| 12:53pm | Dark twins of fall 2008: Mouryou no Hako and Kurozuka | | | | In a break from my usual fare, I decided to take on two shows with 'dark' themes. With most of the shows that I finished from 2008 of the more lively kind, it would be ironic to call these two shows a 'refreshing' experience. | | |
| 2:27am | In Review: Armored Trooper Votoms Pailsen Files | | | | Finally, a review post! It's been ages since I've done this--almost a year! So today I blabber about yet another mecha show--this time it isn't as flashy as Macross Frontier or Code Geass. Now what made me and my lazy ass to write something?This is the spin-off to the original VOTOMS series, one that... | | |
| 1:49pm | Why study JLPT when there’s AFA??!! | | | | May’n’s gonna be in Singapore for AFA 08! And it’s on a weekend! I wanna gooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo !! Ikitaiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !Somebody tell me, where can I find a rich DOM to finance my trip? LOLIf only I knew about this earlier,... |
| 4:19pm | My 2008 Anime Rankings v2.0 | | | | It's a miracle! It's another post! And the matrix makes a comeback!Okay, so following the success of the prioritization matrix for divining what shows to drop, I decided to try it out on the anime rankings as well. Guess what? It works! I mean, I generate 50% less wrinkles while trying to decide... | | |
| 12:10pm | It’s a bird…It’s a plane…It’s a post!! | | | | Lame attempt at a catchy title aside, behold! I managed to squeeze something out of my brain filled with thoughts of JLPT and other mundane matters not related to anime. State of the Proxy, September 2008. |
| 5:22am | Adventures of Little Zaku | | | | Here's what happens when I bring along a Zaku on vacation: a photo shoot!! Filler: The Zaku Sand Chronicles I. |
| 4:16am | Summer 2008 Anime Progress Report | | | | World Destruction * Nogizaka Haruka no Himitsu * Mahou Tsukai ni Taisetsu na Koto-Natsu no Sora * School Rumble SanGakki * Xam’d * Birdy The Mighty Decode * Yakushiji Ryoko No Kaiki Jikenbo * Antique Bakery * Natsume YuujinchouI’ve been in catch-up mode lately, with my JLPT study put on hold... | | |
| 4:33pm | Somebody mentioned Holden? | | | | Some folks look like they're having some fun posting rambling thoughts on Holden (and ShizNat). Let me join in! :D |
| 3:19pm | Otaku’s Paradise | | | | Remembering the days spent at AkihabaraAs I walk thru Akiba carrying my heavy bagsI take a look at my watch and realize there’s time leftAnd I’ve been glancing and sweating so hard thatEven my buddies think that my mind is goneAnd I never bought the stuff that didn’t deserve itCan hardly... |
| 3:25pm | Life outside anime | | | | What was I doing while I wasn’t concentrating on anime and anime blogs? I’ve got something to share that I hope might be useful to readers out there. But be warned, this is not really anime-related.So earlier in the year I got the realization that I was living a passive life. So I set... |
| 2:01pm | I’m back! (The not-so-brief warm-up post) | | | | State of the Proxy, June 2008One of the main reasons that I decided to go on hiatus was my preparation for JLPT2. One day I was counting how many kanji I actually recognized and I realized I couldn’t even get half of the about 1000 kanji needed/required of JLPT2. And it stressed me out. ... |
| 1:20pm | The return to blogging… | | | | begins with the brief warm-up post. Anime Progress Report 07-13-2008.So even though I wasn’t blogging, I still managed to finish 2 shows, namely:Kurenai - not too satisfactory ending for me. I’ll try to find the time to make a proper review on this one.Shion no Ou - the criminal who killed... |
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