Memories of Eternity

What’s in a Name? Ramblings on the Mystery of Internet Handles

ETERNAL — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 02:15:05 +0000

Chaos;Head is relevant, sorta. Internet communication (as previously covered by a few of us) is something that is both very old and very new to me, ranging from miscellaneous tweets to the massive essays we get on some editorial blogs. However, whether you’re in the ’sphere or you’re talking about mainstream shounen on a mediocre anime [...]

5 Centimeters Per Second Re-Watch: A Bittersweet Analysis of a Bittersweet Tale

ETERNAL — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 03:51:27 +0000

Makoto Shinkai’s latest masterpiece was a short film that provoked lengthy discussions - discussions about childhood romance, the definition of love, and the use of melodramatic backdrops and sunlight to heighten the impact of a story. However, more important than the discourse it encouraged are the questions that it forced all of us to ask [...]

A New Year’s Introspection…of sorts

ETERNAL — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 19:34:02 +0000

I say “of sorts” because, from the reading I’ve been doing around the ’sphere, my introspection has already been done. No, it’s not like I wrote the post in advance - I have a bad habit of leaving blog posts until I actually need to write them - it’s just that someone else already transcribed [...]

The Internet and Communication: Socializing from the Comfort of a Laptop

ETERNAL — Sun, 28 Dec 2008 21:41:31 +0000

Yes, I’m aware that she isn’t using a laptop, and no, I don’t know who she is. A mere day after Christmas, Owen wrote something on what he saw as a damaged social life - how the internet changes the way we interact with people, and how our lives can change as a result of it. [...]

⑨ Moments of Anime #1: ef - a tale of melodies ep 6

ETERNAL — Thu, 25 Dec 2008 23:47:00 +0000

And here we are: the final day. Did you really think I would pick anything else? After going on about it endlessly after it first aired, and after taking days to recover from the effects of a mere 22 minutes of animation, this was the one moment that I had planned from the start. It [...]

⑨ Moments of Anime #2: Clannad ep 22 (and a little holiday bonus)

ETERNAL — Thu, 25 Dec 2008 03:30:43 +0000

That was definitely me last year… The second-to-last Moment of Anime…what a fun time it has been. Counting down the year’s most exciting scenes (or gifts, as the original idea goes), tossing together a list of said scenes at the last minute, procrastinating until the end of the day to write posts that total up to [...]

⑨ Moments of Anime #3: Code Geass R2 ep 21

ETERNAL — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 00:54:19 +0000

The day the world went “WTF!?!?” Code Geass has been a lot of things. From brilliant to disappointing, shocking in a “I didn’t see that coming” sort of way to shocking in a “…….screw you, Sunrise” sort of way, it proved to be easily the most eagerly anticipated show this year, and it kept the community [...]

⑨ Moments of Anime #4: Kimikiss pure rouge ep 24

ETERNAL — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 00:52:38 +0000

I didn’t use a more self-explanatory picture just to be on the safe side, but be warned: spoilers ahead. Much like my opinion of True Tears as mentioned in my last post, Kimikiss proved itself as far more than a typical VN adaptation, except this time, I knew it was brilliant right from the first episode. [...]

⑨ Moments of Anime #5: true tears ep 06

ETERNAL — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 04:17:33 +0000

True Tears was an excellent series, blurring the line between visual novel and shoujo - much like KimiKiss - and delivering a heart-pounding love story with elements familiar to both genres. Defying all laws of harem (and apparently defying the original game’s story, as well), it proved to be one of my favourite shows of [...]

Toronto Otaku/Blogger Meet, ACG, and other things

ETERNAL — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 02:30:51 +0000

As you might have heard, a few of the locals recently held a meetup at a nearby restaurant; the purpose, of course, being to help like-minded people meet one another. You can find more coverage at the blogs of the other two blogger attendees, Rin and Saku, but the bottom line is that it was [...]