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Thoughts on Tastes and Why There is No Such Thing as Good/Bad Taste

November 6, 2014 by Chikorita157 2 Comments
Artist: kichi8
Artist: kichi8

For a long time, I avoided sharing my views on how people view tastes in Anime since it is a controversial issue in the fandom. While some anime bloggers shared their thoughts on the issue, there are many reasons why I do not subscribe to the view there is such thing as good/bad tastes.
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Read moreThoughts on Tastes and Why There is No Such Thing as Good/Bad Taste
Category: EditorialsTag: bullying, controversy, essay, fandom, opinion, tastes

Weekly Anime Impressions – Fall 2014 – Week 4 – Ore Twintail and Shirobako Episode 4

November 1, 2014 by Chikorita157 Leave a Comment

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I hope everyone had an enjoyable Halloween (personally, I don’t celebrate that holiday because of Trick or Treaters, they are rather annoying).

In case you missed it, I have reviewed Tamako Love Story a few days back.
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Read moreWeekly Anime Impressions – Fall 2014 – Week 4 – Ore Twintail and Shirobako Episode 4
Category: Amagi Brilliant Park, Ore Twintail, Weekly Anime DigestsTag: fall 2014, impressions, opinion

Weekly Anime Impressions – Fall 2014 – Week 3 – Ore Twintail and Shirobako Episode 3

October 25, 2014 by Chikorita157 Leave a Comment
Artist: ひろ
Artist: ひろ

Finally finished my second round of midterms, so hopefully next week’s Anime Weekly post won’t come out this late.

Still, Tail Red is cute.
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Read moreWeekly Anime Impressions – Fall 2014 – Week 3 – Ore Twintail and Shirobako Episode 3
Category: Ore Twintail, Shirobako, Weekly Anime DigestsTag: fall 2014, impressions, opinion

Weekly Anime Impressions – Fall 2014 – Week 2 – Ore Twintail and Shirobako Episode 2

October 18, 2014 by Chikorita157 2 Comments
Artist: ミナセユウノ
Artist: ミナセユウノ

Yep, It has been a busy week considering that I have midterms. Hopefully next week’s weekly digest will come earlier next weekend.
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Read moreWeekly Anime Impressions – Fall 2014 – Week 2 – Ore Twintail and Shirobako Episode 2
Category: Ore Twintail, Shirobako, Weekly Anime DigestsTag: fall 2014, impressions, opinion

Fall 2014 Anime Season First Impressions and Site Updates – Ore Twintail and Shirobako

October 11, 2014 by Chikorita157 2 Comments
Artist: kazenokaze
Artist: kazenokaze

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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Read moreFall 2014 Anime Season First Impressions and Site Updates – Ore Twintail and Shirobako
Category: Ore Twintail, Shirobako, Weekly Anime DigestsTag: fall 2014, first impressions, opinion, site updates

The Glass Shatters – Why Glasslip is the Most Disappointing PA Works Show Yet

October 9, 2014 by Chikorita157 11 Comments

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I admit that PA Works (Progressive Animation Works) is one of my favorite studios besides Kyoto Animation not because of the high production values, but rather the types of shows they come out. The studio is more known for its original productions, some that I actually enjoyed.

After watching Glasslip, I was deeply disappointed and wondered to my self, why did it fail? It’s odd considering that they played it safe with a premise that they can’t possibly mess it up. Ultimately, we are proven wrong.
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Read moreThe Glass Shatters – Why Glasslip is the Most Disappointing PA Works Show Yet
Category: Editorials, GlasslipTag: analysis, opinion, PA Works

Weekly Anime Impressions – Summer 2014 – Week 11

September 16, 2014 by Chikorita157 Leave a Comment
Artist: 瑞姫玉蘭
Artist: 瑞姫玉蘭

Fall is almost here and I’m somewhat swamped with course work.

