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Finishing up fall ’11 reviews: Working’!!, Fate/Zero, and Haganai

Posted on December 29, 2011 by Yumeka

Before the year is over I want to review the three one-cour fall ’11 series I recently finished watching. I don’t have a ton to say about each so I decided to put them all on one post…

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Trying to grasp Mawaru Penguindrum

Posted on December 26, 2011 by Yumeka

Along with Madoka and Steins;Gate, Mawaru Penguindrum has been one of the most praised anime of 2011. Of course, there are plenty of people who don’t like it, but it seems like the fans of it are the ones making … Continue reading →

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Final spring/summer 2011 anime reviews

Posted on September 25, 2011 by Yumeka

Seven anime I’ve been watching this past spring and summer seasons have come to an end. Normally I like to give each series its own review post, especially for the longer shows. But I also like to review anime when … Continue reading →

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Double Noitamina review: No.6 and Usagi Drop

Posted on September 17, 2011 by Yumeka

Like last season’s [C] and AnoHana, this passing summer season of anime included a sci-fi and slice-of-life Noitamina series; No.6 and Usagi Drop respectively. With the typical Noitamina run of just 11 episodes, how did the two vastly different shows … Continue reading →

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Steins;Gate review

Posted on September 14, 2011 by Yumeka

After weeks of time-traveling tragedy, I can breath a sigh of relief as Steins;Gate reaches its much deserved happy ending…

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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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Double Noitamina review: [C] and AnoHana

Posted on June 27, 2011 by Yumeka

The two spring ’11 Noitamina anime (with unnecessarily long names) – [C] The Money of Soul and Possibility Control and Ano Hi Mita Hana no Namae wo Boku-tachi wa Mada Shiranai – have recently come to an end. With only … Continue reading →

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Digimon: from Adventure to Xros Wars

Posted on May 19, 2011 by Yumeka

Back in the late 90s/early 2000s when Pokemon was at the height of its popularity, many similar “monster collection” anime and game series were brought over from Japan in the hopes of cashing in on this current fad. While the … Continue reading →

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The final message of Madoka Magica

Posted on April 22, 2011 by Yumeka

And so ends arguably the most popular anime to come out in recent years. Even though I rarely write more than one post in less than a day, after watching the last two Madoka Magica episodes, I just couldn’t keep … Continue reading →

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What are the most “least known” anime that you’ve ever watched?

Posted on April 8, 2011 by Yumeka

Ever since the flourishing of anime online in the past five or so years, which allows fans around the world to follow Japan’s otakudom in real time and know every single anime that comes out each season, it’s hard to … Continue reading →

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