I'm retiring from heavy use of MAL, but i will come back occasionally to fine-tune this page.
Please enjoy your visit, and even better, i hope what i have here will be helpful to you, in one way or another.
If you're in the mood of being accompanied with some music, my faves are contained in the "Favorites" button below. Cheers.
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Watch Order Recommendation
Aria the Animation series - Start from Aria the Animation, then follow MAL's list of sequels. Aria the Origination is the third season, despite its title.
Mahou Shoujo Lyrical Nanoha - The Movie 1st (remake of S1) - The Movie 2nd A's (remake of S2) - StrikerS (original S3)
Steins;Gate - Steins;Gate - Oukoubakko no Poriomania - Fuka Ryouiki no Deja Vu - Kyoukaimenjou no Missing Link - Steins;Gate 0
Favorite Openings
Colorful - Mahou Shoujo Madoka★Magica Movie 3: Hangyaku no Monogatari
Euphoria - Aria the Natural
Hacking to the Gate - Steins;Gate
Harumodoki - Yahari Ore no Seishun Love Comedy wa Machigatteiru. Zoku
Hoshi no Dialogue - Shoujo☆Kageki Revue Starlight
Hoshi to Hana - Yuuki Yuuna wa Yuusha de Aru
Kawaru Mirai - Kamisama no Memochou
Kimi no Shinwa - Aquarion Evol
lull ~Soshite Bokura wa~ - Nagi no Asukara
Puzzle - NHK ni Youkoso!
Serendipity - Flip Flappers
Shukufuku - Kidou Senshi Gundam: Suisei no Majo
Favorite Endings
Ao no Waltz - Josee to Tora to Sakana-tachi
Believe in You - Re:Zero kara Hajimeru Isekai Seikatsu 2nd Season Part 2
Diamond no Jundo - Yahari Ore no Seishun Love Comedy wa Machigatteiru. Kan
Everyday World - Yahari Ore no Seishun Love Comedy wa Machigatteiru. Zoku
FLIP FLAP FLIP FLAP - Flip Flappers
Fukashigi no Carte - Seishun Buta Yarou wa Bunny Girl Senpai no Yume wo Minai
Gekkou Symphonia - Aquarion Evol
Haru no Tonari - Yuru Camp△ Season 2
Kago no Naka ni Tori - Yesterday wo Utatte
Koko kara, Koko kara - Sora yori mo Tooi Basho
Memento - Re:Zero kara Hajimeru Isekai Seikatsu 2nd Season
Rainbow - Aria the Animation
Shirushi - Sword Art Online II
Shunkashuutou - Kimi no Suizou wo Tabetai
Startear - Sword Art Online II
Stay Alive - Re:Zero kara Hajimeru Isekai Seikatsu
Sweet Hurt - Happy Sugar Life
To see the future - Sword Art Online Alternative: Gun Gale Online
Tomodachi - Yuuki Yuuna wa Yuusha de Aru: Washio Sumi no Shou
Wareta Ringo - Shinsekai yori
Yume Sekai - Sword Art Online
Favorite Insert Songs
Grand Escape - Tenki no Ko
Love Four U - 5-toubun no Hanayome ∬
Lyra - Steins;Gate 0
Scenery - Granbelm
Violet Snow - Violet Evergarden CM
Winter Wish - Love Hina Christmas Special: Silent Eve
Favorite Soundtracks
Aqua - Aria the Animation
Omae no XXX de Ten wo Tsuke!! - Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann
OST Collection - Shiki
Tomorrow - Made in Abyss
Favorite Anisong Covers
Hyadain no Kakakata☆Kataomoi-C - Nichijou (Kenichi/Tram)
One more time, one more chance - Byousoku 5 Centimeter (Uru)
SHINY DAYS - Yuru Camp△ (Nao Touyama/Shima Rin) (fun fact: Oregairu's Yui share the same VA with Yuru Camp△'s Rin)
Favorite Anipiano Transcriptions
CLICK - Nisekoi OP1 by yoshiki
Sora to Kimi no Message - Suisei no Gargantia ED by Animenz Piano Sheets
Orange - Shigatsu wa Kimi no Uso ED2 by Theishter - Anime on Piano
STEP by STEP UP↑↑↑↑ - New Game!! OP by ふぃくしのん / phyxinon
Click to listen
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Personal Rating Guidelines Developed since 2015. Far from perfect, but i'm always seeking ways to improve it.
Basically, it's a process of substractions and additions starting from the score of 10.
A. For Original TV series / Movies 1. Substractions
- promote or justify bankrupt morals? -2
- indecent fanservice that serves no purpose? -1~-2
- unintentional inexplicable or illogical elements? -1~-2
- bad animation that prevent immersion? -1
- deus-ex-machina overuse or story felt all over the place? -2
- sound design not fitting? -1
- characters not felt human/behave unrealistically? -2
- did not enjoy? -1
- cannot imagine watching it together with the person i respect the most? -1 2. Additions
- creative directing or exceptionally beautiful/unique visuals? +1
- has valuable substance? (message/character study/thought provoking) +1
B. For OVAs and Specials (all of the above plus below)
- art may be simpler due to budget, but does it blatantly show no effort? -1
- does not have the original charm that remind audience of the series? -1
- does not contribute anything substantial to the series / feel necessary? -1
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Regarding personal list and ratings:
1. Shows i encounter on MAL with ratings lower than 6 will be dropped. I found out that i can trust MAL community ratings to an extent. From my honest observation, only those with ratings above 6 are personally tolerable. Of course, there are shows that show honest effort from the creators, and they might just fell short on delivering something ideal for their intended audience, whether it be technical blind spots or unfortunate disagreements between those involved.
