"I won't live my life by another person's script." ~ Mahiro Fuwa
Name's Derik. Been an anime fan since March/April 2011 and am not looking back. Favorite genres are slice-of-life, drama, romance, and seinen, although I keep things diversified with other types, including action, comedy, mystery, psychological, sci-fi, supernatural, thriller, etc. I have preferences toward 2000 and newer productions, and series whose collective lengths amount to 100 or fewer episodes. Ratings are subjective to enjoyment, influenced by factors such as story, production, character complexion and development, psychological impact, and lasting impression.
Even disappointing anime can be inspirational or memorable. A drop or low score doesn't necessarily constitute an anime as "bad" or "not enjoyable." Not everything suits my tastes in terms of content, aesthetic, or production values. Also, I've omitted listing anime watched prior to March 2011, as I can't recall specifics.
Ratings Scale, Records & Milestones:
What the ratings mean:
9+: exceptional
8: great
7: good
6: fair
5-: average/subpar
Personal records:
Average viewing pace: approx. 2 hours/day (5-6 episodes/day)
Episode-count record (day): 21 episodes (7+hours)
Episode-count record (week): 76 episodes (26+ hours)
Shortest completed TV series: Rec (9 episodes @ 12 min/episode)
Longest completed TV series (including sequels): Shugo Chara! (127 episodes)
Viewing milestones: TV series*
100 - Usagi Drop (4, May 2012)
150 - Phantom: Requiem of the Phantom (27, September 2012)
200 - Sakurasou no Pet na Kanojo (25, March 2013)
250 - TBD (projected for September 2013)
Episode-count**
2,000 - Darker than Black: Kuro no Keiyakusha ep. 8 (6, June 2012)
2,500 - Hyouka ep. 18 (20, August 2012)
3,000 - Tonari no Kaibutsu-kun ep. 6 (5, November 2012)
3,500 - Robotics;Notes ep. 14 (24, January 2013)
4,000 - Kimi ga Nozomu Eien ep. 10 (10, April 2013)
4,500 - TBD (projected for July 2013)
Time (days)
40 - 29, July 2012
50 - 30, October 2012
60 - 28, January 2013
70 - 8, May 2013
80 - TBD (projected for August 2013)
*sequels counted additionally
**includes all episode-types
2013 Top 15:(updated 17, June 2013)
Shinsekai Yori
Suisei no Gargantia
Girls und Panzer
Yahari Ore no Seishun Love Come wa Machigatteiru.
Shingeki no Kyojin
Love Live! School Idol Project
Ore no Imouto ga Konnani Kawaii Wake ga Nai.
Psycho-Pass
Chihayafuru 2
Hataraku Maou-sama!
To Aru Kagaku no Railgun S
Little Busters!
Mondaiji-tachi ga Isekai Kara Kuru So Desu yo?
Sakurasou no Pet na Kanojo
Hayate no Gotoku! Cuties
Racing is living. Everything else is just waiting.
Personally, I'm a low-key, unconventional renegade infatuated with speed and automotive performance. I am nice and considerate of others' values and perspectives, although I can be cold and reactive. Expanding on this multifaceted personality is an affinity for vocal trance, electronic, rock, and rap music, although I do enjoy reggae, Hawaiian, and music featured in anime. Other interests include basketball and driving fast (and efficiently), contrary to the relaxing and scenic environment of Oahu, Hawaii. However, I keep an open mind toward switching things up.
I'm sort of on the fence of Yui or Azusa as my favorite characters in those shows, though Yui is more closer because Aki Toyosaki is the better Seiyuu since she's more lighthearted and funny.
Good luck with that. You might get punched in the face by one of the haters of that show. :P
Don't worry about being a fanboy, Amy is a good enough reason because of the fact that she's more perfect and adorable than Noire.~
Thanks. I was trying to look for a new Amy picture and that one was so perfect and beautiful.
I'll be fine with it if it's done well. If she has a death scene that isn't done for the sake of shock value, case in point is Tomoe. Then again Urobuchi's not as involved in the creative process in this show as he is in his other screenwriting works, so who knows what will happen..
I'm 20 now and already feel like an old man. All the days of fooling around as a kid or teenager are a thing of the past, never to be experienced again. That depresses me a bit. I guess there's still university to look forward to, though. After that it's just work, family (maybe) and then retirement/death. Maybe I should do something different with my life so that I don't end up that way.
Yeah, sadly depth is often pushed aside to be palatable to a casual audience. At least the arcade racers are fun for a while, though. They always get the adrenaline going. And with loud surround sound on? Godly.
