As you all know, since Omnis retirement six months ago, Divine has been covering the past two seasons of anime nearly single handedly, taking on 11-16 shows a season and still managing to get posts out in a relatively timely and consistent manner. However, despite Divines seemingly unworldly level of dedication and conviction when it comes to blogging, he is still only one man and can only cover so much at one time. Due to time constraints and other issues, Kiiragi and Prooof are also only able to cover two shows a season, with the indefinitely running shounen series One Piece and Bleach being among them. So, after hearing about how Divine was looking for someone with a diverse taste in anime to cover a more broad array of shows for the site, I decided to offer my help in this endeavor. In doing so, I hope to please the readership of this blog by providing a more broad coverage of anime seasons and satiate my own desire to voice my opinions of the latest anime on a medium other than forum discussion threads.
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In terms of my anime history, Im sure it started out similarly to what many of you reading this post experienced. My anime fascination, as I like to call it, began with Toonami (rest its soul), watching great action anime series such as Dragon Ball Z, Tenchi Muyo!, and Sailor Moon. While I was a bit too young to completely understand the plot of the shows and what was really happening, I was still fascinated by the artistic expression and emotion in the shows. I didnt fully comprehend what I was watching, but I knew that it was certainly different from the cartoons I had become accustomed to on Nickelodeon. Eventually, after years of watching the same reruns of anime classics on Toonami and Adult Swim, I wanted to experience more recent anime and discuss them among other fans somehow, as anime wasnt exactly a widely discussed phenomenon where I lived. After hours of Google searching and Wikipedia browsing, I discovered anime such as Full Metal Panic! and Shakugan no Shana that werent aired on mainstream American television. This of course led to even more searching and browsing, and it wasnt long before I stumbled across the very vibrant online anime community through various forums. I then began a mad dash to watch as many series as I possibly could within my time constraints, watching well over a month’s worth of anime instead of doing more productive things with my time, such as socializing in real life. That leads me to my history on this site. About two years ago, during the aforementioned anime sprint, I learned of the concept of anime seasons. While trying to find out more about the season that was airing at the time as well as past seasons, I stumbled across my first anime blog, Random Curiosity, around the time Divine had just joined to help out Omni. Since then, Ive followed this place very closely, reading Omni and Divines impressions of anime after watching an episode of a series as a sort of ritual. As such, its a bit surreal for me to be typing this post introducing myself on this very same blog right now. I can only hope that my thoughts and impressions can influence someone the way that Omni and Divine have influenced me. As for my specific tastes in anime, you can get a good idea of my past exploits from viewing My Anime List, but as I alluded to earlier I have a very diverse taste and am willing to watch nearly anything short of primary school shows. I dont mind watching an anime that most people would write off immediately just going off of synopsis or promo images, as I am a firm believer in tasting things fully before declaring they suck. Whether it be action, slice-of-life, drama, romance, comedy, psychological, or even your KyoAni moe shows such as K-ON and Haruhi, Im up for watching anything. |
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Concerning a blogging schedule, I plan on covering anything that Divine isnt. Im not 100% sure on what his anime list for fall season is but judging from how similar our lists for summer are, Im imagining well end up watching much of the same shows. As of right now, the only shows that I’m definitely blogging are Index II and Panty & Stocking. Ideally, I would like to cover around 6-7 shows this season but that will have to be left for after Divine makes his final decisions and the rest of the writers divide the remaining shows. That said, the fall season is still a couple weeks off and in the mean time I’m going to bring RC up-to-date on a few OVA series, so watch out for that.
Whoo, that’s quite the wall of text, sorry about that. Thankfully though, the only thing left is the obligatory Japanese. “Kono Suzuku wa mada amai no de yasashiku shite kudasai~”
*Note: Even though I’m currently studying Japanese, my vocabulary is still not up to snuff to watch most anime without flipping through a dictionary, so I’ll be using subs for now.
Glad to have you on board and can’t wait to read your upcoming blogs. ;D
Welcome!
Good luck to you.
