Monthly Archives: September 2009

Nine reasons why anime is superior to Western animation

Posted on September 30, 2009 by Yumeka

This is the title of a recent and rather controversial article by the founder of Anime on DVD, Christ Beveridge. On the media web site Mania, he lists nine qualities that he feels anime possesses and Western Animation lacks…

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Phantom – Requiem for the Phantom review

Posted on September 28, 2009 by Yumeka

A lot of fans seem to dislike Bee Train and the kind of anime series they produce. But I personally find the suspense, eerie atmosphere, and thought-provoking struggles of the characters in their shows very enjoyable. Since I liked two … Continue reading →

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Canaan review

Posted on September 27, 2009 by Yumeka

From the first episode and onward, Canaan has been a well animated, action-packed thrill ride that always kept me in suspense. Although I had some issues with the ending of the series, as a whole I think it was one … Continue reading →

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Hayate no Gotoku!!: final thoughts

Posted on September 25, 2009 by Yumeka

After the 52 episodes of the first Hayate no Gotoku! season, we have the 25-episode second season, Hayate no Gotoku!! (with two exclamation points). Despite the second season being shorter, I found that I enjoyed it more than the first…

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Shangri-la: final thoughts

Posted on September 23, 2009 by Yumeka

Yesterday I finished watching all 24 episodes of Shangri-la via Crunchyroll’s simulcast. Despite all the hype that the series received when it first came out, I can’t say that it lived up to expectation. I don’t think it was the … Continue reading →

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The true definition of “shojo” and “shonen”

Posted on September 21, 2009 by Yumeka

This is a topic I have never given much thought to, but it recently came up during a conversation I had with a friend. I always assumed that a more-or-less singular definition of shojo and shonen anime/manga was agreed upon … Continue reading →

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Nostalgia: Rewatching Digimon Adventure in Japanese

Posted on September 20, 2009 by Yumeka

Back when I first became an anime fan about 10 years ago, I didn’t have cable TV or high-speed Internet, so I was stuck with watching mostly Americanized “kiddy” anime on local channels. Thinking back, many of these series were … Continue reading →

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The new Full Metal Alchemist anime so far…

Posted on September 17, 2009 by Yumeka

I have never read the Full Metal Alchemist manga, but I did watch the original anime series that came out in 2003/04 and loved it. I heard that around the middle of the first series, the story took a completely … Continue reading →

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My fall season ’09 picks

Posted on September 15, 2009 by Yumeka

The majority of the fall 2009 anime series are going to start airing in a few weeks, so I figured now’s a good time to decide which ones I’m interested in…

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The meaning behind the otaku

Posted on September 13, 2009 by Yumeka

I recently came across a post about a book called “Otaku: Japan’s Database Animals” by Prof. Hiroki Azuma. Although I’ve never read the book myself, Mike over at Anime Diet had some very interesting comments about how Prof. Azuma describes … Continue reading →

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