Type-Moon Weekly News Roundup: Capsule Servant Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire

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This Saturday post is the weekly Type-Moon news in addition to the regular APB post on Sunday. If you have any suggestions for what to highlight on the Type-Moon Weekly News Roundup drop me a line via email or Twitter.

Secret Santa 2014 Project Reveal

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 I am curious to see what trends pop out of this year of the Secret Santa Project. There is a diverse pool of people recommending show for each other so theoretically each of the three selections is both a reflection of the person who is picking the shows and who they are being picked for. That said there are a few trends that usually pop up. There is usually one, maybe two, shows that end up being recommended by lost of people. I remember the years that Dennou Coil was all over the list. To a lesser degree Kaiba was also in the same position. Last year had a lot of Satoshi Kon. You then notice those works tend to get regifted quite a bit. A show that was popular one year won’t have the same prevalence but you will notice several people passing along the show they got the last year to whoever they get the next year. That is probably the best case scenario as someone enjoyed a show they reviewed enough that they become an advocate of that show the next year. I always get a warm feeling whenever that happens. It makes it feel like all the work that goes into the project is justified. The more overlooked the gem the greater that warm feeling is.

I am curious to see which underdog gets its time in the spotlight this year.

Secret Santa Bonus Podcast

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hisui_icon_4040As promised this is my supplemental Secret Santa podcast where I talk about all four shows I was recommended this year. These are not full reviews but I at least explore my feelings to some degree on all four shows that I experienced. In this bonus podcast I talk about Barakamon, New Getter Robo, Nagi-Asu: A Lull in the Sea, and Touch. I watched all of Barakamon, New Getter Robo, and Nagi-Asu so those get fairly in-depth critiques. I did not have time to get to Touch but I do talk a little about the manga and its relation to its sister series Cross Game.

If you wanted to read any of my previous writing on said series they are here:

Also if you want to watch the shows I reviewed then you can find them legitimately here :

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