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Summer 2013 Anime I Dropped: What, When, and Why

Posted on September 30, 2013 by torisunanohokori

I’m a strong believer in the value of 20 minutes of time. Between work, the anime I do watch, the fact that I do play games on occasion, and my ongoing quest to find the next To Heart*, I’ve got plenty of venues to bank my time. There’s no real reason to keep watching a show, even if I’m enjoying it a little, if it doesn’t have at least an upside of being an 8/10 product. What follows is a list of Summer 2013 shows I dropped more or less because of their lack of realistic upside.

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Animetics Podcast: Crowdfunding Followup and the Summer 2013 Season

Posted on July 30, 2013 by torisunanohokori

This time, we cover several topics, including the inspiring success of crowdfunded anime since our last show, several bits of recent anime news (both depressing and intriguing), and the rockin’ Summer 2013 slate of anime.

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Total Time: 103 Minutes

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Sell Me in 20 Minutes: Prismer Illya and Genei wo Kakeru Taiyou

Posted on July 6, 2013 by torisunanohokori

Saturday saw the rollout of 4 more anime, and a depressing lack of Space Brothers. I’m opening up with the magical girls before getting to the certain sequel I’m really excited for.

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Animetics’ Drunken Vegas-style Summer 2013 Anime Preview

Posted on June 21, 2013 by torisunanohokori

We at Animetics believe that ordinary anime seasonal blog previews are kind of boring. Thus, we made Spring’s preview into a wager-based game. Now, the winner of Spring’s game coolly makes odds for summer while the losers set themselves up for failure while chasing back wine and rum. Unless you’ve been reading us for a while, you’ve never read a preview quite like this. We’re taking mad bets on the Summer 2013 Anime Season, Vegas-style.

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First Reactions: Muromi-san Episode 11

Posted on June 15, 2013 by torisunanohokori

This show really does love to depend on new character introductions to provide a weekly hook. At first I was doubtful as to whether or not it was really feasible for a small-world type of show with only a few characters shown in the opening/on the boxart to maintain this approach for a full 13 episodes. This week was going to be critical, since every character from the opening had finally been introduced. So the makers this show faced a choice; if they didn’t want to lose their momentum, skim the bottom of the barrel or start building deeper relationships around the current cast.

Or do both at the same time, what do I know?

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Final Review: Dusk Maiden of Amnesia (9/10)

Posted on May 21, 2013 by torisunanohokori

Dusk Maiden of Amensia is a fusion romance/mystery show about a guy and a ghost girl trying to solve the mystery of her murder, with really awesome backgrounds. Am I the only one who thinks romance series and pretty background art go well together? If I’m not the only one, read on to find out why I liked this show as much as I did.

Exhibit A

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