Update Blog - 5/15/21 (Patreon)

You know you're in a career or really getting into your job when you feel like there's just never enough time. I thought after AL:WDAS+, I'd get more ahead of my projects and don't have to worry about potentially delaying my plans. But nope, we're still in a pandemic with little to no new releases, so I have to fill the rest with some projects that I end up making them ambitiously big (so egg on my face there). Anyways, not to waste too much time on this, here's what's been up this week.

- Released my review of Paprika: Jumping from one anime to the next, this is a great excuse for me to boost up my Japanese animation knowledge by being a little more familiar with the great Satoshi Kon and analyzing some of his works. I always did his debut with Perfect Blue, so why not go directly to his final film with Paprika (not my choice, it was the hat). Anyways, it is definitely a fascinating feature to look at. While there is no confirmation about being the inspiration to Christopher Nolan's Inception, the parallels are certainly uncanny. Part of me was worried if it would end up feeling too weird and gets crazy confusing, but I was happy to find that, while thought-provoking, it's understandable to follow. Granted, that ending felt like a cheap throwaway used as a random excuse to end the movie, but it was still a fascinating ride regardless. So now with that over, I will admit that I should've chosen my words a little better because the next movie is not a sequel. It's the original film of what I was talking about, Jungledryat Hugo. I was thinking about the first movie's plot, I wasn't directly hinting that  it would be Hugo The Movie Star.

- Working on a new AniMat's Classic Reviews: Speaking of Hugo, I'll just quickly mention that I did officially set up for the review of it. I didn't have a whole lot of time to commit to working on it entirely (for reasons I'll explain a little later), but I did prepare to get into this movie. The trickiest part was finding the movie itself. It's near impossible to find on DVD and the best I can do is a subbed version a Hugo fan uploaded on Dailymotion. Once I'm done with what I'm currently working on now, I'll be heading straight to Hugo and get more ahead with the ACRs.

- Watching episodes and writing for a Special Review: This is actually the main thing I've done for this week. I originally was thinking of simultaneously working on the ACRs while watching some episodes to prepare for that review later, but then I realized that my time outside of work is a little more occupied than usual. Thus, the best I could do so that my attention towards the ACRs doesn't constantly go on and off is to put those reviews on the side and just watch as much of the episodes that I can with the time I do have for it. By the time you're reading this, I've finished up seeing all the episodes, written my notes and now I'm working on the script for the weekend. If I'm lucky and time is on my side, I'll be able to record before Monday starts. I figured it's best to prioritize this project soon because this one will be ready soon, like in a few weeks before the new movies are coming out for those reviews to come.

- REMINDER FOR PATRONS $50+/MONTH: This month's Discord Chat will be happening on Sunday the 16th and at 2pm EST. Let me know if you're not available for either so I'll organize a quick chat.

So that was my week of so many big plans, so little time. Even if we're just halfway to May, I can't wait for June to come around so that my video schedule will be filled with the new releases coming. At least I'll be able to save my own plans and requests for later and comfortably create them without the looming thought of "They gotta be released soon". So, until next time...

See ya later, dudes!