More apologies, again.

Wow, It's been a year since I've reviewed ANYTHING! I could complain about being constantly hit with the busy stick, but writing a blog really doesn't require a lot from the blogger. I mean, really? Yeah.

My anime watching trends certainly have shifted since last September. I'm no longer using the On Demand for my anime and I'm most on the internet now, either torrenting the latest dubs or watching stuff on sites like CrunchyRoll. By the way, I think that the new FUNimation video portal is incredible!! I've been watching Shikabane Hime on it and I've been very impressed! While I would hope that more anime appears on television, the internet now has a plethora of choices now and I'm rather excited about it. We'll have to see what fruits come to bear with this trend.

As for what I'm watching right now, I'm still plowing through Code Geass, I'm almost finished with Gundam 00 (Season 1), and I've been way impressed with the new Kurokami series. Not really groundbreaking, but it's been pretty cool. Onine, along with Shikabane Hime, I've enjoyed the classics from Toei Animation's page on CrunchyRoll: Digimon 02 (I've never really it seen it from beginning to end), Slam Dunk, and Fist of the North Star.

I recently finished Gurren Lagann (which was incredible), Slayers (which was alright), and YuYu Hakusho (which was fun). Since September, I completed Scrapped Princess, Mahoromatic, Jubei-Chan, and others. My anime watching hasn't let up, I just haven't been writing about it.

HOWEVER (and here comes the list of promises), I do wish to get back on track with this blog. I'm still watching anime and still have a lot to say about it. I still hope to start doing videos or a podcast or something, but for now, I've got to keep writing.

Hopefully, you'll see me next week. Hopefully.

RIP Toonami

While this isn't as timely as the rest of the comments about this, I cannot say nothing. While I must admit that I haven't seriously watched Toonami for quite a long time now, to know that it has stopped for good is depressing. Toonami was a major part of my teenage years.

I started to watch it because of Voltron and Robotech, then, later, my friends got me into Dragon Ball Z, and I was addicted. Then they showed Gundam Wing and I was an anime fan for life. From there, it only got better: Tenchi, Outlaw Star, Big O, Blue Sub Six, and so on. I loved Toonami and all that they did.

Then I went away from Toonami (serving a 2-year LDS Mission didn't help) and when I came back, it just wasn't the same. They weren't trying new things anymore, not like they used to. And Naruto just wasn't enough to keep me coming back. So maybe, in the end, I didn't help Toonami continue; who knows. Still, it's sad to see such a good friend die. I mean, it's like the death of Mr. Rogers, except not so universal.

I can only hope that there will be other avenues for anime to reach mainstream culture. Adult Swim just isn't enough, and their treating their anime properties quite poorly. I've been doing more online, especially now that Funimation is really using their YouTube Channel, and more On Demand, through the Anime Network and Anime Selects (POST YOUR SCHEDULE!). The Sci-Fi Channel has picked up with Gurren Lagann and I am REALLY looking forward to Gundam 00 appearing on Ani-Monday's here in November. Maybe someone else will pick up the kind of legacy that Toonami left us with. I can only hope.

As for the guidepost, I apologize for not being more consistent in my writing. I've been watching anime quite regularly, thanks to the internet, On Demand, and my local library. I'm slowly powering through Naruto still, I'm looking forward to Tsubasa Season 2, and I've been enjoying Slayers and Code Geass online. I promise to do more with this site (especially if I can figure out how to get to the CSS for it) and I've got all sorts of titles to tell you about.

That is if I can get a job and keep myself from getting buried in schoolwork. Yeah, yeah, I know, the same old excuses, but life comes first, right?