2. Most of the items in my list that i watch or read, i do not pay for them. I would try to keep it in mind when i comment on or rate something, not to take them for granted or to feel like my opinion is special.
3. If perhaps you are interested to navigate my 'dropped' list, i recommend to sort it by 'progress'. You can sort it by 'score' too, but i don't rate every single one of them.
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About the user
Hi, nice to meet you. Nickname's Xavion. Mid-twenties. INFP (The Healer/Mediator) according to recent evaluation, although my ideal self were intended to be ENTP/J (The Visionary/Commander). Discovered anime during a period of suicidal depression back in 2015 as an attempt to escape reality and due responsibilities. As my personality was not a strong one, i let depression destroy almost all aspects of my life. My depression and all destructive habits was taken away by Jesus when i accepted Him as my Savior in early 2018. As for now, i'm recovering from relying on fiction to run away from things i have to confront. I am now extremely selective with what i watch or read, and i update my MAL profile / list when i have the time. I strongly advise not to take lightly the destructive capability of escapism, and to use entertainment (including anime, of course) in its proper proportion after every important things in life. Also, beware of self-pity and/or self-abandonment. Get out of that state a.s.a.p., you will regret not doing it sooner. Feel free to message me privately to talk about anything, if you'd like to. Anyway, thanks for reading. Hope you enjoy the rest of your stay in my profile.
Why do you have Kirito as your profile picture?
Sword Art Online was one of the two series that got me into anime (one being Toaru Kagaku no Railgun). My anime palate was still narrow during that time (approximately less than 25 series), so without much to compare with, the series became something special to me, especially during my personal hardships being the reason i tried to find places of escapism and discovered japanese animation in the process. When I joined MAL the first time, Kirito was easily the first character that i had in mind while deciding for the profile picture. I never changed it since then. Interestingly, i just found out recently (5 years later) that both Kirito and i share the same zodiac decanate, which explains my natural affinity or relatability with the portrayal of his character.
Why so many dropped anime? And why rate them?
I used to force myself to complete everything when i first started watching anime. Bad decision. No creation is equal in value and quality. I also drop the shows i've decided not to watch, and i don't rate them. I only rate the ones i've watched to a certain extent and only when i have a firm impression of why i dislike or condemn it. As for the sheer number of entries, i thought it was a good idea to drop every single entry on MAL that i would not watch. Bad decision. Wasted so much precious time. Don't do this too.
Regarding friend request
Well, first of all, to be honest, i don't really know how to be a good friend in MAL. Since i'm still recovering from depression, i still unwillingly retain my awkward persona when dealing with others. If you are okay with that, i can say i'm open to friend requests if for some reason you would like to send one. That said, i prefer a genuine connection rather than an addition to some arbitrary numbers on my profile, so i do have two main preferences in mind: i might be more at ease to accept if we have more than 20% list affinity, and if there is a message attached to it in order to know where you came from and why you are interested to connect with someone like me. One more thing, i tend to take time to reply to PMs. If you have read through my profile to this point (and onwards) and still decide to try to connect with me, i truly appreciate it and look forward to get to know you as well.
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My journey to find truth is an important part of my life, which leads to what is regarded as the christian faith:
1. Everything in the Bible/Scripture is true. If there is anything inside it that someone denies, either that person hasn't had the experience/epiphany, or hasn't yet made enough effort to observe their inner self or the world around them. More importantly, i can painfully attest that this well-known saying is true: Sin keeps you from the Bible, and the Bible keeps you from sin.
2. You can do your favorite sin without anyone knowing, but the One who created you sees everything. God keeps record of every single thing we do, including secret thoughts and deeds. After life on this earth ends, a day is appointed when we will each be accountable for how we live, whether good or bad.
3. Sin is sin, whether lust, anger, perversion, homosexuality, lies, escapism or anything else, we can justify all we want or even possibly have understandable reason(s) to maintain sinful lifestyle, of course God Himself understand where we each came from and why we do what we do, but there is always price/consequences for everything, both temporariliy and eternally. God loves us enough to offer forgiveness (which He purchase with His own blood), and that love is also shown by respecting our freewill to choose to receive His forgiveness or reject it and continue in our path stubbornly.
4. It is difficult to be a christian. I myself have trouble being a hypocrite, this has led me to dark places. If you are aware that you still have the chance, chase truth, reject evil, seek God and receive His forgiveness. There have been many who lost this chance, don't let it be you, and of course in the end it's your own choice.
