Here is my second end-of-series final-thoughts for the summer 2009 season, and this time it’s for Valkyria Chronicles. Unlike my last final thought post for Umi Monogatari, I’m just going to write this in point form to save time. I think I spend more time ordering up my points and writing up transitions than coming up with the points.
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Umi Monogatari – Final Thoughts
Up until now, I usually write a full review for any anime series that I’ve followed but didn’t blog episodically, but I don’t really have the time these days because of school. It’s hard (and probably fruitless) work covering the series that I’ve already committed to. I should probably be studying instead of writing this, but alas… Anyways, from now on I’m just going to write down random thoughts for these end-of-series “reviews”. So here are my final thoughts on Umi Monogatari, a 12 episode anime based off a line of pachinko machines.
New Camera: Canon Powershot SD890IS
My family recently bought a new point-and-shoot digital camera and I decided to write a little article about it. We decided upon a Canon Powershot SD890IS which met all the requirements my family had within the right price range. This is not a review of the camera since I don’t know enough about photography or camera technologies. Rather, this is just an article for me to show off a brand new gadget and write some initial impressions from the viewpoint on an uneducated consumer, so here goes nothing.
Review: Record of Lodoss War (OVA)
I usually don’t watch oldies, but the Record of Lodoss War OVA was a show that I had been wanting to finish for more than a decade. I probably saw the first one or two episodes of Lodoss back in 1995 when it aired on a Hong Kong TV station, and about a year later I watched that last two episodes after borrowing the video from the library. I must have been impressed or else I wouldn’t have remembered the show for so long, although after watching the video the show slipped off my mind until about two months ago when I discovered the show’s English name by chance. Although I’ve titled this post as a review, it’s more like a list of random thoughts on the show. While I was intrigued by Lodoss 14 years ago, I can’t say I’m too impressed after watching all 13 episodes.
TonyJiang.com: Third Year on the Net
It’s been three years since the inception of the tonyjiang.com domain. In the last year not too much has been happening to my websites as my efforts were focused on work, school, and something else. This doesn’t mean that there’s nothing to write about though, so keep on reading for the inside scoop into tonyjiang.com’s third year on the world wide web.
Review: Afro Samurai: Resurrection
Afro Samurai: Resurrection is a sequel movie to Afro Samurai, which was a short, five-episode series made by Gonzo that aired in 2007. The series was notable for its take of the samurai + hip hop style and Hollywood voice talent in the form of Samuel L. Jackson and others. The story didn’t make all that much sense, but it was very well animated and gloriously violent, and that’s probably the main reason why I like the series. Resurrection works along the same lines as the predecessor, but I feel that it wasn’t as good as the series.
Review: Hatsukoi Limited
Here is my long overdue end-of-series review for Hatukoi Limited. I usually write these reviews right after the series ends, but real-life got in the way. It’s been a few weeks since the end of the show, so this review is more like a collection of random thoughts (that I still remember). Anyways, Hatsukoi Limited turned out to be a very pleasant show that featured the right blend of light comedy and romance, and it was one of my favorite shows of the spring 2009 season.
My GRE Experience
I feel like writing today, so I thought I would share my GRE experience. For those who didn’t know, the Graduate Record Examination is a standardized exam prepared that students have to take if they want to apply to certain grad school programs (mainly in the United States). This article is basically my experience taking the GRE general test, starting from when I started studying and ending with me getting my scores. Unfortunately, there won’t be much useful studying tips in here since I tend to study the “dumb” way, but hopefully this article will at least be an interesting read.
Review: Sengoku Basara
The Spring 2009 anime season is now officially over, and as usual I’m trying to churn out reviews for series that watched but didn’t blog episodically. Unfortunately, progress is a bit slow these days because I have to study for other things and I inhaled too much lead fumes from soldering at work. If the writing in this review is worse than usual, you can thank the lead fumes for that. Anyways, today’s review is for Sengoku Basara, a wild, action-packed series based on a video game.
Review: Kurokami: the Animation
Another anime season is nearing its end, which means it’s time once again for some end-of-series reviews. Today’s (half-assed) review is for Kurokami: the Animation, a Sunrise production that was entertaining despite having a botched plot.
