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March 2010

• 07: Victorian Slice-of-Life Shirley

February 2010

• 27: Notes on BlazBlue
• 23: 5 tips to help you stop being a secondary Touhou fan and start dodging bullets
• 15: Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann Pierces the Heavens in more ways than one
• 12: Captivatied by K-ON, again
• 09: OEL Visual Novels and the Gamble of Monetization
• 06: The Impact of Gateway Anime

January 2010

• 29: The Two Faces of Ghost in the Shell
• 21: Aiming for the Harem End, Or Not – An Eroge Theory
• 18: 2D Characters, 3D Projection
• 14: Contextualizing Jargon: The Secret to In-Universe Writing
• 09: Fate/stay night and a Diary of an Anime Lived
• 03: Golden Boy? More like Golden MAN
• 01: New Year’s Resolutions, 2010 Edition

December 2009

• 25: 12 Moments of Anime #1: The Memories That Revolve Forever
• 25: Secret Santa Review: Kamichu, a God at Heart
• 24: 12 Moments of Anime #2: Fate/disability shoujo
• 23: 12 Moments of Anime #3: Life Goes On in the Big Dango Family
• 22: 12 Moments of Anime #4: KyoAni’s Curveball and MangaGamer’s Home Run
• 21: 12 Moments of Anime #5: Conspicuity in Cataloging, Sweet Blue Flowers
• 20: 12 Moments of Anime #6: Saya’s Song, Google’s Hegemony
• 19: 12 Moments of Anime #7: The Golden Witch and the Sun Goddess
• 18: 12 Moments of Anime #8: Keionbu and Gakuensuki
• 17: 12 Moments of Anime #9: A Brass Concerto for Visual Novel Fandom
• 16: 12 Moments of Anime #10: Out with the New, In with the Old… and the New
• 15: 12 Moments of Anime #11: The Blogosphere’s Branches and the Disappearance of the World’s Greatest Hikikomori
• 14: 12 Moments of Anime #12: The Vocaloid Revolution and the Summer of AIR
• 09: The Surrealism of Yasuhiro Yoshiura
• 06: Akiyuki Shinbo’s Day Off
• 01: Premature Ramblings on the When They Cry Tradition

November 2009

• 29: Christmas Bells in the Anime Blogosphere
• 23: Fate/stay night in Review: Symbols and Motifs, Tying the Thematic Threads
• 21: Fate/stay night Heavens Feel route – a Broken Dream and a Broken Girl
• 09: For Great Justice – A Commentary on the Otaku Revolution
• 03: A Comprehensive Guide to Selecting your Top 5 Anime
• 01: Update: a Blog, a Story, and an Eternal Sakura Tree

October 2009

• 26: Starry Eyes and Rose-Tinted Glasses: Putting the Magic back into Magical Girl
• 21: From Me to You with Kimi ni Todoke
• 17: To OEL or not to OEL? Gems from the Gaijin of the Internet
• 12: Subtlety in Romance, Sweet Blue Flowers
• 05: Seitokai no Ichizon is like the chat log you accidentally saved
• 01: Robots are in my Blog! 0080 and the Gundam Tradition

September 2009

• 27: On Setting and Atmosphere
• 21: Nodame Cantabile Rewatch and my introduction to Japanese Live Action
• 14: War is better when it’s Moé – Gadget Trial
• 05: Idealism and Heroism: Fate/stay night Unlimited Blade Works route
• 01: And so, one year later…

August 2009

• 30: Living up to my name with the obligatory Mai Waifu post
• 26: When Subjectivity and Objectivity Clash: Looking Back on Hatsukoi Limited
• 22: If you don’t want to be protected, then I don’t want to be served
• 19: On Visual Novel Structure
• 06: Age, Innocence, and an unnecessary comparison between Card Captor Sakura and Kyou no Go no Ni
• 03: The Dual Perspectives of Saya no Uta

July 2009

• 31: Enter Gakuensuki! CCY-senpai wa 17sai Hits the Blogosphere, almost
• 28: A Thematic Analysis of Honey and Clover
• 27: Move Complete
• 16: Artbook Review: Mutsumi Sasaki Art Works 1998-2005
• 11: Artbook Review: GU-RE-N (Noizi Ito)
• 07: The Beginning of the End? Or the End of the Beginning?!?!

May 2009

• 30: A Short and Temporary Hiatus
• 25: A Not Very Informative But Hopefully Entetaining Post On Anime North 2009
• 21: Artbook Review: Mutsumi Sasaki Art Works Est
• 19: A Fanboy’s Analysis of Akiyama Mio
• 17: Why So Serious? The Equilibrium of Exposition and Comic Relief
• 06: The Tripartite of Gaming: Theories on an Overlooked Medium
• 03: Anime North is almost upon us!

April 2009

• 30: Nostalgia Blinds…but it also Heals
• 26: On Power Levels and Mary Sues
• 22: Politics, Religion, and Paradise – Speculations on Eden of the East
• 15: Of Hydrangeas And Ashes: Socrates in Love
• 12: K-ON: How To Make A Simple Thing Good
• 07: Thoughts on Darker than Black 01-06: A Matter of Presentation
• 04: The Truth Beneath The Surface: Clannad, Key, and the Romantic Fairy Tale
• 01: Anime is Deep, Right? …Right?

