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How A Raunchy Visual Novel Taught me to Seize the Day and Say No Thank You!!!

Posted on March 31, 2018April 7, 2018 by Irina

-or Getting Over My Fear of Rejection with Haru – No Thank You!!! is a great visual novel most people will probably not want to play. If you’re not intimidated by the hardcore depiction of homosexuality, you might be scared off by the explicit descriptions of violence and the general uncomfortable subject matter of the…

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I Respectfully Disagree

Posted on March 30, 2018April 7, 2018 by Irina

Do you visit my blog for all the anime content?  I admire your optimism! I’ll get back to reviews someday soon, I promise. Sadly, not today…. I am once again going to babble on about a random subject for way too long because I haven’t yet finished an anime I can review for you… Have…

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Danganronpa, Magical Girl Raising Project and Our Natural Instinct for Betrayal

Posted on March 29, 2018April 7, 2018 by Irina

The few of you that follow me on Twitter might know that late last year I started the very questionable undertaking of playing through every Danganronpa game in a row. It was… an experience and I can’t deny it’s left a bit of a mark. Mostly, it got me uselessly waxing philosophical and now I…

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Shoujo and Irina Talk About Problematic Otome Tropes pt1

Posted on March 27, 2018April 7, 2018 by Irina

Well Valentine’s is done, if you’re lucky you’re still on a sugar high! Code Realize is just about to hit the ps4 market (March 30th!), and mostly I’ve been playing a whole lot of dating sims lately so I figure it’s a good time to talk about something that’s been on my mind. I love…

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Dealing With A Lull

Posted on March 21, 2018March 21, 2018 by Irina

Very few things in life are sustained. Pretty much everything both inside and outside of ourselves, goes through periods of high stress and activity and moments of calm. For bloggers, this can mean seeing a dip in your page views and a marked slowdown in new followers. If you haven’t done anything obvious to cause…

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Is There Such a Thing as a Light Magical Girl Show

Posted on March 17, 2018March 8, 2018 by Irina

Wait wait, hear me out. Don’t flood my comments yet with CCS and Sailor Moon shouts. I did think about this a little and I’d like to share my musings with you first. You are of course welcome to fill my comments with CCS and Sailor Moon shouts afterwards. I recently finished watching Magical Girl…

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How To Blog with Lita! – Collab

Posted on March 13, 2018March 13, 2018 by Irina

I: Hi guys! Welcome to March 2018. Are you having fun yet? Not to rub it in or anything but I’m having a blast! I’m desperately trying to survive the eternal winter called Montreal – Buddy has decided his strategy is going to be to learn how to use the toilet and never go out…

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Style Over Substance

Posted on March 3, 2018March 2, 2018 by Irina

I care about my blog’s appearance. Possibly a bit too much. I have poured hours into going over all the available WordPress themes just to end up keeping the one I have every single time. I like it a lot and I don’t see it that often, but I have overcluttered it a touch and…

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Irina Adds Nothing to the Great Genre Debate

Posted on February 28, 2018February 28, 2018 by Irina

I’m a person that likes to classify things. Not so much because I feel the need to label and limit things but because I was the kid that sorted their legos by size and color. It’s just a thing I do. I also regularly reclassify things. Just because you are in one category, doesn’t mean…

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The Joys and Struggles of Episodic Reviews

Posted on February 22, 2018August 21, 2020 by Irina

I have now been reviewing some shows on an episode by episode basis for weeks, WEEKS, so I’m fairly sure I now know everything there is to know about this particular process. I’ve thought about the differences of these types of posts as opposed to full series reviews and I figured those of you who…

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Is It Love?

Posted on February 14, 2018February 14, 2018 by Irina

Ahhh l’Amour… Love is a many splendored thing and comes in as many flavours as there are people! All of it is wonderful! For instance, I have been lucky enough to have met both Mel and Zel (sounds like a super cool underground band) in the past year and I luvs them both! We also all love…

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Dear Blogger Friend, We’re in This Together

Posted on January 30, 2018August 21, 2020 by Irina

Dear friend with a blog, Have you been getting the feeling that you are a little bit too invested in your blog. You fret and worry about it. You’ve set up all these imaginary goals and now you feel bad when you fail to reach them no matter how unrealistic they may have been. Do…

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First World Problems – Anime Depressions and Podcasts!

Posted on January 25, 2018January 25, 2018 by Irina

Do you suffer from anime depression, maybe anime withdrawal or mourning? You know, do you get that cold empty feeling when you finish the last episode of a beloved anime series? I do. All the time. Look, I know this doesn’t actually qualify as a problem in any way. I’m not trying to pretend you…

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The Many Sides of the Monetization Coin

Posted on January 24, 2018January 24, 2018 by Irina

Right now, I’m involved in an ongoing Kaizen at work. Basically, my input is required to restructure our entire office procedures and set up, plus my usual responsibilities to my clients. This has been a time-consuming venture of debatable value, that has left me much less time than usual to write posts. Almost no time…

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Stats I’ll Show You Mine If You Show Me Yours

Posted on January 16, 2018January 16, 2018 by Irina

I love stats. It’s already been properly established that I am essentially the personification of cool, so naturally statistical analysis and data mining are my jam. People, put your clothes back on. I understand it’s hard to control yourselves right now but you must try! I’ve seen a lot of you share your blog stats…

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