Revolving around Anime

"We are all like fireworks, rising, shinning, scattering, and finally fading." -Toshiro Hitsugaya (Bleach)

     When I was a small kid, I wasn't as into anime as I am now, but gradually over the years as I grew older, I was exposed to it a lot more. So the more anime I watched, the more was I into it. As of now, the current me is a major anime fan. 

     I spend much of my time as I can to solely watch some anime, especially when I'm on break. Entering high school, managing my time became much more difficult because I hardly ever have the time to take a moment for myself since I'm always busy with homework or projects. When I would be done with my homework or project per say, it would already be late so I'd end up watching my anime until 1 or 2 am in the morning. 

     In my daily life, I try to incorporate some things or ideas that I've seen in the anime that I tend to see. You could say that I've grown quite attached to Japanese Pop Culture which is actually true. Ever so recently have I bought myself some good quality chopsticks to practice with so I can get the hang of it and experience what it's like to eat something without using a fork or a spoon. I've also practiced table manners and what's acceptable and what I should do when I go to Japan which is a dream of mine. In my opinion, Japan is my homeland and I would love to travel there once I'm old enough.

     In addition, I've also been studying and practicing some Japanese. So far, I've got several words and phrases down that I could use. Some of those I learned from reading and listening to the subtitles in that language. To be honest, I think that Japanese is much easier for me to learn than some of the other languages. Sometimes when I try to speak Japanese, my family likes to mess with me and tries to copy me by going with the flow and speaking what may sound like Japanese even though it's just a bunch of random words that make no sense whatsoever. 

     Furthermore, anime is a huge part of my life. As a teen, I love collecting anime merchandise, cosplaying as certain characters and reading manga. The one thing that I haven't experienced is going to a convention. Hopefully, if I'm lucky, I would like to go to one and be involved in it because it looks like a lot of fun and it seems quite interesting. 

Anime Obsession (Part 2)

"If you place yourself somewhere close to raw emotions, where you're exposed to violence and death, instinct and desire, you can brush against man's true nature. I thought that way I could find a reason to live somehow." -Dazai Osamu (Bungou Stray Dogs)

     After YOI (Yuri!!! on Ice) ended, I wasn't sure what to do or watch since I've spent so much of my time on this anime. I decided to do some research and find out what most anime fans are into and see if there were any suggestions or recommendations that  could have helped me in my selection of new anime to dedicate my time with. Turns out that I ended up finding several anime that I knew but never gave it much thought before because I just skipped it. 

     Going over those anime, I only selected 3 from the suggestions I've seen. Those include Shokugeki no Souma, Bungou Stray Dogs, and Mob Psycho 100. To be honest, I wouldn't have bothered watching these anime but it peeked my interest after witnessing the 1st episode for each of these anime. They all have a different story to tell and that's what makes it exciting because there's so much diversity that's there's no point in ever getting bored. 

     Furthermore, here's a bit of background information for these three anime and why I decided to go with it....

