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State of the Blog – Part III – More Frustrations, Possible Burnout, and Anxieties, But Still Hopeful

April 17, 2020 by Chikorita157 5 Comments
Artist: yf33

Since I last shared my frustrations, I felt that things were getting a bit better. Sadly, while things got better in terms of comments and such, it didn’t last. Things took a turn for the worst since the start of this year.

With Coronavirus outbreaks in Japan delaying some anime productions with more on the day, this does give me a lot of anxieties of the future of this blog. Not only that, the lack of comments on my recent posts, including my editorials from last month, which are hurting my motivation to blog. In addition, the lack of followers are becoming a sticking point too. What troubles me are the few who I follow are unfollowing me, which is a huge betrayal. I don’t know exactly what I am doing wrong since I do not post anything controversial.

Instead of keeping my frustrations in, I want to share them. Also I want to receive feedback from the readers on what areas to improve the engagement on this blog before I completely burn myself out. Hear me out.
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Category: EditorialsTag: meta, opinion, personal thoughts, rambling

The Mysterious Blogger Award – Part I

February 26, 2020 by Chikorita157 Leave a Comment

It has been a while since I have done one of those blog award posts. As you have might know already, I have been busy relocating to the Washington DC metro area. Yes, it’s for a new job that I have been working at for almost 4 weeks.

Since I have been doing lots of driving back and forth moving stuff, finding a new place and such towards the end of last year, I didn’t get the chance to do it. It’s not until the end of January that I finally moved into a new place. The only problem, I didn’t have stable internet since I didn’t have stable internet. In other words, I couldn’t publish any other content besides episodic reviews, until now.

While I was busy moving, two people appeared to have nominated me for the Mystery Blogger Award. They are SparkNorkx of Supaku Blog and Keni from The Anime Basement. Apparently, the latter person appeared to have lost their post, so if you want me to do it, contact me as soon as possible.

If you are wondering, here is some background on what is this award.

“Mystery Blogger Award” is an award for amazing bloggers with ingenious posts. Their blog not only captivates; it inspires and motivates. They are one of the best out there, and they deserve every recognition they get. This award is also for bloggers who find fun and inspiration in blogging; and they do it with so much love and passion.
– Okoto Enigma

Since I am very busy, I will not be nominating anyone from this award, but I will just do it.
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Read moreThe Mysterious Blogger Award – Part I
Category: Community ProjectsTag: fandom, meta, personal experiences

State of the Blog – Part II – Frustrations and Possibility of Burnout

April 10, 2019 by Chikorita157 10 Comments
This is how I feel after two months in regards to lack of comments.

In recent months, things have been very frustrating in regards to the state of my blog. The past few episodic and editorial posts received no comments at all, which adds to the frustration. If you have been following me on Twitter, the lack of comments has been my torn in my back for the past few months. Rather than keep my frustrations in, I want to share them. Also, I want to ask for your suggestions on how to motivate readers to comment on my posts.
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Read moreState of the Blog – Part II – Frustrations and Possibility of Burnout
Category: EditorialsTag: meta, opinion, personal thoughts, rambling

State of the Blog – Addressing my Frustrations and Changes for the Future

January 25, 2019 by Chikorita157 3 Comments
This is how I feel about how the blog is doing this month.

Now that we are heading to the 10-year mark next month, I would like to share the state of this blog. This month has been a very frustrating month. Rather keeping my frustrations in, I would like to share how I feel along with future changes.
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Category: EditorialsTag: meta, opinion, personal thoughts, rambling

The Lack of Comments and Self Doubt – My Thoughts

April 14, 2018 by Chikorita157 14 Comments
This is how I feel about the way my blog is heading. Of course, it’s not end of the world since we can improve.

