#what are your motivations tabi? what are they? do you just want to live? or so you want more?

[alleyesony0u]

alright alright tabi being the cattle dog that nudges the little calf along on its path. whether the cattle dog knows it's leading the calf or not to its inevitable doom, it does not care. it is doing what it was meant to do and this little calf is its tool, or its friend, or its enemy. or maybe it is just a little calf. nonetheless, it is a cattle dog, and this cattle dog must do what must be done to get fed and watered and to live and be more than just a stray on the street. or a dog with a rifle pointed at its head.

this cattle dog does its job so it can curl up comfortably in the dog bed and not be chained up outside in the rain. this cattle dog does what it must to feel love and care, sweet words and gentleness, and not harsh insults, yelling, and a swipe. or was it a slice? or a stab?

well, all living things crave comfort. all living things need it. what is so different about this cattle dog? is it the way it does it? is it the way it herds the calf along, clueless? why is it so different from the man who works and works and works to live comfortably? why, this is simply how this cattle dog works. and who punishes hard work?

tabi is the cattle dog. she works to eat, to drink, to sleep, to live and not just survive. she lived before, she wants to live again. and so she does her job and she herds.

[teriyakusha]

Over The Top

The 22nd opening theme of One Piece, “Over The Top” by Hiroshi Kitadani, will be the first song I post a translation of on my blog! It’s a really great song! The music is fun and energizing, and the lyrics are really motivational. Below the cut is a translation of the full version of the song. It’s kind of why I started this blog. I couldn’t find the full translation of the song anywhere, so I figured I’d try translating it myself. It was a lot of fun, and good practice, so I figured I might as well make a side blog to post more translations on! Lots of thanks to @kaizokuou-ni-naru​ for helping me out with the translation! Check out her blog if you want to see some super interesting and neat posts about the language used in the original Japanese text of the manga, as well as her meta regarding the show and its characters, and some translations she’s done for several of the show’s opening themes so far (including the newest)!

Full version of “Over The Top”, with romaji and English translation

One Dream One Wish

かなえたいならOver The Top kanaetai nara Over The Top (If you want your wish granted, go over the top)

﹌ 見たこともない世界 目指し mitakoto mo nai sekai mezashi (Aiming for a world no one’s seen before)

荒ぶる波風 越えて araburu namikaze koete (Cross the wild wind and waves) 

突き進まなきゃ���メさ tsukisusumanakya dame sa (It’s no good if you don’t push through it) 一番乗りしたいんだ ichiban norishitain da (If you want to be the first one there) 心配とか後回し shinpai toka atomawashi (Then worry later)

どーせ勝負 イチカバチカ douse shoubu ichika bachika (It’s all victory or defeat anyway; sink or swim) ﹌

相手がデカく見えたら aite ga dekaku mietara (If your opponents are seen as huge)

ココロが 縮んでる証拠 kokoro ga chijinderu shouko (It’s proof that your heart is shrinking )

逃げるなんて nigeru nante (Running away)

選択肢(チョイス)はない choisu wa nai (Is not a choice at all)

一歩 そばへ近づくんだ ippo soba he chikadzukunda (Get one step closer to it)

ナマイキって褒め言葉? namaiki tte homekotoba? (Isn’t being called insolent a compliment?)

キツい時ほど 笑っとけ kitsui toki hodo warattoke (For times as hard as these, you have to laugh ) ﹌

新しいあした atarashii ashita (If you want to go looking for)

探しに行きたいのなら sagashi ni ikitaino nara (A new tomorrow )

とびっきりの 自信を磨いて tobikkiri no jishin wo migaite (Then improve your finest confidence)

旅をした 足跡が tabi wo shita ashiato ga (Until the footprints of your journey--)

そう!地図に変わるまで sou! chizu ni kawaru made (That’s right! --become a map) ﹌

新しいHorizon atarashii Horizon (At a new horizon, look--) ほら進んで来た分 hora susunde kita bun (Both the radiance and level of difficulty)

