Pepper Grinder Impressions

@alta_af1979 Check out Pepper Grinder! A great indie game who’s biggest issue is that there isn’t more of it #peppergrinder #indiegame #videogamereview #fyp ♬ original sound - mondo

Relics v Artifacts? Which is easier?

The tiktok was just a preview, I made a longer video about the subject as well. I learned from this that if I'm making a tiktok from a bigger video it should be less than a minute in length.

Which game makes it easier to build a character? Genshin Impact or Honkai Star Rail?

@alta_af1979 For casuals, is it easier to build a character in #genshinimpact or #honkaistarrail ?? I think the answer is clear. #fyp ♬ original sound - mondo

What I've been up to lately

 I've been streaming off an on for little over a year now (maybe even two years but I took a long break after I moved). I doubt it will really take off but I saw it as an opportunity to get back to editing and making videos like I did in college for STV. I'm going to use this blog as a linktree with all my links in the side bar and updates with new content when ever I make it. To that end my latest vids:

@alta_af1979 Always believe in the heart of the cards! #balatro #roguelike #twitch #fyp ♬ original sound - mondo

Anime rec's for my Sister

A Place Further Than the Universe

Episodes: 13 | Seasons: 1 | Aired: Winter 2018

Mari wants to start a club or something at school and meets Shirase, a weirdo who is obsessed with Antarctica; they decide to try to go and hilarity ensues. Seriously though, its a great series, a dramedy that many people found inspiring. It's heavily recommended by two anime youtubers I watch and was considered one of the best series the season it came out. Trailer and a clip

Score: 09/10 | Rec: 4/5 | Where to watch: Crunchyroll

Bocchi the Rock

Episodes: 12 | Seasons: 1 | Aired: Fall 2022

Bocchi suffers from anxiety and can't make friends, so she spends her time playing guitar. Through various circumstances she gets invited to join a band and things take a turn. A comedy that happens to have some really good music, some amazing animation, and fun times, very similar to K-On (which I would also recommend but I felt like I had to pick one). Clip

Score: 08/10 | Rec: 5/5 | Where to watch: Crunchyroll

Cowboy Bebop

Episodes: 26 | Seasons: 1+Movie | Aired: Spring 1998

One of the anime GOATs! A real must watch for anyone interested in anime, and even more approachable because its on the best dubs out there. The series follows a group of bounty hunters on their adventures. Like one of your favs (Deathnote) CB caught the eye of netflix and they did a pretty bad live action adaptation. Clip

Score: 10/10 | Rec: 5/5 | Where to watch: Hulu/Netflix/CR/I can lend you the blu-ray

Laid Back Camp

Episodes: 27 | Seasons: 2+some miniseries | Aired: Winter 2018

A fun SoL series about a high school camping club. Mostly recommending since you like to camp and its pretty good and funny. Clip and one of my favorite moments

Score: 7/10 | Rec: 3/5 | Where to watch: Crunchyroll

My Dress Up Darling

Episodes: 12 | Seasons: 1 | Aired: Winter 2022

Gojou makes these traditional Japanese dolls and one day meets Marin a cosplayer who can't sew, she hires him to make outfits for her and we get to watch all their fun times together. Marin was in the running for Girl of the Season, she's such a fun character and some of her cosplays are wild. Trailer Clip

Score: 7/10 | Rec: 3/5 | Where to watch: Crunchyroll

Neon Genesis Evangelion

Episodes: 26 | Seasons: 1+ movies | Aired: Fall 1995

Another GOAT, was made as a response to Gundam and traditional mech anime that depicted child soldiers as heroes; Eva dares to ask "what if being a child soldier sucked?" Honestly there are just so many great things about this series, it is truly genre defining. Opening

Score: 10/10 | Rec: 5/5 | Where to watch: Netflix/I can lend you the DVD

Nichijou

Episodes: 26 | Seasons: 1 | Aired: Spring 2011

One of the funniest series out there, a SoL that follows a couple different groups of people as their lives move between normal and absurd. You've probably seen some clips or gifs from this show. Clip

Score: 8/10 | Rec: 4/5 | Where to watch: Crunchyroll/I can lend you the bluray

Puella Magi Madoka Magica

Episodes: 12 | Seasons: 1+ movies | Aired: Winter 2011

A turning point for magical girl anime. Madoka becomes a magical girl to save another girl from a tragic fate, Homura transfers schools and warns Madoka to stay just the way she is. Anyway,
Homura is my GOAT and she did nothing wrong. Watch the first 3 episodes and see if it hooks you, if yeah watch the rest of the episodes and the 3rd movie (you can skip the first 2 movies as they are just recaps). Trailer

Score: 10/10 | Rec: 5/5 | Where to watch: Hulu/Crunchyroll

Rascal Does Not Dream of Bunny Girl Senpai

Episodes: 13 | Seasons: 1+ movie | Aired: Fall 2018

Heavy Monogatari vibes from this one. Sakuta keeps meeting cute girls with weird things going on, the first he meets is Mai Sakurajima who can not be observed by people around her which she test by wearing a bunny girl costume. Clip Great clip

Score: 10/10 | Rec: 5/5 | Where to watch: Hulu/Crunchyroll

Sword Art Online

Episodes: 96 | Seasons: 4 + spinoffs & movies | Aired: Summer 2012

IF YOU DIE IN THE GAME YOU DIE IN REAL LIFE. The series that got me back in to anime, anime fans like to hate and call it basic but it is one of the most popular series out there. Although, people who hate it for its bad writing and poor handling of female characters are 100% right but also it really BANGS sometimes. Certainly worth a watch, at least the Aincrad arc (the first 14 episodes). Trailer

Score: 7/10 | Rec: 2/5 | Where to watch: Hulu/Crunchyroll