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| Birthday |
1991 |
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Ann Arbor |
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January 11, 2011 |
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1,082 |
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577 |
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Anime Stats
| Time (Days) |
71.2 |
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| Watching |
7 |
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| Completed |
255 |
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| On Hold |
17 |
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| Dropped |
96 |
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| Plan to Watch |
86 |
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| Total Entries |
461 |
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Anime compatibility with Luxorcist is:
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Manga Stats
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28.9 |
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| Reading |
40 |
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51 |
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| On Hold |
7 |
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17 |
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4 |
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| Total Entries |
119 |
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College student, used to only watch long-running shonen series like Dragonball and Naruto, but then I realized... they're incredibly base and repetitive. So I got into One Piece, and that's now the new standard to compare shonen to. Unfortunately, that means my old favorite Bleach looks retarded now, but I guess that's progress.
I began to watch shorter series, beginning with everyone's favorite tsun Shana. I began looking for highly regarded anime when I stumbled upon a recommendation from a friend--ARIA. Before, I would've called this boring, but at that time, I was just coming into the domain of less action-y shows and more sentimental ones. This, of course, is when I joined online forums to get my discussion fix. That got me to Random Curiosity, which blogs the more current "seasonal" shows, and the rest is just me watching whatever looks good in the seasonal schedules.
At one point, I knew more Japanese than my friends. Those said friends got into anime after me, but took the initiative to take Japanese in high school, while I stuck with Spanish (hey, it's useful!). So I'm the lackey now, while I work in college in my own free time to catch up. We all want to go to Japan some day, but unfortunately that's not possible until things settle down there and back home. Until then, I will work hard and hear about things outside the US from others, blogs, the news, and whatever else I can find.
And here we are, five years into my "serious" anime journey (excluding the dubs I saw on Cartoon Network as a kid).
よろしく！
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X10A_Freedom | 12-12-12, 4:19 PM
I'm not familiar with that series. Anything wrong with it?
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X10A_Freedom | 11-03-12, 12:32 PM
Taling LB!, Little Busters! ~TV Animation Ver.~ is out. I am over the moon, love the guitars. Something felt lacking in the original song.
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X10A_Freedom | 11-03-12, 11:01 AM
That gif is kawaii!
Go watch LB! already. :3
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X10A_Freedom | 10-29-12, 6:20 AM
My ideal dosage is 3 weekly and the occasional marathon or OVA. I'm currently watching 4 weekly and got a huge backlog which I'm slowly going through at my own pace.
I am actually really enjoying ALO. They are building the world up well and I'm actually immersed in the virtual reality of ALO. If they keep this pacing up, I'll be very pleased. Although I do think the antagonist is made to look overly-disgusting and Kirito attracts a few girls too many like a magnet.
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X10A_Freedom | 10-28-12, 5:43 AM
The Bamboo Blade character is a socially awkward introvert who is also of small build and kawaii. Her personality shares many traits with Alice, enough for it to be inserted as a joke in an Aria Drama CD. Seriously, BB is funny as heck and it's top-notch comedy/action.
I really do not have anything to blog about at the moment. I've taken a record load in anime and am basically too busy consuming entertainment, rather than producing things! I really had an instance of OCD with Aria and a quality blog entry would need that amount of mental anguish again.
...and that Kagura is supposed to be creepy.
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X10A_Freedom | 10-26-12, 4:17 AM
Why is Nibutani such a perfect...biatch! I've always had a soft spot for these kinds of characters and it seems they are going the comic relief route with her, much like how Bamboo Blade handled it (a must watch for Alice fans). Nibutani has been a generic 'perfect' character and they could have made her 'perfect girl' a bit like Mugi. Nevertheless, Nibutani's 3-sidedness(!) should bring some interesting character dynamics and I cannot wait to see more.
I did the idols thing on my profile mainly to question a MALfriend's poor taste regarding his idols. I basically copied his profile, albeit with different idols for the same categories in order to express what I thought about his taste. I mean...his favourite is Iori, which says a lot! :P Anime Haruka and Game Haruka (watched a little on YT) gives off slightly different vibes and I prefer the anime version (not Xenoglossia!). Out of all the characters, I definitely liked Haruka and Yayoi the most because of their unselfish personalities. That said, he's de-idolized his profile now and Kintama's my fav show at the moment thus time for something new.
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X10A_Freedom | 10-25-12, 8:22 AM
Chihaya is easily the best vocalist out of all the idols and episode 20 is simply a tear-jerker. I actually prefer the TV version of Yakusoku because of that. That 'perfect' joke is always used to wind up another of my friends who has since sold is soul to Iori (goodness knows why).