5. Fake self-proclaiming christians, beware. Most people who call themselves 'christians' will be rejected from entering heaven. What's in the heart, are showed through actions. Real christianity is hard, it's acknowledging the truth and reality we tend to run away from, and it calls us to endure temptations, to not give in to what is wrong, truly realizing that God watches everything and acting like it. People who call Jesus their 'Lord' but commit sin every single day without care, will be in for a big, irreversible surprise. He and His sacrifice is not that weak that it cannot change who we are as a person, to finally love to do good and to hate what is wrong.
6. It's still your choice. The blame is not on God if we "hopelessly" continue to sin and in the end pay the price, it is always either we believe demonic deceptions or most of the times, we deceive ourselves.
7. Angels, demons, and the spiritual realm is real, this statement based on personal experiences (made firm with countless other people's similar testimonies), and this is why i cannot give high ratings for most supernatural shows/stories which might mislead some people through wrong potrayal of our supernatural reality, no matter how enjoyable it is or "it's just fiction".
8. The only way to be forgiven and enter heaven is to accept God's forgiveness by receiving Christ's sacrifice and welcoming Him in our life. There is no other way. There are no fundamentally good person, even the most 'good' thing a person does is laced by multiple layers of ulterior motives, and you know it. Receiving Christ technically accepting His purity and holiness in the place of our own, and this is the only reason (which should be easy to grasp) for any flawed person to be allowed in the pure and holy eternal dwelling/heaven. Perfection is an impossibility in this fallen world. There are only misconceptions or flawed understandings of what it means to be 'perfect', this differs from person to person. For example, whether trying to play a decent role (as a parent, sibling, friend, partner etc) or attempting to create something decent (art or non-art, tangible or non-tangible), just having correct motivation (ex: positive influence on others, desire to help or take care of someone) is good enough to start.
9. Indecision is a decision to avoid or postpone doing whatever it is that we are supposed to do, and it always has consequences, which most of the times not favorable. The most dangerous indecision and the only one which affect the afterlife is the indecision regarding God's offer of forgiveness. Indecision in this case is counted as rejecting the forgiveness. Without this forgiveness, we are too corrupted to be allowed to step into heaven, and we ourselves will have to pay for every single wrong thing we have committed, whether to be erased from existence or to be forever rejected from heaven, whatever it is, it will certainly not be a good thing.
10. Ultimately, pride blinds a person from seeing the truth. Someone who is not willing to trade pride with humility (admitting that what they know might be wrong), is not truly seeking the truth. If someone truly seeks the truth with all their heart, regardless of background, at the end that person will always find God and Jesus.
I hope and pray that God will open the door for all who truly seek the truth.
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Personal collection of relatable/helpful quotes
"It's impossible. If he won't continue unless someone persuades him, it's pointless. If he isn't someone who can convince himself and make progress on his own, it's pointless."
"“Gaining” and “losing” things are an unavoidable part of life for everyone. You feel joy, you feel disappointment, and it repeats. And that’s how you learn to handle your feelings. Disappointment and loneliness are necessary emotions. Because of loneliness people master courage and reach out to a new world.”
“People that need others to bring out motivation in them will eventually come to a standstill at some point.”
“When you got a problem you can’t fix yourself, like today, there’s a good chance that if you work together with someone else, you can overcome it. If someone helps you like that, the next time they’re having trouble, you should help them. That’s how the world works. You know… that’s pretty important. Listen. If things seem hopeless when you’re alone, then rely on someone. Otherwise, to be honest, no one will rely on you.”
“Results are important, but it’s not the results that reach people, Kiriyama. The world doesn’t revolve around results.”
"If you think, "there's no answer to be found so I'll do nothing," then you'll get nowhere."
"It's tough. Everything is tough. Reality is tough. But that doesn't mean I can give up!"
"She is suffering plenty as it is. So if we ask her, "Why did you do that?" on top of everything else, she'll feel lost." 3-gatsu no Lion
"If you don’t make mistakes, there are things you won’t discover." Aria the Natural
"If I just focus on my studies, this temptation is nothing!"
"Distancing yourself from her won't solve anything."
"Whoa, I've been here for two hours. Was I that focused?"
"There are people seriously taking on something they "can't do," instead of telling them to give up and turning my back on them, I choose to hold my head high and regret it later with them. If you're an ally of the talented, I'm an ally of the no-talents. We're parallel lines."
"Sheesh, he is completely unaware of the rumors about him. He can't afford to act so carelessly. I was the most careless of all!"
"Practice by repetition until you can solve them automatically. If you think too much about the calculations, there won't be enough space in your head for the hard problems."
"I can tell they're connected by a deep trust that transcends the boyfriend-girlfriend barrier."
"I didn't realize work was so hard."
"I believe there are things that people just can't do, but we don't know whether that can't will always be a "can't." It takes more than a half-hearted will to take on something this tough, to the point of overcoming your opposition."
"When someone messes up, we should help each other fix it. Because there aren't too many people who can do everything."
"Still, thanks to her being against it to the end, I've been able to do my best through a sense of "I'll show her!" To achieve something you're not suited for, you need a rebellious spirit that can break through a huge wall."
