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 decreased even though animation techniques have increased…
Archives for 2009
Cel vs digital: does animation style affect overall quality?
June 22, 2009 by 3 Comments
Eden of the East review
June 20, 2009 by 5 Comments
Although it was one of the shortest anime TV series to air recently, I feel it’s definitely one of the best…
Haruhi season 2 episode 2: Endless Eight (part 1?)
June 18, 2009 by 7 Comments
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…
Nostalgic upload: English Pokemon CDs
June 17, 2009 by 17 Comments
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 nowadays, I decided to upload the 6 English Pokemon CDs that I have for your listening/nostalgic pleasure XD
Graduated college, now seeking Japan-related jobs…
June 14, 2009 by 8 Comments
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…
A timeline of Haruhi season 2 trolls
May 23, 2009 by 10 Comments
Since everybody’s already posted their thoughts about the new Haruhi episode, I thought I’d do something a little different…
Clannad – After Story: final thoughts
March 30, 2009 by 20 Comments
The Clannad saga finally comes to an end, at least for now. The first Clannad series was touching, but in my opinion, After Story is where the series really shines…
Game review: Pokemon Platinum
March 30, 2009 by 1 Comment
Pokemon Platinum, the latest release in the line of Pokemon games and the third standard Pokemon RPG game on the Nintendo DS, following the incredibly successful Diamond and Pearl games. As with past generations of Pokemon games, once the new generation duo games are released, a third expansion version is made using the same basic story and gameplay but with a handful of new features. Platinum is the “extended version” of the Diamond and Pearl adventures, just like Yellow, Crystal, and Emerald were to their respective generations…
Toradora!: final thoughts
March 28, 2009 by 4 Comments
I was hesitant, but I finally watched the last episode of Toradora! a couple of nights ago. And thankfully, I was pleasantly surprised that it pulled off a fairly good ending…
New anime sections
March 26, 2009 by 4 Comments
I didn’t think I could do it, but today I managed to post a whooping 5 new anime sections on the main AnimeYume.com site…