2014 in Review

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Akatsuki no Yona, argevollen, Board game, Bodacious Space Pirates, BTOOOM!, Encouragement of Climb, Feminism, gamergate, games, Girls Und Panzer, GLASSLIP, Hamatora, Hanayamata, Locodol, Log Horizon, Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water, Nagi no Asukara, Say "i Love You", Shin Sekai Yori, Shirobako, Sword Art Online, Taisho Baseball Girls, The Pilot's Love Song, Tonari no Seki-Kun, Yama no Susume, Your Lie In April, Yuki Yuna is a Hero, Yuki Yuna wa Yusha de Aru, YuYuYu

Here’s the final “in review” post for 2014 with the top 5 for the month, the quarter, the year, and all time, plus some bonus commentary on best/worst of the year.

3rd Quarter Review for 2014

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Haibane Renmei, Say "i Love You", Sword Art Online, Twenty Days: Haibane Renmei

Where does the time go? As usual here are the top 5 posts on Pirates of the Burley Griffin for the 3^rd quarter of 2014:

1. The Reality of Idol Culture in Japan (February 2013)
2. Say “I Love You” (2012): Final Thoughts with Spoilers (December 2012)
3. Anime Review List (periodically updated)
4. Twenty Days of Haibane Renmei – Day 5 – Trash Day – Clock Tower – Birds Flying Over the Walls (January 2012)
5. Harem, er, Sword Art Online (2012) (December 2012)

The top three posts haven’t shifted since last quarter, but there’s a surprising new entry and an unsurprising new entry.

Log Horizon (2013): First Thoughts With Minor Spoilers

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Log Horizon, Sword Art Online

Source: http://www.crunchyroll.com/log-horizon

I just tried Log Horizon ^[1] and ended up blitzing through the 12 available episodes ^[2].

WOW.

Strike the Blood (2013): First Thoughts with Minor Spoilers

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Kiddy Grade, Strike the Blood, Sword Art Online

Sourced from: http://www.crunchyroll.com/strike-the-blood

There are many, many, reasons why I should not like Strike the Blood. However, Strike the Blood has also steadfastly avoided the error that caused me to rant so much about Sword Art Online, and I am prepared to forgive a lot for that.

Say “I Love You” (2012): Final Thoughts with Spoilers

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Hanabee, Say "i Love You", Sword Art Online, Tari Tari

Image courtesy of TV Tropes, Yamato and Mei

Say “I Love You” (aka Suki-tte Ii na yo) has a satisfying resolution to the relationships in a distinctly unsatisfying final episode. NB: There are some spoilers ahead.