OH MY, Panty & Stocking? HELL YEAH. Welcome to RC. :]
Glad to see someone else is as excited about it as me. >:]
Welcome aboard and good luck.
Welcome! My beginnings with anime started very much like yours with Toonami. Looking forward to reading your blogs and hopefully you stink around for some time.
Good to see a new writer here. I’ll look forward to reading your posts :]
Welcome. Will look forward to your blogs. :p
Welcome!
Felt like I was reading my autobiography.
That’s funny, Divine said something similar when he read over the post. :p
Only in the sense that it was like reading your life story. I believe infinite is alluding to the fact that he has an anime history similar to yours.
Toonami really got me into anime besides DBZ. I think we share that in common with alot of fans but my first anime was when I rented Ninja Scroll thinking it was just like DBZ and boy was I blown away.
Lol. I actually felt the exact same way when I read your post; your anime history sounds eerily similar with mine, though there are a couple notable differences. I didn’t see Rurouni Kenshin in there on the Toonami portion, which saddened me a little; Rurouni Kenshin was probably THE anime, along with Cowboy Bebop, that really helped me get more into the anime fandom.I was kind of surprised seeing you become a writer here. Although Omni is gone, it’s refreshing seeing new writers on this blog.Ganbatte!
Well I did say anime “classics” in my post. Tenchi Muyo! and the others were just the first to come to mind. But I did watch Kenshin and really enjoyed it, same with Bebop and Big O.
I definitely agree. I guess most of us started out this way.Reading your post reminds me of mad libs. Just replace a few words and bam! You have pretty much my history as well.Anyway glad to see this. More is more and is definitely better.
Yokoso, Suzuku. ^_^I’m looking forward to your posts on Index II.
Ojamashimasu! Glad you’re looking forward to the posts, I’ll do my best to meet expectations.
Hahaha, I remembered thinking you would come onboard for the Fall Season, Suzuku. Welcome would be a bit off since I’ve shared and read your comments in the past. I’ll just say good luck and will certainly feel you will be a good addition to the RC cast. D, do I hear a slight sigh of relief?
Thanks for the compliments, I’m glad someone other than Divine actually read my comments. :pAnd the big guy will still have a lot on his plate this fall, so there won’t be too much champaign popping for him. He’ll probably reap the benefits when Winter Season roles around though.
Welcome , good luck and thanks for joining the crew so more anime will get blogged here, which is always a good thing 🙂
Welcome & good luck to you. Just remember to have fun while blogging & it’ll all be good.
Wish you luck and look forward to reading your entries!
Welcome =)
ooh nuevo escritor con diferente perspectiva, bienvenido !! Saludos
Well, my tastes and approach to anime are actually pretty similar to Divine’s so I’m not sure if I’ll be able to provide too much in the way of a different perspective, but I’ll try to shake things up just a bit. ;]
Good luck dude, looking forward to Index II 😉
Can’t wait to see your first entry! I also grew up on toonami, and now I have this place to help me keep track.I’ve found odd that a lot of the people who become bloggers on this site do little to no posting on this site prior to that, but whatever! Maybe I’m just missing something.Also, could it be possible for you to blog the Naruto anime? We have people covering both manga and anime for bleach and one piece, but just the manga for Naruto.Welcome aboard!
I actually was considering blogging Naruto: Shippuuden for the site and was even going to ask for feedback on the possibility in the post, but ended up deciding against it. I don’t want to make such a commitment as blogging an indefinite series like Naruto, which can get especially tedious when boring fillers pop up after every canon arc. I might consider blogging it every now and then if a part I really like from the manga is animated, but aside from that it’s not happening. Hopefully someone will blog the Naruto anime for RC someday, but that someone will probably not be me. At least in the near future.
Hey hey, nice to have another blogger! :DI hope you’re funny. :V
Well, Jaalin was the man for laughs on the site but he disappeared (again). I was a 4ch denizen so I could probably do some funny stuff, but I want to keep it mostly srs bsns here. I might do a couple suspect “lol posts” if I’m blogging a comedy though. :p
after omni left, I really thought that new randomc would go downhill. instead, it went to a different path, and is more popular than ever
Welcome! <3Looking forward to your blog posts~
I hope you cover UraBoku because I loved it when Divine covered it and I was very sad an dissapointed when it was dropped because there was NO OTHER GOOD SITE that covered it with good quality screenshots. So please cover UraBoku!
