10.31.09
Happy Halloween from MAY! (plus some anime Halloween images)
Anime Halloween pictures are harder to come by than Christmas ones, but here are some I’ve come across over the years…
10.15.09
Teaching an anime class to elementary school kids
By a stroke of luck during my job hunt about a month ago, I came across an available position that combines my two favorite subjects; Japanese and anime…
12.25.08
Merry Christmas from Mainichi Anime Yume!
Just wanted to wish all my visitors a merry Christmas! ^_^ Whether you celebrate the real Xmas, or just a secular version like me, I hope it’s merry and bright! And if you don’t celebrate Xmas, I wish you a happy holidays in whatever you do =)
07.08.08
Anime Expo 2008 coverage and photos
I got back from AX ‘08 on Sunday and my coverage and photos of it are now posted! =) Even though I didn’t do too much at the con this year and there weren’t any exceptional events, I had a pretty good time and took lots of awesome cosplay photos! XD You can check out my full coverage and opinions, and nearly 50 photos/videos, on the main site here. Enjoy! I’ll be back with more posts soon =)
07.02.08
Off to AX!
Tomorrow I’m heading off for my four-day stay at Anime Expo 2008 at the Los Angeles Convention Center. To avoid the horrendous check-in lines of Day 1, I went to the LACC today, Day 0, to pick up my badge. So now with badge and suitcase in hand, I’m ready to head off early tomorrow morning for downtown LA. This is the first time the 16 year old con will be held in LA so it should definitely be an interesting experience. I’m sure many people who went to AX last year will agree that it was one of the most disorganized and possibly worst cons ever. So I’m giving AX the benefit of the doubt this year and hoping that they’ve learned from their mistakes in 2007 and will make this LA con a great one =)
Unlike AX ‘07 where I spent most of my time at concerts or the dealers’ hall (or waiting in futile lines >_<), this year I plan to attend more workshops and panels (and possibly the AMV contest or Masquerade). However I usually get distracted by seeing friends or buying goods at the dealers’ so I end up missing a lot of my planned panels =P But I’m hoping to be more diligent this year as there’s a few panels that I’m really interested in.
Anyway, I doubt I’ll be on the Internet during AX so I won’t be able to answer e-mail or moderate blog comments for the next four days. But you can definitely expect a lot of con coverage and photos when I get back! =D
03.23.08
Happy Easter! (and briefly off of hiatus)
I’m not big on Easter at all but it gives me an excuse to post this adorable picture XD
Anyway, yes I’m on spring break now so I’m briefly taking my sites off of hiatus to do some much needed work on them. Unfortunately my spring break is only about a week long but I’m going to work on the sites, especially the main AnimeYume site, as much as I can during that time. So check back soon for updates =)
12.25.07
Merry Christmas! (and a gift of good quality anime Xmas images)
Hey, it’s been a while. Yes, the blog is still technically on hiatus but I didn’t want Christmas to pass without me wishing my visitors a “Merry Christmas” and without doing some special post ^_^
09.26.07
Manga & Anime Explosion course at UC Irvine
A couple of weeks ago I wrote a post about how, within the past few years, anime and manga have been making their way into the world of US education, with the rise of many anime and manga-related college courses, whether it be in the field of Japanese/East Asian Cultures, Film Study, Art, Literature, or even Philosophy. Anime and manga are finally starting to get recognition as viable areas of study in many different fields. Now that I’m about to continue my education at a university, I was looking around for any anime/manga related courses I could find. I wasn’t having much luck until I unknowingly stumbled upon an anime/manga extension course that looks really promising…
07.22.07
Pokemon Battle Revolution tournament at Game Stop!
Yesterday I attended the Pokemon Battle Revolution tournament that was being held by Game Stop stores across the USA. It seemed a bit disorganized at first…apparently all Game Stops were supposed to be having it, but two of the three closest to me did not have it (for ridiculous reasons, like not being able to get the key to their Wiis). I attended the one in Canoga Park, California, located in the Topanga mall. Although I didn’t win, it was still fun. It’s been years since I went to a Pokemon tournament so it’s nice to see that there are still a lot of dedicated Poke-fans like me ^^
