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Hmm, I honestly can't recall. I've been watching anime since childhood, but my infatuation with anime girls didn't kick in till my early 20s. But if I had to choose the most memorable early crush, it'd be Shana. <3

Little Busters Still my favorite CG ever.

Ah, I think I get it now. Would it also have something to do with their xenophobic tendencies towards foreigners reading visual novels? Normally I wouldn't think it was that bad getting to read a VN review given from a foreign perspective, but after mulling over what Sanah wrote about Dual Tail's response to the Venus Blood -Hypno- bug and the "For sale in Japan only" marketing, I think I can sort of guess at why they might not be interested. At the same time though, I can understand if it's just a general disconnect. I remember how, initially, Trevor Noah wasn't the most popular replacement for John Stewart, which I think was partially due to the disconnect older viewers had with him being an outsider (millennials seemed to love him, though). Granted, he has gained a lot of momentum since then, but it felt like he had to make a few leaps to adjust his act for an American audience.

Oh, I see. I was under the impression that your proficiency in reading and translation was all you really needed; I hadn't quite considered the cultural differences when communicating from a different background. I guess it's fundamentally different from learning English, where grammar and future tense are the main obstacles. So even if you are capable of reading Japanese quickly and have a firm understanding of its grammar (which doesn't seem that difficult to master), there's still a ways to go in order to overcome the language barrier. So I guess the only real way to gain that proficiency is to spend a lot of time in Japan, which might not be all it's cracked up to be.

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Would you be surprised if I told you your blog was my personal favorite? And it's not just for the sheer uniqueness of your review format, but your review quality as well. I appreciate how you avoid fluffing up your reviews with excessive text all while giving detailed insight on the plot, aesthetics, and characters. But what really stands out to me is the audience you chose to provide your reviews for. If you wanted to, you could very easily become more mainstream and write these reviews for a Japanese audience instead, which I think speaks volumes about your review ethic. I've always been, and still kinda am, concerned with how much of a toll this project takes on you, so it's a bit of a relief to know that your enthusiasm for the medium hasn't completely died down yet. I do hope you're able to maintain that passion for a long time further.

I swear I'm only listening to the song!

Heh heh heh. Yeah, the mangaka trolled everyone pretty hard with her. Although not gonna lie, I didn't mind her that much. Not my first pick, but I wasn't that salty over the decision.

Oh man, I haven't even watched the anime yet. The manga's still fresh in my head, so I'm kinda holding off on that. On that note: Go read the manga already! Granted, it does kinda fall flat in the later chapters, but still a good read overall. Also, not gonna spoil who, but Keima does pick a girl at the end.

This is my new favorite Twitter page.

Best girl/10

Oh, Star Driver. I remember sampling an episode of that once after hearing about similarities between that and Captain Earth. But when Captain Earth flopped towards the end, I kinda lost interest. Beautiful OST! Captain Earth had a few good ones too.

Bald head 7/10

Thanks for the bump; kinda missed this thread. I'm pretty interested in this one, actually. Neko reminds me of Momo from Tu-Love Ru, so that's already a major plus for me. I'll probably give it a try once I've read Dies Irae and SubaHibi.

My apologies, I'm not really willing to put in the effort to browse through everything since I have no idea what this anime is, but you might be able to find what you're looking for if you use MAL's seasonal archive.

For a second I thought you were watching WataMote. But considering the strong cringe factor in that series, it's probably better that you didn't. Haven't heard of the other series until now. The premise seems really cute.

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