Tag Archives: Usagi Drop

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 →

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The AniBloggers Choice Awards: my top 12 anime of 2011

Posted on December 13, 2011 by Yumeka

Since 2008, I’ve been selecting my top 5 anime of that year and posting about them on the blog around New Year’s. This year however, I’m trying something new with Kiddtic’s AniBloggers Choice Anime Awards project. Instead of picking only … 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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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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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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First impressions of the summer ’11 anime I’m watching

Posted on July 15, 2011 by Yumeka

Unlike the spring ’11 season where it took me a while to decide what to watch, this summer I feel like I’ve decided on too many to watch XD Here are my opinions on what I’ve seen as of now…

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