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Category Archives: Essays and Ramblings
Moe anime isn’t dying, it’s just changing
A few days ago I came across an interesting post discussing manga-ka Ken Akamatsu’s claim that the moe/harem fad is dying…
What unusual anime activities do you like to do?
I’m sure we’ve all taken part in some of the usual anime fan activities, such as blogging, reading fan fics, making AMVs, listening to anime songs, etc,. But I’m curious as to what fans’ more unusual anime activities are…
Anime fans and video games
Anyone who’s been around the fandom long enough knows that there’s a connection between anime and video games. Just about all of the anime fans I’ve met over the years have at least one video game series they’re into. In … Continue reading
Posted in Essays and Ramblings, Video Games
Tagged anime fandom, games, me, Okami, Pokemon, rambling
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A guide to showing people that anime is not just porn and Pokemon
*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
Posted in Anime Lists, Essays and Ramblings
Tagged AMVs, anime fandom, anime pictures, essays
33 Comments
How well do you retain anime? The results of my mass anime consumption
Before the days of streaming and abundant torrents, I used to watch very few anime series at a time, usually only via dubs on TV or DVDs I bought or borrowed from friends. But in mid-2006, I started consuming more … Continue reading
Who are your “redeemed” anime characters?
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
Posted in Anime Lists, Essays and Ramblings
Tagged anime fandom, Digimon, Haruhi Suzumiya, Inuyasha, me, my favorites, Naruto, rambling, Toradora!
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Anime worlds I would like to visit
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
Posted in Anime Lists, Essays and Ramblings
Tagged anime fandom, Chobits, me, Mushishi, my favorites, One Piece, Pokemon, To Aru Kagaku no Railgun
33 Comments
The structure of anime episode titles
The structure that episode titles in particular anime series utilize can say a lot about the feel of the show. Although most of them are straight-forward, quite a few anime have noticeable ways of titling their episodes…
Listing the generations of U.S. anime fandom (help would be appreciated!)
Sakura’s was the first Japanese voice I ever heard Last updated: 07/27/10 As we’re heading into the latter half of 2010, I’ve been thinking about how anime, and my relationship with it, has changed over the past decade since I … Continue reading
What’s in a tag?
When I first started this blog in late ’06, I didn’t even know about the concept of adding tags to posts. Did blogs even have that feature then? – perhaps they did, but I didn’t think it was important. I … Continue reading
Posted in Essays and Ramblings, Site News
Tagged blogging, Mainichi Anime Yume, rambling
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