Category Archives: Anime-ted Living

The Roots of Isekai

Posted on February 18, 2021 by Merlin

It can be really inconvenient at times, when one’s thoughts just build on each other forever. When one has a blog to update, however, it can be a pretty decent blessing. 🙂 I recently made a few posts which were … Continue reading →

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The POWER of FRIENDSHIP! …In Real Life

Posted on February 11, 2021 by Merlin

It is the grand finale. The eleventh hour. The moment of destiny. The hero lies broken and beaten on the ground, as the villain stands over him/her in vile triumph. Despite their best efforts, their most cunning plans, and their … Continue reading →

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The Many Methods of Summoning in Anime

Posted on January 21, 2021 by Merlin

There is one form of magic that has always puzzled me a bit. I say that as… well, a fantasy-loving geek who has thought a lot about magic and how it works in any story I find it in. Elemental … Continue reading →

Posted in Anime and Cartoons, Anime-ted Living, Books, Discussion, Games | Tagged Arifureta, By the Grace of the Gods, Cardcaptor Sakura, Dog Days, Fairy Tail, Familiar of Zero, FInal Fantasy, Grimnoir Chronicles, Hellsing Ultimate, How Not to Summon a Demon Lord, Kamitachi, Magi: Labyrinth of Magic, Magic Knight Rayearth, Medabots, Mon-Colle Knights, Naruto, Pokemon, Rising of the Shield Hero, To Love-Ru, Welcome to Demon School Iruma, Yu-Gi-Oh | 5 Comments

The Most Important Question for an Isekai

Posted on January 7, 2021 by Merlin

“There is nothing more elusive than an obvious fact,” said Sherlock Holmes. And how true is it? So many times there are so many things, so many connections and ideas and truths, which are so obvious, and yet we miss … Continue reading →

Posted in Anime and Cartoons, Anime-ted Living, Discussion | Tagged Arifureta, By the Grace of the Gods, Death March to a Parallel World Rhapsody, Didn't I Say Make My Abilities Average in the Next Life, Digimon, Do You Love Your Mom and Her Two-Hit Multi-Target Attacks, Dog Days, Familiar of Zero, Gate, How Not to Summon a Demon Lord, InuYasha, Isekai Cheat Magician, Kamitachi, Magic Knight Rayearth, Master of Ragnarok Blesser of the Einherjar, Monster Rancher, No Game No Life, Overlord, Restaurant to Another World, Rising of the Shield Hero, Saga of Tanya the Evil, That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime, The Vision of EscaFlowne | 2 Comments

Anivengers Assemble!

Posted on December 5, 2019 by Merlin

Heh, just imagine this crew showing up together in Endgame! Awhile ago, I made a post about My Anime Justice League. The idea for assembling My Anime Avengers has been percolating ever since, but the timing never seemed quite right with the … Continue reading →

Posted in Anime and Cartoons, Anime-ted Living, Challenge Accepted, Discussion | Tagged Alita: Battle Angel, Astro Boy, Attack on Titan, Avengers, Bleach, Cyborg 009, Dragon Ball Super, Fairy Tail, Ghost in the Shell, Gundam Wing, Killing Bites, Log Horizon, Marvel Cinematic Universe, My Hero Academia, One Piece, One Punch Man, Princess Mononoke, That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime | 8 Comments

Gundanium Messages for Peace

Posted on March 21, 2019 by Merlin

Having just recently reviewed Gundam Wing, I was reminded of something I noticed a number of years ago. It came partially out of a lively discussion I had with an acquaintance of mine. Skipping all the details, we disagreed on how … Continue reading →

Posted in Anime and Cartoons, Anime-ted Living, Discussion | Tagged G Gundam, Gundam 00, Gundam 8th MS Team, Gundam Seed, Gundam Wing | 3 Comments

Some Games That Could Be Anime-ted

Posted on February 7, 2019 by Merlin

Yes, I admit upfront: this post is absolutely, and obviously, inspired by the Make it Anime tag I participated in. I chose a book series, a movie franchise, and a television show that I thought could feasibly be converted into … Continue reading →

Posted in Anime-ted Living, Discussion, Games | Tagged Chrono Trigger, FInal Fantasy, Final Fantasy VII, League of Legends, Legend of Dragoon, Overwatch | 9 Comments

That Time I Realized Slimes Can Be Protagonists

Posted on November 1, 2018 by Merlin

The latest anime season started up a few weeks ago, unleashing a bunch of new titles. I haven’t screened all of them just yet, per my one-episode rule, but I’ve made some headway and, by and large, I have not … Continue reading →

Posted in Anime and Cartoons, Anime-ted Living, Books, Discussion, Games, Movies | Tagged That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime | 6 Comments

Why I Still Love Anime: A Handful of Reasons

Posted on October 24, 2018 by Merlin

I love anime. I have loved it since I was a kid, at least since I was a teenager. Two decades later, my love for it is still going strong. 😉 One might ask, “Why?” I know my family has … Continue reading →

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My Anime Justice League

Posted on November 2, 2017 by Merlin

I must readily confess: I am copycatting with this one. Specifically, I am copycatting this post over on Mechanical Anime Reviews, which assembled a cast of characters drawn from various anime, each one corresponding to one member of the Justice … Continue reading →

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