I'm going on an adventure.

Relistened to a hard electronic and ambient album titled "Dark Rain" that's based on the shoot 'em up DoDonPachi DaiOuJou. I really enjoy the harsh noise that washes you away, but there are also some calm, whimsical and generally energising parts. It's really both intense and calming.

One of the best Castlevania arrangements I've heard is based on “Mad Forest” from Castlevania III. It's incredibly funky and I really like the piano and the record scratches which are a great touch. It makes me excited. Thank Joshua Morse for creating it. Link to the full version is in the replies.

In October, my musical mission was all about Castlevania via both official and unofficial arrangements of its music. I looked back on many of the ones I like and most importantly discovered a lot of them that I hadn't heard before!

Listened to more albums and EPs for the first time in July, August and September! Overall I listened to more nano and electronic music; tried atmospheric musique concrète e.g. tracks by Hildegard Westerkamp; and delved into more soundtracks which came from Panty & Stocking, Necronomico and Turkey!

Rave 'til the grave. www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Jor...

Algorithms only show you what you'll already like, which is not good necessarily. But YouTube's algorithm is good in showing me new music in genres I enjoy. With electronic music it's then good to read comments as people can share what the track sampled. www.youtube.com/watch?v=tv5c...

The stars aligned and I both met and got signatures from two of my favourite artists this year: TECHNOuchi and nano. I also liked them for many years prior. Though it'd be good to see who I want to see in countries that are further away, rather than only going to places close by.

Completed Turkey! — An unhinged emotional roller coaster that successfully combines drama; tension; good character development; and goofiness. The music by Yuuki Hayashi is also incredible. It was a blast watching it mostly weekly while waiting for the next episode. #turkey_anime

Continuing my quest to rebuild America in Death Stranding. This will be a slow burn. The story is already promising with themes of hope and the need for connecting with wider society. Traversal across the map is somewhat entrancing. I also enjoy giving as many likes as possible to player signs.

Listened to the Necronomico and the Cosmic Horror Show soundtrack by Evan Call. I like the dance club-like music that's featured and I'll listen to those tracks more. The one that plays at the end of episode 1 is the most iconic one in my opinion. The music definitely makes me like the series more!

Finished BanG Dream! It's MyGO!!!!! It's a consistently well-written drama with a good emotional core about expressing yourself and continuing to live despite failing to connect with people sometimes. It was interesting to watch the characters lose their minds too. Anime is good.

Watching BanG Dream! It's MyGO? Nah, I think I'll play Ridge Racer. Now this is gaming.

When it comes to rating anime out of 10, it seems inevitable that your average rating goes down the more you watch. However, my average on MyAnimeList has increased recently and I feel like I'm giving 8/10 more nowadays. I think it's a combination of feeling happier and watching good works.

Completed Gundam 0079 as my first Gundam. It was always interesting and it was great to follow the White Base crew as they became stronger people. I definitely want to watch more of the franchise. The next long mecha series I'm watching is Ideon however, whenever that happens!

Listened to the first Panty & Stocking soundtrack album. Besides the obvious "Fly Away", the ending theme "Fallen Angel" and "CHOCOLAT" are my favourite songs. Shoutouts to the cool instrumental tracks like “See-Through”. The album is good for dancing too. #PantyAndStocking

Hey there, here's me presenting my top 10 underrated anime opening songs! I hope you enjoy the list and watching the ducks too! www.youtube.com/watch?v=QE_v...

New video coming tomorrow.

City has also released its soundtrack today despite it only having a few episodes of it released so far. Is this the start or mere continuation of another trend? #アニメCITY #CITYtheAnimation

Currently 10 episodes into Panty & Stocking and the in-series music video for "D City Rock" is really nice. It's rewarding because the song is used in previous episodes, but I could now hear it all in full. I also like the song's message and the tributes to different artists. #PantyAndStocking

Turkey! episode 2 continues the good character drama. I like the humour and how Rina's pettiness generates tension. I also like how the OP gives hints of the characters' traumas and future plot points with a decent song. They're not spoilers, but hooks to keep you intrigued. #turkey_anime

Necronomico episode 3 makes the series' social commentary clearer. The real cosmic horror show is people going mad over an unfavourable society, leading to detachment and apathy. Let's see if the story does something unique with that. We also got more dark club music bangers. #necronomico

Turkey! only just released its second episode and the soundtrack was already released. That's crazy. You can go to a cat website to get it. I won't listen to it until the series has finished though. #turkey #turkey_anime

Kamitsubaki City Under Construction is bleak and slightly trippy based on its first two episodes. The story is a bit cryptic and hard to comment on directly right now, but I vibe with it so far. I think I like the music the best when it's eerie. #kamitsubaki

Do you know any obscure musical instruments? The nail violin is one of them. This guy made his own and it sounds much better than expected. Its specific sound could be used more often. Thanks @aarlon.bsky.social for sharing this. www.youtube.com/watch?v=l9pq...

