Monthly Archives: October 2010

Happy Halloween from MAY!

Posted on October 31, 2010 by Yumeka

ハロウィン2010 by きのこすけ Even though it’s just another day for me, I wanted to wish everyone a happy Halloween! I already used up all my good anime Halloween pictures on my post from last year, so this year I’ll be … Continue reading →

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The gems of my anime collection

Posted on October 29, 2010 by Yumeka

After 10+ years of collecting anime goods, I feel it’s time for me to pick out the handful of products that are the pride and joy of my collection…

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The social experience of anime clubs and cons

Posted on October 26, 2010 by Yumeka

For roughly my first three years of being an anime fan, I only had a couple of friends who shared my interest. As I’ve mentioned in previous posts, my interest in anime started with my Pokemon obsession in middle school, … Continue reading →

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Rating anime

Posted on October 22, 2010 by Yumeka

Attaching numbers to our opinions about anime is an easy way to stay organized amongst so many titles. After all, it’s not very plausible for most of us who have watched hundreds of anime titles to write full reviews of … Continue reading →

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The stages of my anime fandom

Posted on October 20, 2010 by Yumeka

Inspired by a recent post from ghostlightning, I started thinking about how my anime fandom has changed over the years. Though I’ve been a fan for roughly eleven years now, my relationship to anime has certainly changed over time…

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2010 AMV roundup

Posted on October 17, 2010 by Yumeka

I haven’t been feeling well lately so I’m just gonna do a simple post today – rounding up some of the best AMVs I’ve come across in recent months, since it’s been about a year since my last AMV post…

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First impressions of the fall 2010 anime I’m watching

Posted on October 14, 2010 by Yumeka

After finishing seven series from the spring/summer ’10 seasons, there weren’t too many fall ’10 anime that immediately grabbed my attention. As of now I’ve settled into five, but I may pick up one or two more…

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Dividing your favorite anime and characters into tiers

Posted on October 11, 2010 by Yumeka

In previous posts over the past year, I’ve assembled lists of my favorite anime titles and characters, discussed the differences between how likable they are versus how good they are, whether to adore or to analyze anime, and many other … Continue reading →

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Pokemon Black and White review (Japanese release)

Posted on October 9, 2010 by Yumeka

イッシュ地方、新しい冒険へ by 蒼井 Pokemon Black and White mark the beginning of the 5th generation of the Pokemon franchise, introducing a new region and 156 new pokemon. They’re also the first games that are on the same console as the previous … Continue reading →

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Belated reviews of spring and summer 2010 anime I watched

Posted on October 7, 2010 by Yumeka

I finished watching seven seasonal anime over the past two weeks…more than I’ve done in quite a while actually. Since the fall ’10 season is already upon us, and I’ve only reviewed three of the seven shows so far (Ookami-san, … Continue reading →

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