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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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Category: Dog Days, ShirobakoTag: impressions, opinion, winter 2015

Weekly Anime Impressions – Winter 2015 – Week 8 – Shirobako and Dog Days Double Dash

February 28, 2015 by Chikorita157 2 Comments
Artist: まったりユフィ
Artist: まったりユフィ

February has finally come to a quick end and winter is almost over. We are finally at the home stretch now!

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Read moreWeekly Anime Impressions – Winter 2015 – Week 8 – Shirobako and Dog Days Double Dash
Category: Dog Days, Shirobako, Weekly Anime DigestsTag: impressions, opinion, winter 2015

Why are people against Anime?

February 24, 2015 by Chikorita157 11 Comments
Artist: 日向 あずり
Artist: 日向 あずり

In the past, I have shared my thoughts on why people get bullied or fans get labeled as an otaku or a nerd just because he/she enjoys Anime. However, I have never gone through the reasons why some people are against Anime despite its popularity in the west ranging from the stigma surrounding 2D animation, different cultural/political views and being introduced to the wrong shows that give one a bad initial impression.
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Read moreWhy are people against Anime?
Category: EditorialsTag: analysis, fandom, opinion

Weekly Anime Impressions – Winter 2015 – Week 7 – Shirobako and Dog Days Double Dash

February 22, 2015 by Chikorita157 Leave a Comment
Artist: 柊 やしろ
Artist: 柊 やしろ

If you didn’t know, today is Maekawa Miku’s birthday, which lands on “Cat Day” in Japan since two in Japanese almost sound like a cat when said consecutively. Yep, I just learned something new…
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Read moreWeekly Anime Impressions – Winter 2015 – Week 7 – Shirobako and Dog Days Double Dash
Category: Dog Days, Shirobako, Weekly Anime DigestsTag: impressions, opinion, winter 2015

Weekly Anime Impressions – Winter 2015 – Week 6 – Shirobako and Dog Days Double Dash

February 14, 2015 by Chikorita157 4 Comments
Artist: infinote
Artist: infinote

Happy Singles Appreciation Day! It’s not like I’m lonely or anything…
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Read moreWeekly Anime Impressions – Winter 2015 – Week 6 – Shirobako and Dog Days Double Dash
Category: Dog Days, Shirobako, Weekly Anime DigestsTag: impressions, opinion, winter 2015

Thoughts about Self-Insert and Featureless Characters – Do they Ruin Anime, Video Games, etc.? It Depends

February 10, 2015 by Chikorita157 6 Comments
Artist: swordsouls
Artist: swordsouls

In the past, I have shared my thoughts on why male lead characters tend be weak-minded. Just recently, an interesting discussion about self-insert characters has popped up at AnimeSuki, which intrigued me. It makes me wonder if this is the reason most male characters are portrayed as such in Anime and other forms of media.
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Read moreThoughts about Self-Insert and Featureless Characters – Do they Ruin Anime, Video Games, etc.? It Depends
Category: Chou-Jigen Game Neptune, Editorials, Kantai Collection, Little Busters!, The iDOLM@STERTag: analysis, opinion, themes in anime, Video Games

Weekly Anime Impressions – Winter 2015 – Week 5 – Shirobako and Dog Days Double Dash

February 7, 2015 by Chikorita157 Leave a Comment
Artist: 凪庵
Artist: 凪庵

Cold snaps and snow is making me feel a bit lazy…
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Read moreWeekly Anime Impressions – Winter 2015 – Week 5 – Shirobako and Dog Days Double Dash
Category: Dog Days, Shirobako, Weekly Anime DigestsTag: impressions, opinion, winter 2015

All Work and No Pay – Being a Japanese Animator is Tough

February 3, 2015 by Chikorita157 11 Comments

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Just little over five years ago, I have done some research on how the Anime industry works and of course, I have only covered the surface. Shirobako, which started airing back in October of last year. Not only it reveals how anime is produced, but also blew open some of the internal issues in the industry, especially in regards to the animation studios.

With that, I will be focusing on animator’s wages, working conditions and its implications on the industry as a whole. Also, what steps should the industry take to deal with these issues?
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Read moreAll Work and No Pay – Being a Japanese Animator is Tough
Category: About the Japanese Animation Industry, Editorials, ShirobakoTag: analysis, anime industry, essay, opinion, topical issues

Weekly Anime Impressions – Winter 2015 – Week 4 – Shirobako and Dog Days Double Dash

January 31, 2015 by Chikorita157 1 Comment
南浜よりこ
Artist: 南浜よりこ

While the blizzard was a complete bust, at least we got to see some nice moments with Ema.
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Read moreWeekly Anime Impressions – Winter 2015 – Week 4 – Shirobako and Dog Days Double Dash
Category: Dog Days, Shirobako, Weekly Anime DigestsTag: impressions, opinion, winter 2015

Weekly Anime Impressions – Winter 2015 – Week 3 – Shirobako and Dog Days Double Dash