I have to admit that this month have been very stressful. Aside from real life stuff, which I will not cover, the lack of comments has been bothering me. With that, I want to get this off my back once an for all since it’s not good to keep it in. Also, I want your feedback as well.
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Read moreThe Lack of Comments and Self Doubt – My Thoughts
Category: EditorialsTag: meta, opinion, personal thoughts, rambling

The Sunshine Award – Part II

March 2, 2018 by Chikorita157 Leave a Comment
Artist: Mickeysmith

Yes, it’s that time again. It’s time to answer some questions with the second Sunshine Blogger Award. You can see my first award post back in 2015 over here.  This time, this nomination comes from OG-Man, who writes a blog called The Yuri Nation. With that, it’s time to answer some questions that he provided.
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Read moreThe Sunshine Award – Part II
Category: Community ProjectsTag: fandom, meta, personal experiences

State of the Anime Blog and Plans – Fall 2016

November 24, 2016 by Chikorita157 7 Comments
Artist: ゆい彦
Artist: ゆい彦

With 2016 comes to a close in a few weeks, it’s time to share my thoughts on the state of this blog along with other plans.
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Category: Site UpdatesTag: meta, site news

Happy 27th Birthday

August 9, 2016 by Chikorita157 7 Comments
Artist: みぬたち
Artist: みぬたち

It’s that time of year again and yes, today is my 27th birthday. It seems like yesterday since I turned 26th when I started my first job. Now that I passed my first year of working at the job I am in, I got a taste of living independently. This is something that most people in my generation doesn’t get to experience due to debt and low wages.

I have to admit that the past year was rough, especially with a lot of things happening in 2016. As I shared earlier, my grandmother past away in March and of course, I experienced car problems late May and early June. It definitely had a damper on future plans such as possibly going to Anime conventions. I need to pay off the car off before I think about going to any. Not only that, I need to start thinking about dating as well since I want to start a family in a few years or so. Aside from this and other priorities, don’t expect this to change anytime soon. It’s mostly because these conventions are very expensive and there is none where I live.

Aside from that, my JLPT preparation is going steady, but I plan on taking the exam in 2017. I need more time to prepare and polish my Kanji knowledge. Aside from that, the blog will also see some changes, especially in the design aspect. The font changes are now in effect since last week. Eventually, the theme will get redesigned with plans of commissioning for a site mascot. With that, I am hoping to get the forums started again after sitting there for a year collecting dust. It will be an addition to this blog, which will allow discussion of series I don’t cover on this blog and other things. Hopefully these changes will improve discussion on this blog.

With that, feel free to say Happy Birthday in the comments below.

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Category: Site UpdatesTag: birthday, meta, personal reflection

Chikorita157’s Anime Blog turns 7 Years Old – Reflecting on 7 years of Blogging

February 17, 2016 by Chikorita157 4 Comments
Artist: 桜庭ひかる
Artist: 桜庭ひかる

It seems like yesterday since the last blogging anniversary has come. Today, this blog finally turns 7 years old and I’m quite surprised how I managed to made it this far. With that, it’s time to reflect on the 7th year of blogging.
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Category: Site UpdatesTag: blog milestone, meta, site news

The Award Catchup Post – The Infinity Dreams Award and Real Neat Blog Award

September 30, 2015 by Chikorita157 4 Comments
Artist: 消火器
Artist: 消火器

As the fall season anime concluded last weekend, it seems that I ran out of ideas to write editorials. For now, it is a good time to focus on the remaining awards posts I have left collecting dust in a corner because I was busy doing other important things along with work. With that, I will share my responses.
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Read moreThe Award Catchup Post – The Infinity Dreams Award and Real Neat Blog Award
Category: Community ProjectsTag: meta, personal experiences

Creative Blogger Award

September 2, 2015 by Chikorita157 Leave a Comment
Artist: hina (araburu-hinadori)
Artist: hina (araburu-hinadori)

Given that I have been busy during last month, awards posts keep piling up. I guess it’s time to play catch up and finally do them all. With that, I will do the Creative Blog Award first, which OG-Man happened to nominate me where you share five facts about yourself.
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Category: Community ProjectsTag: meta, opinion, personal experiences, rambling

Happy 26th Birthday

August 9, 2015 by Chikorita157 10 Comments
Artist: brll
Artist: brll

Today I turn 26 years old and it feels like I’m not getting any younger. Last year, besides winter being cold like the year before, I finally finished my master’s degree and completed studying the Advanced Japanese Textbook. While the job search was rough and at times, which made me felt discouraged at times, luckily found a job within 5 months after graduating in the Federal Government, although I had to relocate.

