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.
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On Retitling Anime: or, Turning Poetry into Mush

Translation is hard and inexact work, and something always gets lost in the process. I’m conscious of this every time I read Greek and Hebrew…

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Les Miserables – Shoujo Cosette 2

Impressions This shot echoes the famous picture of Cosette from the original edition of the novel, which also became the iconic picture for the musical….

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Nodame Cantabile 4-5

Nodame “persuading” Chiaki not to change majors in her own special way. Impressions Hooray, the show is funny again! I felt that episodes 2 and…

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100% Fresh Squeezed Lilith Juice!

In their continued quest to milk the Evangelion cow, Gainax has just released Eva-branded orange juice. And they’re calling it “LCL.” That’s right–LCL, aka the…

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Posted in Podcasts Scattered Cels Podcast

Scattered Cels Podcast #7 – Haruhi is a Kiddy at 5 Centimeters a Second

We’re about to release the MST3K of Kyoshiro to Towa no Sora in a few days! In the meantime, enjoy as Jeremy, Ray, and I…

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Eva Unit 02: It’s ALIIIIIVE!

Some time ago, Ray gave me a Eva 02 model kit from Japan for Christmas. I never got around to finishing it until now, and…

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