Category: Impressions

Opinions about things I've watched or read

Project Precure

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[Source] I’ve always wanted to watch the Precure franchise ever since the original first aired but I never got an opportunity to since this was before I got high-speed internet. Even when I did get it, the episode count had grown to the point that it was intimidating just to think about watching it. However …

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Winter 2011 Initial Impressions

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It’s taken us quite a while but Aorii and I once again present our initial impressions of the shows we have picked up for this season. I think this is the first time we’ve watched the exact same shows. The order of our lists is basically the same although we have Fractale and Gosick reversed …

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Touhou Pocket Wars EVOPlus

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Ever since New Year’s Eve I’ve been playing the doujin games Touhou Pocket Wars Evolution and its expansion Evolution Plus. I found out about them pretty randomly when I stumbled upon some recent updates on the Touhou Wiki. I thought the art looked nice and before I knew it I was spending way too much …

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Twelve Days of Anime: The Condensed One Day Version

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So I had originally decided to join in on this twelve days of anime thing since I’ve never done it in all the years I’ve spent blogging. However since it was a kind of a rushed decision and other things getting in the way, I am late to the party and only have the time …

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Tales of Xillia Announcement: Extended Thoughts

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Recently Namco Bandai announced the title of their next entry in the Tales franchise, Tales of Xillia, at the Tales 15th Anniversary Commemoration Party, on the official website and via a leaked scan from Shounen Jump. The game will take place on the world of Liese Maxia, a place in which humans, spirits and demons …

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Fall 2010 Anime Impressions ~De geso!!

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The season thus far has been packed with so much great potential akin to that of the fall 2008 season. As such it looks as if keeping up with all the shows will be an enjoyably hectic ride. Continuing our joint activities (Honya [Lyrical Spark] and Aorii [Major Arcana]), here are our fall 2010 impressions!

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A Critical Diagnosis of Hanbun no Tsuki ga Noboru Sora

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Hanbun no Tsuki ga Noboru Sora, or Hantsuki for short, is a story of romance between a young boy and girl set against the backdrop of a hospital. In this environment in which the reality of death is very evident the two struggle to get closer to each other. This sounds like a wonderfully touching …

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Watching All of To Heart

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Sometime during spring I took it upon myself to watch the entirety of the To Heart franchise as one of my big anime projects. I started drafting this post after watching all the various series but never finished writing it. However with last week’s release of To Heart 2 adnext I felt inspired to complete …

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Fall 2010 Anime Joint Preview: Attack of the Otaku Subculture

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Wayyyy too many series to watch >.< [mosu ] Fall anime is usually the best during the year, and fall 2010 is just spetacular; definitely the best since the legendary fall 2008 season. In preparation for the University of Virginia anime club presentation and discussion, we (Aorii [Major Arcana] and Honya [Lyrical Spark]) have decided …

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THE iDOLM@STER 2: PV and Impressions

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Everyone knew it was coming eventually but Namco Bandai finally officially announced THE iDOLM@STER 2 recently. It doesn’t come as a surprise given the 2nd Vision initiative to revitalize the franchise but now we have solid information about the title. I did some slight speculation about the game (but mostly praying for features I want) …

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