Top Anime - Week 8 2016

After we got through the mid-season, I decided to check which anime are considered to be the top ones (Winter 2016 only). Along with the list, I'll leave my comments about (almost) each one.

Manga Review: Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation, Vol. 1

A couple months ago I was thinking about starting to read a Light Novel, and one that was recommended was Mushoku Tensei. I didn't start any LN, but this week I decided to go for some manga. And then, for my pleasure, I found out that there's a manga version being published. Hooray!

A SECOND CHANCE IN A NEW WORLD!
An unemployed otaku has just reached the lowest point in his life. He wants nothing more than the ability to start over, but just as he thinks it may be possible...he gets hit by a truck and dies! Shockingly, he finds himself reborn into an infant’s body in a strange new world of swords and magic.
His identity now is Rudeus Greyrat, yet he still retains the memories of his previous life. Reborn into a new family, Rudeus makes use of his past experiences to forge ahead in this fantasy world as a true prodigy―gifted with maturity beyond his years and a natural born talent for magic. With swords instead of chopsticks, and spell books instead of the internet, can Rudeus redeem himself in this wondrous yet dangerous land?

Better wait than try to keep up

Some months ago I started noticing how watching or reading something as it's being released don't work for me. It works for some time, until I can't read or watch it in the week it goes on air or it's published, and then I fall behind the schedule. After this, it's difficult for me to go back to it and catch up. I don't know why, but I see the episodes or issues piling up and end up losing interest. And, of course, there are always new comics and TV shows starting, so I want to start following more and more.

That's why I was thinking about focusing on already finished seasons/series for TV series and anime, and paperbacks for the comics and manga. And this month I finally decided to put my energy in finishing some things on my list and prioritizing things that I can watch or read at my own pace, finishing it before moving to something else.

Of course, I'll continue keeping up with some TV shows that I really enjoy, like The Flash and Penny Dreadful, and every anime season I'll choose three or four to watch as they are released. But these are the exceptions and not the *new* rule.

And this is already working for me. This month I FINALLY finished the first season of Hell on Wheels, and now I'm going to finish Fortitude (also the first season). Let's keep up with this mindset, and I hope I'll enjoy my TV shows better.

Late New Year's resolution: buy less books (for now)

After some time watching TV shows and anime, and reading comic books, I decided to go back to my beloved books. And along with this, I got that urge to go to GoodReads and Youtube and add more books to my already big 'want-to-read' list.

But, having a lot of unread books and needing to save money, I just decided that I could only buy 1 new book for each 2 that I read from the ones I already have NOW. The only exception allowed if there's a good discount on some kindle book that it's on my TBR, and that's because I have a $13 gift card on Amazon, so I won't be spending money.

Most of these books are 2014 Christmas gifts. That's because last year I decided to improve my English and, although my reading skills were good already, I've tried to keep the focus and chose to read almost only in English rather than the books in Portuguese that I already had. But I ended up not reading much, as I started to watch more cartoons, TV shows and movies without subtitles (for most of the time, at least).

Anyway, it was a great year, and with my IELTS test scheduled to Feb. 18th, now I'll try to catch up with the books I already have. It'll be great for my wallet and my brain, as I'll stop feeling frustrated and guilty for not reading them.

And you, what are you 2016 resolutions?