January 24, 2015 by Chikorita157 Leave a Comment
Artist: かわい
Artist: かわい

Sadly, deadlines are meant to be broken after all…
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Read moreWeekly Anime Impressions – Winter 2015 – Week 3 – Shirobako and Dog Days Double Dash
Category: Dog Days, Shirobako, Weekly Anime DigestsTag: impressions, opinion, winter 2015

Weekly Anime Impressions – Winter 2015 – Week 2 – Shirobako, Idolmaster Cinderella Girls and Dog Days”

January 17, 2015 by Chikorita157 3 Comments
Artist: gum
Artist: gum

At last, Anzu finally shows up!
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Read moreWeekly Anime Impressions – Winter 2015 – Week 2 – Shirobako, Idolmaster Cinderella Girls and Dog Days”
Category: Dog Days, Shirobako, The iDOLM@STER, Weekly Anime DigestsTag: impressions, opinion, winter 2015

Production Values and Anime – Is “Let’s Fix it in the Blu-ray Release” a Bad Excuse for Lack of Quality?

January 6, 2015 by Chikorita157 16 Comments
Artist: itou
Artist: itou

Animation quality is one of the aspects of Anime that viewers tend to judge first hand when determining how good the production values are for a show. The sad fact is that animation mistakes regardless of the studio are bound to happen. Animation studios work on a very tight schedule and because of that, they might not have enough time to check every key frame before having to give the finished episode to the station to air. As a result, these errors usually get fixed later on, namely for the Blu-ray/DVD release.

To me, I think it is always in the best interest for the animation studio to make them not too noticeable and then fix it while enhancing some scenes in the final release. However, what implications will arise if studios decide to take advantage of this fact and air a half-finished product to entice people to buy the physical releases? Let’s find out.
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Read moreProduction Values and Anime – Is “Let’s Fix it in the Blu-ray Release” a Bad Excuse for Lack of Quality?
Category: About the Japanese Animation Industry, Editorials, Ore Twintail, ShirobakoTag: analysis, anime industry, essay, opinion, topical issues

Best and Worst Anime of 2014

December 30, 2014 by Chikorita157 8 Comments
Artist: shitou
Artist: shitou

It’s almost the end of the year and since I have shared my thoughts on what games I enjoyed in 2014, I will focus on the top 5 shows that I enjoyed and completed during the year.
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Read moreBest and Worst Anime of 2014
Category: Amagi Brilliant Park, Editorials, Fate Stay/Night, Fate/Kaleid Liner Prisma Illya, Hanayamata, Love Live, Nagi no Asukara, Nisekoi, No Game No Life, Ore Twintail, ShirobakoTag: opinion, reflection, year end

12 Days of Anime for 2014 and Merry Christmas

December 23, 2014 by Chikorita157 4 Comments
Artist: matsusaka gyuu
Artist: matsusaka gyuu

Ever since I started this blog, I shared my 12 Anime moments that happen during the year as a tradition. Since I don’t feel like writing twelve individual posts before Christmas, I decided to do it in one shot.
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Read more12 Days of Anime for 2014 and Merry Christmas
Category: 12 Days of Anime, Amagi Brilliant Park, Atelier Escha and Logy, Chuunibyou demo Koi ga Shitai, Fate/Kaleid Liner Prisma Illya, Hanayamata, Love Live, Nisekoi, No Game No Life, Ore Twintail, The iDOLM@STERTag: 12 days, opinion, reflection

Weekly Anime Impressions – Fall 2014 – Week 11 – Ore Twintail and Shirobako Episode 11

December 20, 2014 by Chikorita157 Leave a Comment

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Christmas is almost here and the full 12 Days of Anime is the next thing on my list. It will come out by Tuesday.
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Read moreWeekly Anime Impressions – Fall 2014 – Week 11 – Ore Twintail and Shirobako Episode 11
Category: Ore Twintail, Shirobako, Weekly Anime DigestsTag: fall 2014, impressions, opinion

The 5 Most Enjoyable Japanese Games of 2014

December 16, 2014 by Chikorita157 4 Comments
Artist: insanity
Artist: insanity

Since 2014 is coming to a close and I don’t plan on covering any more games for this year, it’s time to take a look at which Japanese video games were the most enjoyable.
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Read moreThe 5 Most Enjoyable Japanese Games of 2014
Category: Atelier Escha and Logy, Chou-Jigen Game Neptune, Reviews, The iDOLM@STERTag: opinion, reflection, Video Games, year end

Weekly Anime Impressions – Fall 2014 – Week 10 – Ore Twintail and Shirobako Episode 10

December 13, 2014 by Chikorita157 1 Comment
Artist:  toshi
Artist: toshi

Christmas is almost here and I am busy with exams… I will be focusing on the 12 days of Anime (will be done in one post), top Japanese Video Games and Anime in the coming days.
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Read moreWeekly Anime Impressions – Fall 2014 – Week 10 – Ore Twintail and Shirobako Episode 10
Category: Ore Twintail, Shirobako, Weekly Anime DigestsTag: fall 2014, impressions, opinion

Pokémon Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire – Final Review

December 9, 2014 by Chikorita157 2 Comments
Artist: petitbisou
Artist: petitbisou

Back in the early 2000s, Game Freak made a big leap in terms of gameplay and graphics with Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire when they finally transitioned to the Gameboy Advance for the 3rd generation. These games basically laid the foundation for future generations by introducing new mechanics such as abilities, natures, an overhauled IV/EV system and double battles.