まぶしさと難易度が上昇 mabushisa to nanido ga joushou (Rise at the same rate)

夢うつつで 起こせHurricane yume utsutsu de okose Hurricane (Live in your dreams and raise up a hurricane) さぁ!順位(チャート)かき乱せ saa! chaato kakimidase (Come on! Stir up the charts) ﹌

風を切ってOver drive いつも kaze wo kitte Overdrive itsumo (Always flying along on overdrive)

キラめきに針路を 取って kirameki ni shinro wo totte (Take the sparkling course)

ヒリヒリしてたいんだ hirihiri shitetainda (If you want to keep feeling a rush)

もっとハードな刺激 motto haado na shigeki (And a tougher sense of excitement )

古いレキシ丸めてポイ furui rekishi marumete poi (Then haphazardly round out what’s ancient history)

未来だけにハナシがある mirai dake ni hanashi ga aru (Because there’s only a story for the future) ﹌

タイクツ持て余すのは taikutsu moteamasu no wa  (An overwhelming sense of boredom)

本気度足りてない証拠 honkido taritenai shouko (Is proof that you’re not serious enough)

「100年早いって」なんだ? 「hyaku nen hayai tte」nanda? (What’s this about “You’re a hundred years too early”?)

そんなに待てっか 誰が!? sonna ni matteka dare ga?! (Who’s waiting that long?!) ヤバい敵ならワンサカ yabai teki nara wansaka (Even while dangerous enemies swarm) うっせーヤツから 黙らせろ ussei yatsu kara damarasero (Annoying guys will tell you to shut up) ﹌ 新しいあした atarashii ashita (If a new tomorrow )

もう待ち切れないのなら mou machikirenai no nara (Is something you’re already waiting impatiently for) パンパンに期待ふくらまし panpan ni kitai fukuramashi (Then expand your hope with a bang)

ハジけ飛ぶ 直前の hajiketobu chokuzen no (To the point right before it bursts)

そう!パワーが原動力(エンジン) sou! pawaa ga enjin (Yes! Your power is an engine) ﹌

新しいサプライズ atarashii sapuraizu (Just waiting around for a new surprise)

待ってるだけなんてツライ matteru dake nante tsurai (Is so boring)

追いかけて 注目度上昇 oikakete choumokudo joushou (So chase after it as your profile rises)

目立ち過ぎて まるでHurricane medachisugite maru de Hurricane (Stand out way too much just like a hurricane)

さぁ!順位(チャート)駆け上がれ saa! chaato kakeagare (Go on! Dash up the charts! ) ﹌

One Dream One Wish

夢は逃げない 君はどうする? yume wa nigenai kimi wa dousuru? (Dreams don’t run away, so what are you going to do? ) ﹌ One Dream One Wish ひとつひとつ 越えるだけ hitotsu hitotsu koeru dake (One by one, surpass them as much as you can ) ﹌ どこまで行ける?必ず行けるはずさ doko made ikeru? kanarazu ikeru hazu sa (How far can you go? You’ll certainly be able to make it)

誰よりも信じ抜けばいい dare yori mo shinjinukeba ii (More than anyone else, you should have total faith)

今日までの タフなストーリー kyou made no tafu na sutoorii (The tough story so far)

さぁ!準備は上出来 saa! junbi wa joudeki (Come on! Its set up is a great success!)

﹌ 新しいHorizon atarashii Horizon (At a new horizon, look--) ほら進んで来た分 hora susunde kita bun (Both the radiance and level of difficulty)

まぶしさと難易度が上昇 mabushisa to nanido ga joushou (Rise at the same rate)

夢うつつで 起こせHurricane yume utsutsu de okose Hurricane (Live in your dreams and raise up a hurricane)

さぁ!順位(チャート)かき乱せ saa! chaato kakimidase (Come on! Stir up the charts) ﹌

One Dream One Wish 夢は逃げない…ぜんぶKnock out yume wa nigenai... zenbu Knock Out (Dreams don’t run away… so knock everything out)

Over The Top

[aprilalejandro]

LIFE LESSONS I LEARNED IN MY 20'S:

BE HUMBLE : Nothing in life is permanent. Kaya dapat maging mapagkumbaba tayo, minsan meron, minsan wala. As an OFW for more than 5 year, I've been through a lot, and yung mga pinagdaanan ko from year 1 upto now ay talagang hindi biro. I've learned to be humble enough, because at some situation I have nothing but myself. Maging Mapagkumbaba at all times.

