The Keeper (Day 262)

I'm watching quite a bit of anime lately. I've never been a huge anime fan, but Super Robot Wars sort of pushed me into it. As a result, I'm watching a lot of series about robots, but I'm open to exploring other series as well--now more than ever before. Before recently, I'd only watched two anime series in the span of two years or so. Those were Persona 4: The Animation (because I like the game a whole lot) and Attack on Titan due to recommendations from many friends. Both were excellent, but for some reason I wasn't encouraged to check out anything else.

When I checked out Super Robot Wars J, I really got into it. I wanted to know more about the characters I was using, so I started watching Martian Successor Nadesico and Brain Powerd. After sampling a few of those episodes I decided I wanted to watch Full Metal Panic again because it had been several years since the last time and I could barely remember it. I watched through that whole series again as well as Full Metal Panic? Fumoffu which I'd never watched before. Although it has little to nothing to do with robots, it's a great anime with several hilarious episodes.

Fumoffu really made me want to try more anime with more comedic elements--particularly those that depict every day life. I decided to watch Nichijou, which was recommended to me by a guy on Twitter several months ago. I'm glad I did, because I adore it. The art style is gorgeous, the soundtrack is great, and it's incredibly funny. The first five episodes have been remarkably consistent in quality. I'm looking forward to finishing out that series for sure.

Other than Nichijou, pretty much every anime I'm watching right now has something to do with giant robots. I'm not as invested in some of them as I am in others, but my goal is to finish watching them all. Whether or not I actually achieve that goal is certainly in question here, especially since I'm going to be having less free time pretty soon.

I'm starting a new job on Tuesday. Even though it's part time I'm sure I'm going to be working 30 hours a week at the very least. I'm not sure I'll be able to maintain a consistent schedule of watching 8 different anime series while simultaneously playing video games like I usually do. It's a good thing that I got a job, of course, but my routine is certainly going to change. If my routine includes having money to spend, then I think I'm okay with that.