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C-pia! Magazine Volume 3
After a short break, C-pia! Magazine is back! It’s the third volume, and this time, it’s centered around the ’80s and ’90s. Very classic. We’ve got news on…
~SPOILER FREE~ FINAL THOUGHTS: WINTER 2024
Come one, come all! Step into this season of amazing EDs! Aside from the shows listed below, I also watched Pon no Michi, which depressingly isn’t really about…
The Apothecary Diaries, Pon no Michi, TSUKIMICHI -Moonlit Fantasy-, A Sign of Affection, The Dangers in My Heart
C-pia! Magazine Volume 2
C-pia! Magazine continues! The second month of the year brings the second volume of our new magazine, and since less time had to be dedicated to setting up…
C-pia! Magazine Volume 1
As readers of the blog will know, I can ramble about a lot of things. The blog, thus far, is pretty focused; anime reviews, analysis, and sometimes a…
Talking about 2023
Every year I write a casual little wrap-up of everything I did throughout the year. I used to do this via Twitter’s “moments” functionality, but as mentioned in…
~SPOILER FREE~ SUMMARIZING THE YEAR! 2023
What a busy year 2023 was! I made a game, I made a big ol’ video essay, and I drew far too much. Played some games too, none…
My Clueless First Friend, Magical Destroyers, The Café Terrace and Its Goddesses, Tengoku Daimakyo, BanG Dream!
~SPOILER FREE~ FINAL THOUGHTS: FALL 2023
Fall arrives, and with it, my two most anticipated shows of the year: 16bit Sensation and Sousou no Frieren. That doesn’t mean I think they’ll be good, but…
I Shall Survive Using Potions!, SHY, Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End, 16bit Sensation: Another Layer, GOBLIN SLAYER
Video Analysis: BanG Dream! It’s MyGO!!!!!
I was sick over the month, so with nothing better to do, I made a video version of my BanG Dream It’s MyGO!!!!! analysis post.
16bit Sensation, or The Value of Skills
Konoha is an artist, and she’s popular enough. She ranks in the Pixiv rankings sometimes, she has all the skills you’d expect of a modern-day artist, and yet……
BanG Dream!, or 13 analysis posts for 13 episodes.
2023’s Summer season has fully wrapped up, and the highlight anime of the season for me has (as usual) gone mostly without substantial praise, sooo… here’s some substantial…
~SPOILER FREE~ FINAL THOUGHTS: SUMMER 2023
We’re almost done with 2023 if you can believe it, and Summer has basically come to an end… ignoring a few straggling shows that have fallen behind in…
BanG Dream!, BanG Dream! It's MyGO!!!!!, Helck, The Most Heretical Last Boss Queen: From Villainess to Savior, The Duke of Death and His Maid
My Happy Marriage, or Empowering the Abused
Miyo is a victim. Born as the first daughter of a noble family, raised by an unloving father, abused by her spiteful stepmother, and manipulated by a sadistic…
~SPOILER FREE~ FINAL THOUGHTS: SPRING 2023
It’s here! The season of romance! I never thought I’d see one of these again, but boy am I glad. There were so many that, for once, I…
The Dangers in My Heart, KamiKatsu: Working for God in a Godless World, TOO CUTE CRISIS, Insomniacs after school, Stella of the Theater: World Dai Star
I Played Demons Roots
While I was working away at a game of my own, I briefly glanced at a lengthy positive review of a game named ‘Demons Roots’ on the JRPG…
Loving Yamada At LV999, or Teaching an Audience to Empathise
Akane was dumped. In a cozy ol’ cafe, sat opposite her boyfriend, dressed to the nines for a date and with a hot cup of coffee in hand,…
~SPOILER FREE~ FINAL THOUGHTS: WINTER 2023
Yo yo I made a Visual Novel! It’s free, it looks pretty, go read it. That’s why I’m almost a week late posting this, but uh… I did…
The Magical Revolution of the Reincarnated Princess and the Genius Young Lady, Campfire Cooking in Another World with my Absurd Skill, The Iceblade Sorcerer Shall Rule the World, Farming Life in Another World, In/Spectre
Talking about 2022
Well, this wasn’t a format I was planning on making a mainstay for the blog, but Twitter removed its Moments functionality, so I guess this is how I’m…
~SPOILER FREE~ SUMMARIZING THE YEAR! 2022
Another year is over, and unfortunately it was the year that finally killed Twitter Moments, so I can’t do my usual linking of an “everything I did this…
Sing a Bit of Harmony, Deaimon: Recipe for Happiness, Healer Girl, Summer Time Rendering, Akebi’s Sailor Uniform
~SPOILER FREE~ FINAL THOUGHTS: FALL 2022
While anime was busy being terrible throughout last season, I took a pleasant break from watching cartoons to play a game I’ve been anticipating for a while now:…
Management of a Novice Alchemist, Reincarnated as a Sword, My Master Has No Tail, Beast Tamer, The Eminence in Shadow
I Played Harvestella
I’m not really a fan of farming games.I don’t hate them, but I’ve never particularly liked one of them either.During one particular broadcast on Nintendo’s Youtube channel, …
Idolmaster, or How to Write Multiple Perspectives
Last month, the anime series ‘Shine Post’ finished airing and I shared my impressions of it on this blog. While doing so, I couldn’t help but wonder when…
