Yes, it’s finally back and as always, the girls are adorable.
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Gochuumon wa Usagi desu ka?? (Second Season) – Episode 1 – Time to take Cute Pictures!
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Sakurako-san no Ashimoto ni wa Shitai ga Umatteiru – Episode 1 – Curiosity over Bones
It has been a while since I have watched an anime that focuses on mystery. With that, it’s time to focus on another one, which involves an ordinary high school student boy and a young adult woman who seems to be obsessed with bones.
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Fall 2015 Anime Season Preview and Future Plans
With only few weeks until the official end of summer, it’s time to take a brief look of what shows I plan on watching along with future plans. As always, the shows I choose to watch are subject to change, especially since the list is small.
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Charlotte – Episode 1 – Cheating is Not Good!
It has been five years since Key and PA Works worked on a production. I have to admit that I enjoyed the first episode quite a lot.
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Working!!! (Third Season) – Episode 1 – More Broken Dishes
It took nearly four years, but it’s finally back! Apparently Aoi did not change at all.
Note: The first and second episode of this show will be covered this and next week. Future episodes impressions will be done on a weekly basis.
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Summer 2015 Anime Season Preview and Updates
As the spring anime season comes to an end in a few weeks, I may as well share my picks for the summer along with some plans I have in store.
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So, I got a Japanese New Nintendo 3DS (and Yokai Watch 2 First Impressions)
As you know, I own the original Nintendo 3DS, which I bought several months after it came out in the states. I have to admit that there were not many games that I was interested in besides a few first party games. Since the Nintendo 3DS is region locked, a policy that I complained about, I couldn’t import any Japanese games, even if there are some that I am interested in.
Last year, Nintendo has announced a new Nintendo 3DS, which is an evolutionary upgrade of the highly successful 3DS. Since I play mostly Japanese language games nowadays, I decided to go for a Japanese model this time. With that, it’s time to share my overall impressions on the new 3DS along with my short first impressions of Youkai Watch 2.
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Spring 2015 First Impressions – Nagato Yuki-chan, Nisekoi 2 and DanMachi
Since all shows I planned to watch has finally premiered, it’s time to take a first look at all the shows I decided to watch for the spring.
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Hibike! Euphonium – Episode 1 – Fools Gold and A Second Chance at Making Nationals
Apparently, making nationals in a concert band competition is serious business.
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Mahou Shoujo Lyrical Nanoha Vivid – Episode 1 – Everything Old is New Again
It seems that the official subs for Yuki-chan has been delayed and since I don’t want to hold up my first impressions for Nanoha Vivid, any longer, I may as well share them now.
Note: Future coverage of this show will be covered on a weekly basis.
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Mahou Shoujo Madoka Magica The Battle Pentagram – First Impressions
In the past, I have been wary towards licensed video games for the fact that most of them produced in the west are notoriously bad. However, I have never played any licensed Anime games before. In the next few months, I am going to cover three Anime licensed video games over the course of several months. With that, I will share my first impressions thoughts on Mahou Shoujo Madoka Magica The Battle Pentagram.
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Winter 2015 First Impressions Roundup – Dog Days” and Idolmaster Cinderella Girls
At last, the last two shows I plan on watching for this winter has finally aired. Now, it’s time to share my first impressions on the third season of Dog Days and Idolmaster Cinderella Girls.
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Kantai Collection ~KanColle~ – Episode 1 – Fubuki’s First Battle
Since most of the shows for winter won’t be airing until the weekend, I may as well share my first impressions on the first episode of Kantai Collection.
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Ciel nosurge – First Impressions
Back in 2012, Gust who is known for their work on the Atelier franchise decided to make another series that is set in the same world as the Ar tonelico series. Since the Playstation Vita came out in February of 2012, they decided to experiment with this new handheld by creating a communication dating sim called Ciel nosurge (シェルノサージュ〜失われた星捧ぐ詩〜 lit. Ciel nosurge ~Song offered to the Lost Star~ ), which is played in real-time over the internet. This game can be described as Animal Crossing meets Love Plus with social elements thrown into it. They recently released an Offline version that removed the online requirements with all the DLC content included, thus making it possible for the player to play at his/her own pace.
While two versions of the game got released after the original (Re:Incarnation and Offline), they also created a sequel titled Ar nosurge, which came out this year in Japan and later got localized to English. I find it odd that they would release that game first considering that the sequel requires the player to finish most of Ciel nosurge in order to fully understand the story. Considering that this game is a niche title, not a role-playing game and is very text heavy, I can understand why Gust and Koei Tecmo aren’t willing to localize it. Even so, it seems that people are interested in this game. With that, I will share my initial impressions of the gameplay from the Offline version.
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Fall 2014 Anime Season First Impressions and Site Updates – Ore Twintail and Shirobako
As the dust finally settles on the first week of the fall anime season, it’s time to share my remaining first impressions for Ore, Twintail ni narimasu and Shirobako.
If you haven’t already, check out my first impressions for Amagi Brilliant Park and Fate/stay night Unlimited Blade Works I shared earlier in the week.
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Amagi Brilliant Park – Episode 1 – The Harsh Reality of Amusement Parks
Apparently, there is a mysterious girl with a musket that wants to take Seiya to an amusement park. It will be fun, right?
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Fate/stay night Unlimited Blade Works – Episode 0 – How Everything Began
Yep, it’s nice to see Tohsaka Rin once again.
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Fall 2014 Anime Season Preview
Now that summer has come to an end, it’s time to take a look at what shows I plan on watching for the fall. Like always, this list is subject to change.
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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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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 1 – Miyu and Illya Bonding Time
It seems that Illya and Miyu is becoming more than just friends. :p
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Summer 2014 Anime First Impressions Digest – Free 2, Glasslip, Hanayamata, Sailor Moon Crystal
With vacation coming to an end, I’m finally back to share my initial thoughts for most of the Summer Anime I will be watching.
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Summer 2014 Anime Season Preview and Site Updates (Recent Downtime and Future Plans)
Since summer starts in a few weeks, it’s time to share my thoughts on what shows I plan on watching for the next season along with some plans and updates regarding this blog. (Image Source)
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Atelier Ayesha Plus – First Impressions
Back in 2012 when I regained my interest in Japanese RPGs, I eventually discovered the Atelier games, which focuses more on item crafting rather than saving the world. While I have played all the games from the Arland trilogyand enjoyed them, Ayesha is the first game in the Dusk trilogy, which overhauled the synthesizing and battling systems while giving a slightly darker story. I choose not to play this game at first for the fact that Tecmo-Koei thought it was a good idea to remove the Japanese voices from the localized release.
At first, I thought of getting a Japanese copy. However, they eventually announced a Vita version several months later. Therefore, I waited to get that instead. With that, here are my initial thoughts of the game after playing for 30 hours. (Image Source)
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