Note: This is probably the last Weekly Anime Impressions post I will make until the next season starts. I will be posting my final episode impressions of Hanayamata and Free Eternal Summer separately.
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Read moreWeekly Anime Impressions – Summer 2014 – Week 11
Category: Free!, Glasslip, Hanayamata, Weekly Anime DigestsTag: impressions, opinion, summer 2014

Bullying and Generalizing People for Liking Anime and/or Video Games

September 13, 2014 by Chikorita157 11 Comments
Artist: supertie
Artist: supertie

In the past few weeks, I have witnessed a lot of bullying and name-calling shaming people who play or enjoy video games. It’s true that people tend to judge people depending on tastes and their hobbies such as people who like Anime since it’s a niche medium. Because of this, people who are not familiar with it will likely hold an ignorant, distorted or uninformed view on it and generalize them to a certain stereotype or label.
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Read moreBullying and Generalizing People for Liking Anime and/or Video Games
Category: Editorials, Nogizaka Haruka no Himitsu, Ore No ImoutoTag: bullying, essay, fandom, opinion, personal experiences, Video Games

Weekly Anime Impressions – Summer 2014 – Week 10

September 9, 2014 by Chikorita157 Leave a Comment
Sally seems more excited about filming the girls rather than their routines.
Sally seems more excited about filming the girls rather than their routines.

Summer break is over, but there is still the hot springs episode.
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Read moreWeekly Anime Impressions – Summer 2014 – Week 10
Category: Free!, Glasslip, Hanayamata, Weekly Anime DigestsTag: impressions, opinion, summer 2014

Weekly Anime Impressions – Summer 2014 – Week 9

September 2, 2014 by Chikorita157 2 Comments
Artist: やもり
Artist: やもり

Summer Break has finally comes to an end with the final semester in college starting.
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Read moreWeekly Anime Impressions – Summer 2014 – Week 9
Category: Free!, Glasslip, Hanayamata, Weekly Anime DigestsTag: impressions, opinion, summer 2014

Thoughts about Japan’s crackdown on Anime/Manga Piracy and How they should deal with it

August 31, 2014 by Chikorita157 1 Comment

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Just last month, the Anime and Manga Industry have started to crack down piracy of Anime and Manga. While I believe that these creators should get the credit they deserve and the industry made some progress in doing so with legal streaming sites, there are still some shortcomings, especially in regards to Manga. I think there are ways to fix it that would benefit the industry rather than fighting an endless battle on piracy.
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Read moreThoughts about Japan’s crackdown on Anime/Manga Piracy and How they should deal with it
Category: About the Japanese Animation Industry, EditorialsTag: analysis, anime industry, controversy, crunchyroll, opinion

Weekly Anime Impressions – Summer 2014 – Week 8

August 26, 2014 by Chikorita157 1 Comment
Artist: kyuu (qchan)
Artist: kyuu (qchan)

It’s the last week before Fall Semester starts, so it’s time to enjoy what is left of my summer break.
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Read moreWeekly Anime Impressions – Summer 2014 – Week 8
Category: Free!, Glasslip, Hanayamata, Weekly Anime DigestsTag: impressions, opinion, summer 2014

Weekly Anime Impressions – Summer 2014 – Week 7

August 19, 2014 by Chikorita157 2 Comments

As usual, Tami is the cutest.
As usual, Tami is the cutest.

Believe it or not, girls with animal ears are cute… Too bad Yaya didn’t wear the cat ears.
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Read moreWeekly Anime Impressions – Summer 2014 – Week 7
Category: Free!, Glasslip, HanayamataTag: impressions, opinion, summer 2014

Weekly Anime Impressions – Summer 2014 – Week 6

August 12, 2014 by Chikorita157 4 Comments
Yep, she changed alot.
Yep, she changed a lot.

Surprised that Naru’s dad suddenly noticed how much she changed after six episodes.
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Read moreWeekly Anime Impressions – Summer 2014 – Week 6
Category: Free!, Glasslip, Hanayamata, Weekly Anime DigestsTag: mpressions, opinion, summer 2014

Weekly Anime Impressions – Summer 2014 – Week 5

August 5, 2014 by Chikorita157 2 Comments
Yep, Usagi managed to crash the computer before she can run the brainwashing program.
Yep, Usagi managed to get the blue screen of death from banging on the keyboard so hard before she was able to run the brainwashing program.

While I’m two episodes behind Sailor Moon Crystal, I am shocked that she still doesn’t know how to use a computer in 2014!
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Read moreWeekly Anime Impressions – Summer 2014 – Week 5
Category: Free!, Glasslip, HanayamataTag: impressions, opinion, summer 2014

Changing Views on Legal Streaming and Decline of Episodic Blogging

August 4, 2014 by Chikorita157 9 Comments
Artist: まさしょう
Artist: まさしょう

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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Read moreChanging Views on Legal Streaming and Decline of Episodic Blogging
Category: EditorialsTag: crunchyroll, essay, fandom, legal streaming, opinion

Weekly Anime Impressions – Summer 2014 – Week 4

July 29, 2014 by Chikorita157 Leave a Comment
This is why Naru considers Tami as her role model.
This is why Naru considers Tami as her role model.