LOWER YOUR PRIDE : Wag mapagmalaki lalo kung alam mo sa sarili na wala talaga, at wala kang maipagmamalaki, pero kung pinagpapaguran mo at pinagsisikapan mo ang lahat, why not? diba. I was in a very very odd situation, and the story goes like this.. I was in a relationship for about 3 years and 8 months with this guy (other nationality), My family don't like him kase nga iba, at di yung klase ng nagseseryoso. But instead of listening to them, I did what I did, inilaban ko talaga not knowing na third party pala ako, ginawa akong side chick in that 3 years. That time hindi na kami okay ng mga kapatid ko and nagusap kami sa park, public spaces at nagkaron ng sagutan they want me to apologize, nagsorry ako sa nanay ko, kung bakit ko ipinipilit ang mga bagay na hndi para sakin, and shempre umiiyak lang siya, kase nagaaway kaming mga anak niya. Akala ko makakababa ng pagkatao ko ang pag sorry ko, lalo alam ko sa sarili ko na wla akong ginagawang mali. Say Sorry when you're wrong.

YOU ONLY HAVE YOURSELF: I started working when I was 19, and by that time, I started living alone for 3 months by myself along Commonwealth. And upto now, narealize ko na pag nasa reality ka na, ang dami daming tao nagsasabi sayo na pag kailangan mo ng tulong, nandyan lang sila, pero hindi pala totoo yon. At the end of the day, Ikaw lang, wala kang kaibigan na maaasahan, matatakbuhan kapag gipit ka na. For sure I know, galing ako diyan, noong nawalan ako ng work, ayaw ako patuluyin ng isa kong kapatid sa kanila, wala akong mauuwian, wala akong pera, wala akong pagkain, wala akong matutulugan, nagpunta ako sa supermarket at umupo sa isang tabi habang dala ang mga gamit ko, nagiisip umiiyak, dahil sadyang mabuti si Lord, may mga taong tumulong sakin para makabangon ulit.

BE STRONG : DAHIL SA MUNDONG ITO, MARAMING TAO ANG MAPAGSAMANTALA, Sasamantalahin ang kahinaan mo, ang pagkatao mo. Strong enough na malabanan mo ang stress, depression, and unwanted mixed feelings. I wanted to tell some story but I'd rather to keep it to myself. Kase kahit ipaliwanag ko wala naman makakaintindi ng ganong feeling.

CHOOSE YOUR COMPANY WISELY : Surround yourself with people who share your values and continually challenge you to be a better version of yourself. It is easy to fall into a fun but incredibly wrong crowd (or relationship) ----- I KNOW BETTER, I WAS IN THEERE TOO! BELIEVE ME. and ang masasabi ko lang 9MAS OK MAG-ISA KESA KASAMA NG MGA MALING TAO) BE aware from toxic and negative people.

MIND YOUR OWN BUSINESS : Do your things, make your own money, at wag nang makisali, makisawsaw sa mga chismis sa paligid.

BE BOLD, HAVE YOUR FREEDOM: But with the Limits! I used to go places, foodparks and all from time to time alone. I usedmeet people and go on a dates, like movie and coffee time. I have been Invited by a friend of mine to go for clubbing, because I'm a GO-GO person and enjoy Life I'd thought it would be fun! But I wasn't a FAN of the CROWD and noise, I Got wine drunk which means I cannot walk straight! :) Good thing the friend who invited me splashes some lemon on my face, and gave me some coffee to wake my drunk soul.

