Tag Archives: Haruhi Suzumiya

My 12 moments of anime for 2011

Posted on January 1, 2012 by Yumeka

It’s now New Year’s Day here in the US, and like always, I want to do a “picks of the year” type post to celebrate. I started participating in the blogsphere’s annual “12 moments of anime” project in 2009. Since … Continue reading →

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Examining the weak-willed anime male lead

Posted on November 29, 2011 by Yumeka

A recent post by lostty over on Anime Princess discussed the ever prominent fan activity of bashing anime’s many weak-willed male leads. lostty considers most hate for these guys “unjust.” I tend to agree and would like to examine why…

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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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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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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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Anime and its misleading tones

Posted on July 22, 2011 by Yumeka

Yet another unique anime attribute is how many series can convey a variety of different tones regardless of their genre or target audience. What I mean by this is that it’s not uncommon for action/violent anime to have scenes of … Continue reading →

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Anime and the power of inner thoughts

Posted on June 8, 2011 by Yumeka

One of the unique ways in which anime is written when compared to other forms of TV and movie entertainment, is how often the audience is given insight into a character’s inner thoughts and feelings. There are many examples of … Continue reading →

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The two types of friendship in anime

Posted on June 6, 2011 by Yumeka

We all know that friendship is a common theme in all kinds of anime, from its more preachy examples in kids anime to its more subtle ones in otaku-aimed anime. But although “friend” is the term in English for these … Continue reading →

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The Surprise of Haruhi Suzumiya (novels 10-11) spoilers roundup

Posted on May 25, 2011 by Yumeka

FINAL UPDATE: 9/24/11 – Due to Yen Press soliciting an official English release of Surprise, I have removed links to the fan translation Originally scheduled for release in mid-2007, the 10th volume of the Haruhi light novels, The Surprise of … Continue reading →

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My top 10 anime endings

Posted on May 12, 2011 by Yumeka

*Notice: For some strange reason, commenting on my blog was not working from roughly 1pm yesterday to 1pm today (PST). If you left a comment on the blog during that time, your comment has been lost. I sincerely apologize for … Continue reading →

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