Hisui Dream Diary #4

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I don’t regularly remember my dreams or keep any sort of dream journal but I have learned the trick to remembering your dreams is to repeat what happens in the dream to yourself out loud as soon as you wake up. It commits the dream to a longer term part of memory. And so I do not know how often I will be able to write posts like this but I consider this part one of an irregularly updated ongoing series. It is all dependent on when I remember dreams that are worth talking about on the blog.

It has been awhile since I have done one of these but I think the warm weather distinctly facilitates them. I’m a bit more likely to be kicked out of REM sleep and then stay awake when it is hot. I tend to stay in bed when it is cold letting me forget any dreams. Hopefully we will get one or two more of these before the end of the summer. In the end only time will tell.

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S.W.A.T. Reviews: Summer 2014 Pt. 1

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The premise of these reviews is simple: watch the first episode of a series and then immediately sit down to record a review mini-podcast. The reviews are five- to ten-minutes long and entirely off the cuff. As always we only review new shows (so no sequels or continuations) and try to avoid anything that just looks outright awful. These are the first batch from the new season:

Listen – First impressions of Sailor Moon Crystal from Toei Animation. It is streaming on Crunchyroll, Hulu, and VIZ Anime.

Listen – First impressions of Aldonoah.Zero from A-1 Pictures. It is streaming on Crunchyroll, Hulu, Daisuki, and Aniplex Channel.

Listen – First impressions of Samurai Jam -Bakumatsu Rock- from Studio Deen. It is streaming on Crunchyroll.

Listen – First impressions of Glasslip from P.A. Works. It is streaming on Crunchyroll.

Listen – First impressions of ARGEVOLLEN from Xebec. It is streaming on Crunchyroll.

Listen – First impressions of Locodol from FEEL. It is streaming on Crunchyroll.

Listen – First impressions of Rail Wars! from Passione. It is streaming on Crunchyroll.

Listen – First impressions of DRAMAtical Murder from Naz. It is streaming on Crunchyroll.

 

All Points Bulletin: Team Medical Dragon is Your New Manga God

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hisui_icon_4040 Alain’s picks:

  • A Poem is Never Finished, Only Abandoned
    That is also true for games. That said maybe early access games are not the way to go. Extra Credits looks at the usually over looked benefits and many downsides to early access games.
  • Who Cries for the Dead Persocoms?
    When will we consider robots worth worry about as if they were living creatures?
  • Now You’re Thinking With Portal Tutorials
    A look at the mechanics of teaching you to play Portal with the first several test chambers.
  • The Outside Perspective
    Carl Li looks back on American anime fandom as someone who has been living in Europe. What do his eyes see not being in the thick of American fandom but extremely familiar with its standard inner workings?

 narutaki_icon_4040 Kate’s picks

  • Pacific Rim is a Game Changer
    Yaaay! Pacific Rim sequel and animated series! This might usher in a new era of movie making where the U.S. box offices isn’t the be all end all of judging a movie’s success.
  • The Mary Sue’s Got Problems
    I was wondering why in the last month I hadn’t been enjoying the site as much, now I sadly know why.
  • Crunchyroll Adds Live Action Awesomeness
    I’ve been hoping for the site to get more Japanese live action series, looks like they heard me. What to watch first? GTO? Liar Game? Team Medical Dragon? So hard to choose!

 

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hisui_icon_4040 CLAMP does Jojo’s: