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January 2016 Community Game-Along: Dating Sims
The first Community Game-Along theme of 2016 is the return of an old personal favorite, dating sims! For this month’s theme, any games where pursuing romance is an integral part of the experience are...
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Sunday Spotlight: natsukigirl
Happy new year and welcome to the first Sunday Spotlight of 2016! This week I wanted to highlight an internet friend who is very inspirational to me (and I am secretly hoping to channel more in 2016)....
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Chic Pixel’s Favorite Anime Openings of 2015
Many times, my first impression of an anime comes from its opening. They’ve had such an impact on me that at least half of my music library consists of anime opening themes! An opening isn’t just...
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Doki Doki Crate Subscription Box Review
Japan Crate was kind enough to send me their very first Doki Doki Crate, a new subscription service for fans of all things cute! I was extremely impressed with their Japanese candy subscription box...
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Sunday Spotlight: LittleSaika
This week’s Sunday Spotlight features LittleSaika, a Youtuber who inspired me to start doing Nendoroid unboxing videos! Her sweet voice and adorable backdrops make her videos extremely soothing to...
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Code: Realize and Norn9 Dating Sim Giveaway!
To celebrate the Dating Sim Community Game-Along this January, I’ve teamed up with Aksys Games to offer not one, but two awesome otome games to one lucky winner! For a chance to win digital PS Vita...
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Chic Pixel Plus Episode 37 – Monkey Year
Out with the old, win with the new! On episode 37 of Chic Pixel Plus, we wrap up 2015 with our final impressions of One Punch Man, Concrete Revolutio, and A Perfect Insider. Then we pick our favorite...
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Sunday Spotlight: Sami Spoon
I’m super excited for this week’s Sunday Spotlight, because today I’m talking about a good pal Sami Spoon! Sami is a blogger from the UK who loves all the same things I do, but most importantly, she...
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Chic Pixel Anniversary Giveaway
Can you believe it’s been five years since I first started Chic Pixel? I certainly can’t! It’s been a long road, but also an extremely fun one, and I’m so grateful for everyone who visits the site. To...
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Bario X Monster Hunter Nendoroid Unboxing Video
A photo posted by Anne Lee (@apricotsushi) on Jan 18, 2016 at 2:49pm PST If you’re a Monster Hunter fan, you’re going to want to check out my latest video where I unbox this awesome female hunter...
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Sunday Spotlight: AnimArchive
This week’s Spotlight is on AnimArchive, a blog that features scans from anime, manga, and video game magazines that go back as early as the 1970s. It’s a ton of fun to look back at old magazines such...
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Visiting the Brisbane Cat Cuddle Café
Ever since I found out there was a cat café in Brisbane called Cat Cuddle Café, I’ve been dying to go. Numerous trips to Japan over the past 14 years have enabled me to experience my fair share of...
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Who is Your Matsu Match?! Osomatsu-san Character Quiz Translation
I’m sure I wasn’t the only person who was floored when otome game publisher Otomate announced they would be making a game adaptation of the popular Osomatsu-san anime. Whether or not the actual game...
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Chic Pixel Plus Episode 38 – Snow Warrior
Hooray for new anime! In this episode, Sarah tackles snow in Tokyo and shares her Odin Sphere Leiftfhrasir impressions, while I predictably have many thoughts on otome games and Otomate’s Osomatsu-san...
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February 2016 Community Game-Along: Fishing Games
Fishing games often get a bad rap, or at the very least largely ignored, which makes them a great candidate for the Chic Pixel Community Game-Along! I love themes that highlight under-appreciated...
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Family Fishing Giveaway for #FishingFebruary
To celebrate the February Community Game-Along, #FishingFebruary, I’ve teamed up with Aksys games to give away 3 copies of the Nintendo 3DS eShop exclusive Family Fishing! Just follow the prompts in...
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Japan Envy: Sake Kit Kats
As regular readers of Chic Pixel are well aware, I am a huge fan of Japanese Kit Kats. Well, Nestlé Japan has just announced that the latest in exclusive Japanese Kit Kat flavors is none other than...
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New Video: Sweet Potato Candy Tasting
For the first Apricotsushi Samples of 2016, I’m trying a flavor of sweets I’ve never had before… Sweet potato! Unfortunately I originally recorded this as a Christmas special (complete with festive...
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Superbeat: Xonic North American DLC Release Schedule Announced
I seriously love rhythm games, so it should come as no surprise that I really enjoyed my time with Superbeat: Xonic for the PS Vita. If you were in the same boat, or are looking for more reasons to...
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Sunday Spotlight: Miski
My first encounter with Miski’s adorable art was a t-shirt design at Yetee depicting a Snorlax in a sundae. That’s right, a Snorlax in a sundae! Of course I bought one immediately, and it soon became...
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