Isn’t that ending next week anyway though? :/
Yes sadly,I can’t believe I’m saying that but I sure hope for a second season.And welcome Suzuku.
go go, ill read u for sure haha
Uhmm Welcome
Welcome and I look forward to your blogs 😀
The moment I saw that Index light novel image I knew something epic was going to happen.Welcome, Suzuku! You’re the same Suzuku on animesuki forums, right? I enjoy discussing the Index light novels with you and everyone else there, so it really was surprising to see you sudden;y introduce yourself as the new RC blogger. I’m very much looking forward to your thoughts on how they’ll animate Index II as well as the other shows you’re blogging. Also, I’m glad Divine finally got another blogger because the number of shows he covered before was insane.
Thanks, you’re Yukirosuzuka, right? Glad to see you’re forward to the posts, I’ll do my best to provide insightful Index blogs.And Divine will actually be covering even more anime than he is this season (by about one series) since fall has so many anime, but he’ll be able to relax and reap the benefits of having extra hands when Winter roles around.
Hi, and thanks for blogging for us, Suzuku. ^^It is very appreciated of you to take up blogging on this site.I think i speak for anyone coming to this site, when i say: Thank you.
Welcome 🙂 looking forward to your blogs!!
Alright, a new blogger! Welcome ^^! It’s great to know that Divine is getting more help! Really looking forward to your posts!
Cool and welcome Suzuku. I cant wait for Index II to come out and see it blogged. Panty & Stocking thatd be really interesting to see. ^_^
Welcome 🙂 and good luck ^^ looking forward to your blogs 🙂
welcome. looking forward in reading your blog . 😀
Welcome! Can’t wait to see more posts from the newbie. 😀
im just starting to watch Index I so Im really looking forward to each and every Index II posts of yours for its coming season! Good Luck! and yeah, you’re not the only one who was influenced by Divine.. there are a lot of us here! hehehe!
Welcome and hope to read ur blogs soon! ~_^ Any chance you would blog Fairy Tail/Hitman Reborn/Nurarihyon No Mago, those are really good and about the only shounen shows that aren’t being blogged here. Considering that you do give most animes a shot regardless of other peoples’ opinions of them or instead of just deciding by watching a trailer, I thought you might be interested/would blog them. I would really appreciate it if you could and it would give me one more reason to come to Random C :DBut I understand if you have a problem or don’t want to. Thanks in advance and welcome once again!
Nurarihyon is already being blogged by Prooof. I did follow Katekyoushi but I’ve put it on my hold list since I lost interest. Fairy Tail is also on my hold list. Even if I were up-to-date with them, I probably wouldn’t blog them because they’re indefinite series and I’d rather not make a long term commitment to blogging a show since it can get boring later on. The only exception I might make for this is Beelzebub when it’s anime airs in January, since the story is still fresh even in the manga.
Oops, i forgot about nura being blogged here 😛 and ok no prob ^_^
welcome , looking forward in reading your blog ^_^
Welcome~Good Luck with all that blogging. X.X It’ll be nice to see a lot of the shows I watch get blogged on here too (I watch pretty much everything (including some kids shows)). Just don’t burn yourself out. 🙂
Thanks for joining the team! Really looking forward to your posts 😀
que bueno, te deseo mucha suerte y estare esperando tus blogs ^^
Dude… That’s awesome!!! More posts to read everyday… Yay…
Sweet, looking forward to your posts. =]
My love for this site grows every day. The idea of even more awesome blogs fills my heart with glee… if i was capable of feeling glee.
Welcome and best of luck. I’m really glad randomc lives on.
Welcome onboard Newbie (in my best Dr. Cox voice). 🙂
RC banzai! good to see another blogger.
glhope you stick around for more than a couple of months
Good luck blogging Index II, possibly the biggest/most popular show next season.
