Summer Anime!

GOMENASAIIIII! !!!!!

First thing, for those who always asked me ' When's your next post?'.... I am terribly sorry for the lack of updates! I've had some family issues and just didn't have the motivation to write before the holidays..but i'm back so expect more updates during the next few weeks! !! Also, if you didn't know, i'll be opening up an anime club with some friends next year in my school, so keep that in mind :D

With Autumn's array of anime series nearly complete, it is time for another heap of anime to come in so i can satisfy my otaku side, as well as waste time efficiently :D Last season's anime was decent  with One Punch Man being the highlight of the season. Although the majority were sequels and OVA's , this season did not disappoint me and many other otakus. 

Next season's titles have hyped me up and its about time i share some anime that I think are worthy to watch! Hope you consider my suggestions! 

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NEW** Please Click 'Show Synopsis' for a general description of the upcoming anime...

1. Ajin

Ajin are humans that cannot die. Seventeen years ago, they first appeared on a battlefield in Africa. From then on, more of their kind are discovered within the human society. Their rarity in appearance means that, for experimental purposes, the government will generously reward anyone who captures one. In the present day, for what a certain high school student expects to be a typical summer holiday, his life is about to turn unexpected...

A horror/mystery anime to spice up the next season's lineup! The animations looks sick! I was very impressed with the music and visual colour choices used in the preview. It doesn't seem to be focused right on horror, so i think even the faint-hearted can still watch it! 



Preview

2. Erased

Struggling manga author Satoru Fujinuma is beset by his fear to express himself. However, he has a supernatural ability of being forced to prevent deaths and catastrophes by being sent back in time before the incident occurred, repeating time until the accident is prevented. One day, he gets involved in an accident that has him framed as a murderer. Desperate to save the victim, he sends himself back in time only to find himself as a grade-schooler one month before fellow classmate Kayo Hinazuki went missing. Satoru now embarks on a new quest: to save Kayo and solve the mystery behind her disappearance....

As the title suggests, this anime seems to be pretty deep and psychological, thus appealing to me :D I don't know if you guys would like it, but the concept is pretty unique and hasn't been heard before and is also a production from A-1 Pictures, which means you can expect high quality visuals, music and formidable characters again. 

Trailer

3. Hai to Gensou no Grimgar

Why are we here? Why are we doing this? Before Haruhiro had realized what happened, he was surrounded by darkness. Why was he here? Where was here? Even now, he still didn't know. Those around him were the same as him, no one remembered anything other than their own names. And when they emerged from the darkness, the world that awaited them seemed like something out of a video game. In order to survive, Haruhiro forms a party with the others, learns fighting skills, and as a soldier in the reserve force, takes his first steps into the world of Grimgar. What awaits him there, he doesn't know... This the story of an adventure born from the ashes.

YESSSS ANOTHER GAME-RELATED WORLD FANTASY ANIME!! It's produced by A-1 pictures, the people behind Anohana and Sword Art etc., so expect animation quality, visuals and music to be decent! On the other hand, The plot will have a unique basis and a more realistic approach to MMORPG elements, compared to other game-related anime such as Log Horizon and Sword Art. Hopefully  it won't be adjusted too much for fanservice and haremfor this anime, because the manga adaptation was quite good and it would just ruin it.

Trailer

4. Sushi Police

With the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games around the corner, there's also a worldwide sushi boom! But what to do with all the bastardized sushi out there? The Japanese government's urgent response is to team up with other ruling powers around the world to establish the World Food-culture Conservation Organization (WFCO) to protect and promote authentic local cuisine. And so the WFCO deploys its 9th Division to oversee Japanese cuisine abroad. The 9th Division, a.k.a. Sushi Police, is notorious for their aggressive conduct and they hassle anyone serving unauthentic Japanese food in the U.S., Russia, France, China, etc. They will resort to any means necessary to eliminate bad sushi. Soon they are despised by restaurant proprietors around the world.

