Category Archives: Anime Reviews

My reviews of different anime

A certain magical Index that’s lacking

Posted on April 4, 2011 by Yumeka

About a year ago I watched To Aru Kagaku no Railgun and found it very well written and enjoyable. I knew it was a side-story of another series, To Aru Majutsu no Index, which I hadn’t yet seen. Since I … Continue reading →

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Wandering Son review

Posted on April 1, 2011 by Yumeka

One of the more unique and less flashy anime to come out this past winter ’11 season, Hourou Musuko, a.k.a. Wandering Son, tells an intriguing story about adolescence and transsexualism…

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“Why do humans care so much about where their souls are?”

Posted on February 11, 2011 by Yumeka

みんな仲良しであれたら by 明 There have already been many posts about how Mahou Shojo Madoka Magica is subverting the magical girl genre and keeps shocking us with events completely unbecoming of what was originally expected of it. I was naive at … Continue reading →

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Aria and a pure slice-of-life experience

Posted on February 9, 2011 by Yumeka

I recently finished watching the 13-episode first season of Aria. It caused me to recall a discussion that was circling the blogsphere back in August about the true definition of slice-of-life. Now that I’ve seen Aria, I know why many … Continue reading →

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The World God Only Knows: can true love exist outside the real world?

Posted on January 4, 2011 by Yumeka

The World God Only Knows started out as another light comedy series that pokes fun at an aspect of the otaku world. However, as the series progresses, the arcs involving each of the girls that Keima encounters became increasingly more … Continue reading →

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My 5 favorite anime of 2010

Posted on December 31, 2010 by Yumeka

Before I get to the main content of this post, I just want to apologize for the recent lack of blogging. I’ve been very ill this past week and haven’t been able to do much of anything except lie in … Continue reading →

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Final reflections on OreImou: CAN she be this cute?

Posted on December 20, 2010 by Yumeka

Like other fans, OreImou has given me many topics to ponder over the course of its twelve episodes. In a previous post, I discussed six of these topics from the first five episodes. In this post, I’ll wrap things up … Continue reading →

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Katanagatari review

Posted on December 13, 2010 by Yumeka

ずっとね by ちゃぼ I recently finished Katanagatari, a series by the same creator as Bakemonogatari, and one of the more unusual anime to come out this year. Its twelve episode run started airing in January, with a 50 minute episode … Continue reading →

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A series of mini-reflections on OreImou and otakuism

Posted on November 2, 2010 by Yumeka

The five episodes of OreImou that have aired so far have given me a number of otaku-related subjects to ponder. This post is a collection of six short essays about specific topics that OreImou has made me reflect on, both … Continue reading →

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Belated reviews of spring and summer 2010 anime I watched

Posted on October 7, 2010 by Yumeka

I finished watching seven seasonal anime over the past two weeks…more than I’ve done in quite a while actually. Since the fall ’10 season is already upon us, and I’ve only reviewed three of the seven shows so far (Ookami-san, … Continue reading →

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