In a recent post on deluscar, Kai talks about how the order of watching anime with multiple installments can affect our enjoyment of it…
Archives for July 2012
The roots of our fandom
When I think of where my anime fandom originated, I know that it started with my obsession with Pokemon back in the late 90s. However, the roots of it go back further than that – perhaps the origin of my eventual anime fandom can be traced back to how I related to all the fads I ever went through as a kid…
10 years of AnimeYume
This past June 30th marked the 10-year anniversary of my domain name, AnimeYume.com. I would have mentioned it sooner, but as usual around that time of year, I was busy with Anime Expo and writing my reviews of completed seasonal anime. I decided that today would be a good day to post about it since, while Mainichi Anime Yume is only 6 years old, this is the blog’s 600th post…
First impressions of the summer ’12 anime I’m watching
Now that I’ve seen 2-3 episodes of the five summer ’12 anime I’m watching, it’s time to post my first impressions…
The episodic blog and the editorial blog
In hind-sight of the recently completed 2nd Aniblog Tourney, chikorita157 wrote a post regarding the ever common argument that arises when talking about anime blogs – which is better, episodic blogs that post reviews of episodes of whatever seasonal series the blogger is watching, or editorial blogs that post about anime topics in general…
Interpretations of time-travel in anime
Time-travel has been a popular trope in science fiction media for a long time, and anime is no exception. While not extremely common in anime, there are nevertheless a handful of titles where time-travel plays an important role. Today I want to examine how time-travel is interpreted differently in a few such anime…
Spring 2012 anime mini-reviews
Besides the second installment of Fate/Zero, which I wrote a full review of last week, five of the other seasonal anime I was watching ended during the days I was away at Anime Expo. Since the summer season of anime is already upon us, I decided to wrap up my thoughts on these five remaining spring anime all in one post here. Not to make the post terribly long, each of the five will have a “mini-review,” focusing only on specific things I feel like saying about them…
Anime Expo 2012 coverage and photos
Yesterday I returned home from my 4-day stay at Anime Expo 2012. I had a fantastic time to say the least – I met up with a lot of cool people, went to great events, saw amazing cosplay, and bought lots of goodies! You can see my full coverage and photos of the con after the jump…