"Chasing a dream to the point of conquering your weakness is really cool."
"I don't regret.. that I chose to try." Bokutachi wa Benkyou ga Dekinai!
“I don’t quite understand yet what it really means to grow up. But what I want is to be a person who won’t disappoint you if we happen to meet somewhere, someday a long time from now. I want to promise you that.”
“Having people tiptoe around me is just kind of painful.”
“The happy moments come often, but so do the painful ones.”
“The chains of your past made you who you are now.”
"What are you thinking of in a place I’ve never been? Are we just a memory now?”
“But I hope we meet again, in some new way, as new people, and that something new starts.”
“Maybe that sounds shallow but don’t people need shallow at times? If being on the island brings you down, leave it. If a guy is stuck in your heart, don’t force yourself to forget it. There’s nothing besides yourself that’s holding you back.”
“I’ve learned that no matter how far away, if I really go after it, I can find a way to connect.” Byousoku 5 Centimeter
"You need to interact with strangers, hurt them, get hurt by them, learn about people, and learn about yourself, too. Or else you can't become capable of true empathy. Keep training now and don't run away."
"I want you to believe in people. Doubting is easy, anybody can do it. You be the kind of girl who can believe in people. I just know that will help someone." Fruits Basket (2019)
"Once you miss the opportunity to say something, the words become increasingly toxic. The best thing to do is to just say everything."
"Worrying about rejection may be the same as rejecting yourself."
"The one who pretends to know everything never knows anything at all."
"You shouldn't be indecisive. It's a waste of life. Make progress every day."
“You got in an accident. You couldn’t do anything afterward. It’s okay to feel ashamed about that. But don’t run from that shame! You have to carry that humiliation with you and live on!” Golden Time
"It will take time, but don't give up." Grisaia no Rakuen
"You might be able to do it if you try. But if you don't try, you definitely can't."
"There are only two paths you can choose. You can sit quietly and be selected out of this world, or you can adapt and change." Guilty Crown
"If you don't do anything, it's always going to be like that."
"You don't have to win. Just show your potential and courage."
"You can't move unless someone's constantly on your ass?"
"Not everyone who works hard is rewarded, but all those who succeed have worked hard." Hajime no Ippo
"She's not accomplishing nearly as much as she thinks. Careless effort does nothing but harm."
"It's commendable that you're taking initiative."
"I've gotta face the fact that I can't do everything myself."
"As long as you don't give up on winning it, there's still a chance."
"Someone with a sharp tongue, but is actually kind. Someone who always takes the initiative and is serious about work."
"But doing something will at least cause something else to happen."
"As long as we're doing something, it's good."
"You may come to a standstill or get irritated because things don’t work out the way you want them to, but what you gain from hard work will never betray you.”
"I love texting those people who reply super fast, it makes me feel like they really want to talk to me."
"The best way to love someone is to be just their friend and wait until they realized that they need you to be more than that." Hanasaku Iroha
"You're happy enough to cry, huh?"
"My philosophy is to value a student's sense of initiative."
"Crap, I might regret it again."
"He rejected everything about how we used to do things."
"We'll take this opportunity to make them realize Kitauji is different this year."
"We work hard when we know there will be returns, and we try to work even harder if working hard makes us better."
"Music is not supposed to be something you do to show off your abilities to your rivals."
"I'm just saying that practicing every day is important."
"Wait... I'll do it. Otherwise, I'll never learn."
"I didn't want to be half-baked, so I practiced a lot."
"He's saying love and confidence are important."
"It doesn't matter how simple it is. If you can do it perfectly, it's fun. So you're giving her a taste of what it's like to be able to do something, before she does the next thing?"
"When you can't play well, I think it hurts a lot more than people think."
"I'm worried she'll get sick of it unless she can find a reason to try."
"I mean, I've never liked playing tuba alone. It's just one boring phrase after another. But when you play in an ensemble and you hear all the other parts, it becomes music. It becomes harmony. You can really tell you're carrying the piece."
""You're nice," is what you say to someone when there's nothing else to say!"
"They say music vanishes once it's played, and that you can never take it back. You always have to play like you mean it."
"No, when I don't do this kind of thing right, it bothers me."
""Don't your feet hurt?" They hurt. But I don't hate pain."
""I hope I do well in the audition." You won't get any better by praying for that. Music and playing are both entirely up to your own effort. You shouldn't ask a god to do it for you. That's just wasteful."
"A tuba's job is supporting people from the wings, Tsukamoto-kun."
"It wasn't exactly that I wanted to see it. I wanted to do something that others wouldn't. I don't try to get close to people who don't interest me. Being relieved to know you're the same as someone else is stupid."
"I'm going to do my best, so you have to, as well."
"All of you here deserve to be in the competition. You've all worked very hard. Please stand tall and show me the fruits of your efforts."
"We practiced from early morning to sunset."
"If you can't do it in practice, you'll never do it in a performance. Please keep that in mind."
"Then.. the next piece begins."
"Listen, you're nervous because you're worried about failing."
