Rachel
I was exposed to anime as a child while living in Germany after watching the Japanese version of Hans Christian Anderson’s the Little Mermaid. In high school, a classmate in art brought in Akira as an example of Japanese art. I wasn’t very impressed with anime at the time, but my re-exposure to it in 2000 thanks to Escaflowne had me hooked for life.After sorting out what I liked about anime (great stories, beautiful animation and epic battles) and disliked about anime (big boobs, angst-y 15 year-old kids, most mecha, sports stories and style-over-substance), I got into it with a vengeance.I do love almost all aspects of Japanese culture and try to be involved with it as much as possible. I have no problem admitting that I incorporate a lot of Japanese trends and traditions into my life as I modify them and make them my own. Anime is a big part of that, along with all the sub-cultures, past and present.
By Rachel on July 11, 2008
This year’s Anime Expo was held at the Los Angeles Convention Center, and not at either usual location in Long Beach or Anaheim in Southern California. When the new venue was announced last year at AX, many fans expressed some apprehension of the new locale. One such concern was the hotels were too far away [...]
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By Rachel on July 9, 2008
Meiji, a giant in the modern Japanese goodie biz, has produced many fantastic offerings over the years, ranging from the “It’s good but not great” to the “OMG! This is fantastic!!” For the most part. I’m a Meiji fan, and am willing to give anything these guys make a go.
This latest Meiji product comes [...]
Posted in Japanese Snack Reviews | Tagged Anime, anime blog, Anime Blogs, anime sites, apollo candy, japanese candy, japanese candy reviews, Japanese Snack Reviews, japanese snacks, meiji candy
By Rachel on July 8, 2008
Light novels, by definition, are easy to read novellas driven by dialog and snappy action. The light novels I’ve read, which were based on existing anime or games, were quick to read, but not necessarily enjoyably so. The troubles I’ve encountered with light novels tend to pertain to word usage and sentence structure.
These literary speed [...]
Posted in Anime Reviews
By Rachel on July 2, 2008
Read my review of The Wallflower, Volume One
Pretty boys and scary girl get mixed up in spooky romantic hilarity in Volumes Two and Three of The Wallflower!
plot summary
The pretty bishonen are still scared (kawai! kawai!) of the dark and tangled mess which is Sunako, but they’ve gotten used to her weird, disturbing ways- mostly. They’re [...]
Posted in Anime Reviews | Tagged Anime, anime blog, Anime Blogs, anime reviews, anime sites, the wallflower, wallflower anime, wallflower anime reviews
By Rachel on June 27, 2008
Cons are great chances to catch a gander of things you’d never see anywhere else- ever. Some fantastic sights are always to be found, and it’s always good fun to try and pick out obscure, rare cosplays. Going to an anime convention is much like going on safari when it comes down to cosplay.
There are [...]
Posted in Polls | Tagged Anime, anime blog, Anime Blogs, anime cosplaying, anime expo, anime sites, Cosplay, Manga
By Rachel on June 25, 2008
While I mostly watch anime and only occasionally read manga, I have my reasons for preferring anime over manga. It’s not that I dislike manga, on the contrary. One of the reasons for forgoing manga is, manga is more dangerous than anime- for me. With manga, it’s easy to pick it up and reread it [...]
Posted in Manga Reviews | Tagged Anime, anime blog, Anime Blogs, anime reviews, anime sites, anime websites, death note, death note manga reviews, death note reviews, death note series, death note series reviews, Manga, Manga Reviews, manga sites
By Rachel on June 20, 2008
Read my reviews of xxxHolic Volume One and Two!
In Volume Three of the supernatural xxxHolic, the Japanese summer heats up the action!
Plot Summary
Life hasn’t been easy for Watanuki, and it hasn’t gotten much easier since he started working part time in Yuko’s shop. In fact, things can be pretty difficult whenever the witch is involved. [...]
Posted in Anime Reviews | Tagged xxxholic reviews
By Rachel on June 18, 2008
Dork. Nerd. Geek. Fan. Otaku. In this day and age, you’d think we’d rise above name calling and label slinging. Labels confine people and commit them to one identity. Labels like jock, dork, homo and nerd have been in our insultation vocabulary for decades, but still haven’t lost their sting. And with new forms of [...]
Posted in In My Opinion (IMO) | Tagged aime sites, Anime, Anime Blogs, anime essays, anime opinions, op eds
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