Anime Diet

There are great works of literature on disability. Rather than focusing only on the helplessness of disabled individuals, they turn into affirmations of life. These works serve as important reminders that it is doing what you can that counts, not lamenting what you can’t do. Helen ESP, on the other hand, takes ignoring one’s disabilities [...]

I finally know why I am participating in ISML, and why it is so important for all otaku. It is not as a lone individual that I draw forth my will, or set my fingers in motion. But it is as a lone individual that I experience these events, and the realization of this truth [...]

We come to the deepest and the most emotionally stirring volume of Bleach so far, with the “6/17″ arc that covers the entire tankoubon. It’s a summation of many of the themes that have been touched on about death and dying so far in the series.

The desire for resurrection–or at least bodies–animates, so to speak, the main stories in this volume, which is bringing back all the memories of the compelling parts of the Bleach anime.

With a line like “there’s just something about a girl with a bass guitar,” how could I resist? La La La Mio based on “La La La Lisa,” by Math and Physics Club. I know, an obscure band, but with a song almost tailor-made for this… It was 2009 at the K-ON club She was [...]

Two major categories have sprung up in anime discourse. There are referential anime such as Yakitate Japan and Lucky Star, and there are anime which are designed to be watched with no prior knowledge of anime, such as Bleach and Naruto. In keeping with the concept that otaku culture is like a language to be [...]

Recently, with the help of a Borders gift card, I acquired volumes 1-21 of the Bleach manga in a big box set! I’m not a total stranger to the franchise–I watched the first season of the anime a few years ago–but I am new to the manga, and I’ve decided to embark on a blogging [...]

Anime Diet Radio Episode 34 (AAC) [ 50:47 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (1486) Anime Diet Radio Episode 34 (MP3) [ 50:47 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (1636) Have you noticed that Anime Diet Radio has been talking a bit more about weird Japan news and not [...]

Anime Diet Radio Episode 34 (AAC) [ 50:47 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (1486)

Anime Diet Radio Episode 34 (MP3) [ 50:47 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (1636)

A few nights ago, Anime3000’s panel podcast featured Moritheil alongside Evan Minto of Ani-Gamers and John-Paul Natysin of Fightbait Anime Podcast.  The topic was the state of the American anime industry.  Subscribe to their iTunes feed, or download the MP3 directly from Anime3000!

An earlier review of Souten Kouro, a new spring season anime starring Cao Cao (Sousou) as its lead, resulted in several requests for an English-language version.  As of review time, there were no known translations in the works.  However, determined fans of Romance of the Three Kingdoms can take heart: Kesenai Subs have announced that [...]

You know a show is special when it nails the look of DC winter weather, cold.

Souten Kouro is about as GAR as it is possible to be without breaking the fourth wall. (It doesn’t quite equal the manliness of Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann, which is so GAR that it defies reality, but it is completely serious about it.) The animators have used epic battlefield spreads, panoramic zoom, and other sweeping [...]