"But it was all talk. I never thought of actually making it happen. I thought it'd be stupid to get my hopes up, only to embarrass myself. But.. wishes don't come true unless you wish out loud."
"It was better than doing nothing!"
"It's better to be busy. When you're bored, you get lonely."
"Don't regret it."
"You know how you practiced insanely hard? I'm going to support you with all I've got!"
"I think, even if I could choose again, I'd probably still be in concert band."
"Don't you dare underestimate the lung capacity of a tuba!"
"I think spineless guys aren't any good."
"I think quitting is running away. I don't know if she's running from upperclassmen she hates, from her classmates, or from herself. But she ran away. I would never run away. If I didn't like them, I'd beat them down. She quit, even though she couldn't do that. So she ran away."
"This time isn't eternal."
"My job is rewarding. It's worth the effort."
"Anything I say might only make things worse."
"I think it's now or never."
"We aren't just messing around. We've all sacrificed our summer breaks to practice."
"So, in the end, the only thing to do is to get good."
"Who cares? The Kansai Competition is full of good schools. There is no reason to worry. We only need to play as we always do."
"I'll have to face.. reality. I was afraid to learn I'd never meant that much to her."
"I'll say it again. All we're doing tomorrow will be presenting everything we've worked on, as is."
"All right, with everything in mind, let's take it from the top again. Pretend it's the real concert."
"The Concert Band Competition takes place once a year. For that one competition, we practiced without pause, in the morning, after school, during summer break. Crying and sweating, until there was nothing left of us. All for a twelve-minute performance."
"Let's give it everything we've built so far, through our practices!"
"Let's keep practicing and get even better."
"Ultimately it's up to you to decide your career and future, right?"
"Stop talking nonsense. What matters is right now, this performance. It doesn't matter what happened up till now."
"Don't expect to pursue your own goals without any consequences. What you're saying is way too convenient! If you're serious, show it."
"I don't think it matters if you get gold or silver, as long as your try hard. I guess I'm beating a dead horse, but there's a reason you play music and not just do it."
"Say that to my face."
"You've always done well, though. "I didn't do anything". That isn't true. Why do you think Asuka-senpai asked you over, Oumae-chan? "I don't know". I think she hopes that you might be able to help her."
"You act normal, but I feel you see through people. You act like you don't notice things, but you do. And when it matters the most, you always have the right words."
"I've always avoided making decisions for myself. All my regrets, all my failures.. I'll own up to all of it, but I want to live my own life!"
"Don't be left with any regrets."
"Even with Mizore-chan and Nozomi-chan, all you ultimately did was watch. You set up boundaries, and you never pried. You're curious, so you get close, but you're afraid of hurting people and of being hurt. So you leave things wishy-washy, and watch from a safe distance. Do you believe anyone would tell someone like that what they really think?"
"You were showing some spine for once, but you're already out of battery?"
"You're so full of yourself, thinking everything will be fine if you suck it up and deal! Please don't make choices you know you're going to regret.. Please don't give up, not until you've done everything you can!"
"I believe we are improving quite a bit, but we can't get complacent. Stay humble, and practice attentively till the end."
""We were just talking normally! I didn't do anything different. I never said anything". That's why."
"We've come this far, having decided this spring to aim for the Nationals. I won't tell you not to worry about the outcome. But now that we're here, the most important thing is to perform in a way that we won't regret. Make this performance one worth remembering."
""People can change anything, you know. Next year, we could end up with a different result than today! Don't you want to fly higher than anyone before? Then you must crouch, ready, lower than anyone before!" I'll practice more than anyone else!"
"The whole nation heard Kitauji's sound. We did the best we could. Good work, everyone."
"I believe that if you work hard, you will gain something. That's definitely not a waste of effort." Hibike! Euphonium
"The more inexperienced you are, the more you want to show off."
"If you can never get angry at anything, that probably means you have nothing that you like, either."
"If someone didn't have any pride, wouldn't they also be lacking in self-confidence? If someone was free of greed, wouldn't they have trouble supporting their family? And if people didn't envy one another, wouldn't they stop inventing new things?"
"People who are confident in themselves never talk about expectations. "Expectation" is a word rooted in giving up. It leaves you with no other choice. It makes it obvious that you're powerless."
"We don't know if trying our best will help, but we do know, that if we don't try our best, it won't help for sure!"
"No amount of passion can overcome a lack of technical expertise."
"Every individual must be aware of themselves. If not, those who watch them think fools of themselves." Hyouka
"What's so cool about madness? I don't understand what's good about being crazy! What you mean by sinful? What's so good about having sin? Is it cool being a criminal?"
"Between justice and evil, why is evil better? Why do you prefer evil? Isn't it evil because its wrong?"
"What's so cool about your right arm aching? "I love the feeling of being unable to control my power"? What's that? That just makes you a fool! It's much cooler when you have control! That's worthy of respect!"
"What's so awesome about hiding your power all the time? That's just slacking off! It's much cooler to face things head-on, at full strength, without hiding anything!"
"Don't start talking about them just because you did a little research! If you don't properly explain it, I can't understand what you mean! If you're going to teach me, teach me right!"
