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

The Royal Catchup Roundup for This Week

I had not one, but two papers due this week, so anime has generally not been on my mind as much as usual (my last…

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Hideaki Anno Interviewed by Atlantic Monthly–by way of Getreligion.org?

Imagine, of all places, finding a huge picture of Ayanami Rei in a site I read that normally has nothing to do with anime–Getreligion.org, which…

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Lovely Complex 1

Ray likes to tease me about it sometimes, but despite my adoration of shows like Kare Kano and Honey and Clover, and the fact that…

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Hayate No Gotoku 4 – Is the Steam Starting to Run Out?

Hmm. I think the humor train is starting to finally sputter at last, as this episode wasn’t as riproaringly funny as the last ones–considerably less…

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Why Azumanga Daioh is Funnier than Lucky Star

After watching a whole batch of Azumanga episodes this weekend–and finding myself unable to stop–I think I finally figured out why, despite their structural similarities,…

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Posted in Anime Diet Radio Podcasts

Anime Diet Radio Episode 2 – More Spring 2007!

Well, here we are, with the second podcast of Anime Diet Radio (or Scattered Cels Podcast #12)! This time, Jeremy’s back, and he talks a…

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