2015 November 23ʳᵈ. ~Intro to Vocaloid!~

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Hiya, people. Hola. Halo. Apparently, this blog's had a few views in Chile, as well as Australia and Indonesia. Just... Thanks for being here. Really.

C–I–A

今日

Well, today's a succinct post for succinct material!

I'll be trying to explain the Vocaloid... Stuff... from the most factual standpoint I can.
Next week I'll be talking about a certain song pertaining to this in particular: Kaizoku F no Shouzou.

The singers of Kaizoku F no Shouzou—Left-to-right: Megurine Luka, MEIKO, Kagamine Rin & Len, and KAITO.

Now, I suppose, would be a good time to also explain what a Vocaloid is.
VOCALOID is a series of computer software products developed by Yamaha Corporation—a Japanese company—intended to synthesize a Japanese singing voice with user inputs.
They were wildly successful (most well known is Hatsune Miku), and sound fantastic (in my opinion). On top of that, after purchasing a license to one (and hiring a few musicians for a backing track), anyone can become a music producer!

A limited list of (well-known) official "Vocaloids," as the characters are called, is as follows:

• IA (Pronounced Ee-aah)
• Hatsune Miku
• Kasane Teto
• Kagamine Len & Kagamine Rin (Kind of one character)
• KAITO
• MEIKO
• Megurine Luka
• Gumi
• Kamui Gakupo
• OLIVER.

And, with that out of the way, I hope to see you again next week for another installment of...

Random Stuff With This Random Person! Until then! Bye!

2015 November 20ᵗʰ. Ratings!

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Are you mature? Am I mature? Abatteur de jours?

Which one are you?

今日

There are quite a few things that I've not been able to show on this blog because I felt it was not age-appropriate. I recall, that back at the first post on this blog, I had mentioned that this was intended for “Teenage+” audiences, which had been at the time entirely logical in my head. However, now that I have been adding content to this blog for some time, I have encountered a problem:
The initiates of the “Teenage+” demographic and the upper echelons are disparate. There are many, many great anime and other things* that I have been unable to review or talk about, since they would not allow for people of age, say, thirteen. However, I am just about ready to throw away this policy and head for a new one entirely; intended for slightly more mature audiences (since you actual readers are definitely mature enough for that).
What I have in mind is just much less limiting in what I can do on here, and I am sure it will be appreciated in the long run in terms of this blog's quality of writing as well as content.

Latching onto their pitiful souls…
Embedding in their eyes…

Thus, I enact this new rating of my content. No longer Parental-Guidance-13! It is now... Something more.

*There is, also, another thing that I have always been interested in exploring for the content of this blog. It is not a very common thing and may require a large grouping together... But I was wondering about (Vocaloid) song reviews. I've always liked (strange) Japanese music, although most people have not tried to find any interesting songs, and brush it off. There has been a hint of this in what was the first Anime Review post, as well—Wherein I had made suggestions to an anime, although strongly suggested listening to—and researching—the songs behind it—what I had truly disported.
The two images shown in the body of this post are from some songs that I was highly, highly interested in talking about. The first is of Calne Ca from the incredibly horrifying and somewhat inappropriate music video of Bacterial Contamination (細菌汚染);
The second is a short clip from Outer Science, a part of the Kagerou Project series of songs with an incredibly in-depth and confusing story—One character dies twice, is forced to kill his best friend, and then has to do it all over again...
Alas, it is time for me to go. Have a good day, and see you all next time.
Ostensibly.
I won't actually see you.
I'm not that close with the NSA.

2015 November 13ᵗʰ. Gintama!

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Hey there. Nisemono here again with another one of those newfangled "Impressions."

Kids these days and their impressions,
(Back in my day we had to live the anime before we wrote of it!)

今日

This was so, so strange.

Gintama, I can't even. Seriously odd.

So odd, in fact, that that first 3 lines became of this became a haiku.

But back to some facts:
From what I know, this anime is known as Gintama, it was first aired in 2006, and it is very highly recommended.

What I gathered from what I watched:

 That is to say, nothing whatsoever.

What is going on? Who are these people? Just a general "Why?"

It's just... Seriously?
This anime has 10440 5-star and some 400 four-star on Crunchyroll, what am I missing?

Is this some kind of massive inside joke that I'm not getting? Oh gosh, please help me.

I mean come on

I just
I don't understand

So please, please help me understand this. Watch it and leave a comment/reply to this post.

So, here it is on Crunchyroll.

You can also find it here on Kissanime, and on Animehaven.

2015 November 6ᵗʰ. Anti-Magic Academy: The 35th Test Platoon!

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Hello again, we're back this time for another installment of Impressions With NnoAnime! Woohoo!

I like this post type. How about you?

今日

    Today, the anime I've watched for you strange, strange people is "Anti-Magic Academy: The 35th Test Platoon."
This is, as the extent of my research has shown, an anime based on a light novel. The anime came out just this October (2015), and has not yet even finished its first season at this point.
The general reaction to this show has been mixed, because of its copious amounts of fanservice.

Nobody expects the spanish inquisition.

Moving on to how I felt about it, it was quite, quite alright. Of course, there was quite a bit of fanservice (which did get old), but in general the show was quite humorous—both on purpose and sometimes as an unintentional byproduct of its absurdity. And of course, again, it has combat.
Not only combat, but the best kind of combat.
Sword combat.
...Kind of
As of the first episode, the (seemingly) main character does not get to strike at any being with his sword, although he does end up slicing through several bullets in self-defence. And it is totally awe-inspiring.