NEVER STOP : Don't stop learning, growing and so on. Learning things from time to time from work, people and environment will help you a lot through life. If you want to do something, dont get stuck in one place, situation. Get out of the BOX! Incredible things will happen.

EMBRACE CHANGE: Kahit naman saan may pagbabago, be like a chameleon nakikisabay. I mean, pwede mo i adopt ung mga bagay na di ka sanay, like food, kung di ka kumakain ng ganito ganyan, baka dapat simulan mo na, kung di mo kaya yung ganito, ganyan, di mo pa na try ito, iyon, baka dapat subukan mo. DIba?

LOVE YOUR TIME BEING SINGLE : Huwag magmadali, i enjoy lang yung time mag isa, ako kase lagi ako nagmamadali kaya madalas ako magkamali. Lesson learned! .

KNow your Value : PINAGMUKHA KA NG TANGA, HAHABULIN MO PA? Never chase anyone, and remember that healthy relationships come both rarely and easily. If the person you choose to chase even gives into you for the time being, your heart will eventually be broken when they find what (or who) they have been looking for. Just skip all of that and move on while it only hurts a little to let them go.

VALUE EVERYTHING, BE GRATEFUL: SMALL THINGS, BIG THINGS MAGING GRATEFUL KA!!!!

ASK FOR ADVICE: Pero kung di mo susundin, wag ka ng humingi hingi ng advice, sayang lang laway ng kausap mo.

PRAY. PRAY. PRAY. IT WORKS.

STAY IN THE PRESENT: yung nakalipas di mo na maibabalik, wag mo ng balikan ung mga sitwasyon na alam mong hindi na talaga pwede, Wag magsisi, alam mo kung nasan ka ngayon, DIyan ka talaga nilagayn ni LORD, sabi nga nila it's either Blessing or a Lesson. Wag mag sisi, charge to experience yan!

Do not dwell in the past and do not worry about the future. Work toward attainable goals and do not hold expectations for situations beyond your control.

DO NOT TRUST EASILY: Specially nowadays! One of my mentor from lebanon told me, to not trust, never, Do not trust anybody, any friend, even your sister, brother, you only have yourself to trust! Thank you Mr. Chadi for that advice. It really helps me a lot. People can be really deceptive.

DONT BE SELFISH. IT WONT GET YOU ANYWHERE. BE A GIVER ISNTEAD.

FORGIVE YOURSELF: Hindi dapat sinasaktan ang sarili, wag mo isipin na lahat ng nangyayaring hindi maganda ay kasalanan mo.

BE APPRECIATIVE. THANKFUL. GRATEFUL. AS I SAID BEFORE.

LEARN SOMETHING FROM EVERYONE : LIKE PAG PINAGSABIHAN KA, TAKE IT, TANGGAPIN MO, WAG MO MASAMAIN YUNG SINASABI NG IBA, DAHIL KUNG MAY NAPUPUNA SILA, BAKA NGA MERONG KAPUNA-PUNA.

All experiences, good and bad, have something to teach us. Be thankful for the good and learn from the bad. Use them as motivation and stepping stones to move onward and upward.

You will make mistakes. You’re human. They happen.

[wherever-until-whenever]

KPOP BIAS TAG

Tagged by one of my favorite TOP/BIGBANG blogs @gh0st-tabi ! Thank you so much~!💙

1. ultimate bias(es)? Since 2010, T.O.P has been my ultimate bias. I have a lot of faves whom I love but Seunghyun will always be #1 in my heart ♡

2. who are your top 3 groups? BIGBANG, EXO (I don’t follow them as closely post 2015 but I still really love them), & iKON

3. what are your 3 favourite songs?

