I may have mentioned this here in the past, but I’ll say it again for the benefit of people who haven’t had a chance to read my FAQ page – I’ve been writing first episode reviews since around Spring of 2007, but aside from some early stuff on LiveJournal, which I believe exists to this day (though LiveJournal, ugh) I ended up losing a lot of that early writing due to various factors somewhat beyond my control. But actually that isn’t the truth anymore, because I’ve been able to recover access to them recently.
One thing I’ve heard wise people say is that if you look back on who you once were and it causes you to cringe a little, that means you’ve improved as a person. That’s a nice thought, and having skimmed through some of my old writing I’d like to think that holds true for myself. I wasn’t a good writer or critic back in those old days, and I definitely expressed my share of terrible takes about anime. That said, I thought it might be fun to revisit some of those old reviews by dusting a few of them off and updating them with some of my more current opinions about the series in question, if I’ve since had the opportunity to watch them.
Disclaimer: The retro review may be edited slightly for things like spelling errors and such, as well as for language if necessary. I used to use language and/or terminology back then that I would never use now, and don’t want anyone to think that I would currently condone saying anything that is directly hurtful toward others. Anime fandom is a place for everyone. Any of my current commentary embedded in the retro review will be indicated by brackets [ ]
