
By David on December 31, 2008
2008 was a very strange year for the anime and manga industry. It seemed like both anime and manga took big hits- with publishers closing, reduced selections of titles, the failure of a major live action adaptation and other troubles. But the good news underneath it all is that anime is alive and well online [...]
Posted in Anime News, In My Opinion (IMO) | Tagged Anime Blogs, Anime News, digital distribution, dragonball evolutions, hulu, live action dragonball, live action speed racer, speed racer tanks, top anime news 2008, youtube

By David on October 15, 2008
The topic for Blog Action Day 2008 is Poverty. Since we’re really passionate about Japanese culture on The Anime Blog, so I thought it would be a great opportunity to talk about a few organizations dedicated to reducing poverty in Japan (and worldwide).
The topic for last year’s Blog Action Day was the environment. We talked [...]
Posted in In My Opinion (IMO) | Tagged blog action day, blog action day 2008, g8 summit 2008, g8 summit japan, poverty in japan

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

By David on April 3, 2008
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Continue the discussion in Rachel’s post, What’s Your Definition of Fan Service?
What pops into your head when you think of fan service? Generally, fan service includes stuff like panty shots, bath scenes and all sorts of other stuff that’s seen throughout anime. Over the years, fan service has grown to include a variety of [...]
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By Rachel on October 16, 2005
I must, must get this off my chest!
All you anime fans who feel the need to lord over other fans because of how they got started or because you feel your tastes are better and more refined than theirs: Screw You. No, Fuck You.
So what if someone saw a series you hold near [...]
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