March 2009

• 24: Moé and the Land of Escapism: The Reality Factor
• 20: Artbook Review: Nanairo Ice
• 17: Artbook Review: Shin Moeru Headphone Reader
• 13: A Two-Week Absence…but it’s for a good cause!
• 07: Bitter Virgin: An Uninhibited Tale
• 02: Art and Aniblogging: A Non-Critical Take on Criticism

February 2009

• 27: Let’s Play the Linking Game! What Anime Blogs are YOU Missing out on?
• 20: Fate/stay night Fate route: Innocence in the Shell
• 14: So Apparently There’s This Thing Called Valentine’s Day…
• 10: Blood Alone Volume 1: A Vampire is Fine Too
• 05: The Spiral: Symbolism, Imagery, and a little Direction for Kara no Kyoukai 5

January 2009

• 31: Key and the Art of Tragedy
• 25: Maria†Holic OP – Of Yuri, Sadistic Traps, and a whole lot of paint
• 20: A Beautiful Melody: May Sky Review
• 17: Toradora: A Story of Contradictions
• 13: Episodics, and my qualm with them
• 10: Clannad – Why I Love It, and why it’s probably more than you think
• 05: What’s in a Name? Ramblings on the Mystery of Internet Handles
• 02: 5 Centimeters Per Second Re-Watch: A Bittersweet Analysis of a Bittersweet Tale

December 2008

• 31: A New Year’s Introspection…of sorts
• 28: The Internet and Communication: Socializing from the Comfort of a Laptop
• 25: ⑨ Moments of Anime #1: ef – a tale of melodies ep 6
• 24: ⑨ Moments of Anime #2: Clannad ep 22 (and a little holiday bonus)
• 23: ⑨ Moments of Anime #3: Code Geass R2 ep 21
• 22: ⑨ Moments of Anime #4: Kimikiss pure rouge ep 24
• 22: ⑨ Moments of Anime #5: true tears ep 06
• 21: Toronto Otaku/Blogger Meet, ACG, and other things
• 21: ⑨ Moments of Anime #6: Mnemosyne no Musume-tachi
• 19: ⑨ Moments of Anime #7: Nogizaka Haruka no Himitsu ep 01
• 18: ⑨ Moments of Anime #8: H2O – Footprints in the Sand ep 08
• 18: ef – a tale of melodies [ep 10]
• 17: ⑨ Moments of Anime #9: Da Capo II Second Season ep 12
• 16: Clannad ~After Story~ [ep 10]
• 14: On Rabu-Rabu [part one]: The Beauty of the Conflict
• 13: The Touhou Collection
• 11: Toronto Blogger/Otaku Meet
• 08: Touhou Doujin Anime with Mai Nakahara and Rie Tanaka!
• 07: ef – a tale of melodies [ep 9]
• 05: ef – a tale of melodies [ep 8]
• 04: Clannad ~After Story~ [ep 9]
• 01: Start of the Holiday Season (and other ramblings)

November 2008

• 30: Winter 2009 Preview
• 27: ef – a tale of melodies [ep 7]
• 26: Clannad ~After Story~ [ep 8]
• 23: Artbook Review – Happy Soda vol 1
• 21: Clannad ~After Story~ [ep 7]
• 17: ef – a tale of melodies [ep 6]
• 16: [Launch] – Animal Crossing: City Folk
• 13: Fansubs – What Do They Mean To You?
• 10: A Week in the Big Apple: ISML, Barack Obama, and a quick visit to Kinokuniya
• 03: Off to NYC!
• 02: Saimoe 2008 Finals: A win for our beloved twintail tsundere
• 01: Fate/Stay Night 100% Translation Patch Released!

October 2008

• 31: Happy Halloween!
• 27: ef – a tale of melodies [ep 3]
• 25: My Japanese Coach – Because I’m too lazy to actually study the language
• 23: ef – a tale of melodies [ep 2]
• 22: Epic Video is Epic
• 20: Clannad ~After Story~ [ep 3]
• 18: Mother 3 Fan Translation – Welcome to Moonside, in English!
• 16: (Sai)Moe is Serious Business
• 14: Clannad ~After Story~ [ep 2]
• 13: Happy Thanksgiving!
• 10: VJutsu – The Anime/Gaming/Nerd Community of the Rebellion
• 08: ef – a tale of melodies [ep 1]
• 06: Clannad ~After Story~ [ep 1]
• 04: Lucky Star OVA
• 01: A Month of Blogging

September 2008

• 29: Code Geass R2 – 25 [END]
• 26: [Doujin Soft] – La Soeur de Barrage
• 24: Karui Shosetsu Magazine Released!
• 24: Taro “Rozen” Aso becomes Japan’s new Prime Minister
• 22: Code Geass R2 – 24
• 18: Remembering School Days – The Nice Boat Anniversary
• 17: Random Merchandise: Anime Pillows
• 15: Code Geass R2 – 23
• 13: The power of eBay – Touhou mousepad
• 10: Fall 2008 Preview
• 08: Code Geass R2 – 22
• 06: PC-98 Touhou – This stuff isn’t half bad
• 03: Code Geass R2 – A brief retrospect
• 01: Hello world~!