Tag Archives: games

Pokemon Black & White: questioning the morality of the franchise

Posted on March 21, 2011 by Yumeka

Everyone interested in the new Pokemon games, Black and White, has more or less dabbled in some part of the games by now. Even in the anime blogsphere, lots of reviews and daily gaming logs have been popping up. But … Continue reading →

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Pokemon Black & White, and a look back through the generations

Posted on March 7, 2011 by Yumeka

ポケモン・歴代主人公 by ムリエのデカパン Pokemon Black and White, the latest games that begin the franchise’s 5th generation, just had their U.S. release yesterday. Ever since I’ve become an older Poke-fan, when new games come out I tend to reflect on the … Continue reading →

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Anime Outburst

Posted on March 4, 2011 by Yumeka

Like with my past post about anime lateral thinking puzzles, I enjoy taking established games or activities and “anime-ifying” them. I remember we played anime Pictionary, Charades, and Jeopardy in my old anime club and it was lots of fun. … Continue reading →

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Pokemon Black and White mall tour

Posted on February 19, 2011 by Yumeka

During February and March, mall tours promoting Pokemon Black and White are being held at various shopping centers across the U.S. in anticipation of the games’ release on March 6th. This weekend, the tour hit a mall not too far … Continue reading →

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Pokemon Black and White English release preview post

Posted on January 24, 2011 by Yumeka

BLACKWHITE by ほう It’s now a little over a month until Pokemon Black and White make their American debut on March 6th (and, for the first time, Europe will be getting the games two days before America on March 4th). … Continue reading →

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Nostalgia: Remembering DOS games

Posted on January 18, 2011 by Yumeka

Long before the 2010 film… For the past few days, I’ve been flashbacking about two decades and reliving my very first encounters with computers, particularly computer games of the early 90s…

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Pokemon Black and White review (Japanese release)

Posted on October 9, 2010 by Yumeka

イッシュ地方、新しい冒険へ by 蒼井 Pokemon Black and White mark the beginning of the 5th generation of the Pokemon franchise, introducing a new region and 156 new pokemon. They’re also the first games that are on the same console as the previous … Continue reading →

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Anime fans and video games

Posted on August 25, 2010 by Yumeka

Anyone who’s been around the fandom long enough knows that there’s a connection between anime and video games. Just about all of the anime fans I’ve met over the years have at least one video game series they’re into. In … Continue reading →

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M.U.G.E.N – where anime characters can fight each other!

Posted on July 23, 2010 by Yumeka

Only in M.U.G.E.N can Shin-chan fight Lelouch in The End of Evangelion I’ve always dreamed of a fighting game where anime characters from many different titles can duke it out. Unfortunately, the licensing costs and coordination required for such a … Continue reading →

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My favorite pixiv illustrations

Posted on June 7, 2010 by Yumeka

フライヤー by ながれぼし Anime fan art is not hard to come by. However, exceptional fan art could be if you don’t know where to look. I first heard about the Japanese fan art site, pixiv, in late ’08. It is … Continue reading →

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