I've had a sitemap for a fairly longtime (long enough that the format changed out from under me a fewtimes). In theory I created it for Google, as a way of steeringthem around WanderingThoughts (and CSpace as a whole), but I'venever been sure if Google was really getting anything out of it.As it turns out, that doesn't really matter, because having asitemap has turned out to be really useful for me.

Why it's so useful

(Warning: non-specific spoilers.)

I'll begin by saying that RideBack is one of those interesting animesthat I think is good but that I'm not sure is enjoyable.

RideBack starts out as a goofy but promising sports anime with someimplausible things lurking in the background, such as the conquest ofJapan by some new trans-national military organization. But after acouple of episodes it becomes evident that its real focus is not thesports plot (that was just to introduce us to the characters

I've been mulling over this for long enough, so it's time to actuallywrite something (warning, some spoilers):

Ultimately, I think Toradora! is a good series overallbut not an exceptional one. In hindsight (and after Author spurred me into rewatching the first two episodes), I feel that it hada strong beginning, a good but relatively ordinary middle, and endedvery strong with a powerful ending, partly because it was willing tohave its characters grow and change and partly because