Except I went “I’m blogging this and you all have no say”…>_>;;

Miken: As this is an entry in the Tales series, I claimed the rights to post on this movie not long after it was announced, which must have been at least a year ago now. Unfortunately, I’m broke and without a 360 (or a PS3), so I’ll be handling this from a series-wide/(not really) outsider looking in perspective while I’ve invited Ric to write a bit on the common complaints about this movie by the game’s fandom since he’s the one who has actually played the game and knows it well. How well? Then again, he’s Ric…And, as he will tell you repeatedly: I’m mean.

Ric: So very, very mean. :’[

Miken: Reminder — anything with “Ric:” or in this color font in general is done by Ric (obviously) — so take a page from my book and blame him if he messes up. Dark red or black font is mine.

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Don’t tell me you think I’m always behind on anime like this.
(Because I know I am)

Miken: I needed a reason to get off my rear and watch all the series that piled up during the tail end of school. My problem is that I pick up way too many series and my sense of “I NEED TO FINISH THIS” kicks in after 3-4 episodes and I become almost completely unable to drop it. It takes something especially horrible (like Winter Sonata) to get me to drop a series well into it. However, this season has been marked with a bunch of series I just didn’t feel like continuing. I suppose I’m finally learning my lesson and not watching series that I don’t outright enjoy to at least some degree. Also — thankfully, not all of these episodes were watched at once. It’s more like catching up bit by bit on each series over a rather long stretch of time [I don't do marathons much anymore].

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