Monthly Archives: August 2011

Life brings changes…

Posted on August 27, 2011 by Yumeka

This is more of a personal post today, but I don’t mind sharing it and hopefully you’ll find it worth your while…

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Female characters versus male characters

Posted on August 23, 2011 by Yumeka

Lately I’ve been thinking of making a new list of my top 10 anime characters, since the one I wrote two years ago is a bit outdated. Along those lines, I once again realized that, for whatever reason, at least … Continue reading →

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Should any anime be called a “classic”?

Posted on August 17, 2011 by Yumeka

Just as there are numerous books, movies, songs, and other cultural works considered “classics” by many, I’ve often wondered if certain anime should be labeled in a similar way…

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My top 5 anime of the season

Posted on August 11, 2011 by Yumeka

For lack of a better post today, I decided to try something new and pick my current five favorites amongst the seasonal anime I’m watching (with inspiration from kevo’s ongoing “Anime Power Rankings” project)…

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6 things that have disappeared from anime over the past decade

Posted on August 8, 2011 by Yumeka

Being the form of media that it is, anime, like all things, can’t help but change along with the times. There are many things that were common in the anime world a decade ago that have more or less disappeared … Continue reading →

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What I’ve learned from fan translating

Posted on August 4, 2011 by Yumeka

As some of you probably know, for the past couple of months I’ve been part of a translation group that’s been working on providing an English release of the latest Haruhi novels (volumes 10 and 11). We finally completed the … Continue reading →

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What determines how long our anime fandom lasts?

Posted on August 1, 2011 by Yumeka

It always puzzles me when I hear someone say “I’m not into anime anymore. I got tired of it,” especially when I knew that person used to be what I’d call an anime fan. I’m not talking about people who … Continue reading →

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