Monthly Archives: June 2009

AnimeYume.com’s 7th anniversary!

Posted on June 30, 2009 by Yumeka

Today my domain name and main web site, AnimeYume.com, turns seven years old…

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The String Concert of Haruhi Suzumiya

Posted on June 29, 2009 by Yumeka

Suzumiya Haruhi no Gensou (The String Concert of Haruhi Suzumiya) was a concert held in Tokyo this past April 29th featuring the Tokyo Philharmonic playing music from the Haruhi TV series. The CD of the concert tracks was just released … Continue reading →

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K-ON! review

Posted on June 27, 2009 by Yumeka

The most popular anime series of the spring 2009 season comes to an end, at least for now…

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Haruhi season 2 episode 3: Endless Eight (part 2)

Posted on June 25, 2009 by Yumeka

Although “Endless Eight” was originally expected to be only one episode long, it’s now clear that it’s probably going to be three…

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Underrated series of 2009: Kemono no Souja Erin

Posted on June 24, 2009 by Yumeka

Kemono no Souja Erin (Beast Harpist Erin) first began airing on NHK in January of this year and is scheduled for a 50 episode run. The series is based on novels by Seirei no Moribito creator Nahoko Uehashi, with animation … Continue reading →

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Cel vs digital: does animation style affect overall quality?

Posted on June 22, 2009 by Yumeka

(Left) Lina from Slayers Next, 1995; (Right) Lina from Slayers Revolution, 2008 Ever since all anime switched from cel animation to digital animation back in the early 2000s, there has been some debate among fans about whether story/character quality has … Continue reading →

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Eden of the East review

Posted on June 20, 2009 by Yumeka

Although it was one of the shortest anime TV series to air recently, I feel it’s definitely one of the best…

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Haruhi season 2 episode 2: Endless Eight (part 1?)

Posted on June 18, 2009 by Yumeka

I just finished watching the new Haruhi episode via live stream and, I’m sure most of us will agree, it ended quite contrary to what was expected…

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Nostalgic upload: English Pokemon CDs

Posted on June 17, 2009 by Yumeka

Back in the day, I used to collect everything Pokemon, including the English music CDs that were released in 1999 through 2001. Recently, I grew nostalgic for these old songs and, realizing that it’s hard to come across the CDs … Continue reading →

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Graduated college, now seeking Japan-related jobs…

Posted on June 14, 2009 by Yumeka

Well, I finally hit the big crossroad in life that most of us get to eventually; graduating college and figuring out what to do afterward…

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