Category Archives: Anime Lists

Posts listing and discussing my favorite anime characters, series, etc., or lists of other things anime-related

A guide to showing people that anime is not just porn and Pokemon

Posted on August 21, 2010 by Yumeka

*Announcement: I apologize for the lack of new posts this week. My work schedule has been overbearing, but it will only last a few more weeks (after which, I may be jobless 0_o) So yeah, posts are going to be … Continue reading →

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Who are your “redeemed” anime characters?

Posted on August 5, 2010 by Yumeka

Good character development is one element we love to see in anime. If done well, it can take a seemingly unlikable or uninteresting character and pleasantly surprise us by turning them into something special. Today I decided to think back … Continue reading →

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Anime worlds I would like to visit

Posted on August 2, 2010 by Yumeka

A couple of weeks ago, Caraniel came up with a great idea for a post that entails thinking about which of the various anime worlds you would like to visit. I thought it would be a fun thing to try, … Continue reading →

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My most favorite non-Japanese comic

Posted on June 16, 2010 by Yumeka

Back in January I wrote a post about my most favorite non-Japanese cartoon. Today I’m following up with that idea and writing about my most favorite non-Japanese comic. I’ve always been an avid fan of animated movies and TV shows, … Continue reading →

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My favorite pixiv illustrations

Posted on June 7, 2010 by Yumeka

フライヤー by ながれぼし Anime fan art is not hard to come by. However, exceptional fan art could be if you don’t know where to look. I first heard about the Japanese fan art site, pixiv, in late ’08. It is … Continue reading →

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Favorite anime groups

Posted on April 19, 2010 by Yumeka

I’m sure many of us have listed our favorite anime characters at some point. But what about favorite groups instead of individual characters? What I mean is favorite groups of characters in a specific series, as in favorite duos, trios, … Continue reading →

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Determining my 10 favorite anime studios

Posted on February 22, 2010 by Yumeka

About three weeks ago, I wrote a post listing my 50 favorite anime. Last week, Scamp over on The Cart Driver analyzed his own list of favorites based on animation studio. I realized that I had never really thought about … Continue reading →

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Finally decided on my 50 favorite anime of all

Posted on January 28, 2010 by Yumeka

Even though I’ve been an anime fan for roughly ten years, I never actually made a concrete list of my favorite titles, not even a top ten list. I’ve always had a handful I would consider favorites, which would change … Continue reading →

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My most favorite non-Japanese cartoon

Posted on January 20, 2010 by Yumeka

Although anime makes up about 90% of the shows I’ve been watching since the early 2000s, I’m a big fan of animation in general. However, while I still follow and enjoy American animated movies, I’ve been disappointed with American TV … Continue reading →

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Nostalgia: my ten favorite 90s anime songs

Posted on January 11, 2010 by Yumeka

Lately I’ve been listening to some of my favorite anime songs from the 1990s. Even though I’ve only been into anime since 2000, I watched a handful of 90s anime during my early years of fandom, and some of those … Continue reading →

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