Anime Diet

Senpai no ecchi (先輩のエッチ！”Senpai, you pervert!”) Ahh, Amagami SS+ plus, Nanasaki Ai arc!

Imagination is probably not going to be limitless, since ideas are recycled and presented differently. This is an example of how similar and different two titles can be. 崖っぷちのエリー or 毎日かあさん. One is a Japanese drama, another a Japanese anime. In some ways Gakeppuchi no Eri can be called the prequel to Mainichi Kaasan… but [...]

While Chihaya aims for the Karuta Queen, Kana-chan is the Oppai Queen. But she is himote (非モテ “unpopular”) despite her oppai? Unbelievable. Why?

Or, a Diary of an Anime (Sort Of) Lived: the unforgettable spring and summer in which I made an 8mm film and girls (kind of) liked me. Inspired by the nostalgic haze induced by Ano Natsu de Matteru and my ability to recontextualize screenshots.

Ren’ai-kinshi (恋愛禁止 “romance prohibition”) = brahmacharya (celibacy).

Well there was no real way this post could be avoided. After finishing this series and realizing that there was little to no way this couldn’t be openly discussed in mere tweets/Facebook discussions, it finally came to pass that an extended post would have to be made regarding Kunihiko Ikuhara’s return to anime television. The [...]

ミコノさん、あなたと合体したい！Mikono-san, I want to unite with you!

Zekkōmon, ぜっこーもん！The technique used by Obocchama-kun, passed down to Amata!

Initially, I had been looking to avoid any posts on this subject after reading endless posts regarding the news in the wake of Bandai’s shuttering of new acquisitions of physical media, and now its backing out of several other regions, including France. But the ensuing talk and blogging that has come since has more or [...]

Chihayafuru is about Hyakunin Isshu karuta, which is all about jisaku-poemu (自作ポエム “self-produced original poetry”). It’s full of that!

2-D Xmas. Ah, Xmas EVE!

Anime Diet turns 5 years old today. A few brief thoughts.