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Reflecting on Iwata Satoru’s Accomplishments and Sharing my Experiences with Nintendo

July 14, 2015 by chikorita157 4 Comments

Artist: ジロ
Artist: ジロ

You might have heard from social networking sites and news sites that the President and CEO of Nintendo, Iwata Satoru has passed away this Sunday from cancer. It’s saddening for the fact that he contributed a lot to gaming and managed to turn Nintendo around by innovating the consoles, which have enjoyed a lot of success, namely the Nintendo Wii, DS and the 3DS.

With that, I will share my thoughts on his accomplishments and contributions to Nintendo and the gaming industry. Of course, I will also share my experiences with Nintendo and how I got into video games.
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Tagged With: Iwata Satoru, nintendo, personal experiences

Life Lessons – Relating with Shizuka’s Difficulties – Should you Chase a Passion?

July 9, 2015 by chikorita157 4 Comments

Artist: 維夜
Artist: 維夜

Since its airing, Shirobako gave a good glimpse of the Anime Industry on how it works and the issues surrounding it with some that are interesting to discuss about. Now, I am going to take a look at the last aspect, should you chase your passion or pursue a career that pays well?

Sure, the other four girls (Aoi, Ema, Misa and Midori) had an easier time getting their foot in their door, but there is one girl who had an extremely difficult time and her name is Sakaki Shizuka. The difficulties she faced comes at no surprise considering that the voice acting industry is very competitive and there are only so many roles to go around at a given time. Was it worth it at the end to pursue such a career? Could she have done things differently?
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Filed Under: Editorials, Shirobako
Tagged With: analysis, anime industry, personal experiences, voice acting industry

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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Tagged With: fandom, meta, personal experiences

GochiUsa – Favorite Characters and Relatable Moments

June 4, 2015 by chikorita157 6 Comments

Artist: すず
Artist: すず

I have to admit that I regret not watching Gochuumon wa Usagi desu ka when it first aired since it’s a very enjoyable show about cute girls working at a coffee shop. There were a good amount of heartwarming moments and the little things in life that I can relate to. Since I have two episodes left to watch, I want to share some thoughts about the show.
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Tagged With: analysis, life lessons, personal experiences

Hibike! Euphonium and Concert Band Nostalgia – Remembering the Fond Memories with Music

May 28, 2015 by chikorita157 6 Comments

Artist: 幻想黑兔
Artist: 幻想黑兔

It has been several years since I last played an instrument after graduating high school. For me, music played a big role in my childhood because I learned how to the piano at a young age and played the Clarinet since 4th grade. While there are shows like Tari Tari and K-ON, which focuses on music that I can relate to, I have to admit that Hibike! Euphonium feels very nostalgic since concert band was one of my favorite aspects of grade school, which I will share.
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More on Anime Watching Habits: Rewatching and Watching Anime with Others

May 14, 2015 by chikorita157 6 Comments

Artist: ダンボールだんぼ
Artist: ダンボールだんぼ

In the past, I shared my thoughts on how I watched Anime. With that, it’s time to take a look at two more aspects of watching Anime that I haven’t talked about yet, rewatching shows and watching Anime with other people.
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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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Filed Under: Amagi Brilliant Park, Atelier Escha and Logy, Editorials, Kantai Collection
Tagged With: analysis, essay, fandom, opinion, 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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Filed Under: Chou-Jigen Game Neptune, Clannad, Community Projects, Dog Days, Fate Stay/Night, Free!, Glasslip, Suzumiya Haruhi, The iDOLM@STER
Tagged With: fandom, meta, personal experiences

Japanese Language and Kanji – How Exactly do you Learn Them?

March 3, 2015 by chikorita157 3 Comments

Artist: 長塩
Artist: 長塩

Throughout my 3 years of teaching myself Japanese, I have learned quite a lot. To me, the grammar and vocabulary was not the difficult part since I am used to the subject-object-word sentence structure from studying Latin in High School. So far, I can understand most of what they are saying providing that I have a Japanese-English dictionary by my side.

For most people, the Kanji or rather Chinese Characters tends to be the hardest part of the Japanese language since it uses logographic characters (in addition to Kana) opposed to the traditional roman characters. People might be asking: why do we need it when we have ひらがな and カタカナ? I will answer that question along with sharing strategies I currently use to understand them.
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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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Filed Under: Clannad, Community Projects, Mahou Shoujo Madoka Magica
Tagged With: fandom, meta, personal experiences

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