Well, my first post was technically December 1st, even though the Date a Live review came out on the 8th. Anyway this will be the only time where I will do a post like this unless it is a year mark. That and with a lot of blogs that started around the time that I did have all come and gone I think it feels right for surviving to celebrate being around for six months in the blogging community.

So, let me begin by saying hello, I am Joe and I just want to say thank you to everyone. So, narcissism states that my gift from me to you is a pic of my face, not sure why, but anyway. (Kind of wanted to show my face just because it will make it feel as if I am closer with my blog and what not. Only time I will probably since I am bad at taking pictures. Give me a break that was my first Selfie, if that is considered a Selfie.) These past six months have been really fun. The last few years of college have been weird, and well I am not really good at talking to people. Yet, through the past few months in blogging here it feels like I made a lot of friends, acquaintances, and just people I could talk to from time to time.
Sure the Reviewer’s Corner did not really get a lot of consistent traffic until March. This was after the 30 Day anime challenge, which really helped. Anyway I am keeping this post rather short, since one I plan do a major discussion for the one year anniversary, and two I do not want to make this post completely about myself.
So, although I do not know how many e-mail followers is spam and which ones are not, those of you that are not spam thank you. I wish there was a better way to put that, so I am sorry. But I know there are several people that do follow only by e-mail, so those that do thanks.
Next, to each and every one of the 75 followers that has followed this blog since it began, excluding myself of course, thank you as well.
Now I am not done yet. There are several people that I wish to thank personally, for various reasons. Each links to their blog.
Miharusshi she runs Anime Vios. A great friend and without her it really feels like on Twitter I would not have become as social as I did and the same goes for here as well. It is really because of this that I was able to talk to a lot of people just in general. It is always fun to talk to you when we can, and it is just as fun when it is in a group when we have seemingly five talks all together. So, thank you.

Nick from AnimeCorps. A great friend and although he may have given me the idea for the blogroll, but it was not for another month or so later till I talked with him almost daily, which it can just really be about anything really which is always fun. As a side note thanks for getting me into Love Live after seeing countless number of Maki spam I caved in. Also curse thank you at the same time for getting me addicted to the Love Live School Idol Festival game as well. Anyway, thank you.
Dandylion13 from Viewer Discretion is Advised. A great friend and although we have not talked in while, when we did between our blogs it was fun. You have helped give me some ideas on what I should do, especially with the schedule I sometimes struggle to follow. It was fun for some of the conversations that we had over the last few months. Anyway, thank you, and I hope we can talk again at some point.
Deven from Anime Reviews and Lots of Other Stuff! also from AnimeCorps. Great friend, and not going to lie I keep forgetting how we really went about talking to each other. I think it was from Nick at first. But after that between Fate Stay Night, and Fairy Tail being our biggest discussions between the two of us it has been a lot of fun between that and all the random other talks between us be it here blogging or on twitter. So, thank you.
There are a lot of other people I wish to thank in no particular order, Otaku Judge from Otaku Judge, Unotaku from Unotaku, Lita Kino from Lita Kino Anime Reviews, Animereviewergirl from Shay-shay’s Anime blog, Thelimitlessimagination from The Limitless Imagination, Arria Cross from Fujisei, OG Man from Yuri Nation, and I am sure so much more, they too have been good friends be it if we only really just started to talk recently, or have been talking for some time, thank you.
Instead of my usual as always if you like what you read feel free to follow, please check out those blogs. Sure some might be yours, but anyway. Thank you everyone, these past six months have been really fun. I have not had something fun to do like this in a while that turned into something so much more than what it really is.
To many more months of being around.
– Joe
July 22, 2015 at 11:56 am
I’ll give 5 stars for this blog!
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July 22, 2015 at 12:00 pm
Thank you. 🙂
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June 10, 2015 at 1:47 am
Hey man thanks for the shout out. If you wanna talk I am always open to conversations. I sometimes don’t have the time ot start the conversation because of work, school and the blog. I will try and start more conversations up though. Keep up that great work and I hope to see the year post soon… Well I probably won’t see it soon. Actually, I won’t see it for six months, but that is not the point, keep up blogging and talk to you later.
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June 10, 2015 at 7:22 am
Yeah don’t mention it, and you are welcome for the shout out.
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June 3, 2015 at 12:27 pm
Ooh thanks for the shoutout! I feel honoured 🙂 And I can’t believe I missed this post even though I am trying to make a point to check Reader almost daily!! Congrats on your six month milestone 🙂 Sorry I haven’t actually been commenting much because of general busy-ness and life, but I’ll try to do more of that soon! 😀
Its great to see your blog so well established and organised and having a steady stream of followers even though it has only been six months 🙂 Its due to your hard work and effort (lol I am envious but also I feel like I haven’t been posting nearly enough xD)
Keep up the awesome blogging and work! 😀
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June 3, 2015 at 12:32 pm
Thank you very much for that.
Also you are welcome for the shout out.
