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Thoughts on Oversensitive People and Creative Media – Are They Harming it?

March 1, 2016 by Chikorita157 8 Comments
Artist: diesel-turbo
Artist: diesel-turbo

In the past, I tend not to talk about these issues.. Sadly, it has gotten to the point that the mainstream media is using them as a scapegoat for all these issues including sites like Anime News Network inserting politics to some of their reviews, thus the discussion becomes polarized. In some cases, this eventually lead to censorship and lack of localization while people shaming others who enjoy these types of media.
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Read moreThoughts on Oversensitive People and Creative Media – Are They Harming it?
Category: EditorialsTag: analysis, controversy, fandom, opinion

Physical vs Digital Releases – Why Japan Still Loves Physical Formats

January 19, 2016 by Chikorita157 10 Comments
Artist: くが
Artist: くが

For a while now, I have bought physical copies of games, music CDs and even anime DVDs/Blu-rays since I prefer owning an actual copy. Nowadays, the trend has shifted towards digital distribution even though Japan still prefer physical formats over digital. Why is this the case and what effects does it have on the industry as a whole.
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Read morePhysical vs Digital Releases – Why Japan Still Loves Physical Formats
Category: EditorialsTag: analysis, fandom, industry, opinion, physical vs digital

Best and Disappointing Anime of 2015

December 29, 2015 by Chikorita157 8 Comments
Artist: 能義 たか好
Artist: 能義 たか好

Now that Christmas is over, it’s time to take a look at the top 5 anime I enjoyed and completed during 2015.
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Read moreBest and Disappointing Anime of 2015
Category: Charlotte, Editorials, Fate Stay/Night, Gochuumon wa Usagi desu ka?, Hibike! Euphonium, The iDOLM@STERTag: opinion, reflection, year end

Year in Review – Thoughts on What Japanese Games I Played This Year

December 18, 2015 by Chikorita157 2 Comments
Artist: なぉみ
Artist: なぉみ

Now that 2015 is coming to a close, it is time to focus on what I have played this year, which has been very busy.
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Read moreYear in Review – Thoughts on What Japanese Games I Played This Year
Category: Chou-Jigen Game Neptune, Hanayamata, Mahou Shoujo Madoka Magica, ReviewsTag: end of year review, opinion, rambling, Video Games

Site Updates, 12 Days of Anime and Thoughts about Muse’s Decision to Disband

December 10, 2015 by Chikorita157 2 Comments

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Now that Thanksgiving is over, 2015 is almost coming to a close. With that, it’s time to focus on the plans I have in store along with my thoughts on the recent announcement regarding Love Live.
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Read moreSite Updates, 12 Days of Anime and Thoughts about Muse’s Decision to Disband
Category: 12 Days of Anime, Editorials, Love Live, Site UpdatesTag: idol, opinion, personal thoughts, site updates

Anime Scoring – Has it Outlived Its Usefulness?

November 5, 2015 by Chikorita157 8 Comments
Artist: casino
Artist: casino

As you recall, I have shared my thoughts on scoring in the past. Sure, everyone has their own way of scoring things when it come to writing reviews. However, as time goes on and our opinion changes through experiences, you might look back at the list and wonder to yourself, why you gave a show a certain score. Moreover, scores usually do not tell whole story since it is just an arbitrary number. This makes me wonder why bother with them?
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Read moreAnime Scoring – Has it Outlived Its Usefulness?
Category: EditorialsTag: fandom, opinion, scoring

What makes a “So Bad It’s Good?” and Ridiculous Anime Enjoyable to watch?

September 23, 2015 by Chikorita157 11 Comments
Artist: miu (angelo whitechoc)
Artist: miu (angelo whitechoc)

I have been wondering for a while why people tend to enjoy shows that are either have a ridiculous premise or ones that it can be considered as “so bad it’s good.” While I have shared my thoughts about bad anime, I wonder what qualities make a show so bad it’s good.
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Read moreWhat makes a “So Bad It’s Good?” and Ridiculous Anime Enjoyable to watch?
Category: Editorials, Ore No Imouto, Ore Twintail, Shining Hearts ~Shiawase no Pan~, Tantei Opera Milky HolmesTag: fandom, opinion, personal thoughts, so bad it's good

Charlotte and Jun Maeda – Did he learned from his mistakes in Angel Beats?