Wait, what? Sushi. and Police? I don't see any chemistry at all???! Perhaps the anime was inspired by this? But let's watch it anyways.. cauz it sounds wierd. As the synopsis says, it is about 3 ruthless men from a newly formed police unit who go around and look out for bad sushi in order to promote and protect 'authentic' and 'local' cuisine during the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. The animation is 3d and looks kind of wierd, but visuals are quite nice. Why not give it a try? XD

Trailer

5. Divine Gate

When the Divine Gate opened, the living world, the heavens, and the underworld became connected, ushering an era of chaos where desires and conflict intersect. To restore order, the World Council is formed. As peace is restored, the Divine Gate becomes an urban legend. In that world, boys and girls deemed fit by the World Council are gathered. They are ones who aim to reach the gate for their personal objectives. Those who reach the gate can remake the world. What lies beyond the gate? When they reach the door, will the world change? Will it be the past that changes, or will it be the future?

This anime caught my attention since it was listed having a Sci-Fi genre. The trailer animation didn't look bad and visuals were not bad. Let's see how it goes!

Trailer

SEQUELS

6. Gate: Season 2

The first season of Gate was spectacular and implemented the manga adaptation very well into the anime. If you haven't already watched Gate, please check it out ASAP! The Manga is about 20 chapters ahead of the anime, which means i doubt the second season of this anime won't fail to impress the audience!

Trailer

7.Akagami no Shirayuki-hime

I actually quite liked the first season for its easy going mood and the really nice visuals. Although a bit slow paced and based on a few cliched plot stones usually rendered in Disney films and Shoujou anime , it is worth watching for it's lovey-dovey and fun atmosphere that warms your heart up and kills off time. Well the second season will be out, and i'm excited!

Trailer 

8. Assassination Classroom : Season 2

Assassination Classroom!! The main character looks completely feminine and has a female voice but surprising is a boy that is overpowered! Idek anymore. Regardless of that, to be honest, the anime has encouraged me to study a *bit* more harder and i don't regret doing so :') Like the first season, the second season should contain well written plot and character development as the manga adaptation is looking great! 

These are only a few suggestions of mine for the many anime series for next season so if you're interested don't forget to check out the ones i haven't mentioned! Hope you enjoyed reading and that you will take my suggestions into consideration!

Also stay tuned as i am nearly ready to publish an episode about a deep topic! Please subscribe or keep an eye for my post so you won't miss out! 

Byeee :D

Fall Season Anime!

First of all, sorry for not posting much lately! As I've been quite busy with studies for the upcoming yearlies and procrastinating related activities (thus reducing my free time), i haven't been bothered to really get into thinking and posting blogs about deep topics/life. However, will hopefully post much more after my yearlies. So please enjoy reading these suggestions of mine for this season's anime! :DDDD

 Noragami: Aragoto

The long awaited second season of Noragami. If you haven't watched the first season, please do so, because it would be horrible to start with this.  The first episode came out sometime this week, and it didn't fail to let down established Noragami fans like me. As an arc off the original story, it has an unpredictable direction to where the plot might take us to (unless you've already read the arc), amazing visuals, opening and ending, along with a tint of fan-service. A must watch if you would like to see the expanded world of Noragami :)
trailer: (youtube)





One Punch Man

" A hardout super hero who trained so hard that all his hair fell out and was so powerful that he could overcome any enemy with one punch However, because he is so strong, he has become bored and frustrated with winning all his battles so easily" lol?
I expected this to be purely a comedy , but the trailer looked quite promising with its fighting scenes and animation. Apparently the manga was very promising and it could be the hottest anime for this season. But who knows?So if you like the basic idea of the introduction, than check out this anime!


   

Attack On Titan: Junior High

Attack on Titan returns to our screens with a comedy genre, but this time, the story has been plugged in an alternate universe with our characters as chibis that go to school. Since it is fitted with a comedy tag, don't expect this to be as epic as the original anime.

