Tag Archives: animation

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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Autobiography of How I Became an Anime Fan (2009 edition): chapter 1

Posted on November 20, 2009 by Yumeka

Back in early 2005, I wrote a “condensed” autobiography of how I became an anime fan. It detailed all the stages I went through, starting from when I was a little kid watching cartoons, to creating my own anime web … Continue reading →

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Nine reasons why anime is superior to Western animation

Posted on September 30, 2009 by Yumeka

This is the title of a recent and rather controversial article by the founder of Anime on DVD, Christ Beveridge. On the media web site Mania, he lists nine qualities that he feels anime possesses and Western Animation lacks…

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Is anime better than American TV shows and movies?

Posted on September 21, 2008 by Yumeka

I have yet to see an American TV show on the same level as Cowboy Bebop This is the most recent question on ANN’s Answerfans section of Hey Answerman!. It’s a topic I’ve been thinking about ever since I became … Continue reading →

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Nostalgia: what anime did you used to watch on TV when you were little?

Posted on September 1, 2008 by Yumeka

It wasn’t until I became an anime fan around 1999/2000 did I find out what anime really is. However, unbeknown to myself at the time, I used to watch some anime and anime-related shows on TV back when I was … Continue reading →

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Do the Japanese value fandom more than America?

Posted on August 28, 2008 by Yumeka

Taken in Osaka; Japan appreciates Stitch more than America XD For some time I’ve been puzzled about the difference between “fandom” in America and “fandom” in Japan, not just anime fandom but fandom in general. It seems to me that … Continue reading →

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