Archives for 2009

Kyoukai no Rinne first impressions

Kyoukai no Rinne is the newest manga series by the famous manga-ka Rumiko Takahashi. The first chapter of Rinne came out less than a year after Takahashi finally finished her longest running series, Inuyasha…

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Spice and Wolf review

I was a little late with watching Spice and Wolf, but better late than never for this excellent series…

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Haruhi season 2 episode 5: Endless Eight (part 4)

We have been trolled once again…

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Natsu no Arashi review

I finished watching Natsu no Arashi last night, the first series I’ve completed using Crunchyroll’s simulcasting…

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Haruhi season 2 episode 4: Endless Eight (part 3)

The third part of Endless Eight…and it’s still not the final part…

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AnimeYume.com’s 7th anniversary!

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

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The String Concert of Haruhi Suzumiya

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 last week…

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K-ON! review

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)

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

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 by Production I.G. Personally, after seeing only 17 out of 50 episodes so far, I think KnSE is one of the best quality TV anime I’ve seen in recent years, both in storytelling quality, and the animation aesthetics are not too shabby either. Unfortunately, I also feel it’s one of the most underrated series of the year since, when compared to just about all other current anime, hardly anyone is talking about it or watching it…

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