Tag Archives: Sailor Moon

My top 10 anime animal mascots

Posted on November 17, 2011 by Yumeka

Time for another favorites list, and one that I’ve surprisingly never done before. Anime is full of cute animal mascots, whether they’re integral to their respective series’ plot or not. Even if they don’t serve a major purpose in the … Continue reading →

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Another look at the trend of frequently changing anime OPs and EDs

Posted on December 9, 2010 by Yumeka

Earlier this year, I wrote a post about how many recent anime series have had openings and/or endings that change frequently in song, animation, or both, sometimes as often as every single episode. Though it’s happened in a few cases … Continue reading →

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The common themes of anime songs

Posted on February 7, 2010 by Yumeka

One (of many) things about anime that’s always stood out to me since I became a fan is the songs. No matter what the nature of the anime in question is, with relatively few exceptions, the majority of anime opening … Continue reading →

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Nostalgia: my ten favorite 90s anime songs

Posted on January 11, 2010 by Yumeka

Lately I’ve been listening to some of my favorite anime songs from the 1990s. Even though I’ve only been into anime since 2000, I watched a handful of 90s anime during my early years of fandom, and some of those … Continue reading →

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Autobiography of How I Became an Anime Fan (2009 edition): chapter 1

Posted on November 20, 2009 by Yumeka

Back in early 2005, I wrote a “condensed” autobiography of how I became an anime fan. It detailed all the stages I went through, starting from when I was a little kid watching cartoons, to creating my own anime web … Continue reading →

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The strangeness and ambiguity of love in anime

Posted on November 3, 2009 by Yumeka

From what I’ve observed in the many anime titles I’ve watched over the years, the concept of love, especially compared to most Western TV shows and movies, is much more ambiguous, and sometimes downright strange…

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Nostalgia: what anime did you used to watch on TV when you were little?

Posted on September 1, 2008 by Yumeka

It wasn’t until I became an anime fan around 1999/2000 did I find out what anime really is. However, unbeknown to myself at the time, I used to watch some anime and anime-related shows on TV back when I was … Continue reading →

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