April 25, 2016.Reading time 4 minutes.
Alright, let’s talk about English dubs. I don’t talk about dubs much, mostly because I haven’t seriously watched one since Samurai Champloo’s (amazing) dub. I don’t even bother playing Japanese video games with English audio either (nowadays I don’t really play localized JRPG’s that lack a dual audio option). I do like a few of them, […]
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April 16, 2016.Reading time 6 minutes.
Marvelous USA (a.k.a. XSEED) is one of the only localization companies I trust nowadays when it comes to Japanese video games. I particularly commend them for respecting the target audience of the niche games they bring over and paying no heed to our western culture’s increasingly incessant need for political correctness. Their localization of Akiba’s […]
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March 12, 2016.Reading time 9 minutes.
When Nippon Ichi Software America released their premium edition of the Cardcaptor Sakura Blu-ray collection in 2014, I was obviously the happiest person on Earth finally being able to own the definitive viewing experience of possibly one the cutest anime series in existence, at an affordable price. And everything was almost perfect, especially the video […]
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February 15, 2016.Reading time 12 minutes.
Alright, I love the crap out of the Atelier series. Old school JRPG gameplay with adorable characters designed by awesome Japanese artists such as Mel and Hidari, and alchemy management with some minor VN elements thrown in here and there? I’m game, definitely better than your annual soulless first-person shooter series. And I totally appreciate […]
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February 13, 2016.Reading time 6 minutes.
Alright then… first post of 2016. Sorry about the sudden disappearance of new posts. What was supposed to be a month-long break from the blog for school turned out to be a disaster. You see, I was going to write a Christmas/New Years post about my 2015 weeb highlights for 12 Days of Anime, but […]
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