"Don't act like you understand them because you read a little on the net! I can't understand them at all if you give half-baked explanations!"
"Talk to me in your own words!"
"If you try hard enough, anything can be fixed. You're close enough to fight, after all." Inou-Battle wa Nichijou-kei no Naka de
"Even if you failed today you can still improve next time!"
"It's not easy to get to that point. It's only the ones that keep up the effort all the way to the end who can be like that." Kimi to, Nami ni Noretara
“Never forget that kindness can hurt instead of help.” Kokoro Connect
"If you really want to change someone, you have to start with yourself."
"There’s nothing more revolting than the affection of someone you’re completely disinterested in, is there?" Kuzu no Honkai
"Being close doesn't mean you have to reveal everything to each other." Liz to Aoi Tori
“If you find yourself at a dead end and there’s no other options left, doing something the wrong way might do the most good.”
"Ask yourself this: Whats better, doing nothing or doing something.”
“Sometimes doing the wrong thing for someone is exactly the right thing to do.”
“You know what I think? You take what you’ve got and figure out how to get something out of it.”
“You’re lying if you say it doesn’t hurt. It hurt just watching you. Just because you can’t feel the pain, doesn’t mean it’s okay to hurt yourself.”
“I’ve decided that from now on, I’m never gonna regret anything. Ever again!”
“I didn’t want this power so I could fight witches. I wanted it so I’d have the strength to do what’s right and protect the ones I love.”
“If you really wanna help me, you should try putting yourself in my shoes for a change.”
“There’s a bunch of stuff I wanna have or do, but, maybe it’s the “risk your life” part. Maybe that’s holding me back.”
“Remember this and take it to heart: Kindness sometimes leads to even greater tragedy.”
“We’re fighting for our own wishes. It’s normal not to get noticed or remembered.”
“Repeat. I’ll repeat it for however many times I have to. Until I find the only way out.”
“Why do you always sacrifice yourself like that? Calling yourself useless and meaningless, stop treating yourself like you don’t matter!”
“If you’re not sure why you’re doing it, you’ll most definitely regret it later.”
“If you have the chance to think really hard about what you want, you should take as much time as you need.”
“I’m not afraid of anything anymore. Because I’m not alone anymore.”
“The motive behind a wish is what matters most.” Mahou Shoujo Madoka★Magica
“Whether you like me or not, the fact that you’re precious to me won’t change, no matter what.” Nagi no Asukara
"Those who hate themselves, cannot love or trust others."
"I still don't know where to find happiness. But I'll continue to think about whether it's good to be here... whether it was good to have been born. But in the end, it's just realizing the obvious over and over again. Because I am myself."
"So f*cking what if I'm not you?! That doesn't mean it's okay for you to give up! If you do, I'll never forgive you as long as I live. God knows I'm not perfect either. I've made tons of stupid mistakes and later I regretted them. And I've done it over and over again, thousands of times. A cycle of hollow joy and vicious self-hatred. But even so, every time I learned something about myself." Neon Genesis Evangelion
"You'll learn the small things through experience."
"You're not as mature as you act."
"Taking breaks is part of the job."
"You have to, even if you can't!"
"What did you come here to do?"
"No matter how sincere you may be, people can only make judgments based on your actions."
"It's now or never!"
""Y-You all look really tired." Yeah, but I enjoy it. It's like a war zone."
"I learned that the hard way."
"The retakes weigh on me a lot, but I can tell it gets better every time I make the changes."
"If she wants to be a designer, I need her to be much more assertive."
"Let's get some work donezo."
"For now, just do what you think is helpful."
"It's important to feel bitter about defeat, but when you have fun, it really shows in the product. I think that's what's important."
"A lot of people from planning, motion, and programming were involved in this project. I may have the job that gets recognized the most, but I can't make everything alone."
"Holding it in will only make it worse."
""Everyone on my social network talks about it every day." That's because you just follow people with the same hobbies."
"They all seem to be careless mistakes, but there are a lot, and it's quite troublesome."
""I thought it was fine because the designs were going through". Small errors can sometimes cause larger errors."
"Since these are visible errors, it's my fault for not correcting them. I'll fix them right away."
"How typical of artists to only pay attention to appearances."
"It was my fault. I didn't notice the errors."
""Then you're gonna be busy working?" Yeah, but it only makes the game better."
"If you notice anything, even the tiniest things, please put them all on your report."
"You're still on the clock, so don't be away from your desk too long."
"I must have just gotten this silly notion in my head that I could do anything now that I was a character designer."
"A couple of bitter experiences are nothing I can't handle!"
"Don't you leave anything incomplete."
"All these years, I've been worried about nothing?!"
"Don't forget, I'm a debugging pro."
"That explains her attitude. She already tasted the sting of defeat. She knows that frustation and disappointment far more than I do." New Game!
"Yuko, you never do your homework but you did it this time, right? That's something pretty difficult to do! It's the same with dreams or objectives but it's when you take that first step that it's the most difficult. But you did it, Yuko! You broke the first barrier! Yuko, you cleared it!"
"Yuko, did you know? Cars and trains take more energy to get started and moving than they do at any other time."
