12 Days of Anime #1: Digital Girl and the Azure Conspiracy

In November 2011, I completed NaNoWriMo for the third straight year, despite some devastating setbacks. I buckled down and finished the first draft at 50,000 words on the final day of November, and managed to establish a starting point for my Light Novel project. Here’s a synopsis from my NaNoWriMo profile: Azure is a digital …

The Right Stuff, Part II: Novels and Light Novels

In which I spend money on books and more books, and thus become spent for the year. I didn’t spend as much as the other purchase, but considering how much cheaper print items are compared to disc, there was a plenty of opportunity to look into the first volumes of particular books that are unavailable …

The Right Stuff, Part I: Blu-rays

I hardly ever do any of my shopping online, but when I do, I do it in huge, gigantic spurts, and only when there’s a deal to be made, so when I heard about the sales that online anime retailer Right Stuf has been putting up, I certainly couldn’t resist dipping in on the savings. …

December Update: 50k and no posts to show for it ;_;

My apologies for what turned out to be a completely empty November, post-wise. Celebrating a one-year blog anniversary and following it up with a complete lack of posts sends a very strange message about my posting habits out of context. However, as most of you know, the reason for my annual November silence is due …

No Plot? No Problem, Desu! NaNoWriMo and My Foray Into Original English Light Novels

I’m somewhat excited that in less than a month, Baka Laureate will celebrate its first birthday. Truth be told, I’m actually more excited by the onset of National Novel Writing Month, or NaNoWriMo for short. As much as I’d like to prepare a wonderful post reflecting on the past 12 months as an anime blogger, …

A Step in the Write Direction

And suddenly, out of nowhere, Baka Laureate became an anime and fanfiction blog.

First Times, Good Times

While my anime and manga appreciation did not truly sublimate until 2003, my life has been enriched by japanese media ever since birth. I’ve been told by my mom that she watched super sentai in the Philippines when she was still carrying me. I’ve been playing Nintendo ever since I learned to grasp a controller. …

It’s Good to Be a Geek – My Girlfriend’s a Geek, Volume 1

  Synopsis: Pentabu blogs about his experiences with his girlfriend, who happens to be a hardcore yaoi fangirl. Before tackling some of the more meaty series in the Yen Press light novel catalogue, now seems like a good time as any to cover the quirkiest one.  While the prose in light novels typically fall within …

Worth its Weight in Silver: Spice and Wolf Light Novel Volume 1

Synopsis: Kraft Lawrence is a lone travelling merchant who moves from city to city, selling his wares, and taking in the cultures of the people he meets. In one town, he takes in a ritual that invokes the blessing of the wolf-goddess Holo, who watches over the town’s wheat harvest. That night, the beautiful Holo …

Simply Delicious: “Book Girl and the Suicidal Mime” Review

Title: Book Girl and the Suicidal Mime Author: Mizuki Nomura Konoha Inoue is a second-year high school boy who escaped the hectic life of novel writing under the pseudonym of a 14-year-old girl named Miu Inoue. His retirement from writing is short-lived when he meets a mysterious girl named Tohko Amano, who not only loves …