Random Curiosity

「さくら荘へようこそ」 (Sakurasou e Youkoso)
“Welcome to Sakurasou”

The best finales are ones where everything is wrapped up, and closure is given, but the future could be anything we, the audience, want it to be. This was one of them.

Final impressions included.

「新世界より」 (Shin Sekai Yori)
“From the New World”

Of all the reasons why I think this show is one of the most important things I’ve watched, this one sums my feelings up best: It’s shows like Shin Sekai Yori that remind me why I started and still watch anime.

The episode impressions are up, and the post will be updated with the final impressions within the next two days. Sorry for the delay folks!

Final Impressions are up!

「ここからは、俺たちのゲームだ」 (Kokokara wa Oretachi no Geemu da)
“This is Our Game Now”

Oh where oh where do I start to discuss the finale of Robotics;Notes? Was it up to my expectations (or yours?)?

「問題児たちが白黒はっきりさせるようですよ？」 (Mondai-Ji-tachi ga Shirokuro Hakkiri Saseru You Desu yo?)
“It Seems That the Problem Children Prove Who’s On Top?”

This finale had a bit of everything I’ve come to love about Mondaiji.

「あきましておめでとう / 手作りチョコレート事件 / 遠まわりする雛」 (Aki Mashi te Omedeto / Tezukuri Chokoreto Jiken / To Mawari Suru Hina)

“Happy New Opening” / “The Chocolate Files” / “Dolls in the Distance”

After being much delayed due to various circumstances, here it is: the finale post to one of Random Curiosity’s most loved series of 2012. Be warned though, this will be a long post.

It is with a heavy heart that I must take my leave from Random Curiosity, the home to all of my musings, ramblings, and essays for nearly a year and a half now. Back in the olden days of fall 2011 when my blogging career here first began, I was nervous as all hell. Worries about what people would think of my writing raced through my mind as I began watching that first episode. Yet with every word, every paragraph, and every post, I discovered that although my vocabulary may not be as expansive and my sentence structure not as eloquent as some of the other writers, I still loved to write.

In every post, I hoped to have a thesis that would help readers see an episode in a different light and more importantly, appreciate it in a different way. This was my philosophy behind writing for Random Curiosity, and now that my time here is over, I hope that I have been able to accomplish this goal once in a while so that my time and yours have not been spent in vain. Even on the days when an unfinished post seemed to stare at me for hours on end, my fingers would continue their staccato rhythm and my mind kept searching for an episode’s common thread – all because I wanted to present my best work to the readers.

I cannot express enough of my gratitude that you, the readers, have actually read and even liked my thousand-word plus essays, and I especially cherish the wonderful comments you’ve left that have helped me realize what my strengths as a writer are, what my voice is. More after the jump.

「壊れてゆく日々／なにも見えてない　なにもわかってない／覚悟と氷解／心をつないで」
(Kowareteyuku Hib / Nanimo Mietenai Nanimo Wakattenai / Kakugo to Hyoukai / Kokoro o Tsunaide)
“The Days Fall Apart / You Don’t See it, You Don’t Get it / Determination and Resolution / Connecting Hearts”

Kokoro Connect is back for its final 4 episodes and it wastes no time jumping right back into the story. And the questions that I’ve been dying to answer… Does Iori love Taichi? Who does Taichi pick? What happens to the CRC? Find out now!

「kings」

No bone. No blood. No ash.

「Say ”I love you”.」

Satisfying shoujo endings such as Sukitte Ii na yo.’s are rare.

「Century of Shame」

Well, that was an interesting way to end things. It wasn’t what I expected, but it sure was Jormungand-isque to say the least.

「春遠からじ」 (Haru Toukaraji)
“Spring is Near”

And so it ends, at least for now.

「白い闇」 (Shiroi Yami)
“White Darkness”

Despite the fact the source story hasn’t ended yet, Total Eclipse’s adaptation sure does a nice job wrapping things up.

「世界の種子」 (Sekai no Shoushi)
“The World Seed”

I’m not really sure how to begin this post – it’s been a long ride and the finale is one that leaves me with some conflicted emotions.

「絆」 (Kizuna)
“Bonds”

This was not an ending, but definitely a proper and satisfying conclusion to one of the most exhilarating shows of 2012’s autumn season.

「終天の契約(エターナル・エンゲージ)」 (Owari Ten no Keiyaku ( Eta^naru . Enge^ji ))
“Eternal Engage”

A sweet ending – and not a little bit silly – to a series that richly deserved it. Be true to yourself, embrace the weirdness within, and your happy ending just might await you up on ahead, under that Unseen Horizon.