We’re finally talking about the last anime of Fall 2012.  Like most final gasps, some utterances are rambling nonsense, while others are filled with wisdom.  Yet still other final words are cryptic clues, offering hints of secrets and discovery, something to solve.  Join me now as I pull back the curtain on this week’s mysterious mysteries!

For the first showing of his term, CSMAC President Jack put his best foot forward, displaying some of the best anime from Fall 2011.  Unfortunately, he forgot that his second step was going to be used to jump over a treacherous chasm, so his efforts were all for naught.  Hang on for dear life as I explore just what lies at the bottom of the abyss.

Hopefully everyone reading this blog is at least familiar with the Touhou series. Working under that assumption, I won’t bother with a rundown of the basic gameplay. This, instead, will be a summary of the main mechanic and my first impressions of each game, starting with Embodiment of Scarlet Devil and going through to Ten Desires. Well, technically they’ll be second impressions since I’m writing this after my first playthrough of each, but it’s close enough.

Now I’d tell you to hop on the tour bus, but as we all know, there are no buses in Gensokyo.

I’d warn for spoilers as well, but I never paid enough attention to the plot to know what was going on myself.   ᄀ（￣ー￣）ᒥ

It’s a new semester at CSM, which means new courses, new instructors, and new problems.  On the flip side, it also means a new CSMAC president showing new anime in a new room.  Find out if Jack has put his best foot forward (as opposed to in his mouth) in this newest review…NEW!!!!

It’s a strange time of year.  The halcyon holidays have just passed, the Colorado weather is unseasonable beautiful, and the cares of the previous year seem to be but a fleeting bad dream.  Alas, the quest for knowledge and a higher pay grade beckon us back to scenic Golden for the Spring 2012 semester, and I’ll bet you’re pretty bummed.  However, what greater way to feel comparatively better about your current situation than to relive the worst anime showings of Fall 2011?  Actually, the only other alternatives are a bit more life-threatening.  Join me now as I haunt your memories and kill some time before Jack makes us hate him more than we do Gene.  Curl up next to the fire, lest you have to throw yourself into it.  It’s going to be one very long review.

Double post lol Anyway, this one’s short, just popping in to say I’ve figured out the video editing process and I’ll be uploading videos of my Rock Band customs to YouTube. Here’s a few to get started: Little Braver Shine Days Alchemy If anyone’s got requests, put them in the comments or on the videos, and I’ll consider it.

Hope everyone had a merry Christmas (Hanukah, etc) and a happy New Years.

And so 2011 comes to a close. A good year for school, conspiracy theories, and surprisingly, a pretty good year for anime. Which means it’s time for top 10s!

I’m glad anime isn’t dead yet. I even did my homework this year, as this list is compiled from a pool of 20 candidates. And those were pulled from like 50 shows I actually tried (and failed) watching. I even almost watched everything I wanted to (sorry Wandering Son and Mawaru Penguindrum)! And I played a couple good Visual Novels, and finally beat that damn .hack series (just in time for the announcement of the next installment ;_;), and wasted 60 hours on Skyrim. Good year.

So onward, into my favorite Chinese cartoons from 2011, and my endless ranting.

Note 1: Anime on this list are those that finished in 2011. That means that anime that have not finished airing yet were not considered for this list; conversely, anime that began in 2010 and finished this year are fair game.

Note 2: While I will avoid significant spoilers, it’s pretty difficult to review a show in any detail without revealing something. If you’re the type that’s afraid to watch commercials or read the back cover for fear of spoilers, you may consider skipping over entries you haven’t seen. If I do plan to spoil huge things, I will leave huge tags. You’ve been warned.

I sure do enjoy the leadership here at the Colorado School of Mines anime club. They’re obviously smart, handsome, and have excellent taste in anime. After all, they wouldn’t lead the club in the first place~! (●´∀｀●)

Obviously I think Kirino is awesome if you couldn’t tell, LOL!(@ ∀@) Ore Imo was the best anime ever and I’m glad it was featured a semester ago. Too bad no anime will ever compare to it (unless they release a season 2! OLOL)

The shows we watched were Guilty Crown, Persona 4, and Bakas and Tests, Summon the Beast! (season 2). We also watched Day[9] play Amnesia! He’s so fat! I’ll be sure to give unbiased and clear reviews of each of these because no one wants to read an unfair review from some short troll with a short attention span.

The year of 2011 has been nothing if not controversial in the world of anime.  The law banning “unsafe” sexual images in Tokyo, the massive tsunami that halted all production of anime for at least 2 weeks, and the extreme disparity between high and low-quality anime has affected the anime community in very profound ways.  Today, I’ll be reviewing what your friendly CSMAC Senior Staff considers the best anime of the Fall season.  Now, that might mean different things to different people, considering that the best anime of this spring was Madoka Magica, and the best animes from this summer were Usagi Drop and No. 6 (remember that disparity I told you about?).  That said, grab a snack (seriously, you’ll be sorry if you don’t) and the enjoy the “best” that Japan has to offer you for Fall.

For years now, you have read this blog and watched the related anime from a distance.  As such, you’ve merely been living vicariously through the television shows that give you such comfort.  This has caused you to go through life feeling superior to those around you, those who are doomed to watch substandard American animation and reality shows.  However, this mentality has kept you from knowing the horrors of the entertainment industry.  This week, I offer you true terror.  In front of you is a link.  Should you choose to click it, a Night of Disturbia awaits, seeking to unsettle and jar you from your mundane reading experience.  You may have to play an eroge VN game, or perhaps try your hand at fortune-telling, or even assume the role of a serial-killing pop star.  Should you not click, the device around your neck will detonate, and totally ruin your day.  Choose carefully, you only have 60 seconds.

Read or die.  Make your choice.