Update Blog - 2/19/22 (Patreon)

Sometimes, catching up with everything that's going on can be tough. I wanted to focus on starting a new project, and then a bunch of crazy stuff comes up like chatting with patrons because it's that time of the month, going downtown to work as an extra for a TV movie for a whole day or talking with people in regards to their reaction to the Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers trailer. It was a crazy week where my attention had to hop everywhere, but at least I managed to go through it. So, in terms of my work, here's what I've done this week.

- Released my review of Demon Slayer: Based on recent events of what's been happening with Anime YouTubers and Japanese companies attacking them to enforce their copyright laws, it gave me an idea for a little story arc within the review to spread the message of #GeoBlocking4All. First off, yes, on YouTube, I blocked the video in Japan so that it could be safe. Anyways, it was a fun challenge to be experimental with the swordsman parts, keeping him as this dark and mysterious figure while also playing around with what I can do with the green screen. The scenes turned out quite nice and, again, I had fun developing a storyline for this that coincides with the review. As for the show itself, I wouldn't say it's the best anime in recent years, but definitely an awesome show, especially the Mugen Train movie. That I think is better than the first season itself. But I will say that it did catch my interest and there could be a good chance that I'll be checking out the Entertainment District Arc soon. 

- I'm officially a Tomatometer-Approved Critic on Rotten Tomatoes: This certainly was a nice surprise. After trying a couple of time over the course of a few years (because you can only apply either in March or September and if you don't get in, you can apply again after about a year and a half), but Rotten Tomatoes officially recognizes me as a Tomatometer-Approved Critic! What that means is that I have the ability to submit my reviews to the website and it will affect the Tomatometer score. I don't think I'll be uploading ALL of my reviews on the site (there would be too much to go through anyways), but I have submitted all of the movies I've reviewed that were released between now and 2020. If you wanna see my contribution to the site so far, here's the link to my little corner on Rotten Tomatoes. It's honestly a weird and exciting feeling to be one step closer to be fully recognized by the industry as a real critic.

- Writing a new Top 10: After the Demon Slayer review, I was in that terrifying moment that every artist has to face, the blank piece of paper. Now that I finished that special review, now what? It was honestly quite tough to figure out a branch new project from scratch that isn't just a review. But then, when looking at possible ideas of what to do next, one stood out that gave me a great idea! This is something that can be so much fun that would let me be playful with the idea and how to present it. That's right, I'm doing another new Top 10. It won't be as creatively intense as the Weirdest Animation Films, but still something that will be fun to explore and give a lot of opportunities to make this a funny one. I've so far been working on the script and I should be finished with it soon, but this is the kind of project that's making me excited for what's to come.

And that's the video portion of my week. Who would've guessed that I'd end up being frantically busy after Valentine's Day. I could say that things will be a lot calmer for me next week, but I'm afraid that I might jinx it and then another random pile of craziness comes in front of me. We'll see, but I"ll make sure that you'll still get entertained from me no matter what. So, until next time...

See ya later, dudes!