Random Thoughts

Weening myself off MAL

by RP on January 8, 2011 · 21 comments

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Unfortunately, MAL has been getting slower and more unusable lately. Apparently to the point where I’m subjecting myself to Endless Eighting Mushishi episodes.

Year 2 done!

by RP on December 30, 2010 · 19 comments

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We have crossed the two year threshold. So what does the future hold? Besides an eventual death? Source

Preschool of the dead

by RP on October 14, 2010 · 1 comment

Moe is back. I can’t wait for the sequel.

The spring season was a bit lacking in any truly exceptional shows but it’s far better than what we’ve got this season. Fortunately for me, one of the shows out this season is a shonen so that pretty much decided on the spot what I was going to blog. So if Deen don’t mess it [...]

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Looks like its finally time for me to get up on the chopping block that is the Aniblogtourney. I’m facing off against JanaiBlog, under the radar pros with a really cool podcast series, who are actually beating me pretty handily so far. So I’m testing Mikotoism ‘s tourney strategies (or whatever -ism it is these [...]

Shibuya

Just a collection of things I learned while traveling in Japan that hopefully you’ll find useful if you ever decide to go. 1.) Communicating

Well, it’s been a long trip, but I’m back home… even though I wish I was still traveling =). I never realized how much fun it’d be. Next time I go to Japan though, I’m going to learn more of the language in advance. By the end of the trip I was getting around ok, [...]

Rika-chama hold me

by RP on April 14, 2010 · 14 comments

Hinamizawa-night-3

I have survived. Don’t let anyone tell you Hinamizawa isn’t scary my man, because it is. Oh sure, during the day all the tourists file in and everyone’s having a jolly good time. But once nightfall comes, this is the real Hinamizawa. I stayed the night and looked down the eye of Oyashiro-sama, and what [...]

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  A long-awaited dream come true?

A Higurashi hello

by RP on April 11, 2010 · 14 comments

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Gachapon machine in Kyoto. I got a Rena and a Satoko. I was going for Rika and Hanyuu, but I ran out of 100 yen coins.