If chibi's of Mikasa, Levi and Titans is what you desire, or you are just a fan of the SNK series, then this series is for you :D

trailer: (youtube)

High School Star Musical

A musical anime! Yeyyy!!! But by the look of the cover, i think fan service will be all throughout the anime and then the world will fall apart with ships by fangirls and then this anime will reek of yaoi. Disregarding what i think as an 'anime with hot guys in a music school', I'm hoping that the music will be good and elements of music will connect relevance with the plot. So if you like hot anime guys who play music and sing, then this anime is for you!

trailer: (youtube)

Shisha no Teikoku

"The story of Shisha no Teikoku takes place in 19th century Europe, and revolves around John Watson. He is scouted by the government to become a secret agent. However, Watson lives in a world where "Frankensteins", human corpses that are re-purposed with a false soul in order to use them as laborers, are used to improve industrial development." 
Although not a TV anime series, but a  movie, the trailer's visuals looked amazballs with the setting of a 19th century smoggy Industrial England, mixed with beautiful music. The plain idea of the storyline just makes me hyped up for its release. It has moderate gore and action, but i suggest you try it if you have read Frankenstein and like detective stories. 

trailer: (youtube)

Although there are many good anime that i haven't listed since i didn't have the time to, I hope you will consider my suggestions! 

Thankyou for your time :)

Inspirational Quotes 101

Japan and China

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JAPAN & CHINA

Japan and China are both asian countries sharing many similiarities (rice! WHOOOHH), a diverse history and a very important trading and economical link that allows the two countries to be one of the biggest economies in the world. Yet their poor diplomatic relationships, propaganda and hatred toward each other still exists to this day.

Whenever my family starts a conversation involving Japan, hatred and anger is always in the atmosphere of our voices. They curse and talk about them, tell stories of the history so disturbingly intriguing that you will remember it for the rest of your life and also nickname the japanese as 'white carrot heads' (蘿白頭 Lo baat Tau). My Grandma would go on and on during after dinner talks with very detailed stories she dug out of her fuzzy memory, about the things they did when her town was under Japanese occupation and how ruthless they were.

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Japan is a country immersed with a beautiful culture (YESS ANIME YASS *fangirls*) and geography, and has had a stable history spanning more than 2000 years. Ever since Japan's Emperor Hirohito made a terrible mistake on declaring an invasion on most of Asia and war on the allies, it has damaged the image of Japan and contributed to millions of casualties along with the dropping of two atomic bombs that lead to their surrender. After the war, the passion and goal of complete peace was idealised and supported by the majority of the Japanese population.

I am sure that most Japanese people are nice and friendly towards everyone given their nurturing of morals and discipline in school. I believe they were only mislead and corrupted by Hirohito during his reign. The only thing concerning me is that Japan humbly refuses to recognise and officially apologise for the atrocities done towards the people of countries they had invaded 6 decades ago. Some of my grandma's relatives were brutally shot and raped by Japanese forces during the Sino-Japanese war. It angers her even till today and she looks forward to the day where Japan will apologise officially. Their atrocities still anger much of the population of China and other asian countries and becomes even more outrageous for them when they still haven't acknowledged their past war crimes. 


They even banned several history books to prevent their current generations finding out the truth and hiding their dark, national past.  However, Japanese people aren't all that bad, as there are many Japanese citizens that peacefully protest and urge the government of Japan to apologise to the countries they invaded 6 decades ago. Since governments are supposed to represent the whole nation, they are only really recognised as 'puppets of the Japanese' by countries like China. 

“We are products of our past, but we don't have to be prisoners of it.” Rick Warren

On the other hand, China, a communist ruled country with a orientally diverse land (which was an ideal place to invade for Japan) and a history with military and economical prosperity spanning the reign of more than 20 dynasties, went to the extremes in denouncing Japan and reminding their nation about their atrocities that were casted many decades ago and threatens to go to war with Japan over an island. Their strict censorship has hidden many atrocities of their own and tried to lie about their image to their world, in which, they failed. 

Japan and China are thriving economies that could work together and improve relations slowly . If neither forgives each other, it will just worsen relations till neither of the two countries won't forgive each other anymore. Lets face it, rape, deaths and casualties of innocent civilians, and losses are all products of war. The past is buried and can no longer be changed. You can't simply go back in time and undo everything you have done wrong. All humans can do is to apologise for their past acts, forgive one another and make up for it on behalf of their nation.