Another thing I quite like about this anime is its protagonist, as he is not dissimilar to me; a sword-wielding long-haired innocent.

…Although that last point could be challenged.

Just a bit longer, darker hair, and voila!

One thing I expect may happen, from my limited viewing of this anime, is that Ōtori may end up having a dramatic internal struggle regarding her platoon by the end of the season. Anyhow, the show should be formidable to all of its viewers (as long as you are sufficiently mature).

It's got action, humour, fanservice (if you're into that sort of thing), and fabulous, fabulous characters.

I hereby formally, aggressively suggest that you take this show onto your list of anime to watch at some point. It is alright with me.

And so, you can find the show here, on Crunchyroll.

You can also find it here, on Animehaven; and here, on Kissanime.

2015 October 30ᵗʰ. Utawarerumono: The False Faces!

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Hiya. Time for exactly what you expected.
The first first look!
..That came out strangely.

今日

Today's anime is Utawarerumono: The False Faces. From what I've heard, it is based on a game. It sounded good, and definitely has lived up to my expectations from what I've seen.
It started with a man—some man, he seems to be in scrubs—walking through the snow, in the forest. (Innocent, I guess. The anime will start slow...)
When suddenly
WHAM!
BAM!
Monsters
(Action! Hurrah! Part of the dual-pronged Anime Success Plan)
Running, chasing, oh god, how will he ever escape?!

BAM. HOLE EX MACHINA.

And when you thought that was it, BAM, more monsters.

So this... "Curse," they call it, says to the (amnesiac) protagonist "Umakeko."
What I think, is that this Curse could be an—as an idea—a link to real life. Umakeko being a comatose man, somewhere in a Japanese hospital, dreaming of an empty, snowy forest.
Doctors hook up equipment, and begin any treatments for the possible injury-related cause to his condition; pain, fear, a monster in a dream, eh? As soon as he's in a stable, regulated condition, perhaps a friend comes up to his shell. Concernedly, he says Umakeko's name...
But I am getting carried away (although I do think the Curse could be a blessing in disguise). A girl comes, Kuon.
"Don't worry about that... They'll almost never attack you" Kuon says. How nice, a knowledgeable person for this world?
Although, not a girl... Not just a girl... A...

It's true, you know.

A CATGIRL?!
This anime has executed the Dual-Pronged Anime Success Plan flawlessly.
So much good stuff. This anime is fit to be just pervy enough, its plot seems interesting, it has the action-catgirl megacombo, I love it.
But it's not over yet! There's more to the episode!
But I need you to watch this. It'd better get you hooked.
So, then, here is the link on Crunchyroll.
And here is the link on Kissanime.

2015 October 23ʳᵈ. New post style?!

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Hello hello hello!
...Hello.
Hello.

I've just finished reading The Shattering yesterday~

Today I have been thinking;
Would it be a good idea, to have a style of post other than Review—applicable to both anime and manga?
After some deliberation, I've come to the conclusion that the best idea for this style—as to keep the blog's content interesting—is a first impression theme!
What I'll do is watch the first 1–2 episodes of an anime, or first chapter of a manga, and do my best to explain what I thought was going on as well as what I think happen later on!

Seeing as how most anime have notoriously vague and confusing openings, this sounded like an absolutely hilarious idea for those who actually have watched the full series; I can be facepalmed at and incite disappointed head-shaking and everything!
As a bonus, I can take any anime request in a much more timely manner (if you happen to have any).
So what do all of you think? I'm going to go with... Good idea! If any of you do happen to see an anime that you want some others to hear about, let me know in the comments to this post!
That's all for today, apologies; see you next week!

P.S., The two anime I already have in mind to possibly choose from next week are:
Anti-Magic Academy: The 35th Test Platoon, and Utawarerumono: The False Faces.

2015 October 16ᵗʰ. Sword Art Online!

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Am I a sellout? Weak-willed? Do I succumb too easily to the opinions of the masses? Find out next time on N No Anime!
(In other words, prepare for a anime review of a "Mainstream" anime. Ya' gosh dang hipsters).

With your fancy scarves and such. Sickening.

今日

Today, we will be looking at an anime loved by thousands and hated by hundreds. This anime is—*Dramatic fanfare*—Sword Art Online.

So, I've read the light novel of this, and--

Oh wait

Oh god

I'm becoming one of /them/

HYAAAAAAA~!

*Vomits out plaid*

But anyways, this anime is quite fun. I liked it for its action, although there is a larger amount of romance. But, the action is so dramatically concentrated you can feel your chair crinkling as you watch the scenes.
Sword Art Online's story prompts some of the most satisfying methods of combat—Swordfights.

I would like to know: Have you watched SAO? Did you hate it; or love it? Leave a comment!
I definitely would not call this anime the best, but it is definitely high in my regards. It was one of the first I'd ever watched and it was very associable to me as the main character—Slight spoiler/foreshadowing alert—is quite asocial, and would rather do things alone even if it would harm them significantly.
The anime is a good medium-high length, at about 50 episodes, and I would recommend anyone to watch the first 10-12, at least.
But, alas, the time is up. It is time to go, and now I leave you with this.
Here is the link on Crunchyroll.
Here are the links on sao-episodes.net—a specialised site—and on Animehaven.