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Autumn 2012 – Week 8 Anime Review
This week: anime-original characters in Chuunibyou Demo Koi ga Shitai!, memories as a storytelling device in Shin Sekai Yori, the persistent use of humor in Medaka Box Abnormal, and a duplication of...
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Magi – 9
Remorse is an effective and influential theme in character development, one that can override preexisting ambitions and stunt aspirations, driving a character to immediately amend whatever wrongs they...
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12 Days of Anime (2012) – Day 7 – Bye-bye in Rinne no Lagrange
Whoops! Looks like you were last Madoka! The scene gets me to laugh every time I watch it. I love cute farewells like this and has inspired me to do the same with friends on a number of occasions....
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12 Days of Anime (2012) – Day 2 – Sengoku Collection Episode 18
Considering that I watch over 50 anime each year, ranging roughly between 12 to 26 episodes each, you’d figure it might be difficult for me to choose my favorite episode of the year when there’s nearly...
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Top 12 Anime and Top 12 Characters of 2012
The year of 2012 saw the debut and broadcasting of well over a hundred television anime and even more in the forms of movies and OVAs. Over the past dozen months, I’ve spent countless hours watching...
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Robotics;Notes – 15
It seems as though the spirited and cheerful Airi, the shining, sunny personality we knew and loved, is no longer with us in Robotics;Notes. And though it seems like a cruel and heartless event to...
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Winter 2013 – Week 5 Anime Review
This week: why I don’t consider Senran Kagura an ecchi anime anymore, wondering about the comedy in Zetsuen no Tempest, the diversity of karuta opponents in Chihayafuru 2 and remembering the forgotten...
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Autumn 2013 – Week 5 Anime Review
This week: why Flamenco Girl is evil in Samurai Flamenco, appreciating how Kyousogiga is reusing its material by expanding on its recaps, why the storytelling outdid the unique visuals in Monogatari...
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12 Days of Anime (2013) – Day 12 – Sakura-Con 2013
Sakura-Con, being one of my most cherished and treasured memories of 2012, earns a spot again as the first day of my 12 Days of Anime, the annual tradition among anime bloggers recounting their 12...
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12 Days of Anime (2013) – Day 10 – JoJo’s Squirrel Scene
JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure is one of the best anime of 2013. And one of the best scenes of JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure was that one with that squirrel. If you watched JoJo’s, then you already know what...
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12 Days of Anime (2013) – Day 1 – The Final Chapter of Needless, the End to...
On May 19, 2013, the June issue of Ultra Jump debuted as any normal issue of a mangazine would. However, this particular issue was noticeably different with an announcement following the 113rd chapter...
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Top 13 Anime and Top 13 Characters of 2013
Here is my final review for the anime that aired in 2013. Focusing only on the most excellent, most remarkable and most memorable of 2013, this review will document and explain my favorite 13...
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Winter 2014 – Week 3 Anime Review
This week: focusing on the main character for its story being the right move for Nobunagun, genuine relationships as a strength for Toaru Hikuushi e no Koiuta, determining Satone’s role in Chuunibyou...
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Winter 2014 – Week 11 Anime Review
This week: the contrast between Aki’s family and Hachiken’s family in Silver Spoon, demonstrating Hiyori’s character growth through subtraction in Noragami, the humanistic personalities of djinn in...
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Spring 2014 – First Impressions (Part 2)
This post reviews: Haikyuu!!, Gokukoku no Brynhildr, Isshuukan Friends, and Mangaka-san to Assistant-san to. Based on how the anime are airing this week, it looks like there will be four posts in total...
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Spring 2014 – Week 4 Anime Review
This week: why conflict is the best thing to happen in Isshuukan Friends, not being distracted to the real story in in Ryuugajou Nanana no Maizoukin, appreciating character developing for a strong,...
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Spring 2014 – Week 5 Anime Review
This week: an analysis on whether the failed assassins live or die in Akuma no Riddle, the balance of fighters and Stands in JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Crusaders, a question of time or limited...
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Spring 2014 – Week 9 Anime Review
A long, long, long time ago, whenever these episodes aired: explaining why Ryuugajou Nanana no Maizoukin doesn’t need a villain, why the lives of Sora and Shiro are worse now than before in No Game No...
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Spring 2014 – Week 10 Anime Review
Back whenever these episodes of anime aired: how detailing the background characters in Isshuukan Friends represents Kaori’s growth as a character, wondering if Adashino-sensei is Ginko’s only friend...
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Spring 2014 – Week 11 Anime Review
Back sometime, whenever week 11 was: questioning whether Ginko is happy or not in Mushishi Zoku Shou, why the infamous grins in Akuma no Riddle were perfect, examining the contrast between the...
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