Welcome, and dont worry. We all love the same thing. We don’t Bite 🙂
…and i am Happy, how the things flowing… Omni Dream is keeping up. In your Work. Gambata ne. Gambata… *Snief* (Remebers of the Days as Omni was alone bloging. Great that you took some advices)
Welcome! I think you’ll prove a capable blogger! 🙂
Welcome to RC! Good luck with blogging. I wonder if this means that you might blog Shiki?
I wouldn’t mind, but I’d have to ask Divine about it. He doesn’t want me taking on too much at one time especially since I’m just starting, and it would be odd to just suddenly start blogging Shiki half way through it’s run.
I’d be all for someone blogging Shiki, since it’s my favorite anime of the season, but yeah, probably a better idea to start it slow. Maybe you blog about it, once it’s over or something.
Welcome, I use this place as the basis for what to watch that’s out there currently, always nice to have more eyes. =D
Welcome!!! I hope you the best in blogging animes!!!See ya!!
oh sailor moon…also my starting point in anime
Glad to see yet another well-written post from a new contributor. Looking forward to your posts ^^
WELCOME TO RC! (Although welcome might not be appropriate, because I’ve read your comments everywhere. haha :D)I’m looking forward to your posts. 🙂
welcome mate, ive been an avid reader since omni’s days and love to have new opinions on anime…welcome to the RC environment! hope you have a long and prosperous time with RC!
Welcome!
WELCOME ABOARD SUZUKU!!Its good to have you here.BTW, how many languages you know?
Odd question, but the only language I’m completely fluent in is English. I know some latin since I took three years of it (which is why I was able to reply to that Spanish post) and I know a fair amount of Japanese. In the latter’s case, I know the grammar fairly well (although it can still use a lot of work) but my Kanji and vocab knowledge is severely lacking for the most part.
welcome to the blogging business and good luck
hey thanks for blogging index2!!!i didnt know accelerator was so short! lol
Actually, Accelerator is 168 cm tall which is about 5’5” which is pretty average for someone his age.
RC was the first blogging site of anime and also the first site that got me fitted into seasons. Hopefully i’ll enjoy reading your posts just as much as Divine, Kiiragi and Prooof’s post. Maybe a possible run through of what happened so far in Shiki and then do the episode summaries if you do consider doing it.
^___^
It’s great to see another blogger here! Good luck!
Cool!! Looking forward to shows you’re going to blog.Definitely will catch a ride with Index II, though still shaky about watching Panty and Stocking.
Welcome to the boat Suzuku!!!G luck with your upcoming posts, it can be tiring but I’m sure you’ll pull it off^^
Hajimemashite! Great to have you here.
Great to see another blogger.Looking forward to your posts!
how come you dropped bible black? LOL
That’s on my plan to watch list. I’ve actually been meaning to get around to it for awhile. :p
thumbs up
LMAO. BIBLE BLACK was an AWESOME HENTAI show though XDDD
Randomc was my first blog as well and now I’ve fallen into reading the tradition of needing to read the entry after every episode. (Which gets kind of annoying when your trying to marathon. xD)
I recommend you Samurai X: Trust and Betrayal!It’s Samurai X but in a whole new level.Lots of drama blood and action.ps: Just noticed… we like the same characters: Archer / Lelouch / Touma …
nice kamina ‘avatar’ :DThanks alot for making RandomC strongah.
Just another hero!Welcome aboard, bro!
YAY! I LOOK FORWARD TO YOUR UPCOMING POSTS, SUZUKU-SAN! GAMBARE! =3
Looking forward to your posts and great to see that Divine will be getting more help with covering the Fall Season! 🙂
Oh this is great! Expand this wonderful site. 😀 And might this be the Suzuku that has been posting a lot in the shoutbox perhaps? You had a blue-ish avatar then (I think) so I didn’t notice at first. x) (if it.. really is the same Suzuku of course). cheers
Yep, same me.
