Let me introduce myself once again in a different manner.I'm Dion and i am an animeholic.Which definitely beats my other bad habits of being an alcoholic and a total self destructive b@stard.But hey,nobody is perfect so don't judge.
I've been a reviewer,or a journalist as they called us back then,since before most of you were in short trousers or in some cases even born.
My passion and my line of work was music.Metal music to be more exact.And it wasn't magazines like your local newspaper but i've been blessed with the opportunity to work with giants like Rock Hard and Metal Hammer.Those were interesting times indeed.And those were times were people weren't so damn pollitically correct and they certainly didn't get offended over every single thing possible.Mind you every time i trash talked someone's favorite band a sizeable postbag was being delivered to my office filled with hate letters demanding my decapitation.But since we knew they were stupid and mad or communists we didn't even bother and soldiered on.That is until the world went soft in the head and decided that those fruitcakes needed some pampering.
It was at the time i was also working in a newspaper that things started to look dreary.Every article i wrote was an excuse for people to whine like babies and i was in need of a lawyer.
"Can't talk about that we will be sued or don't mention that the readers will get offended"..And just like that it was the end of an era.An important era cause after that people had to think twice before speaking their minds about anything.I was disgusted and left the business altogether..And internet made things worse cause it meant that for the first time people who dwelled in basements suddenly got an attitude bigger than the basement and from being dipped in the toilet headfirst in school they became warriors of justice.
Which brings me to today and here i am reliving my passion for reviewing.And things have changed.I'm a dinosaur among a generation that plays it safe.You can't be honest cause someone will get hurt,you can't be negative cause love will conquer all and all that crap you hear in church on Sunday.I also learned to my amazement that the bussiness that some people,me included,built slowly over the years has now rules like we don't want emotion in the reviews..WHAT?No emotion?How did we get there?Emotion is what drives me and every human being.The reaction of chemicals in the brain is what makes us experience the world we live in.So we can't speak freely,we can't be nihilists or have black humor cause that's a social no-no and we must be like robots,keep it all clinical.
Well sorry lads i'm from that old guard,i may be a dinosaur but i can still bite and i still have my own teeth.And in a world full of restrictions we the few standing men and women will be the light and the path out of this mess.
Crickey i've gone mad..But crucially i want you people,first and foremost to have a laugh with the drunken rants of mine.I want you to experience another approach.Want to be offended?Be my guest but if you're not mad and wake up and think you're a chicken come this side of the pond.It's way more fun.
If you like metal then here are some songs you might be interested in(updated weekly):
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https://youtu.be/v5LFdsxe8Gk
2)
https://youtu.be/EyE48F_hrxs
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https://youtu.be/dXMfdpjnAHU
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https://youtu.be/wLoYIBEZEfw
5)
https://youtu.be/h0BFAhAU7qs
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From one guy that loves metal to another, here are some of my own recommendations:
Polaris
Crazy88
We Are Knuckle Dragger
WOLFTOOTH
Tallah
I wanted to say that I enjoyed your Dragon Half review! Definitely a classic anime! I've been slowly reading through the original manga and there are some pretty amusing moments beyond what was adapted in the OVA so you should totally check it out if you ever have the drive and means to do so.
And.... that's all I got. XD
I mean, American politics are still super dumb, but what else is new? Anyway, hope you're doing well, man! Have a good one!
But yeah, it's my first official day of Government Shutdown 2018! I still had to come into the office, though. Waiting for paperwork to be sent to my boss so I can sign it to say that I'm not working and then I can go home. =P
Thanks mate
Aside from work and board game stuff I've mostly been doing nothing but watch anime. The 2018 Anime Watching Challenge has started and with my current living situation I've been watching anime more regularly than I have in the last 7 years or so. Good times.
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So I finished ERASED and liked it a lot! I thought it was kind of weird that the series has a reputation for having a "bad ending" but I personally wasn't really bothered by it. Yeah, it was kind of jarring, but I didn't mind so much. The character resolutions were satisfying enough that I didn't really need some amazing plot revelation. I tend to be more character-focused when watching anime instead of plot-focused; purely plot-focused shows usually bore the crap out of me.
Now that I'm finished with my Anime Watching Challenge I've been taking a bit of a break from watching anime and been trying to read some more manga, but it's been hard to keep that up with me being sick so I started playing an old PS1 game over the weekend called Legend of Legaia. It's been fun.
Anyway, hope you're doing well and such. Laters!
I have hypersensitivity so just the smell of weed makes me very sick...
You say "watered down"; I say enhanced! XD Actually, I haven't gotten around to watching Shirobako yet, but I've heard good things and will probably watch it next year. I just hope that there's enough levity and interesting/fun characters so it doesn't get boring for me. And I do have to say, I'm six episodes into ERASED so far and I've been enjoying it a lot! I was a little worried that it might end up being boring like Another was for me, but I've been pleasantly surprised. Although the story is really serious, the characters still have a warmth to them; they feel interesting and real while the ones in Another just felt bland as all hell. It's definitely feeling like a good way to close my Anime Watching Challenge. :)