RIP EclecticDudes Anime Carnival (2011-22)
Well, this was some time coming. I know that I haven’t posted a review since June 2022. A couple of things happened in my real life: 2 move-ins occurred for me within 6 months and also had some issues with finding my footing in the job market to be able to sustain myself. As such, I didn’t really have time to do reviews but I figured eventually I get back into it.
Sadly that was not meant to be. Upon reflection, I knew this day would come but figured it was years away. I just lost the passion and energy to do the reviews anymore. Burnout is close to what I have felt in that moment last year, when I asked myself ‘Do I want to keep at it?’ After not finding an answer to it, I decided to move on with my life. Granted it was a good run, 11 years, quite the milestone if I do say so myself.
Also, a certain website dropped me as a writer for them without even offering an explanation or having a chat about it, but that’s neither here nor there. I was so low profile there that I doubt anyone would notice or care about my departure. Plus it had been made clear to me in the last year or two that said website was moving in a new direction when it came to content creators. Oh well, sucks but moving on…..
Now, that’s not to say I have just been moping around, going ‘Oh woe is me’. Far from it, in fact, as I just found other avenues of creative outlets. The main one has been in Dungeons and Dragons, introduced to me by a friend back in early 2022, and ever since I have been hooked. I am in currently 4 groups (and have started an Eberron campaign I run near the start of this year). I just love the collaborative storytelling and the imaginative power of roleplay. I am surprised that I didn’t take into it sooner, given my nerdy disposition, but I suppose better than never. I have made a lot of new friends on that, and enjoy it honestly a lot better than watching anime for reviewing by myself.
Perhaps I’ll do a write-up about that soon, on my first campaign running as a DM….
But well, what of this website? Well, I will elect not to renew my subscription to WordPress, set to expire in May this year. After that, I will slowly but surely pull all my articles off and save them on a private thumb drive for my own personal archive. Websites that I have written pieces for, I suppose can keep them if they so choose. I didn’t see any money come out of it, at least any that came to my pocket.
Anyway, I will leave with this final thought: Just enjoy what you enjoy, avoid what you won’t enjoy. Part of what got me into blogging was the expression of the series that I loved personally or found worth talking about. But it would seem that cynicism has taken hold of the anime fanbase in recent years, and I want no part in that. As this guy on Twitter (oh sorry, X) said a month ago:
Well said, indeed. Well, I will be off. If you want to contact me, I am still on X or can be found on Discord (MJWarren). Well, ciao, and best of luck to you all.
-TheEclecticDude
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