The first episode of Turkey! is very intense for a first episode given what you might expect from the premise and I kind of love that. This is helped by the music composed by Yuki Hayashi (Boku no Hero Academia, Haikyuu, Kiznaiver) which absolutely stands out. From what I know of his works, [...]

Necronomico and the Cosmic Horror Show started recently and we're on episode 2. The English translation is much better now. So far, I like the hot-blooded protagonist; the wacky character designs; and the potential commentary on live streaming the series seems to be developing.

Here are the music albums & EPs I listened to for the first time in June! Continued my path down the works of George Michael, Kraftwerk, Monolake, Shostakovich and nano. Also tried popular pop artists with Lana Del Rey and Taylor Swift who have good songs.

Going through most of nano (ナノ, who wrote and sang songs for anime like Btooom! and Kemurikusa)'s discography. The songs hit maybe even more than they did when I first listened to her. I think it's due to life experience making me understand the weight of them better.

Explain your @: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wz-m... + The idea for 3 numbers was because the YouTube account my brother made also had three at the end. The specific ones were pretty random choices and settled on because they sounded good enough together.

Started Death Stranding: Director's Cut. I'm now at the start of episode 2.

Here are the music albums & EPs that I listened to for the first time this April and May! Getting a bit more into classical music with Beethoven and Vivaldi and took in a couple of recs with Monolake and Masayoshi Takanaka. Looking forward to what Kraftwerk has in store later.

Watched a version of Romeo and Juliet at Shakespeare's Globe today. Standing tickets are £10 there. It was well-acted and I could tell the actors were having fun. The emphases on sexual innuendo and the violence of the deaths themselves were interesting. Also laughed a few times.

The current #1 male tennis player Jannik Sinner had the privilege to meet the freaking Pope. That's pretty cool. As a commentator said, hopefully Sinner didn't get any divine blessings to make him more overpowered than he already is.

The new Love Live! project Bluebird revealed a lot more details today and the character designs are lovely. For now the project will focus on posting things to social media and they will definitely not be officially translated. I look forward to the inevitable anime in any case...right?

Lol! That's my main reaction to this after many previous graduations that seemed to result from a curse. Out of the original 22/7 members, only Sally Amaki is still there now. Though Saijō's case is different given that she's been there for 8 years. I wish her luck in her future endeavours.

If YOU have any ideas for anime articles at all please send @buildknuckle.bsky.social a quick message. All it took for me to get my article posted was to reach out and you can too. At least a decent number of people will read what you post.

Got more CDs from April until now. I like the variety of this set. I've only played Ico of the 3 Ueda games here, but I've wanted the music for a while and got the rest to complete the trio. Separately, it's strange to think that I now have my favourite instrumental track ever.

If you've ever watched something and felt like you wanted to do what a character does in it, don't take that thought for granted. Harness that desire to see if you really do like doing it. As long as it's not anything harmful, of course. www.youtube.com/watch?v=lMfz...

Started watching Love Live! School Idol Project for the 3rd time. The first ep is great. However, I wish the anime developed Honoka's mum more. It's hinted that she had an active spirit that Honoka inherits and that she was the student council president of the school, which Honoka later becomes.

Started watching Gundam for the first time. It doesn't mess around.

The Switch 2 can wait.

Watched Revue Starlight episode 5 again and made a meme edit out of it featuring a great and classic song. #RevueStarlight #RevStar

Go Make Your F***ing Video Right Now - Day 32 [Final] It's been a strange month. Added more clips and now I'm going to take a break from this. This is the last update on the video until just before I've finished it. Look forward to it. Track of the Day: www.youtube.com/watch?v=x05Z...

Go Make Your F***ing Video Right Now - Day 31 Added more short clips, as usual. At this rate, it will still take a while to complete as I'm still limited by what I can include to fill up space. One extra day left before I take a break. Track of the Day: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ELAd...

Go Make Your F***ing Video Right Now - Day 30 Making a list of clip themes that match the words you're saying and where they could be sourced from is a good idea. Also acquired more footage and added a couple of more short clips. Track of the Day: www.youtube.com/watch?v=4jR3...

Go Make Your F***ing Video Right Now - Day 29 Added a little bit more to the visuals, but I'm sort of scrambling at this point. I need to regain structure and stop to think about what exactly could go where! Track of the Day (beautiful): www.youtube.com/watch?v=J-Dd...

Listened to a bit of classical music with Shostakovich's Symphony No. 7 in January. Now it's time to start listening to what this Beethoven fellow cooked. Some of the tracks on these CDs are only sections of the full pieces, which is understandable. At least I'm aware of that.

Started re-watching Revue Starlight and I've come to the realisation that I'm really glad to be in a much better position mentally to appreciate what I watch. When I watched the series and Utena for the first time I wasn't really doing great. Everything deserves a re-evaluation.

Go Make Your F***ing Video Right Now - Day 28 Added more clips to the beginning and added more close to the end. Good that I still have some confidence that I'll be able to cover everything. There's still a lot to complete though. Track of the Day: www.youtube.com/watch?v=QNn9...