That’s splendid. Wish you the best of luck with your blogging, you have my support. Have to take a sneak peak at your MyAnimeList as well. ;D
All the best..!!Looking forward to your posts.=)
Welcome!wow for a second comment this is quite nice, seeing my first was a goodbye to omni.Hope to see lots of good posts from you! :p
Welcome! Seeing all these people become a part of RC makes me wish I could contribute as well. Although, I’m not quite confident enough in my writing ability. Perhaps I’ll work at it a bit and send off an application. Maybe I’ll start hosting the site for Divine to save him money=).
Welcome looking forward to your posts. Glad we have more help for Divine =)
Hmm your animelist is alot like mine, . I look forward to your work.
Your anime list includes many of my favorite titles 🙂 Looking forward to your posting.
LOL!! u nigga’s should get paid for this hahahahaha!! but thanks and good luck! ur tastes seem compatible with mine…meaning, u probably can do no wrong…DAMN I MISS OMNI!!!!!!
OOOH BTW- who you supposed to be from the line-up pic???
the second paragraph was similar to my biography in anime
WOW! another one.. this is great! I just hope you stick around for a looooong time(and not disappear suddenly like someone >_>).
Oh look, it another one of the usual suspects :)Welcome, I remember you from the shout box and the AS forums, I never would’ve guessed that you’d consider a job at this blog but here you go.I’m certain that I’ll enjoy reading what you have to say, though I’m intrested, will you be doing only anime or will you sneak in some manga? Will you revive the Random Musing section or will you start something new? Nevertheless, I’m sure you’ll do good work.oh and one other thing”despite Divines seemingly unworldly level of dedication and conviction when it comes to blogging, he is still only one man and can only cover so much at one time”this made me chuckle a bit, as after all, The Divine is relentless. He(?) can not be bargained with, can not be reasoned with. Doesn’t feel pain, remorse, or fear. And he absolutely will not stop, ever, until every anime is bloged! How can it be too much for him(?) He is a machine. Anything he watches, he bloges.
I actually started filing some of my recent posts under Random Musings. The category was normally reserved for Omni’s sole use, but I guess it falls on me now.As for blogging, thanks for the interesting depiction, but I actually don’t blog everything I watch anymore. We can still pretend that I do though. >_>
RC has always been primarily an anime exclusive blog, and I think it’s best to leave it that way for now. The holy trinity is obviously a bit of an exception, since they’re so popular, but aside from them I don’t think anymore manga blogging is necessary here. So, until the day that Divine decides he wants to expand RC’s repertoire further by adding manga, I don’t plan on blogging any for this site.As for Random Musings, I think Divine will have that covered.
I’m sure many of us have checking RandomC as a ritual too… Glad to have you around here…^^
yay another blogger in randomC, hoping to check out your posts soon…
I can only imagine that surreal feeling. I always wished to become a better writer. So much in fact that I would have more confidence in my conversational skills. To have something interesting to say whenever I talk to someone. ^^; But I was never good at that. So I gave up on that dream. Your “autobiography” (as labeled) kinda inspired me again though. :] I remember Toonami. I remember watching those shows with childish ignorance, and I remember my time-consuming searches for memorable shows like Big O, Trigun, and Rurouni Kenshin. R.C. was not the first anime blog I have attended but it was the first one I bookmarked. (lol) All the others just didn’t click. At all.. D:Anyway, glad to see you step up to the plate. And just in time for the new season! I was wondering how in Satan’s name Divine, Proof, and Omni would cover the overwhelming amount of shows airing this time around. D; To be honest, it made me worry about the stability of the site. So yeah.. really glad to see the staff get a helping hand. :}p.s. What ever happened to Jaalin?(Big O, Trigun, and Rurouni Kenshin were the first shows I ever watched.)
Those who are familiar with jaalin should know he comes and goes whenever. I was surprised I actually got two posts out of him.As for the fall season, I was actually planning to cut back my load even further and would’ve been fine with slightly less content site, but figured readers have grown accustomed to the level of coverage in the past six months.
