Category Archives: Miscellaneous

Other posts that don’t fit onto any category

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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The Anime Preference Survey 2008 results

Posted on September 17, 2008 by Yumeka

The results of the Anime Preference Survey (2008 version) are now posted! I opened this survey a little over 3 weeks ago (I had one in ’06 and ’07 too) and it was basically a quick survey recording general preferences, … Continue reading →

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私の部屋へようこそ – Welcome to my (anime covered) room

Posted on August 25, 2008 by Yumeka

*Click the image for a larger, better version* Since I first became an anime fan back in the late 90s/early 2000s, I’ve always tried to make my room look like an amateur “anime art gallery” of sorts; basically I try … Continue reading →

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The Anime Preference Survey 2008 version

Posted on August 22, 2008 by Yumeka

I conducted the 2007 Anime Preference survey a little over a year ago with very interesting results. If you would like to take the new 2008 version, click here. It’s basically a quick survey recording some general preferences, interests, and … Continue reading →

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Manga & Anime Explosion course at UC Irvine

Posted on September 26, 2007 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, … Continue reading →

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Anime at school

Posted on September 5, 2007 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 … Continue reading →

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Off to college…(to study Japanese!)

Posted on August 18, 2007 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 … Continue reading →

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Anime & fansubs mentioned in my college text book

Posted on January 26, 2007 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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One Piece openings 5 & 6 full translations

Posted on October 7, 2006 by Yumeka

The fifth and sixth opening songs for One Piece were the first anime songs I translated myself ^^ I love pretty much all the One Piece songs, especially the openings, so that’s what motivated me to put my Japanese skills … Continue reading →

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