1. Shokugeki no Souma: This anime is basically all about cooking or in other words, cooking wars to be more exact and according to Wkipedia, "Shokugeki no Soma tells the story of a boy named Sōma Yukihira, whose dream is to become a full-time chef in his father's neighborhood restaurant and surpass his father's culinary skills. But just as Sōma graduates from middle school, his father, Jōichirō Yukihira, gets a new job that requires him to travel around the world and closes his shop. However, Sōma's fighting spirit is rekindled by a challenge from Jōichirō which is to survive in an elite culinary school where only 1% of the students manage to graduate, where he meets many amazing students and experiences new events that allow him to grow further towards his cooking goal."  (Follow this link for more information) →Shokugeki_no_Soma← So my reason for choosing this is that I thought it would be nice to explore an anime about cooking. It was a lot better than what I thought it would. I honestly fell in love with the main character because I liked the way he was portrayed in this anime. Overall, I'm glad that I gave this series a chance.
2. Bunjou Stray Dogs: This anime is mainly about certain individuals having super powers in a sense, fighting against the Mafia, solving cases, and much more. According to Wikipedia, "The story centers on individuals who are gifted with super natural powers and use them for different purposes including holding a business, solving mysteries, and carrying out missions assigned by the mafia. The story mainly follows the members of the "Armed Detective Agency" and their everyday lives." (Follow this link for more information)→Bungo_Stray_Dogs← My reason for choosing this is that I thought it looked really cool. This anime kind of hit me by surprise because I wasn't expecting to be so enthralled with this. The more I saw, the more I fell in for this anime. One of my favorite characters was and still is, Dazai Osamu. Overall, I would say that this anime was amazing and that it definitely needs a 3rd season.
3. Mob Psycho 100: This anime is still a bit new to me so the only thing I could say about this is that it's about exorcising spirits in a way by this kid named Mob. Anyways, according to Wikipedia," Shigeo Kageyama is an average middle school boy, called Mob (モブ means background character) for lacking a sense of presence. Although he seems like an inconspicuous person, he is in fact a powerful Esper. As he grows older, Mob realizes his psychic powers are dangerous. To avoid his power getting out of control, he constantly lives a life under emotional shackle. Mob wants to live just like others, but a barrage of trouble comes to him. With the suppressed emotions growing inside Mob little by little, his power threatens to spill over its bounds." (Follow this link for more information)→Mob_Psycho_100← I decided to go ahead and watch this anime because it looked pretty action-packed and interesting.  

     In the end, that's all I have to say for today.

   

Anime for LIFE?

“As long as you're alive...As long as you're running...You've got to give it everything you've got, or you'll have nothing left. I allowed myself to be satisfied with just having fun in the moment. But if you don't hold on to what you have, everything will be gone in an instant.” -Kazama Jin (Days)

There has been one thing that has been kept in the back of my mind for quite some time. I've been thinking and thinking about it for so long that I'm going to explain what it is. My only reason for me bringing it up is that it might relate to some people as well, or maybe not and it's just me. Either way, I've been pondering whether or not I'll continue to watch anime for life. In other words, until I'm an adult and possibly until I grow old and die. The answer is “YES!!!”. It was pretty obvious because there is no way for me to stop watching anime. I've become so attached to it that I'm just going to stick with it and I'm not complaining or anything. I even picture myself in the future still watching anime. It was quite a laugh, but I'm okay with it. I would like to actually continue watching anime despite my age. I'd probably be living by myself, lying on my bed in a dark lit room, eating a bunch of snacks and watching anime on my phone while excluding the outside world from interfering with my personal fantasy land on a daily basis. Now that I think about it, I already do all of this except that I don't live all by myself...yet.

I also prefer to not watch anything else except for a few shows that keep within my interests. Since we don't really have cable in my house, I had to stick with watching qubo or ion life. There really wasn't a lot of options to choose from to watch during my free time, so I stuck to getting an app on my phone that lets me watch all the anime I want for free. I ended up sticking with it ever since for the past 6 years almost 7.

I've also been wondering that there's so much anime to watch that's it's most likely impossible for me to watch all of them and there's also new series that keep airing each year. The only good outcome is that there's always something interesting to see that fits within your favorite genres or specific type. I always find something to keep me entertained so I never grow bored. I'm quite pleased because of it and that's about it.

New Seasons???

"No matter what kind of wisdom dictates you the option you should pick, no one will be able to tell if it's right or wrong till you arrive to some sort of outcome, resulting from your choice. The only thing we are allowed to do is believe that we won't regret the choice we made." - Caption Levi (Attack on Titan)

     New year, new seasons. It seems that 2017 will bring us all new anime seasons to fill up that emptiness that was left within our tiny hearts that needs to be filled in. More or less, I'm just guessing that by now, some of us already know that there are upcoming second seasons for several anime that kept us kinda hanging and wanting for more. In this new year and age, that time has come. Well not necessarily since it hasn't aired yet, but we're getting there. No worries.