I started working on the 27th of July and so far, it has been a good experience so far. I will be learning more on various database tools, data warehouses, database administration and more on security (yes, I will be getting a Security+ certification, which is being paid by my employer at the end of this month). Not only that, the transition to living on my own has been going well so far as I finally got used to driving and doing chores own my own. It took some time adjusting to this new life, but I can admit that the future looks bright, providing I do not screw up. I highly doubt I would since I worked so hard to get here. Still, I have to admit that I was lucky.

With that, what does the future holds as I turn 26. Well, a lot of things. While I have to pay for living expenses and student loans while living within my means, I plan on going to at least one convention next year and hopefully start saving up on that soon once I strengthen out my budget. I will announce it in the near future which one I will be going to. In addition, I plan on studying for the N3 next year as I focus more on actual Japanese media and start writing some posts in Japanese only for practice.

To celebrate the occasion, it’s time to share my new place where I will be writing posts and yes, it is clean compared to my previous location. While my setup will change as I earn and save more money, I’m hoping to add another monitor to have a dual or even triple monitor setup (which includes the laptop display), a bigger network attached storage, a server of some sort and solid-state disk upgrades. My new setup consists of a Mid-2012 15” Core i7 2.6 GHz Macbook Pro, 24 inch Apple LED Cinema Display, an old 22 inch Samsung LCD monitor, Surface Pro 2, Mid-2010 2.4 GHz Core i5 Macbook Pro, Bose Speakers, Blue Snowball, 3 TB WD MyCloud NAS and 2 external hard drives.

My new setup.
My new setup.

With that, feel free to say Happy Birthday in the comments below. I will be going out for lunch and dinner alone for my birthday (my parents will be coming to visit this coming Friday), although it will not be anything fancy.

Also, this site’s domain turns 5 years old on the 11th… Yep, time flies.

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Category: Site UpdatesTag: birthday, meta, personal reflection

The Wind Changes – Future Plans for this Blog and Life Updates

July 6, 2015 by Chikorita157 6 Comments
Artist: つるこう
Artist: つるこう

After one month of waiting, I finally got my start date last week and my official offer letter. With that, it’s time to make that important announcement about the future of this blog among other things.

In other words, no more NEET life for me!
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Read moreThe Wind Changes – Future Plans for this Blog and Life Updates
Category: Site UpdatesTag: life updates, meta, updates

It’s that Time Again – The Sunshine Blog Reward

July 2, 2015 by Chikorita157 8 Comments

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Yep, it’s that time again! A fellow blogger named Black Ragdoll, who runs an Anime Blog called Absolutely Anime has nominated me for the Sunshine Blog Reward. Like I did with the previous questions posts. With that, it’s time to answer her questions.
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Category: Community ProjectsTag: fandom, meta, personal experiences

Liebster Award Reprise

March 9, 2015 by Chikorita157 2 Comments
Artist: 梟森
Artist: 梟森

Back in 2013, I decided to answer some questions that were created by an Anime blogger named Silvachief. Of course, I didn’t know that this event was still going around since Overlord-G who is the author of The Yuri Nation decided to tag me with more questions. Because I have done several of these in the past, I may as well do another.
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Category: Chou-Jigen Game Neptune, Clannad, Community Projects, Dog Days, Fate Stay/Night, Free!, Glasslip, Suzumiya Haruhi, The iDOLM@STERTag: fandom, meta, personal experiences

Chikorita157’s Anime Blog turns 6 Years Old – Reflecting on 6 years of Blogging and Looking towards the Future

February 17, 2015 by Chikorita157 7 Comments
Artist: チコ
Artist: チコ

Yep, another year has passed and it feels like yesterday since I started my blog back in mid February 2009. Now, it’s time to take a look back on my 6th year of blogging while I share my thoughts about the future.
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Category: Site UpdatesTag: blog milestone, meta, site news

