Archive for September 2007

Odex, FUNimation, and Media Factory have requested Section 9 for the crack down…

Odex, FUNimation, and Media Factory have requested Section 9 for the crack down…

[Editor's note: check out our "School Days Demotivational Contest" by clicking the icon on the side bar and also this: http://animediet.net/archives/1662] From The Diet 3  Daily – Oct. 1st, Tokyo, Japan.  Our sources have indicated that 3 of the biggest animation conglomerates have somehow contacted the right people in the National Security Department and shockingly, [...]

Naruto Shippuden 29 Getting Back To Where We Started

Naruto Shippuden 29 Getting Back To Where We Started

After being drawn in to the story of a prankster Hokage wanna-be turned bona-fide ninja with the help of his (ahem) inner strength, there came a time there-after that the show just made me stop caring. Actually, it was after attempting to watch Episode 161 to be precise. After that, I just stopped watching it [...]

Let’s hope the fun doesn’t stop here.

Let’s hope the fun doesn’t stop here.

[Editor's note: check out our "School Days Demotivational Contest" by clicking the icon on the side bar and also this: http://animediet.net/archives/1662] From ICv2 News  (boy it’s been a long time since I found anything interesting there) – FUNimation’s ‘One Piece’ Debuts on Toonami  …FUNimation’s One Piece episodes airing on the Cartoon Network will be censored [...]

A Tezuka relic discovered…

A Tezuka relic discovered…

[Editor's note: check out our "School Days Demotivational Contest" by clicking the icon on the side bar and also this: http://animediet.net/archives/1662] From ANN news – Incomplete Tezuka Black Jack Manuscript Discovered Mainichi Shimbun reports that an incomplete manuscript of Osamu Tezuka’s Black Jack manga was discovered recently. It will be put on exhibit October 30, [...]

Geneon’s loss affects its parent company.

Geneon’s loss affects its parent company.

[Editor's note: check out our "School Days Demotivational Contest" by clicking the icon on the side bar and also this: http://animediet.net/archives/1662] From Anime Corporation News – Dentsu Posts $44 Million Loss on Geneon USA Advertising corporation Dentsu Inc., the owners of Geneon Entertainment, have posted an estimated 4.7 billion yen (US$41 million) consolidated and a [...]

Contest #1: Send Us Your Best “School Days” Demotivational Poster!

Contest #1: Send Us Your Best “School Days” Demotivational Poster!

Starting today, we’re kicking off a monthly contest feature here at Anime Diet! We want to see your talents and your humor, dear readers. And to entice you, we’ve got a whole slew of different small prizes we can give out, and we’re in the process of building more of our prize pool. This one [...]

Post-Claymore Ending Traumatic Stress Anxiety

Post-Claymore Ending Traumatic Stress Anxiety

Hi all, and pardon my anxiety filled face. I’ve been dreading this beginning a few weeks back, but when it finally became reality I still couldn’t deal with it at all. I’ve been hugging my knees and eating bucketful of soda power added lard drenched in Yebisu beer with sides of fried chicken skins and [...]

Potemayo special 1 – size doesn’t matter.

Potemayo special 1 – size doesn’t matter.

Because it doesn’t make Potemayo less funny, in fact, it totally knocked me over onto the floor and laughing pissing my pants. Well, at least she’s soft and warm, and maybe Sunao can “draw it out”, just like what’s implied abou Yasumi when he needs to get it out (or get off!). We see a [...]

This month’s featured Female Seiyuu – Kuwashima Houko

This month’s featured Female Seiyuu – Kuwashima Houko

One interesting seiyuu that’s often known to be sarcastic and harsh in real life, much like the characters “Kyun(from Haruhi)” or “Kagame (from Lucky Star)” is Kuwashima Houko. Here’s a little Bio of her (from Wiki): (桑島 法子, Kuwashima Hōko?) is a seiyū and singer born December 12, 1975 in Kanegasaki, Isawa, Iwate Prefecture, Japan. [...]

Odex again?

Odex again?

From ANN – Singapore’s Odex Subs Haruhi with Similar Text to Fansub  Fans are reporting that Singaporean licensor Odex’s release of The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya anime series contains translation excerpts identical to an earlier unauthorized subtitled video released by the a.f.k. group. Representatives of Odex have yet to comment in the ongoing discussions (with [...]

Questionaire about anime fandom…

Questionaire about anime fandom…

From ANN – Ru Igurashi’s 10th Annual Anime Fan Questionnaire Anime fan Ru Igurashi is running his 10th Annual Fan Questionnaire, which surveys the state of the English-speaking anime fandom and its interests. He first posted the questionnaire in the summer of 1997 on the rec.arts.anime Usenet newsgroups, and now administers it on the web. [...]

For our British Audience (if you guys didn’t know about this one already)

For our British Audience (if you guys didn’t know about this one already)

From Anime Corporation News – Anime Screenings in London Barbican will be screening the anime titles listed below from October 2007 to June 2008 in London. Admission tickets cost £8.50, more information can be found here Romeo X Juliet – October 30, 2007 Byosoku 5 Centimeters – November 27, 2007 Tales from Earthsea – January [...]