     Specifically, I just want to go over those anime that will be getting a second season. JUST THOSE ANIME, nothing more. It would be too much if I went over everything that will be airing this year from movies to ovas. BUT....I'll only be going over the anime that I'm more interested in which will be airing this year.

1. Attack on Titan Season 2: Spring of 2017 is when this will be aired. It was about time that this anime gets a second season after leaving us questioning the ending. Also, not so long ago was the trailer aired for the whole world to see which has probably raised some quite the commotion. This new season will bring us new characters and new abnormal titans, especially that hairy/furry looking one. Overall, I can't wait for the new episodes to come out.
2. One Punch Man 2: It has been confirmed that this anime will be having a season 2. I personally am pretty excited because One Punch Man is a really interesting and fun anime to watch. It was about time that this anime gets another season because of all those red flags it raised during the last few episodes from the first season that kept us a bit anxious and on the edge of exploding. 
3. Boku no Hero Academia 2nd season: Also airing this Spring in 2017 and will be continuing from the previous season. 
4. The Seven Deadly Sins Season 2: It has also been confirmed that this anime will also be getting a second season that will probably bring us to our knees if you're someone who is a big fan of this anime because there might be some plot twists and a change of events that will have us stunned yet amazed
5. Super Lovers 2: Airing this year, a second season of this anime will also be brought out that will be branching off where it left us hanging and it will continue from there on out. 

     In the end, all I can say it that I'm really exhilarated for this new year and that I can't wait for these new seasons to come out so I can watch them all.

Anime for the First Time

"I am the hope of the universe. I am the answer to all living things that cry out for peace. I am protector of the innocent. I am the light in the darkness. I am truth. Ally to good! Nightmare to you!" - Goku (Dragon Ball Z)

      Coming up with other topics to write about is starting to become more and more difficult to come up with. So, I'll be going over my first experience with anime or in other words, which anime was the first that I've ever seen in my life.

     For starters, I first started to watch anime when I was around the age of 6 or 7 so I was pretty young back then. The anime that was first introduced to me was Dragon Ball and back then, I wasn't even aware what anime was so I just mistook this for some cartoon that involves martial arts or fighting with a bunch of random characters and one of them happens to be a boy who has a monkey tail of some sort. A bit of background as to why Dragon Ball was the first anime that I watched was for this one reason...my dad was just a really big fanatic when it came down to it. He used to watch it growing up and it was one of his most favorite shows to watch. One day, he just decided to put it on for us and from there on out, I started to like watching it. My dad, being the fanatic he is, had a whole collection of VCR tapes all on Dragon Ball because it was really a long time ago and those were used a lot during that time. Nowadays, we can easily access this on our phones, computers, Netflix (I think), Country Roll, and Kiss Anime. 

     After, coming to know that Dragon Ball was a pretty interesting anime, I decided to keep on watching it as more and more episodes were aired. Sooner or later, there was Dragon Ball Z, Dragon Ball Z Kai, and now there's Dragon Ball Super which I'm currently watching. In my opinion, I'm enthralled with how many things are happening and all the plot twists and new characters that keep popping up in Dragon Ball Super. 

     As I grew older, I became more aware as to what anime was so I began to watch more and more. Basically, I spent much of my time viewing new series that come out or ones that I've never seen before. In the end, I witnessed anime at a very young age and up to this point, I'm still watching but more intensely since there's a lot going on including new seasons for several animes that will be coming out in 2017. Either way, I can't wait.
     

