Also, thank you for your compliments. Honestly, I could never really take compliments as whenever it's made by someone who does not particularly know me, I often start being awkward or weird, or I try to compliment them back but I clumsily fail. Although I'm slowly learning to respond appropriately to such things. Weird how simple it is saying "Thank you" over the internet, but in-person my head becomes filled with all these possible things to respond with which ultimately makes it only harder to decide on what to say.
I definitely won't deny that I focused far more on learning English than the average person. I think it's great to be able to express myself however I like, with any undertones or connotations, and not be limited as much as other people. English is already a pretty inherently restrictive language. If you have ever studied some other languages such as Japanese (I swear I didn't study it because of Anime! OK that's a lie.) then you should know perfectly what I mean. On the upside, it makes English a pretty simple language, although not necessarily easier to learn as that does depend on some stuff.
Fun fact: I say simple because in theory you only need to learn to use around 1000 English words to be able to communicate enough for people to understand you. This is how much a lot of my family members know in English. It's the bare-minimum for ordinary conversations with native English speakers. Other languages are a bit more demanding, especially with grammar patterns and contextual grammar and such.
Are these your final grades? Because if not then there is still a chance. It would also be worth looking at University alternatives/course alternatives. In some countries Universities provide "prep courses" which allow basically anyone to sign up regardless of grades, to prepare them for the actual University course itself.
Also, yesterday before I went to sleep I actually did come up with a really good style idea for my reviews. Not sure how but it just spontaneously came to me as I was about to doze off. Yeah I lost sleep because my brain couldn't shut up for that final second.
Basically, I'm not really done with it yet, but currently my review format would be as follows:
Paragraph 1:
1. A word list relating to the Anime to engage the reader and give them a immediate "TL;DR"/summary of what the anime is about.
2. Followup encompassing description, giving a little bit more info, still in the "summary" category.
P2:
1. Key moments in the Anime outlined creatively (NOT described as that would be spoilers).
2. How the final anime moments were and how they made me feel. Gradually going into my opinions of the anime as that's the less 'engaging' and less 'objective' stuff.
P3:
1. My BRIEF thoughts on the anime. I don't really like rambling and I don't think most people like ramblers in reviews either.
2. Summary of my review/Anime, ending it on a strong note which I'm not yet sure how to represent in universal format form.
Here's my example of the first paragraph (just a random sentence that follows the format, not relating to any Anime):
Blood, tyranny, dread and even more blood. This Anime is not for the faint of heart. Phasmophobic people stay away, for this anime drowns you in a pit of shadows and nightmares, as you traverse on a cruel and phantasmal adventure to The Underworld.
I'm actually really proud of this example. I'm imitating my old English teacher's style flawlessly.
Hiiii. Yes. I do agree that writing online makes communication very easy and approachable. I sometimes wonder how helpless I would've been without it, but knowing me, I would've overcome this thing anyway :)
Also, last night I only described what I find the best, but there are certainly loads of stuff which I love and find beautiful. A Chinese chef on Instagram said this : bland food is a curse I wish nobody to go through, but a dish isn't bland just because it fails to pack a solid punch. I don't wish for a roller coaster ride all the time. Sometimes I just want a warm bear hug. I totally agree with this guy here. I love seeing beautiful stuff as well. Kimi ni Todoke was a really beautiful anime and I totally loved it. Sawako and Kazehaya were so cute! The characters of Chizuru and Ayane were also written and portrayed very well. I also love it when people fight for something they love and wish to protect. Like when Taiga screams for Ryuuji when he almost drowned in a pool (Toradora), when Erwin along with all the scouts charged towards the Beast Titan (Shingeki no Kyojin), when Jiraiya prioritised learning more about Pain than saving his own life (Naruto Shippuden), when Endeavour was fighting against the Intelligent Nomu and one of his fans screamed at the media persons : "what are you trying to say, TV! Can't you see that the flames are still burning? Who do you think is still fighting for us? Who is still risking his kife for us?" (this is my personal favourite) and all those times when the Fairy Tail guild is in trouble and they keep fighting and their theme starts playing in the background, especially that one time when Makarov protects everyone at that island where the guild tests the guild members (such scenes make my hair stand on end). Damn I love that anime so much, I had to stop after maybe 100 episodes due to something, but I'm gonna rewatch the whole thing again and finish it this time. Fairy Tail has loads of such instances.
So yeah, that's more of what I love. I have added most of your recommendations to my want to watch list and I'll watch one of them after I am done with Samurai Champloo. I'm loving these lettered conversations with you a lot.