BIGBANG: Sunset Glow, Love Song, & Let’s Not Fall In Love. I also want to add the Baby Don’t Cry remix! (it’s just a TODAE mix, but it’s my ultimate fave)

EXO: Baby (C Ver.), First Love (C Ver.), & What is Love (K Ver.). (The Eve tho~)

iKON: Airplane, Apology, & Just Go (very close runner ups: ANTHEM & BLINGBLING) 

4. what do you like to do in your free time? Be Lazy! I love watching movies, listening to music, TV shows, being on YouTube, Tumblr, fishing, kayaking (I haven’t gone in so long though), & spending time with my family. If I’m in the right mood and highly motivated, I really enjoy reading, drawing, or editing FMVs

5. are there any places you would like to visit that you haven’t already visited?  New York in the winter time, Japan, South Korea & London. I also want to go back to Spain to visit Madrid ^_^

6. do you have a dream job? BIGBANG’S personal assistants. I just want to shower them with praise and support 24/7, don’t even have to pay me. 

7. if you could meet ANY korean CELEBRITY (includes actors, models, k-music artists, etc.), who would it be?  📣📣📣Choi Seunghyun~!! 

8. what do you love most about your bias group(s)?

BIGBANG: I’m not great with words, but what I love about BIGBANG is their strong individuality, in style and talent. Their solo projects contain some of my absolute favorite works! Their stage presence and chemistry on/off stage is extremely unique and amazing, no concert is like a BIGBANG concert. They’ve gone through a lot of hard times together but they keep each other strong and show their love and support in both small and grand gestures. They’ve been humble since the beginning, because all they wanted was to share the music they love, it was never about fame or success that was just thrust upon them for simply doing what they’re best at. I know they’re not perfect, but they’re still beautiful human beings. I’ve never thought I could love or cherish a music group so much. They are my loves&my kings.

EXO: For being a group of 12, each member stands out and has their own loveable charms. I didn’t want to like them but after watching the first episode of EXO Showtime they were so cute and hilarious it couldn’t be helped. They went through one of the craziest breakups of kpop but they still came back and conquered! They’re a young hard working group and their accomplishments are well deserved.

iKON: THE SWEETEST MOST TALENTED ANGELS! They’re brothers that have gone through absolute hell together just to debut, extra af, their love for  iKONICs is immense, seriously, we don’t deserve all this love (M.U.P, Wait For Me, Long Time No See are just some examples), humble, respectful, hard working, stage presence is amazing, dancekon is an epic force, Rap line are acknowledged and recognized greatly for their talent. VOCALS that make audiences shook! I just love everything about these guys so much, they deserve the world.

9. who are your ultimate bias wreckers? 

For BIGBANG all members are bias wrecker material. TOP&TAEYANG were my first BIGBANG loves so I suppose they’re more head to head at times. 

In EXO, as of now I don’t have an official bias since my fave TAO left, so D.O, Chanyeol, Sehun, Chen, Lay and Xiumin I guess you can say are all my bias’ and bias wreckers :)

iKON, is a group of bias wreckers T_T Hanbin is my absolute fave, but I fangirl greatly for each member. 

10. what do you wish for the most to happen? For BIGBANG, EXO, & iKON to love themselves and each other forever, to find true happiness in their lives and be proud of who they are as artists and people. 

11. when did you get into kpop and how? In 2010 my sister’s friend showed her Taeyang’s Wedding Dress MV and fell in love with it. She then showed me, my other sister, and our mom. We of course loved him right away and looked up all his solo vids. We didn’t get super into BIGBANG until later that year after we saw TOP in 71 Into The Fire and were shocked to find that he was a rapper. After spending hours looking up BIGBANG MVs our lives were no longer the same X)

12. what made you decide to have a tumblr blog? My obsession of TOP of course~. For my SooHyuk & TAO blogs, same reason lol. 

13. favorite colour? Dark navy blue

14. favorite animal? Horses, kittens, bunnies, puppies, (I couldn’t decide on just one) :)

15. what are your interests? Kpop, Kdramas, fishing, anime, classic movies, and traveling

16. would you prefer movies or music? I love movies but music was my gut choice so I’m going to stick with it. I listen to music basically 24/7

17. what would you like to achieve (or experience) before the age of 60? Traveling to every place I’ve ever dreamed of going to!

