09.26.07
Posted in Miscellaneous, Events and Holidays at 11:30 pm by Yumeka
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…
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09.05.07
Posted in Miscellaneous at 2:20 am by Yumeka
Back when I first started getting into anime about seven years ago, I never thought that you could bring your passion for anime into the realm of school work, at least not here in the US. Even though I think that some anime are complex and philosophical enough to be placed on the same level as the works of literature they teach about in high school and college, I never thought that there would be actual anime-centered classes at regular colleges and universities, nor that one would be able to relate anime to assigned school reports…
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08.18.07
Posted in Miscellaneous at 11:35 pm by Yumeka
Tomorrow I’m leaving home to start a new chapter in my life; I’m going to be spending the next two years at the University of California Irvine, working towards my B.A. in Japanese Language and Literature. This summer I finished up the last few credits I needed at my community college so I could transfer to UCI this fall. I’m really excited to say the least, not just because this will be my first time living on my own while going to school, but I also can’t wait to start taking Japanese classes again…
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08.04.07
Posted in Miscellaneous at 9:20 pm by Yumeka
I finally read through all of The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya light novels. I have to say, they’re excellent, and the dedicated translation work of Baka-Tsuki is great too. I also updated “The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya Chronological Timeline of Events” that I wrote a while back, complete with short summaries of later events that haven’t happened in the anime. Volume 9 was really exciting, though I was a bit confused about the two alternate scenarios (anyone know what that’s about? ~_^) Anyway, I’m eagerly anticipating Volume 10 as well as the new anime season. Once the new season airs, I’ll record the appropriate episode numbers on my timeline. And once again, if anyone want so add anything or point out any errors in my timeline, please let me know =)
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07.27.07
Posted in Anime Series Reviews, Miscellaneous at 5:42 am by Yumeka
I watched all the episodes of the ever popular The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya almost a year ago. After going through the series the first time (I watched the fansubs in the original TV broadcast order by the way), I liked it a lot but I don’t think I loved it. Surprisingly, almost a year later, I got a sudden new interest in the series, probably mostly due to my 4 day attendance at Anime Expo this year. TMoHS was everywhere at AX, not just the autograph session and concert, but all over the shops as well. After getting a full dose of Haruhi-ism while I was there, I decided to watch the series a second time. Turns out I loved it more than I did the first time (I should’ve known that all good anime series’ should be watched at least twice to be fully appreciated). I then decided to try and find translations of the light novels. Luckily, thanks to the dedication of Baka-Tsuki, finding them wasn’t nearly as hard as I thought. And now that I’ve read the majority of them, I have an even greater appreciation for the series…
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01.26.07
Posted in Miscellaneous at 5:55 am by Yumeka
I don’t know if this has become a common thing or not, but this is the first time I’ve seen anime mentioned in one of my school books…
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12.12.06
Posted in Rants and Ramblings, Miscellaneous at 6:49 am by Yumeka
This is actually a topic that has been on my mind since I became an anime fan, I just never got around to writing about it. I’m sure I’m not the only one who feels this way, so I would love to hear other anime fans’ comments about this…
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