Drama and Psychological? You should give Psycho-Pass a try this season then. Typical Urobuchi Gen so far with the grim/dark. Wonder how he will corrupt and de-construct the characters this time... I noticed you're watching Chuu2. It's awesome this week. Nibutani is too hawt. :3
If the author of SAO was that young, his consistencies are maybe due to his own chuunibyou? I've heard good things about GGO...like how the author had to make an apology/confession that he knew absolutely nothing about guns.
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X10A_Freedom | 10-22-12, 6:04 AM
I'm rather bipolar about SAO. The style and presentation of the first episode gave us the impression of serious business but this has not been kept up. The storytelling has been shallow and the flow inconsistent. On the other hand, it's become very shounen in terms of plot twists and world mechanics. For those who like shounen, SAO is average to good but for the likes of me who wanted more of the episode 1 feel, it's pretty crap.
What are your thoughts on SAO?
And why is Chihaya so perflat?
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X10A_Freedom | 07-17-12, 5:37 AM
I found the first episode of SAO to be an excellent introduction. The pacing was good and we got to know the mechanics of the game. The dialogue between Kirito and Klein really brought out their personalities which gave the viewer an excellent understanding of who they were.
The second episode felt rather abrupt. While it packed lots of good information and great action, my gut feeling told me the flow wasn't so good. While the quality was there, it was just rushed. Asuna's voice is excellent! We see Kirito is a really nice guy deep at heart but is personality/playstyle just doesn't allow him to help others, despite wanting to.
I never realised SAO was so hotly anticipated. I just picked it from the synopsis I read at the huge "Upcoming Summer 2012 Season" image from the Asuki forums and it caught my interest.
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X10A_Freedom | 07-02-12, 5:11 PM
I'll definitely miss the entertainment it gave me each week.
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X10A_Freedom | 06-09-12, 1:58 PM
I've just returned from my cycle touring holiday and caught up with a bunch of stuff.
Fate/Zero's experience for me is spoilt as I've watched F/SN already so already had a good idea of who will survive/die.
As for Pirates, Captain Marika and the supporting characters never ceases to amuse. We get a good balance of character airtime, with side characters staying side characters. Prevents a character overload like Code Geass and the story flows nicely. We never get enough Chiaki though! Marika's decision making skills are excellent and is always intriguing to watch. Despite the people involved in the production is different to Macross F, Satelight has again, delivered compelling Zero-G physics - something lacking in a certain Gundam title 10 years ago.
Hyouka...Chitanda is m0e. Guilty pleasure. Just. Guilty. Pleasure.
Therefore, in my highly subjective order of preference, 1. Pirates, 2. Hyouka, 3. F/Z.
I just watched the RAWs of F/Z and Pirates as they came out...instead of working on my personal statement. Fail.
I'll take a look at Random Curiousity...provided I don't procrastinate away my time which is hard, but fortunately, don_don_kun's blog is down...schadenfreude LOL!
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zero_suls | 06-07-12, 10:15 AM
Saw your recommendation in ''Zetman - Tiger & Bunny'' and there was a line ''The animation and character design almost had me believing it's the work of the same studio, but it turned out false. Mangaka of Zetman is Masakazu Katsura, he designed characters of Tiger & Bunny.
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X10A_Freedom | 05-30-12, 2:56 AM
Hey,
I look forward to Pirates, Pirates, and more Pirates! F/Z for me is chilling to an extremely well-produced movie, while Hyouka is 90% moe, 10% mental engagement. The incredible art and detailing helps though!
I usually follow 2-3 ongoing series and do impromptu marathons around once a month out of curiousity or due to an occasional recommendation from the very few IRL friends I have. There's too much in life for me to spend *all* my time on anime. Or religion, job, gaming, photography, cycling, cars, buses, trains, planes, actual responsibility... Coupled with the fact I'm forced to go minimum energy mode like Houtarou at times. Clearly, getting into conversations on MAL doesn't help either! :P
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Croosboy | 04-04-12, 3:35 AM
The only thing that I don't like about Enzo's site is that, scrolling lagsssss. He should make the background simple yet attractive. Using that kind of css script is just fine but... you know its annoying to read when you it scrolls and lags at the same time making my loading time slow for lower bandwidth people who relies on review just to understand what was missing.
Though I agree, he is an awesome writer.
~Man, I should put this in the Tourney.
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Botagar | 04-04-12, 2:26 AM
ahh sorry! been out of home and very busy recently!
Still reading TOG and loving it though!
I'll jump into IRC when i can >.<;
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