Episode Reviews?

 As I watch anime titles, I thought I would do something to make it a bit more interesting. After every episode I watch, I will write a very brief post about the episode. I don't want to give away any spoilers, but I want to talk about my thoughts and feelings about the episode. I think that will allow me to post more content on the blog while I write the full reviews.

Some of the series I am most of the way through or at least part of the way through. I will be starting with the episode I'm currently on. So, expect to see a post on Rurouni Kenshin (the original series) episode 8 very soon.

I am also going to be finishing three series very soon, including Planetes, Ah! My Goddess, and Tenchi Muyo Ryo-ohki series 1. I'm going to include the special episode 7 in this review, as it is related.

Upcoming full reviews are for Macross Plus, Dirty Pair Flash I, Slayers, and Shamanic Princess, all of which I had watched long ago, back in the 1990s. The only series I am currently watching that I had never seen any of before are Planetes and Sousou no Frieren. I had seen a little of Rurouni Kenshin and Stellvia, but I'm already beyond the episodes I'd seen before. I had also seen around 40 episodes of Ranma 1/2 and about 8 of Maison Ikkoku, so I'll be watching "new" episodes of the former very soon.

I would like to get into watching recent or current series, as well. I do plan on starting the new Ranma 1/2 series when it starts on Netflix in October. But I would like to figure out some others I may start. I don't want to increase the number of series I watch at once, though. Ten is enough! Let me know if you have any recommendations for new series.

A Focus on Voice Actors

 Way back when I was watching anime regularly, I developed a liking for various voice actors (seiyuu). I enjoyed a lot of shows starring Megumi Hayashibara, Aya Hisakawa, Kikuko Inoue, Hikaru Midorikawa, Kappei Yamaguchi, and more. There are so many I've forgotten, too. And now, I have an interest in Sumire Uesaka, though I have never watched anything she's been in. Why then? I knew her. When I lived in Japan, I was her English teacher. And no, I don't have any interesting stories about her. She was fairly quiet and polite.

Enough of my personal stories with voice actors. What am I going to do about them here? For each anime I review, I will be listing the voice actors at the end of the review, and will have another page that lists voice actors by name, and links to their own pages. The pages will have links to the reviews I have done with them being actors. I will likely miss some, as there are some very minor roles that voice actors take, but I will get as many as I can.

When will I start posting the reviews? Now that I know exactly what I want to do for the reviews, they will be coming very shortly. I am also updating the Upcoming page as I finish each episode I'm watching. I'm nearly finished several series now, and will be starting new ones soon. Most of what I've been watching is me reminiscing about old series I watched, but I do have one new series going (Sousou no Frieren).

I do have a question for you, though. Which newer series do you think I should watch? Let me know below.