Author: gendomike

Michael lives in the Los Angeles area, and has been into anime since he saw Neon Genesis Evangelion in 1999. Some of his favorite shows include Full Metal Alchemist, Honey and Clover, and Welcome to the NHK!. Since 2003 he has gone to at least one anime convention every year. A public radio junkie, which naturally led to podcasting, he now holds a seminary degree and is looking to become Dr. Rev. Otaku Bible Man any day now. Michael can be reached at mike.huang@animediet.net. You can also find his Twitter account at @gendomike.
Posted in Anime Reviews

Higurashi no Naku Koro Ni Kai 9: Banding Together

A lot of fans have said that this is the best arc of all in the entire Higurashi cycle, and the way it’s going so…

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Posted in News

The Million Ayanami Rei Fan March

How many Ayanami Rei fans do you think there are in Japan? Out of those, how many would you say seem to worship her as…

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Zero no Tsukaima Futatsuki no Kishi 1-8: Catching Up, Feeling Guilty, and Loving It

One night, after editing one of our recent podcasts, I couldn’t sleep. Someone from my anime club had told me about Crunchyroll.com and I was…

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Review: Byousoku 5cm–The Color of Regret

First, thanks to everyone who commented and said kind things about my hiatus posts. I was pleasantly surprised to find that people still appreciated my…

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Posted in Art and Soul Audio Columns Podcasts

Anime Diet Audio Column – Art and Soul 02: Evangelion and the Gnostic Impulse

Contains spoilers for Evangelion (what, you haven’t seen it?!) and Serial Experiments Lain. Well, I suppose my hiatus ends a few hours early today. Here…

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The Vault 07: “Only Connect”–An Eva + Lain fanfic

Explanation of the Vault series. This is the final Vault entry before I return from my hiatus. Originally written on July 25, 2002. Yes, folks:…

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