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A Seasonal Review: Winter 2012

Seasonal Review,

Same drill as usual.

I’ve loosely ranked the season’s shows from worst to best (rough guide: A=awesome, B+=great, B-=good, C=decent, D=bad, F=fail). The numbers in parentheses are how I ranked that series’ first episode at the start of the season. Let’s see how much things have changed.

I’ve tried to keep this post concise. Let’s begin!

Dropped: Recorder to Randsell (18), Kill Me Baby (16), Brave 10 (14), The Knight in the Area (10)

Fallen Behind: Shakugan no Shana III (15 in Fall), Chihayafuru (10 in Fall)

22. Black Rock Shooter — F (started late)
Mentally unstable middle school girls throw tantrums and their alter egos blow shit up.

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Tsuritama 02 — Knot Tying

Tsuritama,

I remember doing stuff like this when I was in boy scouts. Memorizing these was the hardest part. (random real-life factoid: I’m actually an eagle scout.) Now I’ve forgotten most of the knots. All I remember is the square knot and the tautline hitch. The tautline hitch is extremely useful when you need to set up tents, FYI. Anyway…

Fear

I’ve totally been here before. Well, I didn’t literally drench myself in sweat and run away. But I was extremely shy. Did not like talking to people I didn’t know. Class presentations? I would start freaking out a month in advance. Continue reading Tsuritama 02 — Knot Tying →