A Change in How I Do Episode Reviews

 I'm currently watching 12 series, and it takes a lot of time to write episode reviews. For now, I'm only going to write episode reviews for series starting at episode 1. There are a lot of series I have been watching a while now, and it doesn't make sense to write episode reviews part way through a series. So, for now, I'll only be doing reviews for Ao no Hako and Ranma 1/2 (2024). There are a couple series I'm finishing right away, but I will only do episode reviews for relatively new series (that is within the last 2 years). As for the completed series, I need to write the full reviews. In addition, I will continue to do music reviews for openings and endings, and embed the videos on the blog for those. I think this will help me get caught up, as I actually haven't watched anything in a couple weeks. I've been busy. I'm thinking of doing the next Ranma 1/2 episode tonight!

All the Forgotten Anime

 Long ago, in what feels like another galaxy far, far away, I ran an anime review website that I discontinued because I moved to Japan and couldn't keep up with anime on TV. I didn't have my collection, either. That website doesn't exist anymore, but I found it on the Wayback Machine!

I found out something. I watched far more anime than I can even remember. There are titles that I don't remember, and others that I knew I wanted to see, but I didn't actually remember having seen any of them. What's wrong with my memory? Well, it's been around 20+ years since I've seen them all.

I checked out the list of DVDs I had, too. I had a lot more than I can remember, and I hadn't even watched them all. But you know what? I still have them. They're in a box somewhere under the stairs of the house I'm living in, as they were packed away when I moved to Japan. If I can get to them, I may actually be able to watch them on my PC's blu-ray drive. This is intriguing. However, most of them are incomplete series. I also have a lot of fansubs from back when that was a thing that was done on VHS. Yes, I have all 200 episodes of Sailor Moon on VHS.

I'm not sure when I'll have the chance to look for them. I need to do some major work in my office/studio to create some space for them, as well as the many books I have. This may take a while. But, even though they are physical digital media, I can still watch most them on streaming services. Also, we're able to watch them as they are released on TV in Japan, as many are streaming in North America, too. It's incredible how things have changed in the last couple decades.

More reviews are coming soon! I need to catch up on Ao no Hako and Ranma 1/2 first, then I'll get back to work on the series I'm working my way through.