Author: gendomike

Michael "Gendomike" Huang is the co-founder and was the editor-in-chief of Anime Diet from 2006-2015. He lives in the Los Angeles area and works as a software engineer, though he also holds a divinity degree from Fuller Theological Seminary. Mike has been a fan of all things anime, manga, and games for over 25 years ever since he watched Evangelion on a fuzzy video shared by a friend. He continues to watch, read, and play today.
Posted in Anime Reviews

Code-E: First Impressions

The Read or Die team strikes again with another show featuring a megane-ko. This one, though, looks like it’s more focused on the humor in…

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Posted in Editorials

“Does Evangelion Save Us?”

That is the question in the English subtitle of the Japanese Rolling Stone cover story. And well, if they mean the Evangelion, Neon Genesis created…

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Posted in Anime Reviews Editorials

On “School Days”: What are We Supposed to be Feeling?

I’ve been thinking about this show a lot recently. Partly because, after defending Makoto’s flaws as being understandable in my earlier posts, I now feel…

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Posted in Anime Diet Radio Podcasts

Anime Diet Radio Episode 9: Late, Summer, Fansubs

[display_podcast] You can probably figure it out when you listen to it: this was recorded 2.5 weeks ago. Sorry for the lateness–school is my excuse….

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Posted in Announcements

100 Votes…and the Quest for the 500th Commenter!

We just passed a milestone of sorts: 100 people have voted in the last poll we put up (on how you get your anime). Thank…

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Posted in Anime Blog Collective Editorials

Depth, Elitism, and Whether Anime Needs Any Justification (Part 2)

Continued from part 1 A Personal Reflection on Otaku Insecurity I think at least part of the reason why so many fans insist that anime…

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