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Summer 2015 – Week 7 Anime Review
This week: reading between the lines of Miki’s decision and her subsequent character development in Gakkou Gurashi, criticisms over the number of disrupting flashbacks in Gangsta., complaints over the...
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Summer 2015 – Week 8 Anime Review
This week: why combining business with school has failed for Classroom Crisis, highlighting a major weakness for Chamo in Rokka no Yuusha, similarities between the Orihara family with the Araragi...
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Summer 2015 – Week 12 Anime Review
Hello again. For Week 12: my ideas on where I wanted Rokka no Yuusha to go following the mystery, thoughts on the erased timelines in Charlotte, issues with the classroom in Classroom Crisis, and...
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Summer 2015 – Week 13 Anime Review
Last week: two things I wish they did more of in Gakkou Gurashi, celebrating the rural setting of Non Non Biyori Repeat, deliberating the lack of anime voice acting roles in Sore ga Seiyuu!, and the...
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Autumn 2015 – Season Preview
The way most people realize that it’s the beginning of autumn is that the days begin to grow shorter, the air begins to feel cooler, and the trees transition into a palette of warm yellows, oranges and...
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Autumn 2015 – First Impressions (Part 1)
This post reviews: Hacka Doll The Animation, Kagewani, Heavy Object, and Shingeki! Kyojin Chuugakkou. So far, most of the anime that has aired this season are sequels that I am planning on watching,...
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Autumn 2015 – First Impressions (Part 2)
This post reviews: Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans, Concrete Revolutio, Comet Lucifer, and One Punch Man. Uh… yeah… I’m already very, very behind on everything this season. At least there...
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Autumn 2015 – First Impressions (Part 3)
This post reviews: Osomatsu-san, Sakurako-san no Ashimoto ni wa Shitai ga Umatteiru, Subete ga F ni Naru, and Taimadou Gakuen 35 Shiken Shoutai. I realize that this post is being published three weeks...
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12 Days of Anime (2015) – Day 7 – Gigantic Walled Town in Junketsu no Maria
Take a look at that walled, medieval town from Junketsu no Maria. Just take a look at its size. Now, take a look at the landscape around the town. You can see rivers, roads, farmland, and various green...
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12 Days of Anime (2015) – Day 6 – 5 Year Anniversary and Having Fun
Today, December 20th, marks the 5 Year Anniversary of Avvesione’s Anime Blog. As I’ve done with every anniversary post, I reflect upon the previous year and provide my input on the most valuable lesson...
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12 Days of Anime (2015) – Day 5 – Closure in Plastic Memories
**Warning: spoilers below** Plastic Memories is nowhere near my favorite anime of 2015, but it deserves recognition and praise for having one of the best anime endings of 2015… or rather, having an...
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12 Days of Anime (2015) – Day 4 – Year of the Sequels
It’s been 1 year, 3 months since Gochuumon wa Usagi Desu ka?. It’s been 1 year, 6 months since Miss Monochrome, Non Non Biyori, and Noragami. It’s been 1 year, 9 months since Gatchaman Crowds and...
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12 Days of Anime (2015) – Day 3 – Favorite Openings and Endings of 2015
Every year, I recall my favorite anime openings and endings in my Final Review, selecting my very favorites from each of the four Season Reviews that settle at the end of each season. But, seeing as I...
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12 Days of Anime (2015) – Day 2 – Speaking with Hiromi Katou, Character...
Hiromi Katou is a gifted and experienced talent, having a successful career in the anime industry through a variety of roles. Among his notable accomplishments, he was the character designs for Guilty...
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12 Days of Anime (2015) – Day 1 – Imai Kami’s Shoukan! Kengou Gakuen
Imai Kami’s premier manga, Needless, concluded with Chapter 114 in June of 2013, following a cherished 10 year run. In December 2013, Imai Kami’s other long-running manga of 7 years, Shirasunamura,...
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Top 15 Anime and Top 15 Characters of 2015
Let’s start 2016 with a proper farewell to 2015. Before we look forward to another year of anime, we should look back on 2015 and reflect on what made it one of the best years of anime in recent...
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Winter 2016 – Season Preview
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times. It was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness. It was the Spring Autumn of hope, it was the Winter of despair. Or rather, it was the...
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Winter 2016 – First Impressions (Part 1)
This post reviews: Musaigen no Phantom World, Haruchika: Haruta to Chika wa Seishun Suru, Active Raid, and Boku Dake ga Inai Machi. Given the lighter line-up this Winter and the fact that my life is...
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Winter 2016 – First Impressions (Part 2)
This post reviews: Tabi Machi Late Show, Koukaku no Pandora, Shouwa Genroku Rakugo Shinjuu, Dagashi Kashi, Bubuki Buranki, and Nurse Witch Komugi-chan R. Winter 2016 is turning out better than I...
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Winter 2016 – First Impressions (Part 3)
This post reviews: Hai to Gensou no Grimgar, Dimension W, Schwarzesmarken, Ao no Kanata no Four Rhythm, Kono Subarashii Sekai ni Shukufuku wo!, and Ajin: Demi-Human. Since I do not write weekly posts...
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