12 moments of anime 2009: #9 Saimoe 2009
Continuing with my 12 moments of anime for 2009 (in order of significance to me personally), here’s #9: Twelve Anime Moments of 2009: #9: Saimoe 2009 I always enjoy following Saimoe, and this year’s...
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Continuing with my 12 moments of anime for 2009 (in order of significance to me personally), here’s #5: Twelve Anime Moments of 2009: #5: Toradora! Out of all the 2009 anime I’ve watched, I don’t...
View ArticleMy 5 favorite anime of 2009
So 2009 has come and gone, and 2010 is now underway. Exactly a year ago today I picked my 5 favorite anime of 2008. So now it’s time for me to decide which of the 2009 anime I enjoyed the most… Below...
View ArticleMy favorite pixiv illustrations
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...
View ArticleAnime Expo 2010 coverage and photos
Coverage and photos of my 2-day stay at AX ’10 have finally been posted! Massive descriptions and cosplay galore after the jump… Day 2 – Fri. July 2nd Getting started: I arrived at the LACC around...
View ArticleWho are your “redeemed” anime characters?
Good character development is one element we love to see in anime. If done well, it can take a seemingly unlikable or uninteresting character and pleasantly surprise us by turning them into something...
View Article2010 AMV roundup
I haven’t been feeling well lately so I’m just gonna do a simple post today – rounding up some of the best AMVs I’ve come across in recent months, since it’s been about a year since my last AMV post…...
View ArticleMy favorite anime character trope – examining the tsundere
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...
View ArticleThe significance of the second viewing
I’ve always believed that any great work of fiction that you enjoyed the first time should definitely be watched at least a second time – the first time it’s new to you and a lot of the value comes...
View ArticleWhat do you like in an anime couple?
In a post on the blog Shojo Corner, author starsamaria discusses what qualities the best anime and manga couples possess. Like many other things in the fandom, what makes an anime couple good to one...
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