Tami definitely foots the bill as a older sister-type, aside from Azusa.
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Read moreWeekly Anime Impressions – Summer 2014 – Week 4
Category: Free!, Glasslip, Hanayamata, Weekly Anime DigestsTag: impressions, opinion, summer 2014

Weekly Anime Impressions – Summer 2014 – Week 3 – Glasslip, Hanayamata and Free Eternal Summer Episode 3

July 22, 2014 by Chikorita157 Leave a Comment
Artist: hina (araburu-hinadori)
Artist: hina (araburu-hinadori)

I bet a lot of people are wondering why most Japanese songs have English words. They do it because it’s cute and cool.
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Read moreWeekly Anime Impressions – Summer 2014 – Week 3 – Glasslip, Hanayamata and Free Eternal Summer Episode 3
Category: Free!, Glasslip, Hanayamata, Weekly Anime DigestsTag: impressions, opinion, summer 2014

Weekly Anime Impressions – Summer 2014 – Week 2 – Glasslip, Hanayamata and Free Eternal Summer Episode 2

July 15, 2014 by Chikorita157 7 Comments
Artist: 伍長
Artist: 伍長

Yep, love is already in the air and we are only in the second week of the summer anime season.
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Read moreWeekly Anime Impressions – Summer 2014 – Week 2 – Glasslip, Hanayamata and Free Eternal Summer Episode 2
Category: Free!, Glasslip, Hanayamata, Weekly Anime DigestsTag: impressions, opinion, summer 2014

The Stale State of the Pokemon Anime – Should Game Freak Finally Revamp the Anime?

July 12, 2014 by Chikorita157 10 Comments
Artist: ぐわてふ
Artist: ぐわてふ

Pokémon was one of the first shows besides Miyazaki films that helped me gain an interest in Anime. While I remained a fan of Pokémon (or Pocket Monsters) since my childhood, I gradually lost interest in the Anime in the mid 2000s because it got dull and bland.

After watching and reviewing Pokémon the Origin special late last year and reading this controversial thread on Bulbagarden Forums, I have a feeling that Game Freak should revamp the Pokémon Anime to be more like Origins and make Satoshi age or change the protagonist every few years.
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Read moreThe Stale State of the Pokemon Anime – Should Game Freak Finally Revamp the Anime?
Category: EditorialsTag: controversy, opinion, pokemon

Fandom Rivalries and Fanboys – Are They Harmful to the Anime Fandom?

July 4, 2014 by Chikorita157 3 Comments
Artist: シヴァ
Artist: シヴァ

In the past, I shared my thoughts about the Anime Fandumb where fans become obsessive to the point where they berate people. Of course, there is another ugly aspect of the fandom that I haven’t touched upon: fandom rivalry and fanboys.
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Read moreFandom Rivalries and Fanboys – Are They Harmful to the Anime Fandom?
Category: EditorialsTag: analysis, anime fandom, controversy, fanboys, Fandom Rivalries, opinion

No Game No Life and the Art of Gaming

June 21, 2014 by Chikorita157 Leave a Comment

After watching the first episode of No Game No Life, it intrigued me because I play a lot of video games. Sure, I enjoy the various references they make to Anime and Video Games along with the characters. What interested me more is how Blank manages to win every game despite coming close to losing. While the games are not necessarily deep, there are many aspects in gaming that contribute to their victory, which is not noticeable by most viewers. (Image Source)
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Read moreNo Game No Life and the Art of Gaming
Category: Editorials, No Game No LifeTag: analysis, gaming, opinion, Video Games

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

May 24, 2014 by Chikorita157 8 Comments

Artist: hakoiri
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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Read moreDefining Introductory Anime – What shows would you recommend to First Time Viewers?
Category: EditorialsTag: analysis, fandom, opinion, personal experiences

Weekly Anime Impressions – Spring 2014 – Week 6 – Atelier Escha & Logy Ep 6 and Nisekoi Ep 19

May 18, 2014 by Chikorita157 Leave a Comment

Artist:  minidraco

I don’t always eat sweets, but when I do, I prefer deserts that have apple.
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Read moreWeekly Anime Impressions – Spring 2014 – Week 6 – Atelier Escha & Logy Ep 6 and Nisekoi Ep 19
Category: Atelier Escha and Logy, Nisekoi, Weekly Anime DigestsTag: impressions, opinion, spring 2014
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