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Anime, Blog, List

Friday Sad Hours: My Top 5 “I-Want-To-Drown-In-My-Own-Tears” Music from Anime

[Another Remaster, nice] Hi, I am the Luminous Mongoose, and I cure my depression by listening to depressing music. Hey, I’m honest, it works for me. Whenever I feel down, listening to downer music helps me relax and tune my inner angst to something more productive, like making a blog post about things that make me cry so strangers on the internet know my emotional … Continue reading Friday Sad Hours: My Top 5 “I-Want-To-Drown-In-My-Own-Tears” Music from Anime

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Blog, Character Study, video games

Tifa’s Redesign – A Balance Of Fanservice And Practicality

I do have an ACTUAL E3 post lined up, but I’ll wait for Nintendo to finish up their show. Instead, let’s briefly talk about the two most important things that’s been circling the FFVII Remake discussions. Is it the new combat system? Is it the revamped cutscenes? Is it the episodic releases? Is it the new musical tracks? No. It’s Tifa’s boobs. I’m kidding, of … Continue reading Tifa’s Redesign – A Balance Of Fanservice And Practicality

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Anime, Blog, Essay

Friday Funsies: Platonic Friendships, Anyone? [Remastered?]

Start calling me The Luminous Iceberg, because I’m about to sink some ships today. [Remastered for my new readers and old readers alike, Future Gab Comments in Bold.] ProZD made a hilarious video parodying the shipping fandom of every series that has ever existed, and it got me thinking: Wow, can’t buds just be buds these days? I love the friendship between Kirishima and Bakugo, … Continue reading Friday Funsies: Platonic Friendships, Anyone? [Remastered?]

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Anime, Blog, Manga

Anime Field Trip: France Loves Anime

So, in a recent article I saw from Anime News Network, it appears Akira Toriyama was recently given the decoration of Chevalier de l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres (Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters) by the French government for his contributions to popularizing manga in France. Other notable manga and anime creators knighted by France before Toriyama were: Leiji Matsumoto (Space Battleship Yamato, … Continue reading Anime Field Trip: France Loves Anime

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Anime, Blog, List

Illegal Friday Funsies – Make It Anime! (I Didn’t Get Tagged For This, But I’m Doing It Anyway)

Yes,you heard me right,I’m doing a tag without even being tagged, like the true mad man I am! I can hear the WordPress SWAT team knocking on my door as we speak,so while they figure out how to get through seven doors of reinforced cardboard gunpla boxes, I’ll be doing the “tag”, so to speak, breaking the sanctity of the tag system. Life has many … Continue reading Illegal Friday Funsies – Make It Anime! (I Didn’t Get Tagged For This, But I’m Doing It Anyway)

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Anime, Blog

Friday Funsies: The Best Of Anime Commercials

Anime and advertising go hand in hand in the country of Japan. Unlike the West, animation has been fully embraced as a medium not only for movies and TV, but as legitimate ways to market your brand to the public. This has led to a lot of funny, heartwarming and downright ridiculous commercials being made for the purpose of selling you some cup noodles or … Continue reading Friday Funsies: The Best Of Anime Commercials

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Anime, Blog, Life

How I Stay An Otaku As An Office Guy

So, I have my first full time job on a night shift! The extra night differential cash will help my plastic crack addiction fabulously. However,having a shift between 11pm – 8am brings its own fair share of hassles. The sleep is something I am desperately finding time for, but the second priority after that is finding time to watch anime. So, today I shall share … Continue reading How I Stay An Otaku As An Office Guy

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Art, Blog, video games

Fighting Game Friday: Filipinos Represent!

Today, I want to talk about the impact that fighting games has had here in the Philippines and the representation we have as a result of that love for fighting games. Fighting games are one of the most popular genres in my country. There isn’t a single PS2 that doesn’t have Tekken 5, and not a single millennial who hasn’t at least played it once … Continue reading Fighting Game Friday: Filipinos Represent!

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