I wish that Japan and China along with the countries that were invaded by her could get along one day, Even small progress like reading the news and finding out relations between my country and Japan are friendly for once make me happy. If only humans weren't filled with ambitious intent to conquer other countries, rising tensions and a strong dislike of each other would not exist. After all, no one's perfect. 

Now, time to get back on an unfinished anime episode :DDD

Persona

Persona: The aspect of someones's character that is presented to or percieved by others.

Wa all have more than one personality that we will either show or hide, which is also the reason why we tend to hide our other side. What's right or ideal for one person may not apply for others and things that are important to someone may not be important to you. This is why people tend to have multiple personalities with their own set of attitudes that switch depending towards the person they talk to, so we sometimes pretend to connect, relate, laugh and talk about things even though it may have no importance or interest to us.



















Popularity sure is satisfying and improves other people's image of you. You invest alot of your time on public image, whether it is taking selfies, trying to look kawaii, showing off your 6 pack or improving your public view by getting along with everyone and being 'nice'. Being both popular and trying to be a 'good person' is very hard to maintain. Wait a minute, what is a 'good person'?
Let's look in various religious scriptures on what qualities are evident in 'good' people.

Christianity

A 'good person' is good by what they do, such as performing thoughtful deeds. However, there is no 'set' person , because you cannot be described as you are fundamentally yourself in your own complete way. Being described by someone as a 'good' person us purely from their evaluation. In the bible, god sets many examples and traits that Christians should practise to be 'good' Christians. Here are two examples.

“And if you lend money only to those who can repay you, what good is that? Even sinners will lend to their own kind for a full return. Love your enemies! Do good to them! Lend to them! And don't be concerned that they might not repay. Then your reward from heaven will be very great, and you will truly be acting as children of the Most High, for he is kind to the unthankful and to those who are wicked. You must be compassionate, just as your Father is compassionate” Luke 6:34-36 (Being considerate and loving your enemies) 

“Obey the government, for God is the one who put it there. All governments have been placed in power by God” Romans"13:1 (Being a lawful citizen)

Buddhism

Buddhists aim for total happiness, the elimination of greed, hatred and delusion and also follow the eightfold path. Buddhist teachings suggests that by achieving these eight paths, you will self awaken and end suffering. I believe these morals are evident in what we are say, are good people.

The five percepts is also essential to being a devout (or good) buddhist.

Islam

Islam has a bad reputation as islamic extremists and immoral actions done by mislead muslims have hit the media, but the religion is quite peaceful, tolerant and inspiring. Islam does have a code of behaviour that is evident in truthful and 'good' muslims although it is unheard of. I won't go into much further detail as it is quite similiar to other religions.

So to sum it up, all religions advise people to do good deeds and refrain from doing evil  to be a 'good person' . Many people follow religions because they resemble their personality and traits along with depiction on what a good person should be. My depiction of a 'good person' is quite similiar to the qualities religious texts give us. Caring, compassionate, happy and moral. Lets move back to personality :)

Why do we try to hide our other side? Because it would humble your social life and affect your popularity? Because you're scared your friends will dump you and no one will talk to you? Because it's shocking and unpleasant? Because you're hiding a stash of Moe anime in a secret compartment that you secretly love and know that your friends and family will dump you if they find out (Oreimo reference soz) ? Or because you're just scared to know what others think of it in general? Whatever the reason may be, it is only natural that everyone has multiple personalities, otherwise you would cease to exist.

I think it is okay for people to show their other personality, along with their behaviours and interests towards friends. The blossoming of multiple authentic personalities and your expressions of the multiple perspectives towards different people should be something that can be accepted by your friends. We always tend to hide and lie about things to 'keep' your social image by other people reputable. People think that hiding would be the best option, as nobody would find out. Unfortunately, that isn't true; many know about the things we hide. So don't be afraid to unmask yourself, and show your friends your many personalities. Sometimes you accidentally show it, and sometimes you just show it in arguments. The later you show it, the more problematic it will be in the future!