"To the exam-taking heart: Number one: Take everything in with all your strength."
"Well first off, you can't think negatively! You have to have that mentality of going forward, forward! You have to believe and not give up."
"It's that mentality of giving everything your all. It's the best!"
"She's just trying to escape reality..."
"If you just start doing things, motivation will come to you naturally. The motivation to start? You just have to do it!" Nichijou
"People who don’t know themselves are always the ones who struggle hard to win, because they want to prove something.” Ping Pong the Animation
"Because nothing makes one happier than being with the one you love."
"I don't want you to save me. I want you to stand by my side as I save myself."
"Isn't it sad how some people only value themselves by how much the wrong people value them?"
"It's more cruel to give someone false hope, you know."
"I like the way you hold back your tears despite your pain and try so hard to smile."
"It doesn't matter who hurt you or broke you down. What matters is who made you smile again."
"Losing sight of who you really are... that can be pretty scary."
"If you can't feel sympathy for others, you'll never find happiness."
"The important thing.. is to get him to believe that he was loved, I think." Plastic Memories
"So you're leaving misunderstandings be, and giving up before even fighting."
"I think you should do what you want."
"The human brain doesn't look at the things it doesn't want to see."
"There's no point if you throw away what you want the most."
"I agonized and thought hard before deciding!"
"Don't hold yourself back if you want to do it."
"The world keeps spinning, huh..."
"It's hard to be in trouble when you don't have anyone to rely on."
""I thought you went to all sorts of places for work?" That's just me being taken around."
"For not giving up on me... Thank you."
"You could do that because you didn't have any doubts."
"If nobody recognizes you, it's the same as not existing in this world."
"Everyone indadvertently takes hints nowadays."
"You really put in a great effort... You put in so much effort just for my sake. You've done enough. It's okay now."
"Something important came back to mind... The memories of someone I cherished have returned. From here on, I must face the atmosphere. The atmosphere that won't move, even if I push, pull or slap it around."
"Everyone says "I'm bored" or "Isn't there anything interesting out there?" like pet phrases. But in reality, none of them are really looking for a change."
"It's easy to "follow the leader" as a lifestyle. Deciding if everything is good or bad on your own uses a ton of calories, and to have a will of your own, it can hurt to be denied. To that point, you stay safe and sound being the same as everyone else. You don't have to see what you don't want to. You don't have to think about what you don't want to. You can leave everything to someone else. But... There's no reason to torment someone just because everyone else is doing it. But... Because everyone is doing it, because everyone says so... That doesn't make it true! Who's this "everyone" anyway?"
"I won't let people look and pretend not to."
"If I answer now, I'll feel like I was steamrolled into this from momentum and ambience."
"When I hear the same thing for an entire month, I stop feeling anything. My heart doesn't race."
"Can you still do something? Think of it as being a lifesaver."
"Well, I guess it's better to tell you so you can laugh, rather than brood about it all by myself."
"I think you should clarify things before it gets any more complicated. Hurry up and ask him out, and have your hopes shattered."
"It's a shame to stay quiet about something so amusing."
"Being alone is easy in its own way. You don't have to accomodate others. Once you're alone, you surprisingly don't feel as lonely as you first thought."
"Simply letting you go won't do much for the future, so show enough faith to be worth it."
"You should at least think of that yourself."
"I hope "pretend" doesn't turn into "serious.""
"Maybe you can win if you used your brains?"
"You tried really hard there. You gave it your best."
"It was only an inferiority complex, never confidence. I felt some salvation in that there was a reaction, regardless who it was from. It's the same as saying you got something, just not how you wanted to. Maybe that's why. In the end, I couldn't detach from the disgust I felt being seen."
""I just don't know what to say to her." You can include that as part of what to tell her."
""What is this?" You'll see when you open it."
"Then, from now on, make her happy with something you choose for yourself, Nodoka. Not something she tells you to do."
"What I think, Sakuta-kun... is that life is here for us to become kinder. I live life every day hoping that I'm a slightly kinder person than I was the day before."
"Kaede is scared to stay stagnant... scared to think things are going to stay like this forever. There is much love for the home. It's scary to step outside. It's scary, but... Not being able to leave forever is a lot... a lot scarier!"
"She decided to sever a part of her memory to escape that crushing feeling."
"There are as many worlds to see as there are people in them, I'm sure."
"Now that you know of pain that others cannot understand, I'm sure you can become kinder than anyone else. And I'm sure you can be supportive of someone else."
"It's troubling, but... Not knowing is scary, too!"
"If there was something I could do, I'd like to do it."
"Everyone is doing their best to live their lives."
"You put up a valiant effort."
"Instead of "I'm sorry," I'd be way happier hearing the words "thank you." And "I love you" would put me on cloud nine. Someone once told me that "thank you," "you did well," and "I love you" were their three favorite phrases."
"Don't go giving up! Don't decide everything on your own!"
"There's something you have to accept: the weak part of yourself that rejected the future. Believing in that weakness is the first step."
"Anyway, I did what I had to do." Seishun Buta Yarou wa Bunny Girl Senpai no Yume wo Minai
"Arrogance can plant a seed of sin. And loneliness can serve as its nursery."
