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How long should an anime take to “get good”?

Posted on January 5, 2012 by Yumeka

I’m sure we’ve all been in the situation where someone recommends an anime for us to watch that we’re not too thrilled with right away, yet they assure us that “it gets good later.” But how late should “later” be … Continue reading →

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My 12 moments of anime for 2011

Posted on January 1, 2012 by Yumeka

It’s now New Year’s Day here in the US, and like always, I want to do a “picks of the year” type post to celebrate. I started participating in the blogsphere’s annual “12 moments of anime” project in 2009. Since … Continue reading →

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What is your goal for anime blogging?

Posted on December 17, 2011 by Yumeka

Now that I’ve been maintaining an anime blog for over five years now, I’ve been wondering if I’ve ever developed some kind of goal for my work all this time. After all, if you’re like me and are very dedicated … Continue reading →

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My top 10 anime animal mascots

Posted on November 17, 2011 by Yumeka

Time for another favorites list, and one that I’ve surprisingly never done before. Anime is full of cute animal mascots, whether they’re integral to their respective series’ plot or not. Even if they don’t serve a major purpose in the … Continue reading →

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The pros and cons of complicated anime fantasy

Posted on November 13, 2011 by Yumeka

Take any anime that isn’t primarily in the slice-of-life genre and chances are it has its fair share of fictional terminology and a family-tree of subplots worthy of any extensive Wikipedia page. From large casts of characters, constantly shifting plots, … Continue reading →

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Are you ever too old for kids anime?

Posted on October 27, 2011 by Yumeka

Kids anime like Sailor Moon, Pokemon, and Yu-Gi-Oh! was the first kind of anime I watched and my gateway into becoming the major fan that I am today. Many of us share a similar story in that watching dubbed kids … Continue reading →

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My 50 favorite anime series of all (2011 version)

Posted on October 15, 2011 by Yumeka

It’s been close to two years since I made a list of my 50 favorite anime in January, 2010. Since then I’ve seen quite a few new series and my current tastes are a bit different. So I figured it’s … Continue reading →

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Where are all the female anime fans?

Posted on September 21, 2011 by Yumeka

My friend f0calizer and I were discussing this topic the other day. We’re both interested in meeting other anime fans and finding social gatherings of fans in our area. However, we’re constantly puzzled by the same thing – the lack … Continue reading →

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Searching for post ideas

Posted on September 10, 2011 by Yumeka

Well, it’s finally happened – I’m having a lot of trouble coming up with new anime-related topics to write about and I need help…

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Hate in anime fandom

Posted on September 1, 2011 by Yumeka

Often times when asked what our favorite anime and characters are, we’re also asked what anime and characters we hate. For most fans, it’s easy to rattle off a number of anime they despise and characters they wish would disappear … Continue reading →

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