Oh... wow. I thought for a second that my eyesight was failing. $45,000, or $75,000 for the most advanced version. I have to envy the people who have this kind of money. Hell, I feel rich when I have just a couple hundred to spend. Which is almost never. Being a broke student sucks.
Lots of good racing games, though I've never played them much myself. Forza 4, Grid 2, Grand Turismo 5, etc etc. PlayStation 3s are pretty cheap these days, too. I see a few bundles at my retailer's site for $269.99. No doubt you could get one for even less if you bought used.
It was pretty terrible. I didn't even feel the needle and the first half was no problem, but when they had to go back and ply out a root, it was agony time. I can't remember when I last experienced so much pain. And then I was almost drowning on my blood for a while too. Not pleasant. Not at all.
At least you're having some amount of fun. Beats my nonstop schoolwork.
I'm really loving Gargantia too. Probably better than Titan, in all honesty. I'm kind of surprised at how much character development Ledo has received over only 10 episodes, and it feels completely authentic and believable too. Seems that shit has gotten real now.
Well, that's one thing we can agree on - Azuki Azusa is probably the cutest girl this season. I think it's her seiyuu that does it for me. Hot damn, her scenes are deadly for the heart.
sure! they are in the spoiler, just open them in tabs as they are WAY TOO BIG.
well, MAC is a place of fans by fans. so even the merchandise are made by fans themselves leaving stickers. Evn i made bookmarks this time.
haha k-on fan?!well i am not so mad but i wouldnt mind few goodies too. i am more of a Maid Sama fan.
oh man! NANA, wish i could get that!!! darn... well you can pick up the manga as it has even more to the plot but that to is incomplete. i, too, hope that someday we get the proper end to the story.
wow! convections are so much fun!! i wish i could get a sketch too. its very nicely done <3
hehe, i am pretty excited now but i am sure once things start i am gonna cry for free time. haha, i, too, am plaining to work part time later maybe near the year end. i wont to earn a bit too, you know, get the feeling of being independent.
haha, seems so by looking at it. well i agree, just replacing cars to fast drive...
I AM SO SO SO SO SO SO SORRY, that i wanna fall down and beg for forgiveness for what a lazy bum i have been. its been so long, i even read ur comment but either was too busy, lazy or just procrastinating to reply to you, yet you have been so kind to reply often. I even got my exams results and yay! i scored a decent/good score. Now i need to RUN for college applications. Hope they end tomorrow. so i have been quite busy
I so LOVE YOU !! for being so kind and again GOMENASAI!
*reply to the recent comment (5/22/13)*
haha, well it is not 20+ but it was 7 club layouts in one month and one personal layout! thanks a lot for your compliments. i am improving but still a long way.
aw.. my! you actually looked in it so deeply. i feel so honoured. it takes a bit time and practice, but text is something you need to be careful to play with. i use lots of dirty tricks and lots of layer blending for it to look good.
well, true its small. my PC crashed so i made it using my mom's lappy, which is bad at resoultions and kinda small. sonce i am used to working in the large screen, i actually had a bit probem. many people said it looked small and squshed, so i re-edited ans made a VER2.
i actually wanted the le and and the stand that way, so i wasnt read to cut it off.. but thanks for ur opinion. will keep it in mind next time i make a layout like that
well, it is a sad and a bit dull anime. i was so obsessed when i saw it. i was down all day and lost. now that i got over it, yet it still has a place in my heart. The manga is way much better, but incomplete due to the mangaka getting an illness and is in hiatus for years now. hope it continues...
thats true! Nana O has an amazing personality, a bit twisted but i so like her. i am a bit like her, we both have good amount of ego but soft from inside. i like her a bit too much to let her dominate everywhere including my avatar, siggy, dp, Deviant art A/C, FB cover.. etc... obession
as for the hachiko, she is the perfect girly girls i hate... i seriously hate. but then again she is getting the result of how slutty she was. Read the manga, and seriously it tears you apart..
*reply to the old comment (3/18/13)*
i swear, i was so damn angry and sad. i was crying while writing my paper too. But instead i got a chance again later at MAC3rd aniversary meet.
MAC is Mumbai Anime Club, a place where otakus living in mumbai can come together and have fun. this time there was a quiz competiton in anime, an AMV making contest, sketching contest. ans to make -up with not going for the Cool japan festival, i participated in all 3. i lost the quiz and sketching but surprisingly won the AMV contest! They ere even selling merchandise. i'll show you my merchandise a bit later.. since the picture is in my cellphone which is practically dead.
OMFG!!!!! SO MANY!!! SO MANY~~ i am so damn jealous. is the last one the sketched picture of you? did someone draw it for you??
ah, well now that you mention, most the posters are girls and moe~
got sold out maybe... tough luck but at the least you got these many!! where are you gonna put them ALL? wow Wall roll! thats amazing.
oh is it, good you both could make it up this time and have fun!!