Although you do not comment often I noticed how you seem to like almost every new post that I come out with, so thank you. I really like your posts when you come out with one. It is ok if you are busy and cannot comment though, still thanks.
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June 4, 2015 at 9:15 am
Yep I try to make it a point to read whatever new posts pop up 🙂 thank you! Haha yeah I also really want to get down to reading past posts as well because there’s much I am missing, I think!
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June 4, 2015 at 9:27 am
I post a lot, as of right now there are over 115 posts since I started, I think. Most are the 30 day anime challenge.
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June 4, 2015 at 10:58 am
Yep 115 posts are a lot for merely six months 🙂 Its true that the 30 day anime challenge is a very fun way to do certain posts, i just don’t have that discipline haha – too many types of posts I want to do but have yet to! Its definitely an option though!
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June 4, 2015 at 11:53 am
I viewed that the 30 day anime challenge is a good way to getting used to writing posts and to get in the mindset, especially if you do it daily. It also really boosted how people found my blog as well since I did it early on.
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June 5, 2015 at 11:32 pm
In that case perhaps I should also start on doing a project like that (: I currently lack discipline in posting, haha!
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June 5, 2015 at 11:51 pm
It would be interesting to see. What I did was look at several different lists and changed some questions for ones I either thought were too similar or I liked verses ones I did not like as much.
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June 6, 2015 at 8:22 am
Haha that’s a very flexible approach to go about blogging! Some of the questions are a little too common so its always good to change them, if there’s some other kind of aspect you want to blog about.
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June 6, 2015 at 8:43 am
I am thinking about doing the 30 Day Manga challenge in September, might change the questions again when it comes to some of them
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June 6, 2015 at 8:45 am
Interesting, I am looking forward to it then! (though I wouldn’t know as much manga as anime)
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June 6, 2015 at 8:47 am
I have a fair collection of manga (over 50 volumes) I also read a good amount online. So, some of the questions should be easier compared to others. Still I have not looked at the questions in awhile, so before I do those posts, I will want to look through them again to see if I can change any or think of other ones or change the order.
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June 6, 2015 at 9:09 am
Lucky you! Did they cost a lot?
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June 6, 2015 at 9:39 am
Yeah….good bye money… but I only used money that I got for my birthday or Christmas, I am also part of a special study thing that gives me some money every several months that I use for it. I never use money from working for it, that I need to save for gas and college.
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June 6, 2015 at 9:47 am
Wow so you are on a grant/scholarship of sorts? That’s a really sensible way of using money though; making sure you only use the ‘excess’ of what you are supposed to save up. Unfortunately I don’t have money like that so …. ><
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June 6, 2015 at 9:51 am
Trust me it is a pain when I run out and I have to wait months. It is not really a grant or scholarship, it is a health study sort of thing that started back in high school. Random schools across the country were picked in order to see the growth in weight and habits of a typical teenage American through different backgrounds. I was lucky and got an extended version which now pays for my manga and comics. But I have always been like that and only spending the excess amount. My parents never really bought anything, my laptop was a 18/Graduation present. Other then that there was no real major gift in general, so I always had to save up since I was little. I am just used to it.
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June 6, 2015 at 10:48 am
Ah i see, still its extra money in certain periods of your life. Better to get it than not, right? Its good to have a saving mindset though, its possible to get carried away and keep purchasing manga/comics especially when its something you really like. ^^
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June 6, 2015 at 11:23 am
I know that is a problem, especially when it comes to my favorite series. Every time a series I like is announced I really want. Although there are few that are buy right away, Akame ga Kill, UQ Holder and Monster Musume. Fairy Tail they hardly have in stock so I get when they have it. But I want to try to get Negima complete this year.
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June 6, 2015 at 10:58 pm
So once you start buy a series you’d really want to complete it then? But do you only read those you buy or do you still read online sources? Feels a little limited if its the former, haha.
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June 7, 2015 at 8:14 am
I still read online, I only buy series that are in my top five or I really enjoy. I sort of jumped the gun and bought Magi volumes. I did not mind buying attack on titan, but I don’t think I will buy any more of those series for some time when a good amount is pilled up. There are few series that I aim to buy when new ones come out, which are very few.
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June 7, 2015 at 9:31 am
I see, still that actually may add up to a lot of manga volumes though. You do that so that you can read more content at one go or ..?
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June 7, 2015 at 9:34 am
No, they are just not priority for me. Even then I limit myself to read just one chapter at a time so reading the volume can last awhile. Reading the 8 vol I have of AoT took several months. That and I have a lot of vol of other series to read, so instead of rushing though the volumes I can enjoy it over time.
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June 7, 2015 at 12:24 pm
It must be tough to limit yourself to reading one chapter even if they aren’t priority though. Its nice to have that kind of discipline so that you don’t rush through the whole volume and think that you just spent all of that money on say 20 minutes worth of entertainment, haha.
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June 7, 2015 at 12:25 pm
Plus I have done reviews on some, going back to read them for a second or third time. Although I am holding off on doing more manga reviews till after the summer.
