Acquired Tastes in Anime

The human sense of taste is a complex and amazing thing. There’s never a common standard; what’s sweet is just, well, sweet, and if it’s bitter, there’s nothing else you could describe it as. But, what makes the palate so unique is how each of us sometimes go and like the weirdest, or at the least, the more uncommon tastes (you know, stuff like, mint chocolate, Oreo-and-cheese milkshakes, uhh, veggie burgers). We don’t like it right away, but it grows on us – we acquire a taste for them. The same also holds true for a lot of stuff; songs you listen to, books you read, and maybe, in the anime we watch as well.

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My Summer 2012 Lineup

Plus some random Kara no Kyoukai news

But first, my lineup. I would’ve had this up a week ago but I wanted to see if I was gonna add more shows to my initial picks. That wasn’t the case as it turns out, and I ended up sticking to the five shows I planned on watching beforehand (and I still have a bit of a backlog from last season). So yes, only five this season. Starting off with..

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Dept. Heaven Review Series – Riviera

For those who’re unfamiliar, Dept. Heaven is the name given to a series of jRPG’s developed by Sting Entertainment and published by ATLUS. Games either known or unknown because of their overly complex game mechanics, They also happen to be one of my favorite game franchises ever. With the release of Gungnir, Dept. Heaven’s latest installment for the PSP, I just couldn’t help but feel nostalgic (since there was a three year gap since, Knights in the Nightmare, the last title that got a North American release)

So, I decided to review all of them (there’s four so far). The first title is Riviera: The Promise Land, the former GBA hit that got a PSP remake six years ago. The review is at YumeState.com so if you guys are interested, keep on reading here

Leap250’s Ideal Anime/Manga Cast

After sifting through numerous aniblog posts that began piling up after my two-week break, I found Yerocha’s fun blog carnival post about an ideal anime/manga five man troupe. I’m a little late to the party, but I’d still love to squeeze in my cast ^_^

A lot of old-school shows that I’ve watched back in the day had the traditional Five-Man Band formula (The Hero, The Lancer, The Smart Guy, The Big Guy, and The Chick/Heart) with shows like Flame of Recca and Yu Yu Hakusho as prime examples . Nowadays, I haven’t seen much of this trademark team, what with the rise of more popular archetypes like the Anti-Hero, the various -dere types, and “The One Guy” in harems. So, to bring back the old days, my cast will stick to the traditional Five-Man Band. As for the story to go with it, let’s have a classic shounen-style tournament that will decide the fate of the world!

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