Monthly Archives: November 2009

Autobiography of How I Became an Anime Fan (2009 edition): chapter 3

Posted on November 29, 2009 by Yumeka

Chapter 3 of my newly revised anime autobiography…

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Aoi Bungaku – Kokoro (thoughts and novel comparison)

Posted on November 27, 2009 by Yumeka

Kokoro is one of the most famous Japanese novels by arguably the most influential Japanese author, Natsume Souseki. But with only two episodes with which to adapt a roughly 190 page book, the anime version of Kokoro left out a … Continue reading →

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Happy Thanksgiving from Mainichi Anime Yume

Posted on November 26, 2009 by Yumeka

Just wanted to wish all my American visitors a happy Thanksgiving! I hope you all have a wonderful day full of good food and family fun ^_^ “The funny thing about Thanksgiving…is that you spend 12 hours shopping for it … Continue reading →

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Autobiography of How I Became an Anime Fan (2009 edition): chapter 2

Posted on November 24, 2009 by Yumeka

Chapter 2 of my newly revised anime autobiography…

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The first 2-D marriage?

Posted on November 22, 2009 by Yumeka

Anyone remember the controversy from a while ago when a petition went out in Japan to legalize 2-D marriage? It was started by a man who wanted to marry Mikuru Asahina, but it didn’t pass. However, a few days ago, … Continue reading →

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Autobiography of How I Became an Anime Fan (2009 edition): chapter 1

Posted on November 20, 2009 by Yumeka

Back in early 2005, I wrote a “condensed” autobiography of how I became an anime fan. It detailed all the stages I went through, starting from when I was a little kid watching cartoons, to creating my own anime web … Continue reading →

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Aoi Bungaku – thoughts on In the Forest, Under the Cherry Blossoms in Full Bloom

Posted on November 18, 2009 by Yumeka

Unlike the previous No Longer Human and the upcoming Kokoro, I have not read the original novel of Ango Sakaguchi’s In the Forest, Under the Cherry Blossoms in Full Bloom (Sakura no Mori no Mankai no Shita). After the dramatic, … Continue reading →

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More on anime as commercialism or art

Posted on November 16, 2009 by Yumeka

This is a followup of my previous post, “Anime – a product of commercialism or art?“…

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Anime – a product of commercialism or art?

Posted on November 14, 2009 by Yumeka

As much as anime fans love praising their favorite series for artistic values, many will still acknowledge that anime is, in the end, a commercial product that is precisely tailored to what fans want, and whose main goal is to … Continue reading →

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Kemono no Souja Erin 2010 calendar scans

Posted on November 12, 2009 by Yumeka

Scans (and a mini-review) of the 2010 Kemono no Souja Erin calendar that I recently purchased…

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