2020 in a Nutshell, According to Carole & Tuesday
If you can’t think of enough ways to tear 2020 a new one as we ring in 2021, let this clip from Carole & Tuesday sum up 2020 for everyone in the best way possible.
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Interesting Find: 2020 – The Anime?
What is the best way to sum up how the year 2020 has been to us? Let’s turn it into a series of anime openings!
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What is the Best Anime Convention?
Declaring an anime convention the “Best Anime Convention” can go based on certain situations. That can be geographic location, experiences, and guests. This is a question asked in many communities, especially for those who have yet to go to an anime convention.
(more…)Music Spotlight: Top 5 Favorite Anime Opening & Ending Themes
I originally drafted this article years ago for the old blog, finding the original .txt file in the depths of my Dropbox folders. This is a list, in no particular order, of my Top 5 Favorite Anime Opening and Ending Theme Songs.
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Channel Surfing: 2020 Fall Anime Lineup
Autumn is upon us, and it’s that time of the year where we grab a cup of your favorite fall drink after enjoying a comfortable, beautiful day outside, and tune in the next anime from the 2020 Fall Anime Lineup.
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Interest Treasures: The 5 Best Dragon Ball Videos on YouTube
This is another entry into a new series called “Interest Treasures”, where I highlight something that not many people know about within a fandom–that even the fandom doesn’t know about–within a geeky–or for the sake of this blog: an Otaku interest. The first entry in the tag, I highlighted a K-Pop artist who is called the “90s G-Dragon”, Yang Joon Il. Today, I figured I cover 5 of the Best Dragon Ball Videos on YouTube, where even a big, long running fandom that might have missed; especially for new comers.
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Episode Previews in Anime: Encouragement or Distraction?
In my attempts of binge watching anime series of new and old, I’ve learned a better way to get through a show without procrastinating on whether I should watch just one more episode to make it my fifth episode of the day. That is: omitting episode previews of the next episode.
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Interesting Find: The Mini-Guide for New Shitajiki Collectors
Collecting Shitajiki is a step forward in becoming an Otaku for life. Anime enthusiasts usually collect figurines created based on original or existing characters. For me, however, I take a different approach to collecting anime memorabilia. Shitajiki are pencil boards, like a clipboard–but without a clip, and with graphics. They are just like trading cards, but twice in size!
Author’s Note: This post was originally published in April 2008. I decided to give this post another life for anyone who is interested in collecting these. However, it’s been a minute since I’ve invested in them, but with having to republish this post, I just might give it another shot! Enjoy!
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