September 16, 2015 by Chikorita157 5 Comments
Artist: 紅雪
Artist: 紅雪

With Charlotte coming to an end in two more weeks, there has been some discussion going around on whether or not Jun Maeda learned his lessons from the mistakes he made while creating the story for Angel Beats because he made a lot of questionable choices that impacted the overall quality of the show. Since five years has passed, it makes me wonder if he learned from his mistakes. (Warning: Spoilers!)
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Read moreCharlotte and Jun Maeda – Did he learned from his mistakes in Angel Beats?
Category: Angel Beats!, Charlotte, EditorialsTag: analysis, Jun Maeda, key, opinion

Overly Obsessive and Misbehaving Anime Fans – How it Negatively Impact Normal Fans

September 5, 2015 by Chikorita157 4 Comments
Artist: herunin
Artist: herunin

For a while now, I have covered several aspects of the fandom and of course there are always going to be good and bad fans. However, after hearing news about fans threatening others through violence over other fans opinions and such, it makes you wonder if there are some really bad apples and messed up people in the fandom that are worse than the anime fandumb since their behavior hurt the overall reputation of ordinary people like you and me who happens to enjoy anime or even video games.
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Read moreOverly Obsessive and Misbehaving Anime Fans – How it Negatively Impact Normal Fans
Category: Editorials, Love LiveTag: analysis, controversy, fandom, opinion

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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Read moreCreative Blogger Award
Category: Community ProjectsTag: meta, opinion, personal experiences, rambling

Anime Influences on Japanese Games and Thoughts about Licensed Anime Games

August 25, 2015 by Chikorita157 4 Comments
Artist: イノシラ
Artist: イノシラ

For a while, anime influenced many types of media not only because of its popularity, but also for its art style and the story telling. Because of this, it is easy to not only see anime not only as some form of advertisement, but also having a big influence on other types of media such as video games. You might be wondering: what aspects in video games do anime influences? I will share my take on it along with my thoughts about licensed anime games.
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Read moreAnime Influences on Japanese Games and Thoughts about Licensed Anime Games
Category: EditorialsTag: analysis, opinion, Video Games

Anime Weekly – Summer 2015 – Weeks 5 and 6 – Working!!! Episode 5 and 6 and Prisma Illya 2wei Herz Episode 3

August 8, 2015 by Chikorita157 3 Comments
Artist: zen
Artist: zen

After a long and hard decision, I decided to stop covering Illya 2wei Herz, at least separately. It will now be covered on a weekly basis to make things a bit easier for me since it’s becoming somewhat difficult to cover three shows at once, especially now that I am working full-time, eight hours a week.

Also, an open forum for this blog is now up. Now you can share any feedback, any suggestions for future editorial topics for my blog or ask me any questions there. While you have to register in order to make new threads, you can respond to existing threads without registering. Also, please do not comment or send any message through Facebook or Google Plus. I do not check those often, meaning that you most likely not get a response. It’s mostly there to syndicate content.
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Read moreAnime Weekly – Summer 2015 – Weeks 5 and 6 – Working!!! Episode 5 and 6 and Prisma Illya 2wei Herz Episode 3
Category: Fate/Kaleid Liner Prisma Illya, Weekly Anime Digests, Working!!Tag: impressions, opinion, summer 2015

The Lifelong Question: Will Anime Become Mainstream Outside of Japan?

August 6, 2015 by Chikorita157 9 Comments
Artist: zhkahogigzkh
Artist: zhkahogigzkh

Since the late 1990s, Anime has grown tremendously popular mostly due to globalization and the Internet becoming widespread. When I read Moonlitasteria’s take on the topic on whether or not Anime as a whole have become mainstream in the West, I wanted to share my own thoughts on it.
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Read moreThe Lifelong Question: Will Anime Become Mainstream Outside of Japan?
Category: EditorialsTag: essay, fandom, industry, opinion, rambling

So, I got a Japanese New Nintendo 3DS (and Yokai Watch 2 First Impressions)

May 21, 2015 by Chikorita157 Leave a Comment
Artist: まっくすめろん提督
Artist: まっくすめろん提督

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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Read moreSo, I got a Japanese New Nintendo 3DS (and Yokai Watch 2 First Impressions)
Category: Reviews, Video Game First ImpressionsTag: console, first impressions, nintendo, opinion, Video Games

Weekly Anime Impressions – Week 5 – Nisekoi and DanMachi Episode 5

May 9, 2015 by Chikorita157 1 Comment

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It seems that Marika really dedicated her life to Raku.
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Read moreWeekly Anime Impressions – Week 5 – Nisekoi and DanMachi Episode 5
Category: DanMachi, Nisekoi, Weekly Anime DigestsTag: impressions, opinion, spring 2015

Weekly Anime Impressions – Spring 2015 – Week 4 – Nisekoi 2 and DanMachi

May 1, 2015 by Chikorita157 Leave a Comment
Artist: shzyu
Artist: shzyu

At last, they finally made up!

Hopefully next week, I will be finally caught up with Nanoha Vivid.
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Read moreWeekly Anime Impressions – Spring 2015 – Week 4 – Nisekoi 2 and DanMachi
Category: DanMachi, Nisekoi, Weekly Anime DigestsTag: impressions, opinion, spring 2015

More on Idol Anime – Which Franchise do I prefer and who are my Favorite Idols?

