Welcome to Hanime on Anime, the blog for otakus by a fellow otaku
herself! To give you all a sum of what
to expect from this sight, Hanime on Anime is a blog that does weekly posts on
every Sunday on anime and anime related topics.
The posts, for now, will consist of anime reviews, but I to do
other things like discussions on anime themes and countdowns of my bests in
anime.
Yep, that's me! The lovely Hanime on Anime (Hannah Berryhill) herself! |
Now that you know what this site is about, let me take the time to introduce myself. In the real world, my name is Hannah Berryhill and I’m currently a
full-time college student studying Library and Information Science at the University of Southern Mississippi (please note
that I am leaving my age and classification confidential for safety
purposes). Anime is not just some pass
time that I take up every weekend or so, this is my passion! I can’t tell you how awesome it feels when I
meet someone who shares the same passion that I do for it. This is something that I absolutely love and
I want to share that love with everyone!
Now, if you’re reading this, you’ve probably read the words anime a couple
times already and probably have no idea what it
is. If that’s the case then, let’s ask
the question “what is anime?” What is
anime you say? Well, fortunately for
you, there is an anime guru here to answer that question.
Anime, in a nutshell, is Japanese cartoons. That is, they were originally created in
Japan, released in Japanese, and possibly released in English later on, if they
were popular enough. Now like I said,
this is a simple definition, but it’s also an inaccurate definition as
well. There is also a stereotypical idea
that we as Americans get in our heads that anime is this cartoon with lots of
kick butt, superpowers, awesome weapons, and cute little creatures- basically
Pokémon and Dragon Ball Z, which are two very successful animes
themselves. But anime is so much more
than Japanese animation and way more than what Americans think of it. It covers a range of themes, and a range of
genres, and a range of issues, etc. To
put it another way, anime could be reasonably compared to the shows that we
Americans watch. If your fans of
something like “Once Upon a Time” or “General Hospital,” chances are there is
an anime almost like it. Now granted, a
lot of animes have the things that many of us would expect to see -going back
to the whole action, monsters and whatever I said earlier on American stereotypes-,
but not all of them are like that. So
for those of you who were wondering and were asking the question "what is anime?",
that is probably the best way I can describe it.
If
you have any questions or concerns, please don’t hesitate to shoot me an
email. Unfortunately, I do not take
requests, so don’t ask. So go explore and have fun! And, as I always say, "stay tuned for more!"
-Hannah Berryhill (aka: Hanime on Anime)
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