My Current Anime Obsession

"You have to do the opposite of what people expect. How else will you surprise them? That's my motto." -Victor Nikiforov (Yuri!!! on Ice)

     Based off of what the title says, I'll be going over an anime that I absolutely must talk about. Recently, there's been quite a couple of new anime releases that came out this year and with more on the way but one that has caught my attention for the past 3 months or at least I think that's how long, is an anime that I'm currently watching that is called "Yuri!!! on Ice" and it has brought me so much joy that I have overflowed with so many feelings.
     Basically, this anime has restored me because I was on the brink of collapsing this year. At first I didn't know what to expect from it, but now I have no words to describe all the emotions that I get from watching this anime. I have grown to love it and every time a new episode comes out, I can't help but fan-girl with excitement. In a way, I feel so exhilarated that I tend to throw a day for myself where I just gather a bunch of junk food, have my phone fully charged because that's where I get my updates from, my blanket, my headphones, and a really dark room. I would consider that a perfect day for myself.
      I'm a bit sad to say this, but Yuri!!! on Ice is about to end with one more episode to be released, and so far I have questioned so many times what will become of Yuri and Victor who are basically the main characters and the ones I ship so hard. I have fallen head over heals for those two characters that I can't help but go up to my friends and talk about them 24/7 to the point where I get on their nerves except for one of them who totally understands me completely. 
     According to Wikipedia, "Yuri!!! on Ice follows a Japanese figure skater named Yuri Katsuki after suffering a crushing defeat during the final of a Grand Prix competition. Following more failures, Yuri develops mixed feelings about ice skating, among other troubles in his life, and puts his career on hiatus. After graduating from college in Detroit, he comes back home to Hasetsu in Kyushu. Yuri visits his childhood friend, Yuko, at an ice rink known as "Ice Castle Hasetsu" and perfectly mimics an advanced skating routine performed by famous Russian figure skater Victor Nikiforov, who is Yuri's idol. When secretly recorded footage of Yuri's performance is uploaded to the internet, it catches the attention of Victor, who decides to suddenly travel to Kyushu to become Yuri's coach. Together with Victor, Yuri aims to win the Grand Prix series as he battles against his rival, Yuri Plisetsky, a 15-year-old rising star skater from Russia." or follow this link→ Yuri!!! on Ice ← to learn more about it if you're interested.
     In the end, I just wanted to get my point across that I really love Yuri!!! on Ice and I can't wait to see the new and final episode which will have me crazy to find out how it will end and whether or not they will make a season 2 which I hope they do make in the near future. 


           

My Favorite???

"There is no time like the present, I guess." - Hatake Kakashi (Naruto)

     Coming up with topics to talk about is actually pretty difficult. I'm quite stumped at the moment as to what I should write on. Considering that I'm still talking about Anime,  I have incorporate something related to it in a way that makes sense. So, I'll have to make this short and simple. 

     Okay, so first of all, I'm not so sure if I should call this a rant but for the sake of this I'm going to say it is. Since I've been pretty lazy today, I'm not going to write as much as I normally would so that's that.

     Anyways, there have been moments in my life where I happen to stumble upon someone who I can relate to when it comes down to anime business. But something that I absolutely hate is when people ask me the same question that just happens to come up in every conversation I have. And that is "What Anime do you like?" and I'm just there sitting and staring back at them with a blank face. The first thing that pops up in that head of mine is "what?" and "IDK". This always ticks me off and sometimes I feel like I should just set people strait. Like really?

     You may not understand is, but in my case it's a problem. For someone like me who watches anime 24/7 and has seen a ton of them to be asked such a question is like practically shooting me in the heart. Well, actually that may have been over exaggerated a bit. Besides that, getting back to point I was trying to make is that I have a lot and I mean a lot of favorite anime shows. Choosing one is really hard. I can't make up my mind so I tend to say nothing. I can like take out a whole list of my favorites and be like "BAM" there's my list from A-Z. But I cant't seem to choose one to claim my top #1. That's just not possible for me. I really just can't. I prefer to just have plenty of favorites than one only.
  
  There could be people out there who might have experienced this and knows how it feels or I hope they do. In the end, that's all I have to rant about. FIN...