(Warning; the following reeks of self-obsession. You have been warned.)
Some entries I've done are better than others. And some, are just awesome. I wanna recap my favorite blog entries, by the author himself! . . . that would be me. I'll separate by month.
February 2008:
"Mr. xm Evaluates Hardware 4 U" This was the one where I said the NES and PS1 were crap, despite being well-received consoles, and where I compared pre-NES consoles to the silent era of movies. I like it, because I was being completely honest about how I felt about the different game systems I've played in my life. Oh, in case you're wondering, the Xbox 360 ranks as Superb.
March 2008:
"And now a word from me" This contains the absolute most vitriolic review I've ever written in my life. But hey, why wouldn't I slam Slayers? The Slayers franchise sucks, it's vastly overrated, and you'd have to be a complete IDIOT (or high) to even LIKE Slayers. I stand by these two words completely; FUCK. SLAYERS. And I always will.
April 2008:
"Are you sinning in the House of Zack!?" This is my article wherein I tell FF otakus that neither FF7 NOR FF6 is as precious as you think it is. I make a list of all the stat-based RPGs I like more than FF6 and FF7. Was recently edited to include Mother 3 and Tales of Vesperia, since I had not played those back in 4/2008. And also because those games are way more fun than FF6 and FF7. Take that.
May 2008:
"The Closest I Will Ever Come to Being an Otaku in the Westernized Meaning of the Word is Right Here and Now." This is when my platonic crush on Yukari Takeba came to a head, (shut up, already.) because I found out you could date her in Persona 3. Rest assured, I built up my social link with her as fast as I could. I got all the way to 10 just before the endgame. It was worth it.
"If you can correctly predict what this post will be about, then you're just what we're looking for." This is something Haruhi Suzumiya might say when recruiting new members for her club. It was also this day that I discovered The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya. Nowadays, I own the DVDs. Thanks, SOS Brigadiers!
June 2008:
"Help! Help! I'm being repressed!" I took a Monty Python quote to begin my scathing satire on dub haters. By the way, when I was presenting my 'argument', I really felt myself become a whole lot dumber. Once I got to the disclaimer, I felt my intelligence restoring itself to its normal level.
"It's hard to stay angry when there's so much kawaii in the world." The title is a variation on a quote from American Beauty, albeit "kawaii" replaces "beauty." This was when I announced that I had seen the anime version of Cardcaptor Sakura for the first time. It was also the first time I used my catchphrase of "OH NO! NOT (insert name of incredibly cute girl)!" I also talk about how generic Rurouni Kenshin is, and how much Slayers sucks. (although the Slayers anime is technically more tolerable than the manga.)
July 2008:
"The Four Degrees of Cuteness, as Transcribed by Me" Oh yes, my most frequently edited article ever. This is an extensive list of various female characters from Japanese cartoons, comics, and videogames, and how cute (or not cute) they are. Probably my most controversial article ever! Chiyo-chan not as cute as Osaka! xm doesn't think Konata is cute, yet thinks her cousin Yutaka is adorable! I still think Flonne is Insanely Cute, despite how much some Disgaea fans don't like her! Oh yeah, if this blog was ever read by anyone other than myself, this would cause quite a stir.
"More hate, EXPOSED!" This is yet another diatribe against Code Geass. What's interesting is I actually left in the part of how I mentioned my CG hate on the Nuklearpower Forums despite the fact that I'm no longer affiliated with the NPF. I really did say in a post I made on the NPF that CG is "An embodiment of everything I hate in anime." I then go on to list that CG fans are idiots, freak out over the realization that Johnny Yong Bosch plays the lead in CG, and I basically just flip out. It was great. I also snuck in a reference to The Nostalgia Critic.
August 2008:
"Score with a nerd girl in three days or your money back!" Another satirical piece, I encourage fanboys to hook up with fangirls. And now you know why I refuse date a woman who would take an Elf over a human. I mean come on! I dated a woman who was rather unattractive by my standards, but we still had a great time! So what if she knew nothing about games, manga, and Homestar!? It was no dealbreaker for me! Yeah, that's all true, by the way. Neither of us were in love with each other, so . . . we moved on. That's true, too.
"New shit has come to light." Open up with a quote from The Big Lebowski, check. Describe some of the best chapters of Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle, check. Talk about cute CLAMP figurines, check. Say the catchphrase, (and Sakura's name yet again) check. Mention Motherfucking Death Note, check. These are ingredients for a kickass entry. However, there is one anime that aired on Adult Swim that's better than Death Note . . .
October 2008:
"Look out; more hate." Not quite as vitriolic as my Slayers review, but that's because I was reviewing something that's not fresh in my memory. I talk about Battle Athletes, an anime that could've been decent, but was ruined by a retarded main protagonist, dead horse cliches, and fanservice so blatant, I thought I was watching a cheapo porno. Or would that be cheapo hentai anime? Whatever. BA sucked, and this article will ensure that more people know of its suckiness. By the way, I know a guy online who also hates BA for the same exact reasons I do. He also loves at least one of my favorite anime series also. I feel he is a kindred spirit. Well, anything to wash away the pained memories of BA.
November 2008:
"I Wanna Live to be Twenty-Three!" It's nearly my 23rd birthday, and I decide to talk about . . . cute anime girls. Or rather, I mention that I don't take my liking of fictional characters to an insurmountable extreme. And . . . I cap it off by riffing Chobits fans who won't shut up about Chii when Chitose is obviously more desirable. Then again, I know another guy on the internet who once said that if you're a grown man and you still fawn over shallow anime chicks like Chii or Rei Ayanami, then you're still a child. And that anybody who favors (in a platonic manner, mind you) chicks like, oh I don't know, Misato and/or Chitose are well-adjusted. It's surprising, that there's guys out there who share my opinions on anime culture. I salute you people.
"Imagine" Taking the title of a John Lennon song, I summarize Eureka Seven, saying it is the best Japanese cartoon series ever. And it is. It really is. I also confess to crying tears of joy over my favorite scene in E7. Let's just say I respect Anemone a lot more than I used to. I now look forward to the new E7 movie I've been hearing about.
December 2008:
"IT LIVES!!!!!!" I get an Xbox 360. I become in tune with my hardcore gamer self once more. Ah yeah, baby.
January 2009:
"It's getting might cold below the surface" Here, thanks to some tropers, I discover an alternate universe Code Geass fanfic, which is everything CG should've been. Hell froze over that day. I became so enraptured, I even downloaded a wallpaper of one of the few CG character designs I do like. I know, pretty odd coincidence that I downloaded Euphie-chan, huh? Oh wait, a certain woman, who is also the work of CLAMP, always says that there's no such thing as coincidence. Hmm, perhaps my discovering of Code Geass: Lelouch of Brittania by Cal reflector was pre-ordained.
February 2009:
"Brace yourselves for sheer utter madness" And madness it was; I read a scanlation of the manga version of Sailor Moon, and I end up liking it! I totally wig out, suddenly finding myself obsessing over something I thought I hated. I even added one of the Sailor Senshi to my Cute Girls list; Hotaru Tomoe.
OH NO! NOT HOTARU!
Sorry, can't resist. I know, I've only seen images of her, and a wikipedia article, but she's so cute! KAWAIIIIIIIIIIIIIII!!!!!!!!! So what if she's short? So what if she has small breasts? She's still cute.
It's been a wild year since this blog started. I have a feeling the fun has just begun.
