AnimeYume.com – celebrating 5 years!

5 years of AnimeYume.com!
AnimeYume.com’s 5th anniversary was actually a while ago, June 30th to be exact, but I was away at AX. Now I’ve finally found the time to do a proper announcement ^_^

Wow, I can’t believe I’ve been running a web site for 5 years. I regret that within the past year I haven’t been able to update the main AnimeYume.com site as much as I’d like, but thankfully I made the blog site you see here to make up for it =) There’s still a lot I want to add to AnimeYume, particularly new anime sections of more recent series’ I’ve watched and also perhaps a more updated layout/design for the site. But these things will have to wait until I have more time in my busy life. For now, doing posts here on the blog is all I can handle. But as I’ve said many times before, the main AnimeYume.com site will still remain open and I’ll continue to do updates on it when I can. I wouldn’t have nearly as much motivation to work on both AnimeYume and Mainichi Anime Yume if it wasn’t for the support and kind feedback of visitors like you! ^_^ Thank you so much, and although my life is going to become even busier since I’ll be going away to college soon, I’ll still try and find time to work on the site! =)

Game review: Pokemon Battle Revolution

Pokemon Battle Revolution
Pokemon Battle Revolution, the first Pokemon game for the Nintendo Wii and also the first ever Wii game that can communicate with the Nintendo DS. In addition, PBR also has online capabilities, allowing you to battle with people over the Internet like in Pokemon Diamond & Pearl. Although PBR is lacking some of the features that the old N64 and Game Cube games had, it has enough new features to make it a great buy for any Pokemon fan.

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Inuyasha ch. 510 – 511 review

*images courtesy of MakiMaki*
Volume 52, chapter 510 Hell, chapter 511 Kagome’s Spiritual Power

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Anime Expo ’07 coverage plus photos & videos!

Haruhi!
I finally got around to posting my coverage, photos, and video clips of my four-day stay at Anime Expo 2007. I wrote about everything I did at the con, things I liked about it and things I disliked about it. My photo/video collection isn’t as impressive as most but it’s something. Well, you can check out all my Anime Expo ’07 stuff here. Let me know what you think! =)

I have to work tomorrow and Saturday but hopefully after that I’ll have time to catch up on my Inuyasha chapter reviews and other posts so check back soon!

Off to AX! (find me there if you can ^^)

AX 07!
Well, tomorrow morning I’ll be up bright and early, carpooling with my friends to Anime Expo 2007! This is the first time I’ll be spending all four days at the con (and only my second time attending AX). It’s sure to be quite a memorable experience ^_^ I’ll be going with my friend and fellow anime blogger, pkjd from moetron. We’ll be attending the anticipated SOS Brigade Invasion Tour concert as well as lots of other great events. Also, The Anime Blog is hosting a gathering of anime bloggers from all over =) You can find details about the meeting here. Unfortunately the time overlaps with the SOS Brigade concert but I’ll see if I can make it last minute ^^

If you’re interested in trying to find me at AX, here’s a photo of me (I’ll probably be wearing that same kimono at some point at the con). If you find me, don’t be afraid to come over and say hi ^^ I always enjoy meeting visitors to my site and talking with other anime fans.

Obviously, since I’ll be away at AX from June 29th until July 2nd, I won’t be able to answer e-mail, write posts, or moderate comments during these 4 days. Sorry for any inconvenience. But I’ll be back soon with more posts and of course, in-depth AX coverage! XD

New site theme and more site news

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In commemoration of my blog reaching 100 posts (and my main AnimeYume.com site being less than a week away from turning 5 years old), I decided to change the layout here on the blog. I finally got rid of that plain-old header image I was using since I started the blog, and replaced it with an anime-related one (El Cazador!) I also changed the theme/layout of the site as you’ve probably noticed. I think this one looks better, especially when it comes to the organization of the sidebar links. Let me know what you think of it ^^ I also added a new Page called “Home – AnimeYume.com.” It’s basically just some info about how the main AnimeYume site and this one are related/different and a link to the main site too (I really should’ve added this page a long time ago =P) And lastly, I finally updated my profile page. I can’t believe I never noticed how many typos I had there ~_^

Anyway, I’ve been sort of lazy these past few days, hanging out with friends and enjoying my summer break, so sorry if I’ve been neglecting the site =) Tomorrow and Wednesday I have work and Thursday I need to finish packing for AX. Also, Pokemon Battle Revolution comes out tomorrow and I know I’ll become addicted to it right away ^^ But I’ll try and find time between all these things to do a couple more posts before I leave for AX on Friday.

100 posts + site news


Well, Mainichi Anime Yume finally reached 100 posts a couple of days ago. When I first started the blog back in October of last year, I knew I would continue to keep it up, although a few months ago I got really busy with school and work, and I wasn’t sure if I would be able to keep working on it after all. But with some proper time budgeting I’ve been able to keep it running for over 9 months now! So a big thank you to everyone who’s been visiting, and also to those who visit my main site, AnimeYume.com, which is now almost 5 years old! I wouldn’t have nearly as much motivation to continue working on the blog or the main site without your continued support and feedback! ^_^ Anyway, if you’re interested in my current/future plans for both MAY and AnimeYume, read on…

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Inuyasha ch. 508 – 509 review

*images courtesy of MakiMaki*
Volume 51, chapter 508 The Miko’s Barrier, chapter 509 The Bow’s Spiritual Power

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Ouran High School Host Club: the halfway mark review


I know, I’m really late with watching Ouran. I only have time for so much anime at once, and I just didn’t have time for this one back when it first came out. Also, for some reason I thought it would be too “fan girlish” for my taste…but after watching half the episodes, I’m happy to say that my opinion of Ouran has changed =)

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Nintendo DS Web Browser review


I recently picked up my copy of the DS’s latest accessory, the DS Web Browser. I’ve tried it out a few times already (though only with my Wi-fi USB connector at home) and I’ll say that it could certainly use improvements, but it’s a neat little device anyway and definitely a technological amazement.

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