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Author Archives: J Sensei
Anime Review: Yosuga no Sora, Episode 3
So, The Big Question Let’s get to the big question everyone hearing about this show is asking: Is this anime full, outright hentai??? No, not exactly, but it is the single biggest tease on earth. It shows glimpses of things … Continue reading
Anime Review: Star Driver, Episode 3
This Episode Rocked. Really. It Did. I am now completely sold on this anime. Details after the spoiler space, but this was great, great stuff, and I wouldn’t come even close to comparing the first two episodes with it. show … Continue reading
A Certain Magical Index II, Ep 2: Review
Index: Taking A Bite Out Of Crime OK, this is the Index we know and love: when she’s peeved at Tohma (I’ll use that romanization for now), particularly when he gets involved in a perverted situation against his own wishes … Continue reading
Pattern and パターン
Did You Know… The Japanese word “pataan” (katakana: パターン) is 100% based on the English word pattern? Not all Japanese people (日本人、nihonjin) know this. After all, they know the word as part of their language, a loan word, one of … Continue reading
Japan, Deflation and the New York Times
Let’s Get Serious Here. This is about the first of a series of articles in the New York Time; this article is titled Japan Goes From Dynamic to Disheartened. Essentially, the New York Times (hereafter: NYT) is making Japan out … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Japan
Tagged business, deflation, depression, economics, Japan, New York Times
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Early Anime Impressions: Hyakka Ryouran Samurai Girls
Correct me if I’m wrong, but the first two words seem to amount to hundred flowers blooming profusely. Um, well it’s essentially to the Warring States Period what Ikki Tousen is to the Three Kingdoms era of China: a bunch … Continue reading
Early Anime Impressions: Kami Nomi zo Shiru Sekai
a.k.a. “The World Only God Knows” To explain briefly, the main character, known as “kami-sama” (i.e. God) is the god of romance video games, where the objective is to “land” girls through dialogue choices, or put more bluntly, through fictional … Continue reading
Early Anime Impressions: Fall 2010, Japan
Two Episodes Are A Trend Having caught up on a fair bit of anime watching, I wanted to write some early impressions (as in, they are not first impressions). First episodes can be very misleading in some cases; two episodes … Continue reading
Japanese Culture: A Monster Hunter’s Life, Pt. 2
The First “Monster Hunt” I’m only getting around to blogging about it now, but I continued my early “hunter” efforts by fulfilling a basic quest for the village elder and, thanks to my previous Monster Hunter experience, I chose to … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Japan, video games
Tagged Capcom, culture, Japan, Monster Hunter, video games
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Conversations: The Disappointment of Final Fantasy XIV (14)
Interview With A True FF11 Fan Final Fantasy XIV (FF14 for short) has arrived with a simultaneous release in both the U.S. and Japan to… how shall we put this… bitter, overwhelming disappointment.For a truly in-depth perspective on this game’s … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Japan, video games
Tagged conversations, disappointment, FF14, final fantasy, final fantasy xiv, interview
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