While Game Freak hinted a Ruby and Sapphire remake in Pokémon X and Y last year, everyone knew that it was going to happen. Eventually, they revealed Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire, which is a remake of the original games. These remakes add new features (including enhancements to Pokémon Contests and Secret Bases) while adding more mega evolutions and an expanded post-game. Does this new remake live up to the original? Let’s find out!
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Category: ReviewsTag: final impressions, opinion, pokemon, Video Games

Weekly Anime Impressions – Fall 2014 – Week 9 – Ore Twintail and Shirobako Episode 9

December 6, 2014 by Chikorita157 3 Comments
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xyomouse

Finals are coming, so I’m going to be somewhat busy. The good news, I already beaten Pocket Monsters Omega Ruby and the full review is coming on Tuesday/Wednesday.

Now, for the Anime impressions.
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Read moreWeekly Anime Impressions – Fall 2014 – Week 9 – Ore Twintail and Shirobako Episode 9
Category: Ore Twintail, Shirobako, Weekly Anime DigestsTag: fall 2014, impressions, opinion

Weekly Anime Impressions – Fall 2014 – Week 7 – Ore Twintail and Shirobako Episode 7

November 22, 2014 by Chikorita157 Leave a Comment
Artist: ardbf
Artist: ardbf

Now that Pokemon ORAS is now out, I have created a Live Blog over at my sideblog. I will announce when I start since I haven’t got my copy and I need to finish all my classwork before Thanksgiving (so I can spend most of my break playing games).

As for Amagi Brilliant Park, as of now, there is still no subs and it looks like it’s not coming out anytime soon, meaning that I will eventually cover it once it releases (can’t watch the RAWs since I won’t understand all of it). Comes to worst, I’ll combine it in next weeks post for that show.
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Read moreWeekly Anime Impressions – Fall 2014 – Week 7 – Ore Twintail and Shirobako Episode 7
Category: Ore Twintail, Shirobako, Weekly Anime DigestsTag: fall 2014, impressions, opinion

Reminiscing about Pokemon Ruby and Sapphire – Memories and Favorite Aspects

November 20, 2014 by Chikorita157 2 Comments
Artist: hirako
Artist: hirako

It has been over 10 years since Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire released in America. Even though Generation III was not my favorite generation, there were many aspects that I liked. Since Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire releases tomorrow, the best way to share my anticipation for the new remakes is to look back at the original games and share some memories I have with it.
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Read moreReminiscing about Pokemon Ruby and Sapphire – Memories and Favorite Aspects
Category: EditorialsTag: opinion, personal experiences, pokemon, Video Games

Weekly Anime Impressions – Fall 2014 – Week 6 – Ore Twintail and Shirobako Episode 6

November 15, 2014 by Chikorita157 Leave a Comment
Artist: うぐいす餅
Artist: うぐいす餅

It seems that everything worked out in the end…
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Read moreWeekly Anime Impressions – Fall 2014 – Week 6 – Ore Twintail and Shirobako Episode 6
Category: Ore Twintail, Shirobako, Weekly Anime DigestsTag: fall 2014, impressions, opinion

Thoughts about the 2D Animation vs. 3D/CGI debate with Anime

November 12, 2014 by Chikorita157 13 Comments
Artist: dry-man
Artist: dry-man

A recent episode of Shirobako has brought up an interesting topic regarding the whole 2D Animation vs 3D Animation/Computer Generated Images debate and how should Anime be made. This issue was so controversial that it almost pushed Endou to quit (besides Tarou’s incompetence).

The 2D vs 3D/CGI debate has been a passionate one for the fact that most Anime have 2D animation. As technology improves, animation studios might be eager to adopt 3D/CGI as a way to make it flashier while cut production costs. By doing so, something gets lost in the process, which is why this debate is so passionate not only to fans, but people who work in the industry.
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Read moreThoughts about the 2D Animation vs. 3D/CGI debate with Anime
Category: About the Japanese Animation Industry, Editorials, Love Live, Shirobako, The iDOLM@STERTag: 2d vs 3d, animation, anime industry, essay, opinion

Weekly Anime Impressions – Fall 2014 – Week 5 – Ore Twintail and Shirobako Episode 5

November 8, 2014 by Chikorita157 1 Comment
Artist: Unknown
Artist: kinosuke

Tail Yellow finally appears at last! As always, Tarou causes more trouble.

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Category: Ore Twintail, Shirobako, Weekly Anime DigestsTag: fall 2014, impressions, opinion
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