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.
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Review: Hatsukoi Limited (78%)

Animation: 85% Sound/Music: 75% Voice Acting: 80% Story: 75% Overall: 78% See explanation of scores here. Hatsukoi Limited is a best-of-breed shounen fanservice comedy, with…

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Sora no Manimani 4 – Starcross’d

Is this the hinge episode, where all anime comedies start transitioning to becoming More Serious?

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The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya S2 9 – Not With a Bang, But With a…

I have finished the “Endless Eight” arc of Haruhi Suzumiya, and I have an opinion. In short, “Endless Eight” is a good story, well in…

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Tokyo Magnitude 8.0 Episode 5 – The Familiar and the Unfamiliar

This astonishing episode, the most genuine and heartbreaking display of emotion I’ve seen in TV anime in a long time, cements Tokyo Magnitude 8.0‘s place…

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Anime Diet Radio Episode 40 – Satisfaction Guaranteed [Possibly NSFW]

[display_podcast] That’s right. Anime Diet Radio celebrates its 40th episode with…something to help along that midlife, or quarterlife, crisis–at least for some otaku. Let’s just…

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First Look Fair: Tokyo Magnitude 8.0 (1-4)

What would the Big One, Tokyo style, be like if it was animated? How would it affect the lives of an ordinary girl and boy?…

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