Thank you. well yes thats true. I am finally starting college too. My Japanese class has already started and it is getting interesting and difficult at the same time. its like doing 2 majors at the same time. but i hope i manage, since its me who opted for it..
thanks for ur everlasting support
Oreki is truly amazing. his deductions and his sharp mind is something i look upon...
Once again, a big sorry for being a bummer, and glad you had fun at kawaii kon
EDIT- i like how you have re-modified your profile with mahiro. even the anime was a good watch
This week's episode of Titan was pretty lackluster, unfortunately. I'm not really a fan of all the screaming and overdramatic 'epic' music playing when it really shouldn't. Or Armin running and then sliding across the floor, speed lines marking his expression... it's just kind of ridiculous. The show would be far better with a more subdued and persistent tone. Less Hollywood, more atmosphere. Please?
OreImo has actually been somewhat decent for the past two episodes. Kirino isn't actually being a bitch for once! Woah, woah. At this rate I might even start to like her a bit.
I've mostly lost interest in Chihayafuru. Every episode is just karuta, karuta, karuta and then more karuta. What made the first season so special was the characterization. I'm not really getting any of that here.
Neptunia gives off pretty much the same feeling as K-ON does, though Neptunia has a bit more fanservice as well as all the video game parodying. Honestly, it's probably some of the most fun I've had in years. If the anime is even half as good as the games, it could easily be the best of the season.
I finished Gankutsuou and was pleasantly surprised. The second half was crazy. My only real complaint (aside from the mechas-- why are there mechas?!) is that the penultimate episode was riddled with obnoxious cliches. Decades worth of anger and vengeance being resolved from a naive kid lending a hug? C'mon, this isn't Kotoura-san. Still a good show overall though.
Haha so how about that Spurs-Heat game? Tony Parker with that clutch shot with Lebron covering him. That was a great one and I think this series is going to be great. ^_^
Lol, you know what thing is? A lot of guys nowadays easily fall for someone. Like if a girl looks good, guys will fall for them and that’s how it’s always been. A guy is usually attracted to a girl based on their looks and most of the type the guy is that kind of (playa) type or the both of them end up not being compatible with one another because of their interests aren’t the same.
Cat ears were always cool, at least in my opinion; it’s always given that Kawaii look D:
I decided not to get Senjougahara, if I was to get one, it would be the expensive one, but I doubt I’ll buy it.
I’ll probably grab this though before the prices jump up. http://s1.tsuki-board.net/pics/figure/large/3139.jpg
I always loved this figure too, looks great.
Yeah I doubt blame people for cosplaying as something popular really. They’re popular for a reason. Too bad I wasn’t a huge fan of SAO though. The story was bad and so were the characters.
My god, that Zonda looks beast. I always liked Zondas. I remember when I was playing Grand Turismo 3 when I was younger. I’m like wtf is this car. I remember telling myself I just had to get it lol. I loved racing games when I was younger, especially the Gran Turismo series.
Nothing much lately for me, my friend’s nephew and niece came to visit from Denver, so now we’re showing them how we roll in Boston lol. Lots of restaurants, frozen yogurt and bowling. They leave in a week, so we’ll see what else we can do from there.
Also, just had some good conversations with a friend of mine, like 3 hour conversations just outside his house lol. It was nice out too. Good stuff, deep stuff and in the end, I could say it was worth it. Lately it also got me thinking because the other day something reminded me about my ex-bestie. She’s single now, and it’s not that I want to go out with her; it’s that now it might be an easier time to talk to her and perhaps regain our friendship. What I was told is that I already lost her and if I did try to get her back now, it wouldn’t matter because I could only gain out of it. I mean I already lost her and if it doesn’t work out again, then so be it. I don’t have to sit there and wonder anymore.
Hmm nothing else, I might just chill for a while now. I don’t really feel like spending money. It’s taking a toll on me lol. I’m actually re-watching Bleach just because I actually never finished it. I still enjoy it though. I miss anime convention though LOL, I just want to play games, that’s probably the reason why and chill with random peoples. Anyway, I’m going to go back to watch Bleach. Take care man. Oh yeah, are you looking forward to any of the anime coming out this summer?
Hey, it's hard to resist all the Noire moe. And Neptune/Noire sorta reminds me of the friendship between Yui and Azusa. Well, with a lot more tsundere stuff. A lot.
I've started Gankutsuou and it's surprisingly good. Maybe it's the macabre atmosphere, the art style or the characters, but something about it is really grabbing my attention. Wasn't expecting to like it at all.
