What I failed to mention during my last Binbougami-ga! post is that it’d probably be my last Binbougami-ga! post. In case the fact that I resorted to writing four paragraphs on a scene that can’t have lasted more than ten seconds didn’t tip you off, I cannot find anything new and insightful to say about this show. Now I don’t think that denotes a lack of blogging ability on my part- it’s just really difficult to find something new to say about each episode of a comedy every week that isn’t explaining the jokes to everyone, and continuing to write posts similar to that of last week’s, as in writing posts that imply the events that occurred in the episode are incredibly significant and represent a variety of things when that probably isn’t the case, would be an insult to the intelligence of you guys and a waste of mine and your time.
Also, I’m just not enjoying blogging about it- partly because of the difficulty in doing so, and partly because I’m not particularly buzzed about the show anyway. I mean, it’s alriiight, but it’s not really done anything to warrant more than a 6/10 from me! And blogging is just a lot more fun when it’s either about something you love, or something you hate- when it’s something kind of in the middle, it’s like eh~
Thank-you very much to the handful of you that have stuck around to read what I’ve had to say about the show up until this point- you’ve made an incredibly difficult task that bit easier by making me feel as though what I’ve had to say was worth something to someone! As for what I’m doing next… Well, I guess I’ll just have to stick to writing editorials for the next month or so until the next season begins! I’ve already got an idea of which show I’d like to blog next, and no, it’s not a comedy, so here’s hoping I’ll have plenty to say about it!
Here, have a screenshot with an unintentionally (maybe… it is gg subs!) hilarious subbing choice as my way of saying thanks!
Watashi Wa Bucho!! 
I understand why you’d stop blogging this show, too. It definitely has nothing to do with your abilities, just from watching the show myself, I can’t think of much to say about it either. Some parts are funny, some are not. They also try to throw in a cliché theme that Ichiko may have nearly everything, but still feels empty without the true love from a family. ugh. And that’s pretty much all this series has to offer.
Oh good, so I wasn’t coming off as being arrogant then?
Yeah, there’s little I can say in regards to story- there has only just been progression of some sort and, as you said, it’s all very clichéd! I’d only end up slating the show week after week, which I’m sure people don’t really want to see. And there’s absolutely no point in explaining jokes to people! So basically, I thought I’d cut my losses… But at least I’ve been able to take something from this: don’t blog comedies!
Trying to blog a series like Binbougami-Ga! takes enjoyment out of enjoying the series.
Shut up I tried to make sense–Anyways, I learned my lesson with Cat God. It was cool to blog, but that might have taken away the real enjoyment I would have had if I just watched it and not blogged about it since it was a comedy. Comedies are meant to be enjoyed and not blogged about :pYou should just go blog Hyouka. Oh wait. It’s almost over O.o
You should consider blogging Uta Koi or Jinrui (though admittedly, I’m not super keen on Jinrui ’cause I don’t watch it myself), if you feel the need to blog episodics at all. I remember you expressing an interest in Jinrui, and Uta Koi seems like there’s enough subcontext to make interesting posts out of.
I think if there was one piece of advice I’d give you (you know, ’cause I’m such an expert at episodic blogging *coughs*), it’s a branch off of something Draggle said a little while ago. Say something if you have something to say. So basically, if you find an episode of Binbougami Ga! really stands out to you and you want to say something about it on your blog, then make the post. By the same token, if you have nothing to say about something, then why force yourself? In other words, interest > purpose.
Then again, I suppose blogging certain episodes selectively is some sort of episodic blog taboo, so I guess I shouldn’t recommend it. Well, either way I’m sure I’ll enjoy what you write, so…yeah.
P.S. Actually I think you should blog your retro gaming adventures as you spend days upon days of trying to evolve Magikarp. Nothing like some video game posts (totally not biased) to spruce a blog up. 😉
I did originally want to blog Jinrui, choosing Binbougami-ga over it literally at the last second, but I don’t think I could blog it now it’s already 8 episodes through. I’d rather start blogging a show right from the start, not for any particular reason really, I just want the project to be whole- I’m just a bit OCD like that…
Draggle’s rule looks to be something I unconsciously adopted myself- I dropped blogging Binbougami-ga because I just had nothing more to say about it… But the show I’m considering blogging next has a far meatier storyline, so I think my posts will be better than my Binbougami-ga ones given that I’m bound to enjoy the show much more as a result! I hope you’ll read and enjoy them!
You know, I was actually considering writing about a couple of video-games this summer (I marathoned a couple of legendary survival-horror games and was thinking of writing about my experiences with them), but I figured I wouldn’t have a very large audience given I’ve presented this as an anime blog…
Well, look at it this way. Even if you may not be appealing to your normal anime-centric audience, you’re drawing in readers from a different fandom. Since it’s just the occasional post, it’s not like you’d turn away your regular readers, and maybe you’d expose them to something new. At the same time, you’d be attracting people who wouldn’t normally search for your blog to your writing. Sure, some or even most of them won’t be interested in your anime posts. But by the same token, chances are a few will be interested in what you have to say, and if you gain new readers, well…why not?
I suppose it was foolish of me to be hesitant when I’ve written posts not on anime that have proven to be popular in the past, my Korra posts and a certain Pokemon post, for example.
And besides, blogging is something I do for fun, so I should write about whatever I want so long as it’s fun, right?