Anime Diet

Anime News Network reports on the remarks of Keisuke Iwata, who’s in charge of the AT-X anime channel on TV Tokyo. In his view, the near future for anime is grim: In Iwata’s view, there is no room for growth since Japanese animation has reached the saturation point in the global marketplace. Due to the [...]

A second look at a few shows–and one new, extremely bizarre first impression.

ghostlightning’s call for articles and thoughts about 5cm Per Second made me dig up my old articles about that film, and for some reason, led me to rediscover the ED song “One More Time, One More Chance.” I can no longer stop listening to it, this song I once gently panned in my review for [...]

Chicks and robot motorcycles? Sounds like a party to me!

This show is beginning to remind me of how Maurice Ravel’s Bolero begins very quietly and very slowly, gradually building up, until it comes to a loud climax at the end of its 13 minutes. White Album’s muddled beginning is finally giving way to some clarity and focus and is laying the foundations for much [...]

Producer: Live-Action Cowboy Bebop Will Not Be Origin Story – Anime News Network. 3 Arts Entertainment producer Erwin Stoff (The Matrix, I am Legend, Kings) has told the iFMagazine.com website that the live-action Cowboy Bebop film in development will not be an origin story. “We start with [the main character, bounty hunter Spike Spiegel], when [...]

Should I write this one? Should I? You know when that happens? When the colony lost its family jewels? Men, doesn’t that suck? I mean, we must finish firing to feel good, but what happens when you lose the tamago? I mean, especially if you need the golden balls? Well, get a girl in a [...]

This surprisingly low-budget KyoAni release isn’t bad in the first episode. The question is: is this going to be the next Escaflowne or the next Noein?

The last scene actually touched me. It was very touching indeed. How many times have you tried to soar only to fell back down to earth? Well, get a mecha! Jokes aside, it was actually kind of impressive to see her leap through the sky. That said, here are the issues with this show: 1. [...]

Here’s the weekly roundup post–instead of blogging regularly about a single show or two, I’ve decided to follow this season’s shows in this way. This week, I talk about Akikan, Asu no Yoichi, Toradora, and a first look at Regios.

Anime Diet Radio Episode 30 (AAC) [ 54:40 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (1403) Anime Diet Radio Episode 30 (MP3) [ 54:40 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (558) What? Is this Freddy Mercury, or is it an imitator, singing our anthem for the new year? This is [...]

Anime Diet Radio Episode 30 (AAC) [ 54:40 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (1403)

Anime Diet Radio Episode 30 (MP3) [ 54:40 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (558)

I think there’s been a mis-titling here: the show that is called Rideback is the one that really deserves the title Sorakake (The Girl Who Leapt into the Sky). And Sorakake, if this episode is any indication, should have been called Leopardnaut.