For many years glasses have been the go-to item to give an anime character more depth. Giving a character glasses usually makes them appear smarter, mature, or timid. If creating a mysterious character with a strong will and troubled past, it can be hard to create a fitting appearance. This is where the eye patch [...]
2010 Anime Saimoe Tournament Preliminaries
Posted on August 1, 2011 Written by Leave a Comment
It’s that time of year again when anime fans from all over Japan get together to decide on the next moe (pronounced mo-eh) queen of the year. If this is your first time hearing of saimoe, it is basically a popularity contest between all of the female characters in every anime that has aired in [...]
Repeat After Me: Burlesque NOT Cosplay
Posted on January 26, 2011 Written by Leave a Comment
NOTE: This IS safe for work. I purposely chose photos that won’t get you in trouble – I hope! ;) First there was the Ladies of Sci-Fi Burlesque show. Now there’s cosplay – or something like that. I have to admit that while I am not totally averse to cosplay, I will not be the [...]
2010 Anime Saimoe Tournament
Posted on October 11, 2010 Written by Leave a Comment
Every year the people over at 2ch, a Japanese discussion board, hold a contest called the Anime Saimoe Tournament. The purpose of this tournament is to choose the most moe (pronounced mo-eh) female anime character of the past year. What is “moe” you ask? The term is commonly used in describing cute young girls, sort [...]
Summer 2010 Anime: Girls, Battles, and the Supernatural
Posted on July 5, 2010 Written by Leave a Comment
We’re now into the first week of July and that means a new season of anime is coming out. Ignoring sequels and OVAs, the season’s titles can be grouped into three categories. Girls Anime with lots of pretty girls, or one super-pretty girl, have been around for ages and there’s always at least a few [...]
ISML 2009 Heating Up
Posted on August 24, 2009 Written by Leave a Comment
Those of you who have been following this year’s International Saimoe League (ISML) will know that we are now entering the final week of the regular season. If you aren’t familiar with the ISML, it’s an annual competition where people from around the world can vote on which anime girl they think it the most [...]