2013 Book Buying List

Wow, totally slacking here… Uh…

Anyway, my 2013 book buying list, if I have dates (note: these do not count graphic novels):

• Etiquette and Espionage, by Gail Carriger (out)
• Curtsies and Conspiracies by Gail Carriger (11/05)
• Frost Burned by Patricia Briggs (out)
• The Moon and More by Sarah Dessen (06/04)
• What Happened to Goodbye by Sarah Dessen (out)  Ha, apparently I already had this; just found it.
• Magic Rises by Ilona Andrews (07/13)
• Gunmetal Magic by Ilona Andrews (out)
• Tarnish by Katherine Longshore (06/18)
• Dark Triumph by Robin LaFevers (04/02)
• Kitty Steals the Show by Carrie Vaughan (out)

I’m undecided about some of these, if I want to continue reading them.  I just wanted a list to see what I may or may not be interested in purchasing.  Sometimes I just need a book with no pictures, y’know?

Missing:

• Terry Pratchett (next book announced, but he’s still writing it)
• Deanna Raybourn (nothing announced)
• Jim Butcher (lost interest since that thing happened to Harry)
• Kim Harrison (lost interest ever since that stupid Pierce came on the scene, also too many characters)
• Charlaine Harris (lost interest since the faerie tie in happened)

Oreimo (Ore no Imōto ga Konna ni Kawaii Wake ga Nai, or, My Little Sister Can’t Possibly Be This Cute!)

This was the anime I started watching at Anime LA.  In the attempt to get it on sale if I chose to buy it, I marathoned the rest of the series (minus the special episodes) in one day.  I decided not to buy it.

Anime Los Angeles 2013: What I Saw/What I Bought

My bacteria get a new addition to the family.

Anime Los Angeles 2013: What I Watched

Starting off the convention year way early this year with a one day trip to Anime Los Angeles, aka, The Other ALA.

Best Manga of 2012

In which I read and buy too much manga for another year.  Seriously running out of space here.

Anime of 2012

This year was WAY different from last year.  Last year I barely watched anything and had to struggle to even make a top 3 list.  This year I sampled 33 anime and completely watched 13 through at least one quarter.  Obviously they weren’t all good; most of the cut list fell into the trap of being boring or mediocre (anime loves cliches and tropes).  Legal streaming is completely changing the way I can watch anime, and I’m now in danger of being overloaded whereas before I was scraping around, trying to find stuff worth the effort of downloading (not my preferred method).  Recently, I purchased a year’s subscription to Crunchyroll for HD quality, usually same day simulcast anime.  It’s an awesome deal.

Onto the lists!

Movies of 2012

I managed to see sixteen of 2012′s movies this year, although half were through Netflix.  However, towards the end of the year, I did finally start seeing movies on my own instead of repeatedly missing them in the theater while waiting for friends, so hopefully I will be able to increase my theater viewing next year.