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Let's talk about Sword Art Online

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  If you were in the Anime community around the year 2012, you will know how big it was. It created a whole new genre of anime and is the 1st of its kind hence the "hype".This anime was pretty good too...till ep 6. Many parodies/spin-off has been made of this show " Sword Art Online " and yes this the anime we are talking about today. Once in a while, there comes along a title (be it a movie, book, or anime) that takes the audience by storm, sweeping numerous off their feet, leaving several with a bad aftertaste in their mouth and making a few passes the work off as ‘average’ or ‘mediocre’. Online communities, forums, chat rooms, and every other nook and corner of the internet known to man turn into arenas of debates, discussions, fanboyism/fangirlism, and flaming. It’s apparent that when something is popular, it doesn’t always get to bath in praises. With the acclaim, comes a sheer amount of criticisms. Also, it goes without saying that popularity  doesn’t necessar...

Lets talk about In This Corner of the World/Kono Sekai no Katasumi ni

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  This is a movie I am sure many of you must have not heard of and that's because it's not "famous". Don't confuse famous with good as I personally have seen many people do that. For me, I accidentally found this movie on Netflix while looking for animes to watch and am so happy I stumbled upon it. The synopsis goes a bit like this Suzu Urano  is a pure and kindhearted girl who loves to draw. She can also be quite the airhead, owing to her ceaseless daydreaming, much to the annoyance but also the joy of those close to her. Growing up in the outskirts of Hiroshima City, Japan, she led an ordinary but happy life with her family. However, after some time, Suzu has to suddenly leave her beloved home to move into the neighboring town of Kure, due to her marriage to  Shuusaku Houjou , a man she barely knows. Put to work in her husband's household, the homesick girl struggles to adjust to the unfamiliar environment, living with a family who treats her coldly. She can...