Anime, is it a Bad Thing?

January 6, 2014 by Chikorita157 7 Comments

Back in Fall of 2013, people became increasingly disappointed to Kyoukai no Kanata as it didn’t live up to expectations. This made me wonder about if hype and having high expectation is a bad thing or not. (Image Source)
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Category: EditorialsTag: analysis, expectations, fandom, hype, opinion

Thoughts on Anime/Japanese Media Criticism – Can there ever be an Objective Criticism?

December 3, 2013 by Chikorita157 8 Comments

In the past, I covered several topics relating to criticism such as what Anime is good and what is bad. Now, I want to focus more thoughts on criticism of Anime or media in general as I only touch upon how I reviewed things. I understand that people will have different options, thus a well-balanced or objective one can be difficult to achieve for various reasons.
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Category: EditorialsTag: commentary, criticism, cultural differences, fandom, opinion

Nostalgia Filter and the Anime Fandom

November 19, 2013 by Chikorita157 11 Comments

During the summer, I have shared my thoughts about the Anime Fandumb. Of course, I forgot to write about the very thing that also fuels the whole moe debate and the old versus the new, the Nostalgia Filter.

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Category: EditorialsTag: controversy, fandom, nostalgia filter, opinion

Anime and Video Games – Finding the Balance

October 23, 2013 by Chikorita157 4 Comments

Back in 2012, I shared my thoughts on how I manage to use my free time to do other things besides studying. While graduate years proved to be a bit more time-consuming compared to before, I never touch upon how much attention I put into watching Anime along with other hobbies such as video games. A certain post written by Yumeka from Anime Yume sparked my interest in writing this and expand my thoughts beyond the time management post. (Image Source)
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Category: EditorialsTag: fandom, opinion, personal experiences, Video Games

Perceiving Anime as “Too Old”

September 17, 2013 by Chikorita157 3 Comments

In a recent topic that Yumeka focused on an interesting topic on why people feel that Anime made in the early years are considered too old. If we look at modern Anime today and compare it to the one’s in the 90s or early 2000s, we already seen that the medium gone such a long way from being something niche to going the main stream. While I’m not going to go compare the trends from each time period in detail, I want to share my reasons why people perceive some Anime as “too old” and if this feeling is subjective or not? (Image Source)
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Category: EditorialsTag: fandom, opinion

Japanese Role Playing Games: Why They aren’t being Localized?

September 10, 2013 by Chikorita157 4 Comments

After watching a video about someone’s thoughts about Japanese RPGs and the losing popularity of the genre in the west, it got me wondering why this is the case because Japanese video game developers are becoming more reluctant to localize more releases. I think there are some reasons why they feel this way. (Image Source)
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Category: EditorialsTag: fandom, Japanese RPG, opinion, thoughts, Video Games

Evolving Views on Fanservice – Why it’s not so bad after all.

September 3, 2013 by Chikorita157 9 Comments

A long time ago, I have been against fanservice in Anime as myself and some people perceive this as a bad thing for Anime. However, I have seen the light after watching and reviewing a lot of shows. Now, I want to share my reason fanservice and ecchi is not necessarily a bad thing as some people make it out to be.
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Category: EditorialsTag: commentary, controversy, fandom, fanservice

Anime Fatigue: How I deal with it and Take a Break

August 14, 2013 by Chikorita157 1 Comment

Despite watching and blogging about Anime non-stop for over five years, one can eventually get fatigued from watching the same things over again. There are a few notable reasons why some people usually get tired and stop watching, which I will share along with past experience and what I do to prevent fatigue. (Image Source)
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Category: EditorialsTag: anime fatigue, essay, fandom, personal experiences

Will You Still Enjoy Anime Several Years from Now?

July 30, 2013 by Chikorita157 6 Comments

Last week, Marow of Anime Viking answered an interesting question in his post on whether or not someone will continue to enjoy a hobby such as Anime as time goes on. Here is my take on the question. (Image Source)
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Category: EditorialsTag: fandom, hobbies, personal experiences, response

Revisiting the Moe Debate and Defending it – Three Years Later

June 29, 2013 by Chikorita157 15 Comments

Back in 2010 in the height of controversy surrounding the first season of Ore no Imouto. I find myself defending moe anime as elitist fans blame it for the reason Anime getting worse. However, I felt that the editorial I wrote felt more like a rant, which is why I want to revisit it since Frog’s editorial on Moe inspired me to do this.
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Category: EditorialsTag: controversy, fandom, moe, opinion

Light and Dark Moods in Anime – Emotions and its Effect on Watching Anime

June 15, 2013 by Chikorita157 4 Comments

When we watch Anime, there is always has a degree of escapism depending on the show and its setting. From creative plots and nice scenery, each show invokes a different feeling. But, how do they evoke different feelings in their stories? Also, how feelings affect the person’s ability to watch certain kinds of show? (Image Source)

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Category: EditorialsTag: analysis, fandom, human emotions, opinion

Views and Thoughts on Bad Anime – Is Anime Getting Worse?

June 8, 2013 by Chikorita157 12 Comments

Last week, Yumeka and Froggykun discussed of about liking bad anime, which got me thinking: What makes a bad show? Last year, I shared my thoughts on what makes a good Anime. However, the other side of the quality scale is a bit more controversial. (Image Source)
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Category: EditorialsTag: analysis, essay, fandom, opinion

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