| 1:20pm | Dansai Bunri no Crime Edge - 09 | | | | It's not too often an anime makes me feel as if I'm seeing something truly fresh, but this one does so over and over.I've made reference to "Strange & Beautiful" by Aqualung (Matt Hales) on the blog before - the album specifically, in reference to Zetsuen no Tempest. But I think... | | |
| 2:48am | Japan Trip 2013 Journey and Ikebukuro Chapter | | | | It’s been almost a month since I have returned from my Japan Trip, with the primary objective to attend Dolpa 29 in Tokyo, to secure the incredibly popular limited Dollfie Dream Asuna (I will do my DP29 report in a separate blog post), shopping and sightseeing in the surrounding area. While... | | |
| 6:14am | Episode Review: Photo Kano Episodes 3-5 | | | | The first two episodes of Photo Kano come across as mostly light fluff, with an occasional serious moment. The main relationship was very clear, and the level of fan service was surprisingly low, given the nature of the story-line. The next three episodes both raise and lower the bar in various ways.... | | |
| 10:13am | Deadly Premonition: The Director’s Cut – Game Review |  | | | Title: Deadly Premonition: The Director’s Cut Developed By: Access Games Published By: Rising Star Games | All Interactive Entertainment (Australia) Based On: Deadly Premonition for the XBox360 —————————— —– Console: Playstation 3 Genre: Psychological Horror Classification... | | |
| 3:08am | Spring 2013 – Week 7 Anime Review | | | | Last week: appreciating the dramatic visuals of Chihayafuru 2, the use of bright, dazzling colors in Suisei no Gargantia, the divergence of Chiho’s life in Hataraku Maou-sama!, and the sudden emotions and expressiveness of Mikasa in Shingeki no Kyojin. As always, since we’ve reached the halfway... | | |
| 10:52am | National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation (Miraikan) | | | | My friend from the hostel recommended this museum to me after his visit and I thank him for doing so as it turned out to be a great experience, yes, even solo! The National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation or just Miraikan, should be a must for anyone with at least a passing interest in new... | | |
| 10:52am | National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation (Miraikan) | | | | My friend from the hostel recommended this museum to me after his visit and I thank him for doing so as it turned out to be a great experience, yes, even solo! The National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation or just Miraikan, should be a must for anyone with at least a passing interest in new... | | |
| 7:35am | Episode Review: RDG: Red Data Girl – Episodes 4 and 5 | | | | Once again, I must apologize for the lack of “timeliness” in my blogging. I hope to get caught up over the coming weekend On with the RDG review! While the first three episodes concentrated on character introductions, world building, and setting up the relationship dynamics between Izumiko... | | |
| 12:30am | Visual Learners: Higurashi When They Cry |  | | | Higurashi when they cry; Higurashi when they don’t What have I been reading lately? If you guessed Higurashi When They Cry visual novels, you are absolutely correct. For those who don’t know (likely none of you??), the Higurashi franchise is a series of horror mysteries involving curses(?)... | | |
| 6:25am | Chihayafuru 2 - 20 | | | | For a while there, I thought the purpose of this episode was to induce as many heart attacks as humanly possible among the audience. This was so close to being one of the classic Chihayafuru episodes ever. It had almost everything - drama, humor, long-awaited interaction with Arata, classic... | | |
| 4:30pm | Ongoing Investigations: Case #216 | | | | If you haven’t heard the fabulous news, UNIQLO currently has Fist of the North Star t-shirts! There is a great variety to choose from (of course Raoh is the best) printed on a multitude of colors. They all pretty much fulfill the in-your-face-ness of the series. One feature that all the shirts... | | |
| 5:39am | Spring 2013 Mid-Season Anime Report – Part 2: #16 to #9, The Middle Eight | | | | Like a middle child of a family having to work at being noticed between the siblings on either end of the spectrum, this post covers those anime series that have a tendency to get loss in the shuffle caused by the hubbub of the top and bottom anime series. The true strength of an anime season can often... | | |
| 5:39am | Spring 2013 Mid-Season Anime Report – Part 1: #16 to #9, The Middle Eight | | | | Like a middle child of a family having to work at being noticed between the siblings on either end of the spectrum, this post covers those anime series that have a tendency to get loss in the shuffle caused by the hubbub of the top and bottom anime series. The true strength of an anime season can often... | | |
| 4:11am | Spring 2013: Midseason Thoughts | | | | Picked up another show a few weeks into the season, increasing my season total to 12. Still far from the 19 from last season, but it’s quality over quantity, am I right? Note: The entries in each section are in no particular order.The GoodAiura For a four-minute show, it’s surprisingly... | | |
| 9:58pm | Valvrave the Liberator Ep. 1-6: I know I am hero! | | | | I don’t hate this show. I’m not even going to say I dislike it. Is it a bad show? I’m not sure what that even means anymore (more on that later). Personally, Valvrave the Liberator was at least entertaining in all its “animeness,” and this is why I’m going to vomit... | | |
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