Monthly Archives: October 2011

Happy Halloween from Mainichi Anime Yume!

Posted on October 31, 2011 by Yumeka

Just wanted to wish you all a happy Halloween ’11 from MAY ^_^ Since Halloween’s just another day for me I don’t have anything to share other than this appropriate AMV from the most Halloween-ish anime of all, Soul Eater. … 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 favorite anime character trope – examining the tsundere

Posted on October 23, 2011 by Yumeka

Naming one’s favorite anime series or characters isn’t hard, but favorite anime character trope isn’t something we always think about, nor is it something an anime fan necessarily has. As a matter of fact, tropes could be something an anime … Continue reading →

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6 things that have increased in anime over the past decade

Posted on October 19, 2011 by Yumeka

A few months ago I wrote a post about six things that have disappeared from anime over the past decade. Today I’m doing a follow-up to that topic with six things that have increased in anime over the past decade…

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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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First impressions of the fall ’11 anime I’m watching

Posted on October 11, 2011 by Yumeka

Almost all of the seasonal anime I had been watching since spring ’11 ended this season, so I had room to pick up quite a few fall ’11 titles. There are a lot of sequels I’m interested in this season, … Continue reading →

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Anime high schoolers and a clean appearance

Posted on October 7, 2011 by Yumeka

Anyone who’s seen at least a few anime that take place in a modern day high school, or even middle school, have probably noticed something different about the appearance (besides the school uniforms) of the students there compared to those … Continue reading →

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Mainichi Anime Yume is now 5 years old

Posted on October 3, 2011 by Yumeka

I published my first post on Mainichi Anime Yume on October 1st, 2006 (a long and rather rant-filled review of a Pokemon spin-off game of all things), and officially made the blog public on October 7th, 2006. It’s certainly been … Continue reading →

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