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2020 is here and I thought it be fun to take a trip down memory lane. Anime is my favorite medium, it's my favorite subculture, it's the thing I spend most of my money and time on; and in the past 10 years I've gone from just exploring it to becoming fulling immersed in it. My journey in anime began this past decade. Watching anime seasonally was the trendy thing to do with rise of streaming services such as Crunchyroll and Netflix so it became habitual to me to watch multiple different anime every three months over the course of ten years. After scratching my brain a bit I put together a list of twenty-six anime that I loved over the past 10 years. Not just anime that I thought were great but TV series and movies that captivated me, impressed me and continued to thrill me upon re-watching them over the years. 1. B Gata H Kei (Hal Film Maker, Dir. by Yuusuke Yamamoto) I've blogged about this show before during my 30 Day anime challenge posts. I watched it...

by Corin Hemphill 12. Miki Makimura - Devilman Crybaby voiced by Megumi Han/Cristina Vee A precious cinnamon roll to pure for this world There's not much I can say about Miki plot wise but she is a very sweet, caring person. 11. Ruki Irokawa - Comic Girls voiced by Saori Onishi AKA Big Boobies Hineko a Pen Name that much to her dismay, doesn't actually suit her. She's a level headed responsible girl who originally wanted to draw a children's manga about animals but was convinced by her editors to draw erotic romance stories for mature audiences. In the fourth episode of the series, we watch her tackle the pressure of being a manga author as she deals with both the work load and an upcoming book signing. Seeing her struggle with self-confidence and overcome her weakness did a lot to develop her character and it's easily the best episode in Comic Girls . 10. Hanako Honda - Asobi Asobase voiced by Hina Kino An absolute riot who snagged t...

This list isn't ranked or in any particular order. It's just 10 films that I either own, watched multiple times, or have a very special place in my heart. I won't be writing about how good these films are but rather how they make me feel when I think about them. Bleach: Memories of Nobody - This is the first anime movie I saw in theaters. I watched it with a good friend of mine back when we were in middle school and we loved it. I don't think there was a full crowd but I remember a guy whistling when Rangiku appeared and a lot of people cheering when Zaraki made his entrance. I got the film on DVD and let my 8th grade Math teacher borrow it............. he forgot to give it back. I think I've seen the film once or twice since then and I still liked it. The film's soundtrack specifically "Number One(Movie Version)" and "Sen no Yoru wo Koete" bring back nostalgic feelings when I listen to them. Memories of Nobody is something I saw when ani...

Classroom of the Elite CotE was introduced as a show about meritocracy. It takes place in a school where classes are ranked A to D and treated based on how well they perform. Therefore Class A will have all the money and Class D will be at the bottom. It's an interesting concept ripe for social commentary but the show isn't very smart. Or good for that matter. But is interesting though and that's the main reason I want a continuation. The show has a lot of ideas and plot twists but with a run time of 12 episodes none of the ideas go anywhere. Let's say we find out a character has secret, maybe it's their past, their family or another side of their personality; we'll get that information as a cliffhanger in one episode but we won't find out anymore in the next episode. The show is just bait and switch, presenting us with one question but instead of answering said question just raising another question. There's enough meat in the story to be satisfi...

KADO: TheRight Answer KADO asks the question "What would society do if the had unlimited energy?" or rather what would society do with an unlimited resource? Would we share it? Would we fiht over it? Would we regulate it? Awe better off with it or without it? The series spends most of its run portraying real world olitics surrounding an unlimited source of energy. But truth is often stranger than and given the world's current political climate there's no doubt in my mind that a real life version of this scenario would be significantly dumber than the events of KADO. Cynicism aside though a source of unlimited energy would mark a turning point in history and I think it be worth seeing.

Mikazuki Augus - Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron Blooded Orphans The quote itself isn't anything special but the context and delivery are why I love it. Mikazuki, the protagonist, is a cold blooded killer with emphasis on the cold. For his enemies it's terrify how calm he is when killing people on the battlefield but I find it amusing. He doesn't enjoy killing he just sees it as something he has to do, so he doesn't even consider mercy or empathy. This scene in particular is great because an enemy is calling him out being so ruthless in combat and while Mikazuki surprised to hear this for a moment he just shrugs it off and says "Well, Whatever" and then kills the guy anyway. He just doesn't care.

Zoro takes Luffy's Pain - One Piece Zoro is badass, there's no better way to describe him. He's a ridiculously strong swordsman who can dish out as much as he can take. There a lot of moments from him I could use for today. In the Alabasta arc he defeated Mr.1 by cutting through steel. His most recent feat of strength was in the Dressrosa arc where he cut through Pica, an already enormous man who was able to use his Stone-Stone fruit abilities to merge with the ground and become a giant. It's always cool seeing the damage he can do but his endurance is also really impressive. After an exhausting battle with  Gecko Moria, one of the Seven Warlords of the sea, the Straw Hat pirates are confronted by another warlord Bartholomew Kuma. Kuma easily blew away the crew and was ready to take Luffy but Zoro offered his life instead. So Kuma, using his Paw-Paw fruit, absorbed all the pain Luffy experienced in the fight with Moria and tells Zoro to experience it. The scene sh...