12 Days, 12 Moments: Day 7–The Starfish of Triumph
I return today to talking from films to TV shows for this installment of 12 Days, 12 Moments–and about the most popular show on the blogosphere, too. The end of the Fuko arc in Clannad marks, in my...
View Article12 Days, 12 Moments: Day 8–Higurashi Ceases to be Horrible
No, not horrible as in poor quality! 2006 was a very strong year for originality and good writing in anime, and one of the year’s great standouts (the winner of the Originality award along with Haruhi...
View Article12 Days, 12 Moments: Day 9–In the Britannian Future, There Is Only Pizza Hut
Today’s moment is brought to you not just by the Anime Blogging Collective and Code Geass, but also by Pizza Hut. Try our new Double Deep Pizza for just $12.99! It’s the most incredibly toppped pizza,...
View Article12 Days, 12 Moments: Day 10–A Song for the Time Leaper
Today’s moment is not, properly speaking, a moment in the story of The Girl Who Leapt Through Time (Toki wo Kakeru Shoujo). It’s the ending song, “Garnet” by Hanaka Oku, which is not only sweet,...
View Article12 Days, 12 Moments: Day 11–School’s Out
You didn’t think I’d forgotten this moment, did you? I deliberately saved this moment and the one I’m posting tomorrow on Christmas day for last, as I do believe they represent watersheds for the year,...
View ArticleRental Magica 12–The Christmas Episode
This is not the scene you perverts are imagining Christmas Eve deserves an episode set on Christmas Eve! I know I haven’t been writing about this show in a while…since episode 1, really. But in fact,...
View Article12 Days, 12 Moments: Day 12–Words, Words, Words…and the rest is silence
And I close this series of 12 Moments with what I think is the greatest moment in anime I’ve seen this year. It comes from the show I liked best this year, ef-a tale of memories, episode 7. Those of...
View ArticleWarehouse Confessions: A Decade Tchotckified?
Instead of another regular post, detailing either a classic show, or even an attempt to fashion a bridge between disparate generations of anime lovers, I thought I’d share this short piece of memory...
View ArticleMerry Christmas from Anime Diet
Anime Diet wishes you a very Merry Christmas! As our gift to you, enjoy this pairing of one of anime’s best comedies, Azumanga Daioh, with one of the greatest musical satirists, Tom Lehrer, reflecting...
View ArticleCold Turkey Beef Jerky New Jersey
Sin fornicación, solo hay formicación. – An otaku in NAFTA Without fornication, there’s only formication. Without skinship, there’re only withdrawal symptoms. Without skinship, people withdraw from a...
View Article12 Days, 12 Moments 2010: Shizuo vs., Like, Everyone
For my next moment, I turn to one of the year’s most original shows, Durarara!!…and a scene from its 16th episode which alone could qualify for my annual Kickass Award. I refer, of course, to Shizuo’s...
View ArticleForget the hippo! What a geeky gal really wants this winter!
A lot of people seem to think I’m easy for shop for, and it’s true; you can give me a ball of tin foil and I’ll be entertained for hours. Think of all you can do with tin foil! You could make a hat… or...
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