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.
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The Vault 06: Boogiepop Phantom

Explanation of the Vault series Originally published on September 23, 2003. This was my second attempt, after my Akira review, to write a “professional review”…

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The Vault 05: Akira

Explanation of the Vault series Originally published on September 16, 2003. A shorter version of this review was also published on Metaphilm.com. To date, it…

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The Vault 04: Jin-Roh

Explanation of the Vault series Originally published on March 9, 2003. The review originally said that Mamoru Oshii directed the film, which is incorrect. It…

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Anime Diet Radio Episode 10 – The Big Date

Hey, it looks like this weekly release schedule (audio column-podcast-audio column) is actually starting to work! This is the last podcast we recorded a couple…

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The Vault 03: Mahoromatic (S1) 1-5

Explanation of the Vault series Originally published on December 31, 2001. I have, of course, seen the rest of the series as well as season…

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The Vault 02: Bubblegum Crisis OAV

Explanation of the Vault series Originally published on March 17, 2003. At one point, I sought to review everything I read, watched, and listened to,…

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