Labor and Rewards

I labored quite a bit on Labor Day and the weekend in general. I didn’t have work, but I did a lot of cleaning and put more of my manga and anime for sale on ebay. I am always getting new anime or manga series, so unless what I have is just excellent, I tend to sell it when I finish it. I just do not have the time these days to read a lot of older titles that I have, and lately, I’ve been really getting back into watching a good amount of anime as well.

I made good use of Netflix as I was cleaning or doing other chores, as I would put the anime, Fairy Tale, in the background. While I prefer to watch international media in its native language and just read English subtitles, it’s just been very convenient for me to play Fairy Tale on English dub. It’s a fun series, and I used to own the creator’s manga series before this one, Rave Master, so I knew what to expect as far as art style, comedy, characterization, and whatnot. It doesn’t hurt that the world of Fairy Tale seemingly takes place in the same world as Rave Master, as Plue is a minor character in the series. 

I have also been watching Hunter x Hunter in Japanese with English subtitles on Crunchyroll. It’s getting pretty dark and grim with characters getting killed and eaten by insect-like creatures. The storytelling’s good, and there hasn’t had any real filler episodes yet. 

I kind of gave up watching anime in my pursuit of becoming an author, as it took a lot of my time. Now, with good discipline, I can use it as a sort of reward for after I finish writing or editing. In the case of Fairy Tale, it makes for good background noise for when I’m doing chores or some other work at home. For a while, if I did was television, I would just watch MMA fights or professional wrestling, and that got a bit monotonous after a while. Seeing something with an ongoing story, in different genres that I like has been much better.