End of Year Awards for 2018

2018 had its highs and its lows, but overall I felt like it was one of my most exciting years for watching anime. So, here are some accolades that I decided to give out for all of the shows I watched this year. NOTE: outside of AOTY 2018/worst of 2018, none of these shows are …

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Thoughts So Far: Aria

For a long time, I've had nine anime series that I felt were worthy of the score of a 9 or higher, and I've been wondering when (if ever) that tenth show would come around and officially round off my top 10. Well, I believe that show has officially arrived. Aria is an atmospheric masterpiece. …

The Sunshine Rant (Episodes 1-5)

Warning: this post will contain spoilers for both Love Live Sunshine as well as the original Love Live series. If you don't want to get spoiled then it would be best to turn back now and watch the series if you would like to form your own opinion on it, then come back to this …

Love Live

I really thought I knew myself. I've been watching anime for a while now, and I think its safe to say that I know my tastes pretty well. I drop a lot of shows instantaneously because I can usually tell right away if the subject matter appeals to me, and on the flip side I …

Quick Thoughts: Doki Doki Literature Club

After hearing the name tossed around basically everywhere, from discord to reddit, I decided to look into DDLC just for shits and giggles. I haven't played many Visual Novels in my day, despite the fact that a VN was the reason why I got into anime in the first place, and my reasoning is simple: …

How to make a proper MAL list

A MyAnimeList is a great way to both keep track of how much anime you've watched, rank your shows from favorite to least-favorite, and show others what you consider to be good or bad shows. As someone who loves statistics and power rankings as a sports fanatic for years, making a MAL was right up …

End of Summer Update

Hey y'all! After deciding to stop watching anime seriously at the start of the summer, I'd like to give a quick update on what I have been watching. I caught up with the Monogatari Series in late July, after a month without watching anything besides Game of Thrones, with the release of the third Kizumonogatari …

#1: Cowboy Bebop

I do not believe that there is or could ever be "the perfect show". People's tastes and preferences differ too greatly, and I don't think anyone could construct a show that speaks to everyone and checks every box that they have. However, I do believe that there can be a personal "perfect show", meaning that …

#2: Clannad

Shows that actually change who you are as a person are very hard to come by, and even harder to come by for myself personally since I watch TV to be entertained instead of seeking out something that will change me. When I decided to tackle Clannad since I had heard very positive reviews on …

#3: The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya

Dedicated to the r/Haruhi discord server and all of its lovely inhabitants. Humor and anime have always had a tough time working together in my experience. Maybe it's just because the types of humor anime has to offer aren't my style, or maybe it's because a lot of anime comedies just aren't that funny. A …