[Review] How I Got Hooked on Kengan Ashura

 

Over the past 2 months, I have successfully cultivated a ferocious appetite of anything Kengan Ashura related due to finally giving the series a chance. Having breezed through the two seasons on Netflix, I am really eager to see season 3. Before watching the show, I originally had a negative impression based on the manga. About a couple years back when Kengan Ashura was first picked up by the scanlating group, Hokuto no Gun, I had read through the first chapter. I was not impressed and was very turned off. If I had to guess why, I wasn't in particular a fan of the art style and I don't remember reading manga with much intent. At the time, it didn't click with me so I had put it down and forgotten about it altogether. Fast forward to 2020, I'm approaching the series with an entirely different attitude.

[Anime Watch] Fall 2019 Impressions

 
Fall 2019 left me very surprised. There were a lot of amazing selections made for nearly everyone this season. This review contains some Summer 2019 leftovers.

[October 2019] Spooky Anime Picks

In the spook-tastic month of October,  I welcome the smell of spirits and fear in season with Halloween. This month I am recommending paranormal related anime titles to add a little shiver to the mix.

[Anime Watch] Fall 2019

In preparation for Fall 2019's lineup, I made a list of upcoming titles that interested me.  Below are released trailers/commercials and respective summaries.

Anime Watch Summer 2019 Impressions

A follow up post to my previous post. These titles are currently still running from the Summer 2019 leftovers.

[Anime Watch] Summer 2019

 Back at it again with anime, this time with Summer 2019. As it turns out with Spring 2019, I ended up dropping Fair Gone because it was getting too boring. I am genuinely surprised that it received a second season for Fall 2019. Unless there are some rave reviews for season 2, I may consider picking it up.  Dororo was really good and Kimetsu no Yaiba remains my favorite series thus far. Kimetsu no Yaiba does have its odd moments of humor, but it's still put together well.

[Anime Watch] Spring 2019

It's been ages since I've blogged. As a mid-year welcome back post, I'll keep everyone up to date on my anime watching progress. No matter how busy work can get, there's always a bit of time to squeeze in some anime. Not to mention Netflix has debuted the Rilakkuma and Kaoru series on April 19th which I have yet to see. For all you Rilakkuma fans, enjoy our favorite lazy bear in 12 ten minute episodes.

[January 2018] End of the Year Anime/Manga/Music Pick

I am so overdue on this post! The title says January, but it's already the ides of March. There's already some new series I'm starting and also some that are slated for April. I'm looking forward to the Persona 5 anime, the continuation of Shokugeki no Soma and finally an adaptation of Golden Kamuy. Guess what? It's also on my manga list too!

Another year on the "A Desecrated Soul" blog has passed. Rather than do a year in review post like the previous 2 years, I've decided to do a mashup extravaganza. However I do want to point out some things that stood out to me in 2017. My anime of the year was Mob Psycho 100 and 91 Days. Mob Psycho 100 is funny and ironic with an intentionally sketchy animation style giving it a free-flowing look. 91 Days was an underrated series that deserved recognition for its storytelling. Music wise there are too many titles to name and for manga, I keep revisiting Super Doctor K and The Case Records of Professor Munakata. Without further ado, let me introduce January's anime, manga, and music picks.

[August 2017] Summer Picks of 2017

If you're not following Game of Thrones, I suppose you can follow anime or if you're like me, you follow both things at the same time. As oppose to updating my blog posts on travel, I'm rewatching old series again. So far I've finished Black Lagoon for the third time and I'm starting Hellsing Ultimate and Persona 4 The Animation. Nothing beats some good old vampire hunting and Shadow pummeling. As ironic as it may be, I do have a vampire related title coming up on this summer list.

[July 2017] The CDJapan Haul and Music Review

Due to my occasional patronage to CDJapan, I have grown to like their company. As anyone who likes anything Japanese, this is a site you probably frequent among others like Japan Discovery, YesAsia, AmiAmi and Ebay. Shipping really kills my wallet, but I still buy things from them anyways. I haven't gotten diehard enough like my co-worker to use EMS for his figurines.

[May 2017] Anime Roundup for the Spring Season aka The Only Series I Will Be Watching

I can't say I have been the most active in keeping up with anime. Especially when I come home dead tired from work. To keep things simple, I've narrowed myself down to only 3 series this spring.

[Guangzhou 2016] Part Seven: Comic City and Bookstore Haul

Here am I back again with another guide to travel Guangzhou. I am really starting to think of compiling a personal guide on traveling this wonderful city. This entry will be a focus on anime culture and books.

[March 2017] Anime Picks: Series in Review

You know me by now, I never catch up to the latest drama or witness the most recent movie unless it's some meme that is shared furiously over the web. Anyways, I was tempted to make this month's pick into a list of disappointing series, but realizing how much drama that could possibly stir up, it's probably not a good idea.

[June 2016] A Little Bit of Each

It's been hard trying to find something to recommend. For a change, I'll be giving you guys this month a little bit of each. Some music. Some manga. Some stuff I recently discovered.

[May 2016] Anime Pick

I'm returning to more anime monthly picks than music. Sit back and enjoy another anime themed post!

[April 2016] Anime Pick

I haven't done an anime pick in ages since I've been so damn behind on stuff I wanted to watch. This year, I'm trying to jam a lot of series into my schedule even though I have even less time this year to watch stuff. In keeping of the tradition of recommending series, I'm going to try to include more recent titles relevant to this year as well as some that are from last year.

[Movie Review] Persona 3 The Movie: #1 The Spring of Birth, #2 Midsummer Knight's Dream

We all know Persona 3 was a very popular game produced by Atlus. The Persona series overall is very popular and very well done. Jeez, I have to thank a friend for giving me his copy of Persona 3 as a gift. So we got the games and then we got anime adaptations, Persona ~trinity soul~ and Persona 4 the Animation. We even got Devil Survivor 2 the Animation which wasn't very well done in my opinion. So what of these Persona movies?

[Movie Review] Gintama The Movie: The Final Chapter Be Forever Yorozuya

I have to admit, it was a pretty funny movie and it didn't disappoint.

Top 9 Memorable Anime Titles of 2015

I say this all the time that my interest in anime wanes, but there's always one or two series that hold me back from saying that though. 2015 has produced some impressive stories as well as some disappointing ones that I gave up on. Here's a list of the top 9 animes I found that appealed to me.

Review and Recollection: Touhai Densetsu Akagi: Yami ni Maiorita Tensai

One of the most badass shounen characters you will possibly never see again.

 Has it been four years already that I got really into Akagi? I have recently been wanting to re-watch the series from the beginning, but seeing that my animes-to-watch list keeps growing day by day, it is probably best not to. To think there was a time in my life when I was desperate for new series to watch; it's something that probably will never happen again.