"We have to change our way of thinking if we really want to change the future."
"We ultimately fear what spawns from within us." Shinsekai Yori
"But it's meaningless, unless you go by yourself, in my opinion."
"I had to!"
"You know. It's the thing I've always done..."
“When you hit the point of no return, that’s the moment it truly becomes a journey. If you can still turn back, it’s not really a journey.”
"It’s a thin line between self-assertion and selfishness.”
“Sometimes, people are just mean. Don’t fight mean with mean. Hold your head high.”
“If you still can’t do it, you’re probably just not putting in the work.”
"Never think the stars you see are all the stars there are.”
“To act is not necessarily compassion. True compassion sometimes comes from inaction.” Sora yori mo Tooi Basho
"Time never comes back once it’s gone." Suzumiya Haruhi no Yuuutsu
"God would never put us through all this suffering if He didn't think we could bear it."
"It's impossible to work hard for something you don't enjoy."
"Sometimes the things that matter the most are right in front of you."
"Everybody can fight. It's just a choice of whether you should."
"Real pain is the result of losing someone you care about."
"Sometimes you have to fight to get your point across."
"It's okay to live, even if there's no greater point to living."
"Life isn't just doing things for yourself. It's possible to live in such a way that other people's happiness, makes you happy too."
"I'd rather trust and regret, than doubt and regret."
"A person is very strong when he seeks to protect something."
"There is one thing I've learned here. To keep doing your best, up until the very end." Sword Art Online II
"Anything new you do is an experience."
"Now that I've decided to participate, I'll give it my all, so I'm looking forward to it."
"Let's have a good time seeing how far we can get."
"You don't have to hit them! Just Fire!"
"Okay. I swear I'll keep my guard up until this is over. I won't be prideful either."
"LLENN, no matter how bad your situation is, or how scared you are, never fire randomly. It's like a drug that lets you forget your anxiety, at least while you're shooting, but it wastes bullets and in addition to giving away your location to the enemy, it tells them "I'm scared!" As a plan, it's the worst of the worst."
"Of course a team that's survived this long wouldn't have done something so stupid."
"It worked! It worked! It worked! It worked! All right! I'll keep running and running... and running. What should I do? Running, and then what? How have I survived up to now? How have I won? I got close. When I took down my opponents, I was up close. I can't run away. "That's right, LLENN! You finally figured it out, huh? So stop running away. Go after the enemy. Make use of your speed and agility to fight in a style all your own.""
""How did you get over your complex?" Th-That's... because I repeatedly fought for my life. I realized that if I didn't give up, I'd survive somehow."
"She's obsessed with death. She continuously yearns for a challenge in which she can put her life on the line." Sword Art Online Alternative: Gun Gale Online
"Instead of getting rid of numbness and pain, maybe coexisting with them is the true answer."
"Playing the active role is what makes a main character." Tanaka-kun wa Itsumo Kedaruge
"I can try to cure disease. Lifestyle is something you have to fix. All anyone can do is their best."
"Always running away, never doing anything right! Running away's the only racing you ever did!"
"Being able to speak freely... is the lifeblood of love."
"When you try to achieve something, someone's bound to get hurt. You always have to sacrifice something." Tokyo Godfathers
"Anyway, what will you do today?"
"I believe people need to proactively interact with others."
"Stop making promises you can't keep, you fool."
"You really can do things if you put your mind to them!"
"There are some things that enthusiasm alone can't achieve!"
"You're so caught up in your own facade that you're at loss for what to do."
"Nothing scares me more than being left out. Being given the cold shoulder hurts the most."
"Being put backstage doesn't mean I should take it easy."
""Keep hanging around me, and you two will fail the year with me." It's the other way around. You'll graduate with us. Because you keep hanging around us."
"I know of several people who slacked off like that, only to regret it later."
"Your excuses alone are first-rate, as usual."
"I'll be late, but I'll come for sure. Even if it's over by then, I'll at least show up."
"I don't care what day it is as long as you're there."
"You keep bugging me all day, but you don't know anything, do you?" White Album 2
"You can't go into a fight thinking that you've already lost!"
"She is hung up on the idea that there's a single answer that she has to find."
"I'm not sure if it will do any good, but I'll give it some thought."
"I think.. it's fine for people to be self-contradictory, honestly."
"There's no point in being depressed." Yagate Kimi ni Naru
"I won't do it because someone told me to, but because I thought about it carefully.."
"A bird doesn't mess up it's own nest before it leaves."
"The past makes you wanna die out of regret, and the future makes you depressed out of anxiety, so by elimination, the present is likely the happiest time." Yahari Ore no Seishun Love Comedy wa Machigatteiru.
"It's more memorable when you have to struggle a little."
"Camping's pretty fun when you actually try it out."
"Nadeshiko hasn't changed. She just loves camping more than anyone."
"And in the end, the turtle's hard work paid off."
"There are so many... Let's get started with one, then." Yuru Camp△
"They're here, they can see this, but they're deliberately ignoring the truth." trying to remember where it was from
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