01.02.10

My 5 favorite anime of 2009

Posted in Anime Reviews, My Favorites Lists at 2:34 pm by Yumeka

So 2009 has come and gone, and 2010 is now underway. Exactly a year ago today I picked my 5 favorite anime of 2008. So now it’s time for me to decide which of the 2009 anime I enjoyed the most…

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01.01.10

Happy New Year from Mainichi Anime Yume!

Posted in Events and Holidays at 12:00 am by Yumeka

It is now midnight here in Los Angeles, which means 2010 has officially started!

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12.30.09

Kemono no Souja Erin review: remembering the journey

Posted in Anime Reviews at 9:12 pm by Yumeka

One of the best and most underrated anime of the year, perhaps of the decade, has recently come to an end…

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12.28.09

Interpreting the ending of Darker than Black 2

Posted in Anime Reviews, Essays and Ramblings at 2:17 pm by Yumeka

So ends the anticipated second season of Darker than Black, at 12 episodes. The series was really good, though it wasn’t what I had initially thought it would be (early promotional art/summaries made it seem like Hei and Yin would be the main protagonists). And like the first season, I’m having some trouble figuring out the ending…

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12.27.09

Seitokai no Ichizon review

Posted in Anime Reviews at 1:08 pm by Yumeka

How do you write a review about a 12-episode anime that’s literally about nothing?

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12.25.09

12 moments of anime 2009: #1 My first time at Akihabara

Posted in Anime Products, Moments in Anime at 9:15 pm by Yumeka

Posters inside an elevator at the Animate store in Akihabara

Completing my 12 moments of anime for 2009, here’s my most significant moment, #1:

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Haruhi season 2 (Endless Eight) to have a U.S. release?

Posted in Anime News, Haruhi Suzumiya at 12:09 pm by Yumeka

Today (Christmas Day in the U.S.), the “official” Haruhi English web site, ASOS Brigade.com, updated with subtle hints that the new season 2 episodes of the recent rebroadcast will be officially released in the U.S., perhaps with Endless Eights and all…

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