Really, now? I didn’t know he contributed so little. With all the attention he gets whenever he does come around during the blue moon, you’d think he founded the site. :1Your outlook for the Fall Season is kinda tough to take in..(One show a season is a scary thought. >>”) Honestly speaking, I’m glad it didn’t have to come to that. –spoiled– My gratitude definitely goes to Suzuki-san and Takaii-san for their initial reassurance. ^^;
Good Luck with them,Suzuku.
Welcome to RC. Glad to hear RC got more processing power now.wwGood luck on your studying Japanese, hoping to see you doing raw anime soon.
Welcome aboard good to see those who dont judge a book by its cover, looking foward to your post best of luck!
Wooo! Great! More shows to be blogged! This is gonna rock! Hope to see alot from u! 🙂
Wow new blogger and i look forward for your post 🙂 anyway i still remember full metal panic series this is my first mecha anime and first encounter to enter anime world :p
Ooh, very cool. o: Looking forward to your posts~
This is bananas!
lol thanks Mider. Hope you read my posts. 😀
Congratulations, good sir.
Thanks Retro, and you’d better read my posts, good ma’am. :pek
Welcome to the staff!I will look forward to your posts and insight on the shows you will do. It’s always refreshing to have new blood in the place.
Welcome aboard, mate. Anyone new contributor that helps lessen the load on Divine so that he does not burn out too quickly and allow RC to last for as long as it takes is most welcome. Who knows, Divine may one day have to pass the torch that he received from Omni to one of you guys. ;)I wish I could join the contributing, but I’m not yet confident with my Japanese (will be taking the N1 exam in December), as well as other personal circumstances. So I guess I’ll have to wait and see. 🙂
Lets get along.
I look forward to your contributions!
Welcome Welcome Welcome !!!
Oh and just me being curious are you studying Japanese by yourself? Or do you attend classes in your neighborhood? Its alright if you don’t reply 😀
I’m studying it myself for now. I plan to take classes when I get the opportunity, although I’ll probably breeze through my first year and maybe even half way through the second at this point.
I also wish to self-study. I have a friend who speaks the language and makes for a good teacher but I don’t see him often. If you don’t mind me asking, what materials and resources are you using to learn?
I use a book called Japanese Kana & Kanji for studying Kanji and I learned grammar from various places, as well as picking up the little nuiances in Japanese media (not just anime). Divine recommended me a book called Remembering the Kanji the other day but I haven’t checked it out myself yet.
I’m really interested to study Japanese too. If i may ask, how long has it been since you started studying Japanese?
Not counting the lapse in time where I got lazy, about a year and a half.
welcome! another blogger to keep RC going…well suzuku-san, hope anything you like to blog would also involve what shows I watch, like… Ore no Imo next season? haha yoroshiku~
Looking forward to your posts! ^^
welcome 😀
Welcome welcome welcome! I’m so happy RC is still drawing in new bloggers! Divine has been doing such a superb job, but I’m sure that he could use some help, so a big THANK YOU to you, Suzuku!
Welcome 🙂
=D cool!!Welcome 😀
Nice to see that there are going to be more people blogging on RC. That means that will get to see more blogs about other anime’s
Pleased to have you on board.
Very nice to meet you!
Left to right#2 Dark Matter Kakine TeitokuXochitl”Professor”#4 Melt Downer Mugino Shizuri#1 Accelerator
Another Index lover XD. Nice to meet you and can’t wait to read your review about Index ^^
Yeah!! A new blogger!!! Looking forward to your posts!! :)Divine, please don’t overwork yourself!
welcome on board 😉
Coming a bite late to the party here, but; Welcome aboard with RC! I look forward to your blogs on here 🙂
Whee! Welcome and nice to meet you!
WOW, u guys are doing an amazing job already! Go Suzuku, just wait to read ur post!I would have joined as well…but i have almost no free time >.>Anyway, do ur best!
Gambatte~! I would look forward to your posts. ^^
Welcome and expect a friend request from me on MAL.
Welcome. I look forward to see what you may bring and contribute to this site.
Hi welcome/ Friend’ed on MAL o/