I love anime. It has even gotten so far as to me preferring it over live-action movies and TV shows. The thing is that among my family and friends, I am the only one who truly appreciates it. After a while, I realized that almost all of them have misconceived notions about anime being solely for kids, and so I decided to write this post. :)
Definition of Anime
Anime is commonly defined as "animation originating from Japan". In English-speaking countries, it is also referred to as "Japanese animation". Just like its live-action counterpart, anime is also divided into many different genres such as romance, comedy, action, suspense, horror, drama, etc. This categorization is called "genre by topic".
Anime By Demographic
Another way to categorize anime is by demographic, meaning its intended audience. This is also a helpful tool for finding which anime would suit your taste. The basic anime genres by demographic are:
Sunday, February 13, 2011
Wednesday, February 2, 2011
The Year of the Rabbit: Rabbits in Anime & Manga
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| Momiji from Fruits Basket |
The Year of the Rabbit begins tomorrow and it got me trying to recall anime and manga with rabbits in them. I immediately thought: Fruits Basket! Well, the story of Fruits Basket IS about the animals of the Chinese zodiac so of course it would have a rabbit in it. Hehe. Unfortunately for anime rabbit fans out there however, I couldn't think of any other anime or manga with rabbits besides that. I CAN think of quite a few anime and manga with cats in them, but that's another story...
Anyways, Happy Chinese New Year everyone!
Monday, January 31, 2011
Looking For Newer Anime
Now that I've gotten the hang of watching anime in Japanese with English subs so I don't have to wait for English dubs to come out, I'm looking for some newer anime series to watch. The best recently released anime I've seen so far are Kaichou wa Maid-sama! and Hakuouki, and I'm looking forward to watching to watching Arakawa Under The Bridge, Durarara! and Kimi ni Todoke. (By "newer anime", I mean those that have been released within 2010.) Oh, and I'm also very excited to see what 2011 has in store for us. Here's hoping to more bishounen, reverse harems, and romance this year. Hehe. :)
Saturday, January 22, 2011
Hakuouki Wallpapers 1280x1024
Here are a few more Hakuouki wallpapers I've collected from zerochan. This time the resolution is 1280x1024. Click on the images to view full size. To download, right-click image and select "Save Image As".
Hakuouki Wallpapers 1024x768
Since Hakuouki has become my favorite samurai anime of all time, I have compiled a bunch of Hakuouki wallpaper (most of them from zerochan) to use on my computer. Resolution is 1024x768. Click on the images to view full size. To download, right click and select "Save Image As".
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