Monthly Archives: May 2010

Evangelion 2.22 thoughts and impressions

Posted on May 31, 2010 by Yumeka

I wasn’t planning on making an Evangelion 2.22 post since everyone has already written reviews/impressions of it and I can’t imagine what more can be said. But…I had a lot to say about it anyway and I just couldn’t keep … Continue reading →

Posted in Anime Reviews | Tagged , , , | 12 Comments

The allure of high school in anime

Posted on May 28, 2010 by Yumeka

Anyone who’s familiar with a fair amount of anime knows just how common high school life, and characters who are high school students themselves, are in many genres of anime. Some may say the reason for this simply comes down … Continue reading →

Posted in Editorials and Ramblings | Tagged , | 22 Comments

“The Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya” U.S. premiere and movie review

Posted on May 26, 2010 by Yumeka

This past Friday I took a relatively short trip from Los Angeles to San Francisco, CA, to attend the U.S. premiere of “The Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya.” The first part of this post is my description of the actual premiere … Continue reading →

Posted in Anime Reviews, Events and Holidays, Haruhi Suzumiya | Tagged , , | 16 Comments

Mainichi Anime Yume in the Aniblog Tourney

Posted on May 24, 2010 by Yumeka

Last updated: 05/30/10 Mainichi Anime Yume’s match has finally come up in Round 2 of the Aniblog Tourney. For those of you who haven’t heard of it, the tournament, which started last month, pits different anime blogs against each other … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous, Site News | Tagged , , , | 9 Comments

Appyling “The Laws of Anime” to the anime of now

Posted on May 19, 2010 by Yumeka

Anyone who began their anime fandom in the early 2000s or sooner may remember “The Laws of Anime”…

Posted in Editorials and Ramblings, Miscellaneous | Tagged , | 16 Comments

How important is originality in anime?

Posted on May 17, 2010 by Yumeka

I’ve heard it said that most anime, even some of the best loved series, are in fact cliche and unoriginal. I’m sure many would agree that the majority of moe/harem/fan service anime that have come out in recent years are … Continue reading →

Posted in Editorials and Ramblings | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 10 Comments

The dichotomy between your real and online self

Posted on May 14, 2010 by Yumeka

Guess you’d only know the significance of this picture if you watch Durarara!! I’m sure many of us have thought about this before…

Posted in Editorials and Ramblings | Tagged , , | 7 Comments

Pokemon Black & White starters and protagonists revealed!

Posted on May 12, 2010 by Yumeka

Last updated: 05/15/10 Last night a magazine scan of the three starter pokemon and two protagonists for the upcoming 5th generation games, Pokemon Black & White, was leaked…

Posted in Pokemon, Video Games | Tagged , | 36 Comments

Is there any type of anime character you dislike?

Posted on May 10, 2010 by Yumeka

I don’t really like or dislike maids (but Hayate characters I like XD) I’ve spent much time discussing my favorite anime characters, but I’ve rarely written about characters I dislike (probably because there are not that many in comparison). So … Continue reading →

Posted in Editorials and Ramblings | Tagged , , | 36 Comments

Baka to Test to Shoukanjuu review

Posted on May 8, 2010 by Yumeka

After reading nothing but good reviews of Baka to Test to Shoukanjuu (The Idiot, the Tests, and the Summoned Beings), I decided to see what all the fuss was about…

Posted in Anime Reviews | Tagged , , | 8 Comments