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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Toshio Furukawa (Test) Liveblog

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Diary of an Anime Lived: The Slice-of-Life Age, Part 3 (FINAL)

On the strands that make up “slice of life” in our day, and what it means to be a fan in this time where it…

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Diary of an Anime Lived: The Slice of Life Age, Part 2

The first period of my anime fandom ended with my college years. While I never stopped watching anime, the age of discovery was over, and…

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The Living Ghosts of Ano Hana

The past is never dead. It’s not even past. —William Faulkner

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Diary of an Anime Lived: The Slice-of-Life Age, Part 1

Part 1 of a look at how anime has shifted away from SF/fantasy toward slice-of-life—and how I’ve done the same too.

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The Puella Magi Contract Memorial Wall: Your Wishes, Reprinted

Three weeks ago, Anime Diet was seized by Kyubey in a hostile takeover, in order to drive innocent girls to make Puella Magi contracts.  We…

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