Tag Archives: K-ON!

Finding the appeal (and plot) of plot-less anime

Posted on December 21, 2011 by Yumeka

The argument that’s often made against anime classified as slice-of-life and iyashi-kei is that “nothing happens.” In other words, the shows are plot-less, which to some makes them boring and stupid. As someone who enjoys these kinds of anime as … Continue reading →

Posted in Editorials and Ramblings | Tagged , , , , , | 28 Comments

How “real” should anime characters be?

Posted on July 11, 2011 by Yumeka

As fans, we often praise anime for its realism – how it gives its characters human emotions that are easy to relate to and presents its stories and settings in very believable ways no matter how fantastical they are. But … Continue reading →

Posted in Editorials and Ramblings | Tagged , , , , , , , | 20 Comments

Anime and Japan’s culture of “cuteness”

Posted on June 19, 2011 by Yumeka

Something that’s always fascinated me since I’ve been able to follow Japan’s anime fandom in real time thanks to the advancement of the Internet, is the proliferation of “cuteness” in the country – not just in all genres of anime, … Continue reading →

Posted in Editorials and Ramblings, Japan & Japanese | Tagged , , , , | 20 Comments

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 →

Posted in Editorials and Ramblings | Tagged , , , , , | 33 Comments

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 →

Posted in Anime Lists, Images, Videos, & Mp3s | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 30 Comments

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 →

Posted in Anime Lists, Anime Reviews | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | 22 Comments

1,500 words in defense of moe

Posted on November 27, 2010 by Yumeka

I’ve tackled the moe debate indirectly in previous posts, but I haven’t yet went head on with it. So here I go, a post of 1,500 words about why moe does not deserve the negative treatment that many Western anime … Continue reading →

Posted in Editorials and Ramblings | Tagged , , , | 31 Comments

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 →

Posted in Anime Reviews | Tagged , , , , , | 13 Comments

Moe anime isn’t dying, it’s just changing

Posted on September 2, 2010 by Yumeka

A few days ago I came across an interesting post discussing manga-ka Ken Akamatsu’s claim that the moe/harem fad is dying…

Posted in Editorials and Ramblings | Tagged , , | 16 Comments

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 →

Posted in Anime Lists, Images, Videos, & Mp3s | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 12 Comments