Thank you for reading this far! Hope it wasn’t too lame :P 

I’d like to tag @kpopcomplex, @redheadkitty11, @justleesoohyuk, @harugoyangi, @randomloverofmusic, @pegasusflew, @ikonichanbin and anyone else who wants to do it! If you decide to do it just remember to tag me, I really enjoy these types of posts and knowing more about you all ^_^

[rieshon]

Spring 2018 Preview

I can’t believe a new season starts in a week already... heres the shows.

1. Comic Girls: KIRARA ANIME BOIS. Do I even need to say more than that? The girls look absolutely adorable, the animation looks on point, and although the director is a debutante he's being backed up by an impressive quartet of writers including Takahashi Natsuko, Yokote Michiko, Hanada Jukki and Machida Touko. Oh yeah, it's also got a bunch of hot channees in addition to the cute schoolgirls. You can't go wrong with this one.

2. Amanchu! ~Advance~: Satojun is back at it again with the silly hiragana subtitles for sequels. The masters of healing are back again for a sequel to what was one of my favorite shows of 2016. More Teko, more of that sexy Itou Shizuka-voiced teacher, and more relaxing feels. This is exactly what we need to fill the Yurucamp-shaped holes in our hearts.

3. Alice or Alice: There are a lot of things that make me excited about this show. Obviously the cast is one: Ayaneru plays the main character, and we got Natsunee and Oonishi in there too. The director is Kobayashi Kousuke, an alumnus of the Pretty Rhythm series who was very heavily involved in Pripara, which you may know is the best anime ever made. And then there's the aesthetic: everything from the character designs to the title logo make this look and feel like a harem anime from 15 or so years ago, which is absolutely my jam. Pretty hyped for this one.

4. Sword Art Online Alternative Gungale Online: One of the weirder things to happen over the past year-ish is that I've become an unabashed SAO fanboy. The shows are just good, y'all. So you can imagine how I feel about a new show set in the SAO universe written by the author of Kino no Tabi, a show I just put in my top five of the last year, and with characters by Kuroboshi Kouhaku (also of Kino) who is the utmost hotness right now. Hopefully this will be more than enough to tide us over while we wait for SAO3 to arrive.

5. Waka-Okami wa Shougakusei: This looks like a kids anime at first glance, and, well, it is. It's based on a series of popular children's books, but they've really gone all out with the production values based on the PVs (Madhouse producing) and it looks immensely charming. Some of the best anime are childrens' stories, so I'm quietly excited about this one.

6. Hinamatsuri: This is shaping up to be one of the weirder shows of the coming season, and it looks great. From the look of the PVs, feel. are going even more all-out than they usually do with the visuals, and it also looks genuinely funny. Plus it's got a cute loli. Should be good.

7. Ginga Eiyuu Densetsu Die Neue These: It's finally here. Obviously I've heard nothing but good things about the original series, but I'm never going to have the motivation to go back and watch something so old, long and difficult, so hopefully this new anime has got me covered. I'm sure there will be plenty of discourse about it; I just hope it's decent.

8. Tada-kun wa Koi wo Shinai: Somehow, we've still never gotten a sequel to the wonderful Gekkan Shoujo Nozaki-kun, but this show brings together the chief staff of that show for a new romantic comedy anime at Douga Koubou. With that pedigree (they even got the same guy who did the OP song for Nozaki) there's definitely reason to be optimistic about this one. Not to mention it's got cute gaijin girls and an imouto voiced by Inosuke.

9. PERSONA5 the Animation: I think I'm going to give up any ridiculous illusions I have of actually playing the game any time soon and just watch this. It's the only realistic way I'll get to see dat Kawakami-sensei and Takemi-sensei. You know I'm all about the channees right now, and man, does P5 have some good ass channees. The anime is actually being directed by Ishihama Masashi, the man who did Shinsekai Yori and literally hasn't done another TV anime since, so that's pretty exciting. Obviously, a lot Shinsekai Yori's success is because of the material adapted, but if you can make a masterpiece like that you've got to have some kind of talent.