April 30, 2015 by Chikorita157 5 Comments
Artist: negativeundead
Artist: negativeundead

It has been a few years since I shared my thoughts on my favorite idols from The Idolmaster. Of course, a lot of things have changed since then. Bandai Namco eventually came up with Cinderella Girls (which is receiving an Anime adaptation) and Million Live. Of course, other idol shows have popped up as well such as AKB0048, Aikatsu, Love Live School Idol Project and Wake Up Girls.

I guess some people might be curious on which one I prefer and what are my favorite idols from these franchises. This is what I’m set out to do right here.
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Read moreMore on Idol Anime – Which Franchise do I prefer and who are my Favorite Idols?
Category: Editorials, Love Live, The iDOLM@STERTag: favorite aidoru, opinion

Weekly Anime Impressions – Spring 2015 – Week 3 – Nisekoi 2 and DanMachi

April 25, 2015 by Chikorita157 2 Comments
Artist: taiyaki
Artist: taiyaki

Surprisingly, Chitoge’s mother is scary.

Note: Nanoha Vivid coverage will be delayed by two weeks due to lack of quality subs.
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Read moreWeekly Anime Impressions – Spring 2015 – Week 3 – Nisekoi 2 and DanMachi
Category: DanMachi, Nisekoi, Weekly Anime DigestsTag: impressions, opinion, spring 2015

Weekly Anime Impressions – Spring 2015 – Week 2 – Nanoha Vivid, Nisekoi 2 and DanMachi

April 18, 2015 by Chikorita157 2 Comments

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While there is no Chitoge or Marika this week, I’m glad that Tsugumi finally got her own episode.
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Read moreWeekly Anime Impressions – Spring 2015 – Week 2 – Nanoha Vivid, Nisekoi 2 and DanMachi
Category: DanMachi, Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha, Nisekoi, Weekly Anime DigestsTag: impressions, opinion, spring 2015

Forget Twin Tails, Ponytails are the Best!

April 1, 2015 by Chikorita157 10 Comments
Artist: yamoka
Artist: yamoka

You might be wondering, which hairstyle looks better, twintails or a ponytail? Naturally, Twintails are the cutest since two is obviously better than one. Today, I realized that twintails are so overrated when I saw the light. Obviously, ponytails are the best and I will tell you why.
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Read moreForget Twin Tails, Ponytails are the Best!
Category: Dog Days, Editorials, Kantai Collection, Mahou Shoujo Madoka MagicaTag: April Fools, opinion, ponytails, ponytails are better than twintails, twintails

Weekly Anime Impressions – Winter 2015 – Week 11 – Dog Days Double Dash and Shirobako

March 21, 2015 by Chikorita157 2 Comments
Artist: 日向 あずり
Artist: 日向 あずり

It took awhile, but Shizuka finally did it…

Also, this is the last Anime Weekly post for this season and I will be doing final impressions next week.
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Read moreWeekly Anime Impressions – Winter 2015 – Week 11 – Dog Days Double Dash and Shirobako
Category: Dog Days, Shirobako, Weekly Anime DigestsTag: impressions, opinion, winter 2015

Effect of Source Material on the Anime Viewing Experience

March 17, 2015 by Chikorita157 3 Comments
Artist: yezhi na
Artist: yezhi na

In the past, I have written several opinion pieces on how a person perceives an Anime as a good one and what is considered a good adaptation. However, I feel that expectations on how the viewers perceive an adaptation can vary depending on prior knowledge of the source material and how the show is being made.
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Read moreEffect of Source Material on the Anime Viewing Experience
Category: Amagi Brilliant Park, Atelier Escha and Logy, Editorials, Kantai CollectionTag: analysis, essay, fandom, opinion, personal experiences

Weekly Anime Impressions – Winter 2015 – Week 10 – Shirobako and Dog Days Double Dash

March 14, 2015 by Chikorita157 1 Comment
Artist: zen
Artist: zen

We are heading to the home stretch with only two more weeks until most of the winter shows concludes.

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Read moreWeekly Anime Impressions – Winter 2015 – Week 10 – Shirobako and Dog Days Double Dash
Category: Dog Days, Shirobako, Weekly Anime DigestsTag: impressions, opinion, winter 2015

Weekly Anime Impressions – Winter 2015 – Week 9 – Shirobako and Dog Days Double Dash

March 7, 2015 by Chikorita157 2 Comments
Artist: キュアスラム
Artist: キュアスラム

This week has been bad (not only traffic noticeably dropped in the past few days, but also in real life) as the Job Search appears more difficult than I thought. While it’s easy to relate to Shizuka for the fact that she still haven’t received a voice acting role and got rejected many times, she hasn’t given up. I shouldn’t let this setback bother me too much considering that others have it a lot worse. Eventually, it will come.

Now that I vented my disappointment out, it’s time to focus on this week’s Anime impressions…
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Read moreWeekly Anime Impressions – Winter 2015 – Week 9 – Shirobako and Dog Days Double Dash
Category: Dog Days, ShirobakoTag: impressions, opinion, winter 2015
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