Log Horizon – Glasses and It’s Ability in Masking Personalities
Ever seen those characters with shiny glasses? Akin to those characters with long bangs, covering the eyes, these are the type of characters where one had to be cautious of, as one wouldn’t know what...
View ArticleShipping in Nagi no Asukara
Note: This post contains spoilers. Nagi no Asukara has a huge cast. Since romance is one of the main aspect that the show covers, that means the anime features elements like a “love nonagon” – far...
View ArticleVisual Novels and Light Novels – Utilizing Their Own Medium Structures for...
Each medium had their own unique ways in portraying their stories. One would portray via motions, colors and sounds. Others might portray through black and white pages. Because each medium tells their...
View ArticleHow Project Diva turned me into a Vocaloid Fan
I remembered the days when Vocaloid suddenly grasped the attention of otaku and music listeners all around the world. While I tried listening to a few of their songs, the critic in me kept finding...
View ArticlePuella Magi Madoka Magica: The Rebellion Story – Satisfying the Fandom’s Wish...
Note: This post contains spoilers. A little while ago, I finally had the chance to watch through all the three Madoka Magica movies. The first two movies served as a recap for everything that happened...
View ArticleKai’s History with Visual Novels
We all had our roots in our fixation with the Japanese subculture. We were introduced to anime watching through classic old shows like Dragon Ball and Sailor Moon. We were introduced to manga through...
View ArticleIkinari Anata ni Koishiteiru Review
Ikinari Anata ni Koishiteiru, or Ikikoi, for short, is a visual novel developed and published by Makura. It had to be first mentioned that Ikikoi is a moege in the truest sense – there’s not much...
View ArticleVideo Games – Philosophy of Good Graphics
Video games had underwent thorough massive improvements and evolution – style, aesthetics, interactions and the list goes on. Especially on the visuals aspect of video games, more powerful hardware...
View ArticleAn odd hobby I just recently discovered – Listening to Internet Radio
Have there ever been a time where you got fed up listening to the same songs over and over again in your collection? I do. I tried to remedy this by getting as much as songs in my computer, even going...
View ArticleMangaka-san to Assistant-san to Actually Tells Profound Themes on Manga and...
Who could had thought? Mangaka-san to Assistant-san to, a currently airing anime in the Spring season, is basically those ecchi harem story; the main protagonist being the mangaka, with hordes of...
View ArticleMath and Games in Isshuukan Friends – The Journey is More Important than it’s...
In episode 9 of Isshuukan Friends, Fujimiya said an extremely attention-grabbing statement, an eye-opener for those who hate math, myself included. “Math is like a puzzle or a game. There’s a clear...
View ArticleSo I bought a 3DS…
I’m not really what you call a “hardcore gamer”, and I’m not really the type to buy games or consoles the day they were released. But just last month, I finally bought a 3DS. I will begin by saying...
View ArticleRize – Best Girl of GochiUsa
Yes, no witty titles this time. Gochuumon wa Usagi Desu ka?, or GochiUsa for short (Is the Order a Rabbit?) is an anime from Spring 2014 that currently ended, and throughout all the 12 episodes I had...
View ArticleListening to Anime OSTs Standalone
Listening to anime OSTs “within” the show and it’s context, and listening to anime OSTs “outside” of the show, as standalone; can be both very polarizing music-listening experiences. This begs the...
View ArticleVocaloid Live Concerts in the West – A Different Interpretation
While watching Vocaloid live concerts is something I would definitely add to the list of things I want to do before I kick the bucket, seeing a camrip video of a particular Vocaloid live concert led...
View ArticleAll You Need Is Kill Review
All You Need Is Kill is a light novel written by Hiroshi Sakurazaka, and illustrated by Yoshitoshi Abe. The story has an military sci-fi setting, and one pivotal plot point of the novel involves time...
View ArticlePhoenix Wright: Ace Attorney – Dual Destinies Review
Personally, when Capcom announced that Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney – Dual Destinies, the fifth installment in the Ace Attorney main series, will be on the 3DS, I have my doubts, but after playing it,...
View ArticleI/O Review
More than a decade ago, Kotaro Uchikoshi and Takumi Nakazawa written what would be undeniably known as the greatest visual novel of all time, Ever 17. Personal bias aside, Ever 17 did indeed garner...
View ArticleAnalyzing Harem Protagonists and Their Perverted Nature
Harem protagonists-for unknown reasons, they always have a mysterious charm in attracting women, regardless of age, race, and sometimes even species. In any case, I feel all harem protagonists are...
View ArticleKai’s Question #6 – Sweaty Hands and It’s Effects on My Gaming Experience
I have a medical condition since birth – it doesn’t interfere with my social and everyday life, but it does interfere with my gaming and technological life. From googling, I found out this medical...
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