Monthly Archives: April 2010

Is anime going to die?

Posted on April 30, 2010 by Yumeka

I’m sure many of you have read a recent editorial posted on Bang Zoom!’s Anime TV web site. The relatively short article (which can be read here) consists of Bang Zoom! president Eric Sherman’s bleak prediction of the future of … Continue reading →

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The Surprise of Haruhi Suzumiya (volume 10 is now publishing!)

Posted on April 28, 2010 by Yumeka

Cover of The Sneaker issue containing the first Haruhi chapter in three years After a three year hiatus since the release of volume 9 in mid-2007, the Haruhi novels have finally started publishing again in the latest issue of The … Continue reading →

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Moe exists only in the heart

Posted on April 26, 2010 by Yumeka

I’ve written about many of the popular debatable topics among anime fans, such as subs vs dubs, cel vs digital, and Western vs Japanese animation. However, I’ve recently realized that I haven’t written about one of the newer debatable topics … Continue reading →

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How important is anime viewing quality to you?

Posted on April 24, 2010 by Yumeka

Like many things in the fandom, preferences for the quality of anime viewing, whether it be fansubs or official releases, is something that varies among fans…

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What the anime blogsphere has taught me

Posted on April 21, 2010 by Yumeka

As I tally up the amount of hours a week I spend either writing my own blog posts or reading the posts of others, I sometimes feel that such immersion in the “anime blogshere” is perhaps not the best thing … Continue reading →

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Favorite anime groups

Posted on April 19, 2010 by Yumeka

I’m sure many of us have listed our favorite anime characters at some point. But what about favorite groups instead of individual characters? What I mean is favorite groups of characters in a specific series, as in favorite duos, trios, … Continue reading →

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Do you watch anime for the story or the characters (or both)?

Posted on April 16, 2010 by Yumeka

The idea that, in order for people to like an anime, it has to have a good story AND good characters, sounds plausible. However, that’s not the case for many fans – often times, they’ll like one of the two … Continue reading →

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On dropping anime

Posted on April 14, 2010 by Yumeka

Deciding when and for what reasons to drop a series varies among fans. Some fans drop anime almost immediately if they don’t like the first episode, while others stick with it for the entire series even if they’re not thrilled … Continue reading →

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First impressions of the spring 2010 anime I’m watching

Posted on April 12, 2010 by Yumeka

Usually I write my seasonal first impressions reviews separately, but this time I felt it would be better to put them all together on one post…

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“When” do you blog?

Posted on April 9, 2010 by Yumeka

Similar to a previous post of mine called “‘How’ do you watch anime?” I’m curious as to when fellow anime bloggers decide to blog, not just in terms of a specific schedule, but more importantly, things like whether they wait … Continue reading →

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