Category Archives: Anime Products

My ramblings about anime products I see and/or decide to buy

Anime Expo 2010 coverage and photos

Posted on July 5, 2010 by Yumeka

Coverage and photos of my 2-day stay at AX ’10 have finally been posted! Massive descriptions and cosplay galore after the jump…

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Observations on buying (or not buying) anime

Posted on March 3, 2010 by Yumeka

Despite the complexity of anime fandom, it always amazes me how it’s a hobby one can be fully involved in and yet never have to spend any money on it. I’m not going to get into the whole debate about … Continue reading →

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Worlds of Haruhi Suzumiya visual novel

Posted on January 4, 2010 by Yumeka

Worlds of Haruhi Suzumiya (WoHS) is a fan-made visual novel created by English-speaking fans. The novel incorporates a unique crossover storyline using characters from Haruhi and other anime, as well as original characters. The WoHS staff started work on the … Continue reading →

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12 moments of anime 2009: #1 My first time at Akihabara

Posted on December 25, 2009 by Yumeka

Posters inside an elevator at the Animate store in Akihabara Completing my 12 moments of anime for 2009, here’s my most significant moment, #1:

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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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Kannagi desktop accessories

Posted on November 10, 2009 by Yumeka

A Kannagi desktop clock, calendar, icons, o-mamori charm, and a chibi Nagi running around my screen…

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Haruhi Suzumiya English version novels review

Posted on October 27, 2009 by Yumeka

Yen Press and Little, Brown Books for Young Readers released the official English version of the first Haruhi Suzumiya light novel, “The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya,” in April of this year. Volume 2, “The Sigh of Haruhi Suzumiya,” recently came … Continue reading →

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Why do we buy anime collectibles?

Posted on September 7, 2009 by Yumeka

The title of this post is a question that I’m confronted with fairly often. Why do hardcore fans spend so much money buying anime collectibles, such as figures, plushies, and trading cards, when such things are relatively expensive, take up … Continue reading →

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The anime art gallery that is my room

Posted on September 1, 2009 by Yumeka

For the past ten years or so, a little quirk of mine has been to cover every inch of my room with anime pictures and products. On a previous post, I shared photos of how my room looked last year. … Continue reading →

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Back from Japan (here’s all the anime goodies I bought!)

Posted on August 11, 2009 by Yumeka

Me in front of a big K-ON! poster ad in Akihabara I got back from my 3-week stay in Japan a couple of days ago. To say the least, I had an awesome time but it’ll take me a while … Continue reading →

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