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June 3, 2015 at 11:13 am
https://litakinoanimereviews.wordpress.com/2015/06/03/2-nominations-wow-sunshine-award/
Hey Joe 😀 I has nominated hehe 🙂
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June 3, 2015 at 6:16 am
Keep up the good work you photogenic writer you. Thanks for the shout out.
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June 3, 2015 at 7:57 am
You are welcome for the shout out.
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June 2, 2015 at 2:35 am
Congratulations on your six months milestone! 😊
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June 2, 2015 at 7:48 am
Thanks.
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June 1, 2015 at 11:56 pm
Congrats, Joe! Here’s to more years of fun aniblogging! 🙂 If you ever feel burnt out, don’t hesitate to take a break like I do from time to time. Though taking breaks is a bit risky, when used properly and when you have a clear vision of going back to blogging, it’ll always come with a reward when you do come back.
Thanks for the sweet shout out right there! I didn’t think something I said would be personally helpful for you this much, but I’m really glad to see you enjoying your conversations with us. It’s really fun to communicate with other anime enthusiasts, is it not?
Take care~
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June 2, 2015 at 7:37 am
You are welcome, and yes it is fun to talk to other anime enthusiasts. Thanks for the tip, granted right now I plan to take a two week break to focus more on my story writing before coming back with the normal amount of posts. I do not want this to over shadow my story writing so it is a matter of me trying to find balance between the two, want to figure out a good balance before it is too late.
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June 2, 2015 at 7:48 am
That sounds awesome! I hope you find the balance you’re looking for and that best suits you and your daily schedule–without exhausting you.
Despite being an ‘older’ blogger than you, I’m still in the limbo trying to figure out stuff. Good luck to both of us!
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June 2, 2015 at 7:50 am
That is one thing I want to do, get balance before I am that far and have to choose, which would ultimately result in stop blogging, right now I want to do this as long as I am into anime.
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June 2, 2015 at 8:29 am
So you don’t deny that you’ll eventually have to stop anime blogging? Somehow that doesn’t surprise me. In fact, I wouldn’t surprise myself if I were to stop blogging in the future. But not until I’ve done enough for my blog. My blog feels young for me to stop blogging.
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June 2, 2015 at 8:49 am
I never know what could happen, but I could see myself doing this for a few years at the very least. Who knows maybe something else will happen and I am somehow here for a decade. But things change and it is always unknown how long things will really last if whether you like it or not.
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June 1, 2015 at 7:51 pm
AWWW congrats joe 🙂 and Thankyou for the shout out hope we can talk more too as I know I haven’t been very active recently I try to be lol
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June 1, 2015 at 8:00 pm
Good luck on trying to be more active. It is fun to talk to you. 🙂
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June 1, 2015 at 10:05 pm
I feel my activeness isn’t too bad right now haha lol
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June 1, 2015 at 10:07 pm
Compared to some yeah it hasn’t been too bad. You are still active at least.
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June 1, 2015 at 10:09 pm
I know some bloggers just die off but mainly the reason for me is my new job just been crazy busy so I was okay with only posting every 3 to 4 days.
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June 1, 2015 at 10:13 pm
Blogging long term and wanting to stick to it really comes down to finding an appropriate schedule. If you find it hard getting two posts, do one but aim for two. I am sure you will figure it out.
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June 1, 2015 at 11:19 pm
I found just having a schedule doesn’t work for me I just post what I feel like
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June 2, 2015 at 7:35 am
Well, I guess that works too.
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June 2, 2015 at 9:08 am
that’s just how I blog ^^
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June 1, 2015 at 7:13 pm
Well done Joey Wheeler! Hope you will continue blogging as long as you are both able and are interested. Keep on being cool dood!
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June 1, 2015 at 7:15 pm
Yes, I will be the best like no one ever was and get my Rattata in the top percentage with my Brooklyn accent.
In all seriousness I plan on doing this for as long as I would like to, hopefully a few years.
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June 1, 2015 at 7:23 pm
Two 4Kids dub jokes in one…or was it three? Anyway I can tell you’ll do just fine.
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June 1, 2015 at 7:25 pm
I was doing Little Kuribo, so most of it was a 4Kids joke. So a mix between Pokemon and Yugioh.
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June 1, 2015 at 6:10 pm
Thanks for the shout out! I’m always happy to help a fellow blogger on his way to blogging glory! Congrats on making it 6 months as well. It’s nice to follow a blog that actually can last this long as it seems most of the blogs I followed, or used to follow now, have given up after a strong start. Glad to see you’ve stuck with it and are continuing to get posts out. Next milestone is making it a full year!
Good luck to all your future blogging endeavors and thanks once again for the shout out!
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June 1, 2015 at 7:02 pm
Don’t mention it for when it comes to the shout out.
But one thing that I noticed from the recent posts by several blogs on the fact that some are not around, it felt like doing a post like this was sort of necessary, at least in the first year. I plan on making it a year. Thanks though.
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