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Richard Eisenbeis
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Japanese Correspondent. Player of Japan-first and Japan-only games. Watcher of way too much anime. Occasional streamer.

I can’t speak for anyone else, but my choice to leave is simply because I got a job offer I couldn’t (in my right mind) refuse. Read more

Can’t say yet. But I will announce it on twitter the moment I can. All I can say for now is that you won’t have to wait too long. Read more

1) I had a fascination with Japan growing up, even before discovering anime. I watched Shogun each year with my Dad, played Japanese games, had a teacher visit my school from Japan for several months, and, in high school, had several Japanese exchange student friends. In college, I studied the language and built my Read more

The only problems I had difficulty-wise were the final two boss fights. The first because I was super tired and the second because... well, damn. It’s one hell of a fight. Read more

It’s a solid runner up. Just didn’t gel with me as much as the others did. Read more

You read the spoiler-filled article, right? Fun fact: that’s not the worst way it can go by a long shot. Read more

Actually, those features remain on the PS4 version (though not the Vita version). You can connect an Android or iOS device to the game through an app. Read more

I fundamentally disagree with that. I’m not going to recommend something just because I need to fill a slot in a format I myself created. I’ll recommend something because I truly think it should be recommended and damn the arbitrary format I created three years ago. Read more

Out of all the guides I’ve done, I’ve only included a short-form pick twice before—because I was following the criteria I stated above. In other words, I have been consistent. Read more

I like it and am invested. That said, it hasn’t really gone anywhere yet. I don’t think I’ll be able to make any real judgement on it until it is finished. Read more

I only do a short-form pick when I feel one of the short-form anime is better than some of the 30 min anime on the list. Read more

Yep. All five of these picks were in the top 20 of that survey of about 1000 Japanese viewers. Read more