10 Urusei Yatsura Episodes You Should Watch.
The 2022 adaptation of Urusei Yatsura is right around the corner, and some of you may be wondering… do I need to watch all 195 episodes of the…
~SPOILER FREE~ FINAL THOUGHTS: SUMMER 2022
Oh boy, here it is… When I first saw what was airing this Summer, one thought stuck in my mind: this is quite possibly the worst season of…
Black Summoner, Overlord, Summer Time Rendering, Call of the Night, Engage Kiss
~SPOILER FREE~ FINAL THOUGHTS: SPRING 2022
For the first time in a very long time, we’ve got a packed season stacked with great options. There were so many shows I wanted to try this…
Love After World Domination, The Dawn of the Witch, Deaimon: Recipe for Happiness, Healer Girl, A Couple of Cuckoos
Thoughts On: Bubble
In my yearly wrap up post of 2021, I mentioned Bubble in my Looking forward to in 2022 category. To quote the me of old, “I’m 90% sure…
~SPOILER FREE~ FINAL THOUGHTS: WINTER 2022
Aaah man, my highlight show Digimon Ghost Game got postponed mid-way through the season, and it kinda killed my desire to push on with the rest. I’m pretty…
In the Land of Leadale, The Genius Prince's Guide to Raising a Nation Out of Debt, Akebi’s Sailor Uniform, Digimon Ghost Game, She Professed Herself Pupil of the Wise Man
Waifu Watch: 1984
Welcome to Waifu Watch, a series of blog posts about the most popular anime girls throughout history! I’ve tracked down some of the most popular characters using data…
Stories from Translating 「SNOW ~Plus Edition~」
As detailed on my game development blog, I had a bit of downtime throughout 2021 due to some wrist issues that prevented me from working very much. With…
I Played More Heaven Burns Red (Chapter 3 Update)
More updates have released for Heaven Burns Red, from system changes, to new features, to entirely new stories. I realize that even a month after release, few people…
I Played Heaven Burns Red
A new big Visual Novel by Key is out, and it’s a very special one; it’s a gacha mobile game. Considering how I made a dedicated post for…
~SPOILER FREE~ SUMMARIZING THE YEAR! 2021
2021. What a year, huh? I was injured for most of it, especially during the early months, so I watched a lot more anime than usual. Went back…
Super Cub, Weathering With You, RUMBLE GARANNDOLL, Girlfriend, Girlfriend, Seirei Gensouki: Spirit Chronicles
~SPOILER FREE~ FINAL THOUGHTS: FALL 2021
Huh… We got a pretty good season this time. It’s been a long while since I’ve watched so many shows in a single season, and miraculously I came…
Deiji Meets Girl, Tawawa on Monday, KAGINADO, Mieruko-chan, The Faraway Paladin
I Played Tsukihime For The First Time
For a large percentage of my life Visual Novels were my passion. I wasn’t so much into the overall package as I was the individual routes. Some games…
~SPOILER FREE~ FINAL THOUGHTS: SUMMER 2021
The season of Isekai is here! I swear I skipped watching a big chunk of this season’s Isekai, but I still ended up watching five of them somehow.…
Remake Our Life!, How a Realist Hero Rebuilt the Kingdom, Girlfriend, Girlfriend, Seirei Gensouki: Spirit Chronicles, That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime
~SPOILER FREE~ FINAL THOUGHTS: SPRING 2021
Bit late finishing out the Spring season due to some computer problems, but I haven’t been watching much anime for the past year anyway, so it’s not like…
SSSS.Dynazenon, or How To Read A Show In 1 Episode
SSSS.Dynazenon, the latest entry in the Gridman franchise, begins with a simple sentence… Scarred Souls Shine like Stars Okay, that was a lie. In truth, SSSS.Dynazenon begins with…
Talking about 2020
Another year goes by, and it was a bit of a weird one. Normally I’d talk about all the anime I’ve enjoyed this year, but many of the…
Top 10 Video Games of the Decade
Compared to how often I watch anime or listen to music, I hardly play video games. I have a lot of problems with the medium in general, and…
Top 50 Anime of the Decade
A new decade starts and immediately everyone is stuck inside. I can’t really do much, so what better time to think about the past? The ’10s are well…
Harmonie, Flavors of Youth, Tsuredure Children, The Kawai Complex Guide to Manors and Hostel Behavior, Digimon: Digital Monsters
~SPOILER FREE~ SUMMARIZING THE YEAR! 2019
2019 is oooover! It was an… interesting year. On the personal side, I released my first game, improved my reach on Twitter, made a whole bunch of music,…
The Rising of the Shield Hero, BABYLON, Carole & Tuesday, GRANBELM, ASTRA LOST IN SPACE
5 SONGS FROM 2019 I LOVED
I haven’t kept up with all my intended posts this year due to a whole bunch of other work I’ve had to do. I have however listened to…
~SPOILER FREE~ FINAL THOUGHTS: FALL 2019
Aaah, I’m a bit late due to computer issues (and a passing lack of time to justify watching anime) but Fall of 2019, and 2019 as a whole,…
Ascendance of a Bookworm, BABYLON, Kono Oto Tomare!: Sounds of Life
THOUGHTS ON: CAROLE & TUESDAY
Carole & Tuesday is a show that is crippled by its own potential. It has such a strong ambition—one unreasonable for any TV broadcast to meet—and that is…
~SPOILER FREE~ FINAL THOUGHTS: SUMMER 2019
Oh man, I don’t know what’s going on with anime recently, but the quality is spiraling downwards. I dropped a lot this season, and the next season looks…
O Maidens in Your Savage Season, ASTRA LOST IN SPACE, The Girl From the Other Side: Siúil, a Rún, The Girl from the Other Side
~SPOILER FREE~ HALFWAY THERE: SUMMER 2019
I’m kind of on time for once! We’re halfway through the Summer season and I feel safe saying that it’s completely mediocre. All of the shows I’ve watched…