10. Wotaku ni Koi wa Muzukashii: CUTE CHANNEE ALERT WEEWOO WEEWOO WEEWOO. I'm all up ons this. Is there anything better than cute OLs? ...Man, things sure have changed around here. Also, that title is just mean when it's literally an anime about otaku having romances. SOME OF US OUT HERE ARE LONELY

11. Last Period -Owarinaki Rasen no Monogatari-: Has there been a good social game anime yet? I guess Schoolgirl Strikers was alright, in that I actually managed to finish that one, but most of these turn out to be bad. I hope Last Period can be the one to buck the trend and be truly good, because I love the silly light-fantasy tone that it looks like it's going for. Wisemen for best girls. There's tons of cute girls with great designs (the one thing you can always count on social games for) and it'd be a shame for them to go to waste like so many before them.

12. Hisone to Masotan: I got really excited when I saw this because it looked like a cute anime about fighter planes. Instead it looks like it's a cute anime about fighter... dragons. What a ripoff. I wanted the planes. My aviation-nerd pouting aside I'm sure it will still be adorable JSDF propaganda. I just really wanted the planes.

13. Golden Kamuy: It's some kind of weird serendipity that I'm studying the Ainu for school this semester and now we get an anime explicitly about the Ainu. Period anime are pretty cool (the Russo-Japanese War isn't a setting explored in much visual media at all), the premise sounds cool, and I really like the look of the Ainu girl. Plus, how often do we get Ainu culture actually presented in anime? Remains to be seen how well it's done, but it's pretty neat.

14. Uma Musume Pretty Derby: Aw yeah. If only Jug was around to see the horse girls. I have no reason to doubt that this will be great fun, especially since it has the financial backing of Cygames, who have more money than God. Just hopefully we don’t have to see any of the cute girls get put down after breaking a leg.

15. Lostorage conflated WIXOSS: Somehow the WIXOSS anime series is still going. selector is still one of my favorite shows in recent memory, but Lostorage was complete spaghetti compared to it, so there's nowhere to go from here but up, right? This new series promises to bring back the characters from selector, which gives me mixed feelings. I don't want them to just play off nostalgia for the old show, but I'm also kinda excited to see Yuzuki and Tama again. I guess we'll see what happens. Maybe a new director will shake things up for the better.

16. 3D Kanojo Real Girl: Man, who wants a 3D girlfriend? Can your real life girlfriend be considered 3D if you're living in a 2D world? This stuff always leaves me conflicted. I'm down for some Serizawa Yuu-voiced heroine, and the always-capable Akao Deko is writing the screen adaptation, so it might be good.

17. Mahou Shoujo Ore: Oh god. I'm pretty sure I saw clippings from the manga of this a while back. It's a mahou shoujo where the girls transform into buff dudes in magical girl outfits for some reason. It can't be a coincidence that the protagonist is named "Uno" and is voiced by Oohashi Ayaka. If this show is even half as amazing as Fantasista Doll it'll be a great success.

18. A.I.C.O. Incarnation: There are a few Netflix-funded series this season but most of them don't look especially interesting. This one looks alright, but it's using the stupid Netflix bulk release model so I guess I'm waiting until April to start it despite all the episodes being out already. It looks like it could be a cool science fiction show, and I like the Naruko Hanaharu character designs.

19. LOST SONG: So this is that Suzuki Konomi promotional vehicle... From the PV, it doesn't look great, but I am a big fan of Konomin's singing so I guess I'll have to check out at least an episode. I just doubt her ability to act as well as she can sing.

20. Caligula: Strangely, this show does not seem to be about the son of Germanicus and Agrippina the Elder who ruled as Roman emperor from 37 to 41. I actually have no idea what it's about. Something about idols. But some of the character designs look pretty good, especially that blonde channee, so it's a maybe from me.

21. High School DxD HERO: It's baaaack. The show I watched three seasons of for Ayaneru that gave me almost no Ayaneru is back to continue to refuse to give me Ayaneru, probably. But hey, I like channees now anyway, so I may as well keep watching out of tradition if nothing else. I just hope Gaspar is like, actually in it this time...