The Inspector Green Tag

January 18, 2015 by Chikorita157 5 Comments

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In the past, I decided to do these types of questionnaire posts from other Anime bloggers to give a sense of what type of fan I am. Since a fellow Anime blogger, Overlord-G who is the author of The Yuri Nation decided to tag me, I will do it for fun.
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Category: Clannad, Community Projects, Mahou Shoujo Madoka MagicaTag: fandom, meta, personal experiences

Year in Review – Reflecting Back on Anime Blogging for 2014

December 31, 2014 by Chikorita157 5 Comments
Artist: dean
Artist: dean

Since everyone have finished celebrating Christmas, Hanukkah or any other holiday during December, the end of the year is coming and it’s time to reflect back on Anime blogging for the year of 2014 as a whole along with any goals and changes I have in store for the new year.
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Category: EditorialsTag: meta, new years, rambling, reflection, year end

Happy 25th Birthday!

August 9, 2014 by Chikorita157 9 Comments
Artist: Kisugi Akira

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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Category: Site UpdatesTag: birthday, meta, milestone, real life, updates

Chikorita157’s Anime Blog turns 5 Years Old – Reflecting on 5 years of Blogging

February 17, 2014 by Chikorita157 8 Comments

Artist: gochou (atemonai heya)

It seems like yesterday since I started my Anime blog back in February in 2009. Today, this blog reaches yet another important milestone of turning 5 years old. While the 5th year had some ups and downs, I still enjoy writing about Anime and even Japanese language video games. (Image Source)
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Category: Site UpdatesTag: blog milestone, meta, site news

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, so I spiced it up a bit.
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:

  1. Download the award logo and add it to your acceptance post.
  2. Nominate a few fellow bloggers and share the award.
  3. 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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Read moreABC Awards – Three Weeks Later!
Category: Community ProjectsTag: fandom, meta, personal experiences

Merry Christmas (and also more questions to Answer!)

December 24, 2013 by Chikorita157 3 Comments

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For those who celebrate, I wish everyone a Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays. If you haven’t already, check out my 12 Days of Anime posts for this year.

On the other hand I plan to do things differently for this yearly Christmas post. Here, I will volunteer myself to answer a set of questions written by Silvachief, who writes a blog called The Geek Clinic, which focuses on visual novels, Anime, music and video games. If you still want to see more answers for questions asked by other bloggers, check out the ones I answered for Yumeka and AceRailgun. (Image Source)
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Category: Community ProjectsTag: christmas, meta, questions

Chikorita157’s Anime Blog turns 4 Years Old – Humble Thoughts

February 17, 2013 by Chikorita157 5 Comments

Artist: nanoha

Believe it or not, my 3rd year of blogging was a pretty good year. While I didn’t win the 2nd Aniblog Tournament, at least my match came a bit closer compared to the first one that happened in 2010. In addition, I explored other means of content besides writing episodic and editorial posts. Aside from that, there were some real life events such as Hurricane Sandy, which prevented me from blogging for a few days. Despite the difficulties I face while more Anime blogs died in the past year, I pushed on and now have reach the fourth year of blogging.

Since I reached my fourth year of blogging, where do I go from here since I don’t show any sign of dying anytime soon? Well, I’m pretty much doing more of the same since I’m satisfied by how things are going now. On the other hand, with Grad School is on the horizon, I might have to adjust what I blog and probably stick to weekly editorials and stuff.  When the time comes, I will figure it, but it all comes down to proper time management.

With that, I thank all my friends, followers and readers who supported me for all these years. Let’s make the fifth year a strong one!

Raw Statistics: 1140 posts, 2655 Comments, 54 Completed Series (No visitors/page views statistics as Piwik sort of broke on me).  (Image Source)

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Category: Site UpdatesTag: blog milestone, meta, site news

Myself Jumping on the “50 Questions” Bandwagon

March 15, 2012 by Chikorita157 7 Comments


It seems that many anime bloggers have jumped on the “50 Questions” bandwagon, which got started by a fellow Anime Blogger AceRailgun. Since I don’t want to keep blogging about Papa Kiki, I may as well do it. (Image Source)
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Category: EditorialsTag: fandom, jumping on the bandwagon, meta
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