Saturday, April 28, 2012

Nendoroid Kaito Cheerful JAPAN! Support Ver. Review

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After the events of the the Kanto-Tohoku Earthquake in March of last year and its aftermath, many charity efforts were created to collect money to aid the victims of the disaster. One of these was Good Smile Company's Cheerful JAPAN! line, with pre-orders for figures running over the last year and part of the proceeds going to the areas where help is need. I love a good charity, so I couldn't resist getting at least one of them! So without further ado, here's Nendoroid Kaito, Cheerful JAPAN! Support Version!

Friday, April 27, 2012

Tsuritama Episode 3--Bloom

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You know that you've got something good on your hands when a show is only three episodes in and can make you feel a whole range of emotions.

Tuesday, April 24, 2012

Kimi to Boku. 2 Episode 4--Please Don't Say You Are Lazy

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I may have been a little too soon in saying that this show hit its stride last week, since this episode went back to its old slow pace.

Tuesday, April 17, 2012

Subdued Fangirling in the Aniblog Tourney!

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Let the fighting begin...

Some of you probably already know this, either through Twitter or because you clicked that link above the poll, but I'd like to make an official announcement regardless: Subdued Fangirling is in the Aniblog Tourney!

This is the first big event that the blog has participated in, so I'm a little nervous. Last time the Tourney happened, I still wasn't sure if I wanted to start a anime blog. Things change fast, huh? Anyway, if you're completely new here and are just skimming through to decide who to vote for, feel free to use the tabs right under the banner for the About page and the Archive. The Archive is mostly organized by season and anime series, so you can see what I've covered in my 11 months of blogging. There's also the tag cloud to the right if you prefer.

If you have any constructive criticism for me regarding the layout, post style, writing or anything else on this blog, feel free to leave a comment on this post. Subdued Fangirling is coming up on it's first anniversary, and I'd like to know how I'm doing so far!

For my current readers, if you enjoy my blog, I hope that you vote for me! And I wish good luck to my first opponent(s?), Anime Tree. I'm not sure if I'll get very far, but I hope that it'll be a good experience and that I'll find some more good blogs to read!

P.S.: Please consider voting for OASG and my fellow team members Kuuki and Illogicalzen as well!

Image from Safebooru.

Kimi to Boku. 2 Episode 3--Rely on Me

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The least mature person in the episode was the reindeer man, in my opinion. What kind of person steals candy on Christmas Eve?

Thursday, April 12, 2012

Phi Brain: Kami no Puzzle 2 First Impressions--Puzzle Time

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While the first season was a mix of funny and serious, the second season appears to be going for serious right off the bat... at least, right after our heroes are finished with their BBQ.

Medaka Box First Impressions--(Attempting) Perfection

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There's one fundamental problem about focusing on a character that is perfect... Where is the conflict?

Monday, April 9, 2012

Saki - Episode Side A First Impressions--Put Some Pants On

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At first I wondered if I was just seeing wrong, but then the camera angles assured me that yes, I was supposed to be mentally debating whether one of the characters was wearing underwear or not.

Friday, April 6, 2012