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Also, thank you for your compliments. Honestly, I could never really take compliments as whenever it's made by someone who does not particularly know me, I often start being awkward or weird, or I try to compliment them back but I clumsily fail. Although I'm slowly learning to respond appropriately to such things. Weird how simple it is saying "Thank you" over the internet, but in-person my head becomes filled with all these possible things to respond with which ultimately makes it only harder to decide on what to say.
I definitely won't deny that I focused far more on learning English than the average person. I think it's great to be able to express myself however I like, with any undertones or connotations, and not be limited as much as other people. English is already a pretty inherently restrictive language. If you have ever studied some other languages such as Japanese (I swear I didn't study it because of Anime! OK that's a lie.) then you should know perfectly what I mean. On the upside, it makes English a pretty simple language, although not necessarily easier to learn as that does depend on some stuff.
Fun fact: I say simple because in theory you only need to learn to use around 1000 English words to be able to communicate enough for people to understand you. This is how much a lot of my family members know in English. It's the bare-minimum for ordinary conversations with native English speakers. Other languages are a bit more demanding, especially with grammar patterns and contextual grammar and such.
Are these your final grades? Because if not then there is still a chance. It would also be worth looking at University alternatives/course alternatives. In some countries Universities provide "prep courses" which allow basically anyone to sign up regardless of grades, to prepare them for the actual University course itself.
Also, yesterday before I went to sleep I actually did come up with a really good style idea for my reviews. Not sure how but it just spontaneously came to me as I was about to doze off. Yeah I lost sleep because my brain couldn't shut up for that final second.
Basically, I'm not really done with it yet, but currently my review format would be as follows:
Paragraph 1:
1. A word list relating to the Anime to engage the reader and give them a immediate "TL;DR"/summary of what the anime is about.
2. Followup encompassing description, giving a little bit more info, still in the "summary" category.
P2:
1. Key moments in the Anime outlined creatively (NOT described as that would be spoilers).
2. How the final anime moments were and how they made me feel. Gradually going into my opinions of the anime as that's the less 'engaging' and less 'objective' stuff.
P3:
1. My BRIEF thoughts on the anime. I don't really like rambling and I don't think most people like ramblers in reviews either.
2. Summary of my review/Anime, ending it on a strong note which I'm not yet sure how to represent in universal format form.
Here's my example of the first paragraph (just a random sentence that follows the format, not relating to any Anime):
Blood, tyranny, dread and even more blood. This Anime is not for the faint of heart. Phasmophobic people stay away, for this anime drowns you in a pit of shadows and nightmares, as you traverse on a cruel and phantasmal adventure to The Underworld.
I'm actually really proud of this example. I'm imitating my old English teacher's style flawlessly.
After many tries I got it loll
Where do you get the gifs from ?
I just got this one from another user 😐😂
Yoooo I got it
Hiiii. Yes. I do agree that writing online makes communication very easy and approachable. I sometimes wonder how helpless I would've been without it, but knowing me, I would've overcome this thing anyway :)
Also, last night I only described what I find the best, but there are certainly loads of stuff which I love and find beautiful. A Chinese chef on Instagram said this : bland food is a curse I wish nobody to go through, but a dish isn't bland just because it fails to pack a solid punch. I don't wish for a roller coaster ride all the time. Sometimes I just want a warm bear hug. I totally agree with this guy here. I love seeing beautiful stuff as well. Kimi ni Todoke was a really beautiful anime and I totally loved it. Sawako and Kazehaya were so cute! The characters of Chizuru and Ayane were also written and portrayed very well. I also love it when people fight for something they love and wish to protect. Like when Taiga screams for Ryuuji when he almost drowned in a pool (Toradora), when Erwin along with all the scouts charged towards the Beast Titan (Shingeki no Kyojin), when Jiraiya prioritised learning more about Pain than saving his own life (Naruto Shippuden), when Endeavour was fighting against the Intelligent Nomu and one of his fans screamed at the media persons : "what are you trying to say, TV! Can't you see that the flames are still burning? Who do you think is still fighting for us? Who is still risking his kife for us?" (this is my personal favourite) and all those times when the Fairy Tail guild is in trouble and they keep fighting and their theme starts playing in the background, especially that one time when Makarov protects everyone at that island where the guild tests the guild members (such scenes make my hair stand on end). Damn I love that anime so much, I had to stop after maybe 100 episodes due to something, but I'm gonna rewatch the whole thing again and finish it this time. Fairy Tail has loads of such instances.
So yeah, that's more of what I love. I have added most of your recommendations to my want to watch list and I'll watch one of them after I am done with Samurai Champloo. I'm loving these lettered conversations with you a lot.
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