Archive for June 2008

New Site Layout (Mostly) Up

New Site Layout (Mostly) Up

Hello everyone–welcome to the brand new, rebuffed Anime Diet! I hope this layout is a lot easier to follow and less cluttered looking than the old one. We’ve added lots of new features, including: Author avatars to help identify who writes what posts. Page numbers in category pages and search results. Dropdown menus, at long [...]

Code Geass R2 — love attack (actually title of the episode :(

Code Geass R2 — love attack (actually title of the episode :(

The ending cliff hanger is the only thing about this episode really worth watching.

Anime Diet Radio and Anime Genesis: Live at AX 2008!

Anime Diet Radio and Anime Genesis: Live at AX 2008!

This is the big news I was promising: together with Benu of the Anime Genesis Podcast, we are doing a live show at Anime Expo 2008! The show will be on July 4, 7 PM, in LP4–next week. (See the official schedule; it’s listed under “Anime Genesis Live.”) Together with Benu, Ray, Jeremy, and me [...]

Review: Speed Racer, The Next Generation

Review: Speed Racer, The Next Generation

Synopsis A young racer gets off the bus, heading to his first day of school: but it’s not just any school, it’s a racing school. As you may well expect, this school (and this story) is basically a large tribute to the original Speed Racer. Why the original Speed Racer? Because now there is a [...]

Anime Diet Radio Episode 22 – In The Navy

Anime Diet Radio Episode 22 – In The Navy

Anime Diet Radio 22 [ 46:47 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (1060) Anime Diet Radio 22 [ 46:47 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (2067) No, we haven’t all joined the Navy and become Village People. We just recorded a new episode of Anime Diet Radio, that’s all! [...]

Code Geass R2 –11 Don’t forget the safe word

Code Geass R2 –11 Don’t forget the safe word

It was all according to plan.

Why I gave Kamen no Maido Guy a try all the way to the end without regretting it. Series Review

Why I gave Kamen no Maido Guy a try all the way to the end without regretting it. Series Review

I just finished ep 12 and I must say, for me it never got old as in the “last” episode, he once again proved his God-like power and he won rather easily. I watched this show because the premise sounded very funny – a muscle guy dressed in a maid uniform and serves a teenage [...]

When Health Nazis Take Over the World…Or Japan at Least

When Health Nazis Take Over the World…Or Japan at Least

So, can you imagine Richard Simmons, the Juice Guy and all these health experts save Atkins form a political party and take over the world or at least Japan and NO CHOCOLATES ARE ALLOWED? AND THEY SEND THE THE MAJOR (a Kusanagi wanna be)  TO ARREST YOU FOR EATING CHOCOLATE? Oh my God WWWD? = [...]

Kaiba 6-7: Boys and Girls

Kaiba 6-7: Boys and Girls

At some point, this show about exchangeable bodies was going to have to talk about gender and all that it entails. So we have these episodes.

Code Geass R2, Episode 10–If Only Risk Were This Badass

Code Geass R2, Episode 10–If Only Risk Were This Badass

This is the episode I have been waiting for.

Hook ‘em while they’re young – Time to bring out Akiba-chan!

Hook ‘em while they’re young – Time to bring out Akiba-chan!

From ANN – Akiba-chan CG/Stop Motion Series to Debut in July …will premiere on Japan’s KIDS STATION channel on July 24. The “figu-mation” series focuses on the daily life of Akiba-chan and… Ray’s Take: So I guess it’s now cool to train your kids to know the way of the Otaku when they are young. [...]

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW! A Night With The Pillows.

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW! A Night With The Pillows.

A short while back, the Japanese rock band The Pillows finished their Delicious Bump tour with all girl rock band the Noodles. While they were here in Los Angeles we stopped by to catch their show and have a brief chat with them. The Last Question [ 0:01 ] Play Now | Play in Popup [...]