Monthly Archives: August 2008

Do the Japanese value fandom more than America?

Posted on August 28, 2008 by Yumeka

Taken in Osaka; Japan appreciates Stitch more than America XD For some time I’ve been puzzled about the difference between “fandom” in America and “fandom” in Japan, not just anime fandom but fandom in general. It seems to me that … Continue reading →

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私の部屋へようこそ – Welcome to my (anime covered) room

Posted on August 25, 2008 by Yumeka

*Click the image for a larger, better version* Since I first became an anime fan back in the late 90s/early 2000s, I’ve always tried to make my room look like an amateur “anime art gallery” of sorts; basically I try … Continue reading →

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The Anime Preference Survey 2008 version

Posted on August 22, 2008 by Yumeka

I conducted the 2007 Anime Preference survey a little over a year ago with very interesting results. If you would like to take the new 2008 version, click here. It’s basically a quick survey recording some general preferences, interests, and … Continue reading →

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15 favorite MAD movies

Posted on August 19, 2008 by Yumeka

Following up on my last post about the 15 best AMVs, here are 15 (plus 2 extras) of my favorite MAD movies…

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The 15 best AMVs

Posted on August 16, 2008 by Yumeka

After constantly checking out the top rated AMVs on AnimeMusicVideos.org over the past year, I feel like I’ve finally seen enough to comply a list of what I feel are the best AMVs of all. After viewing over 50 of … Continue reading →

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What is Anime? (the written definition)

Posted on August 12, 2008 by Yumeka

When I first created AnimeYume.com over five years ago, one of the original pages on the site was a page introducing anime, why it’s popular, and how it’s different from American cartoons. Recently I’ve been looking over that page and … Continue reading →

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Fansubs and what the R1 industry needs to do

Posted on August 8, 2008 by Yumeka

This has been a pretty hot topic amongst the English speaking anime world lately, especially with the collapse of Geneon and with ADV barely holding on. Now I don’t know much about business, licensing, finance, etc., nor about the inner … Continue reading →

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School Rumble review

Posted on August 4, 2008 by Yumeka

I’m a little late watching School Rumble but better late than never I guess…

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