22. Omae wa Mada Gunma wo Shiranai: This is an anime to promote Gunma... I guess? It definitely doesn't look like your typical local promotion anime... Apparently Gunma is a totalitarian state in this world. The green-haired girl played by Ucchii looks pretty good so I'll check it out.

23. Akkun to Kanojo: SUPER tsundere love comedy? Even regular tsundere is good. Unfortunately it's the dude who is tsundere in this one which isn't the thing I want. But the girls still look pretty cute so I'll definitely be giving it a look.

24. Mahou Shoujo Site: Uh oh, it's dark magical girls. There's nothing wrong with the concept per se but works like this often end up being grimdark for grimdark's sake (see: Mahou Shoujo Ikusei Keikaku) so it makes me worried. This one looks like someone tried to mix Madoka and Jigoku Shoujo. It should be good for a laugh if nothing else.

25. Kiratto Puri Chan: Well, here we are. This is what they killed Pripara for. So who did they get to succeed the comedic savant Moriwaki Makoto? Well, it's a guy without a whole lot of directorial experience: Hiroshi Ikehata. What he has directed have been some incredibly charming shows, including the underrated Akiba's Trip anime and Sore ga Seiyuu. The main writing credit goes to Hyoudou Kazuho, who has worked with Hiroshi on all of his directorial projects but doesn't have any especially interesting work to his name. The biggest chance this has to be even marginally worthy as a successor to Pripara is if they continue to draw on the extended family of Pretty series creators, like Pripara did to a large extent. With Moriwaki's steady hand removed, I don't have high hopes, but if they killed Pripara for a show that's not even decent I am going to be upset.

26. Aikatsu Friends!: So Stars is ending and a new generation of Aikatsu is here as well. I can't let this pass unnoticed because Kido-chan is pegged to be one of the new Aikatsu leads and I'm always thirsty for new Kido-chan anime. I didn't really like Stars, so I hope this new one is more on the silly side, like joji anime really should be.

27. Cutie Honey Universe: Rember Cutie Honey? I mean, I don't, but a lot of people do. Apparently it's the 50th anniversary of Nagai Gou's venerable battle girl series, so they're doing a revival of it. I really dig the neo-retro art style going on here, and the cast is absolutely star-studded (our current darling, Kurosawa Tomoyo, is included among the likes of Hanazawa Kana, Tamura Yukari, Horie Yui and Kugimiya Rie) so I just might check it out.

28. Steins;Gate Zero: I really don't know if I want to watch this. Steins;Gate wasn't the worst of the semicolon anime; in fact, the first half of the series was greatly enjoyable, but I don't think I need to retread the infamous "shooting of the moeblob" that led to the godawful second half. It's got Christina, I guess. I just really don't know if I can subject myself to Okabe again.

29. Megalobox: This looks technically amazing, I just don't know if I'm interested in it. Will probably wait to hear other people's opinions before I check it out, if I ever do.

30. Gegege no Kitarou: I don't think I'll actually watch this, but the latest version of the classic children's anime has been getting some attention because the character designs for the female characters are, how you say, Extremely Good. They're definitely good enough that I'm tempted to check it out. Dat Nekomusume...

31. Full Metal Panic! Invisible Victory: It really happened. I'm including this as the highest-profile show I definitely won't be watching. I haven't seen any of the other FMP anime, so it would be stupid to try and jump in here. The subtitle being abbreviated "IV" (for season 4) is very cute though.

I don’t know how to rank shorts so heres those:

Tachibanakan To Lie Anguru: It's time for another Yuri Hime anime! All you need to know about how hype I am for this show is the tagline: 'The harem manga protagonist is a girl!?' Tsuda Minami is once again going to have to be hard gay, this time with five different girls apparently. I'm especially looking forward to the Mikakoshi-voiced blonde. Unfortunately, being a Creators in Pack anime, it's a short...

Fumikiri Jikan: This is a five minute anime but I absolutely love the premise: girls wait at a train crossing. That's it. You gotta love manga and anime sometimes.