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 Editorials Video Games

Chrono Trigger, Nostalgia, and the Beginning of Fandom

Anime fandom didn’t lead me to JRPGs. JRPGs led me to anime, a little more than 10 years ago around this time.

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Posted in Anime Reviews

Kimi ni Todoke 8-9: Hagiography

Just what makes Sawako and Kazehaya tick, anyway? Why are they so damned good?

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Posted in News

Otaku “Marries” “Love Plus” Character, Becomes Possible Anime Diet Radio Fodder

Mike’s Take: All I have to say is: we talked about this before. And now it’s finally coming true beyond just petitions. Whether it’s really…

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Posted in Announcements

Happy Thanksgiving from Anime Diet

Anime Diet wishes you, especially American you, a very non-diet kind of day! Spend some time with your friends and family and gorge yourself on…

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Posted in Announcements Original Content

Introducing the Fiction Kitchen: Anime Diet’s Creative Writing Sideblog

A number of us at Anime Diet are also creative writers of some sort. I’ve been doing it all my life, practically, and the recent…

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Posted in Anime Reviews

Feelgood Anime as (Mild) Therapy: Kimi ni Todoke, Kobato, and Nyan Koi

I finally caught up with a few current season shows today, and it probably tells you a lot when I tell you which ones they…

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