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[Review] The Ice Guy and His Cool Female Colleague are (Mostly) Too PG
I so badly wanted to love The Ice Guy and His Cool Female Colleague, but as much as I adored the art style and characters, the show playing…
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[Review] S4 is the Danmachi I Always Wanted
If you had asked me back in 2015 about my expectations for Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon?, I would’ve probably given…


Kaiseki Anime Podcast Episode 120 – The Ice Guy and His Cool Female Colleague, Malevolent Spirits: Mononogatari, & In/Spectre 2
00:00 Intro 02:08 The Ice Guy and His Cool Female Colleague 09:20 Malevolent Spirits: Mononogatari 15:36 In/Spectre 2 24:10 Outro 05:43 correction of “fox girl” to “cat girl”…
The Ice Guy and His Cool Female Colleague, In/Spectre, In/Spectre 2, Malevolent Spirits: Mononogatari


Kaiseki Anime Podcast Episode 119 – The Fire Hunter, & Kaina of the Great Snow Sea
00:00 Intro 02:00 The Fire Hunter* 11:50 Kaina of the Great Snow Sea 25:34 GIANT BEASTS OF ARS 25:55 Outro *Correction: Soul Eater in place of Soul Hunter…
Soul Hunter, The Fire Hunter, Kaina of the Great Snow Sea, Soul Eater


Kaiseki Anime Podcast Episode 118 – Campfire Cooking in Another World, & Endo and Kobayashi Live!
00:00 Intro 01:55 Campfire Cooking in Another World with my Absurd Skill 09:07 Endo and Kobayashi Live! The Latest on Tsundere Villainess Lieselotte 22:05 Other isekai of the…
Campfire Cooking in Another World with my Absurd Skill, Endo and Kobayashi Live! The Latest on Tsundere Villainess Lieselotte


Kaiseki Anime Podcast Episode 117 – Sugar Apple Fairy Tale, The Angel Next Door Spoils Me Rotten, and Tomo-chan is a Girl!
00:00 Intro 01:48 Sugar Apple Fairy Tale 12:40 The Angel Next Door Spoils Me Rotten 21:50 Tomo-chan is a Girl! 29:40 Outro You can find Kaiseki Anime Podcast…
Sugar Apple Fairy Tale, The Angel Next Door Spoils Me Rotten


Kaiseki Anime Podcast Episode 116 – Winter 2023 Season First Impressions
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Kaiseki Anime Podcast Episode 115 – Fall 2022 Season Wrap
00:00 Intro 02:35 Beast Tamer 06:12 Bibliophile Princess 08:00 Encouragement of Climb: Next Summit 11:20 Futoku no Guild 12:30 I’ve Somehow Gotten Stronger When I Improved My Farming-Related…
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[Anime Review] Akiba Maid War is AOTS
I’ve written more about this show this season than any other on both this blog, Twitter, and even on Discord, simultaneously praising, recommending, and freaking out about it.…
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[12 Days of Anime] Day 12: Pandemic Blogging is Actually a Thing
I never would have thought that something as world-altering as a pandemic would halt my day-to-day life, kicking me back to a way of life I hadn’t experienced…
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[12 Days of Anime] Day 11: Akiba Maid War
What is old can be new again, a lesson I’ve learned repeatedly over the years and is once again proven this recent fall season with Akiba Maid War,…
[12 Days of Anime] Day 10: Lycoris Recoil
While there have been a number of fantastic shows over this past year, summer’s anime-original show, Lycoris Recoil, still outshines almost all of them with the force of…
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[12 Days of Anime] Day 9: SPY x FAMILY
It is with shock looking over the 2022 season that I realized SPY x FAMILY only began airing this year, with its two seasons spanning across multiple seasons…
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[12 Days of Anime] Day 8: Mergers and Acquisitions for Days
2022 was a pretty huge year for anime communities, starting with Sony-owned Crunchyroll and Funimation merge in March and the follow-up purchase of Right Stuf in August. While…
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[12 Days of Anime] Day 7: Call of the Night and Creepy Nuts Nights
I can’t think of summer show Call of the Night without hearing Creepy Nuts playing in my brain, accompanying the warm summer night and purple lighting. Achingly atmospheric,…
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[12 Days of Anime] Day 6: Kaiseki Anime Podcast Broke 100 episodes!
June 6th of this year marked Kaiseki Anime Podcast’s 100th episode, one that featured 3 older films Draggle had yet to watch prior to the recording: Grave of…
Voices of a Distant Star, Grave of the Fireflies, Perfect Blue


Kaiseki Anime Podcast Episode 114 – Shinobi no Ittoki and Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury
00:00 Intro 02:21 Shinobi no Ittoki 16:25 Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury 30:10 Outro You can find Kaiseki Anime Podcast on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and Google…
Mobile Suit Gundam, Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury, Shinobi no Ittoki
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[12 Days of Anime] Day 5: Romantic Killer is Undeniably Best Romcom of the Year
There have been a ton of shows over the past year with excellent romantic pairings and comedy, but almost of all of them are happy side dishes to…
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[12 Days of Anime] Day 4: Slop Loop Almost Convinced Me to Try Fishing Again
Yet another show from the start of the year in the winter season to make my 12 Days is Slow Loop, a show about a group of friends…
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[12 Days of Anime] Day 3: My Dress-Up Darling Loves Cosplay and Now So Do I
Almost a year ago now, the anime fandom was blessed with My Dress-Up Darling, which people seemed to either love or hate. You can count me firmly in…
[12 Days of Anime] Day 2: BIRDIE WING’s Bullet to the Brain
While there were a number of entertaining series starting off the year in the winter, very few at the time jumped off the screen in a manner unique…
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[12 Days of Anime] Day 1: Live and Let Live with DIY
The 14th of December marks the beginning of the 12 Days of Anime, an event I’ve had a smattering of experience with over the years, sometimes participating, sometimes…
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[Review] I’m the Villainess, So I’m Taming the Final Boss
I’m walking into this review a bit off-kilter, having thoroughly enjoyed the premise and writing in the first arc, then gradually spiraling into disappointment through the middle and…


Kaiseki Anime Podcast Episode 113 – Do It Yourself!! & BOCCHI THE ROCK!
00:00 Intro 01:35 Do It Yourself!! 12:50 BOCCHI THE ROCK! 23:03 Outro You can find Kaiseki Anime Podcast on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and Google Play. Subscribe to us…


Kaiseki Anime Podcast Episode 112 – Akiba Maid War & Chainsaw Man
00:00 Intro 01:09 Akiba Maid War 14:36 Chainsaw Man 22:48 Related shows 26:43 Outro You can find Kaiseki Anime Podcast on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and Google Play. Subscribe…
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[Review] Romantic Killer is the RomCom You Can’t Help but Love
A ton of promising shows dropped at the start of this fall season, but one that continues to fly under the radar due to its Netflix release late…


Kaiseki Anime Podcast Episode 111 – Taming the Final Boss, Raven of the Inner Palace, & Bibliophile Princess
00:00 Intro 01:00 I’m the Villainess, So I’m Taming the Final Boss 08:45 Raven of the Inner Palace 15:01 Bibliophile Princess 23:35 Fall favorites 25:43 Outro You can…
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[WIP] Kaiseki Anime Podcast Episode 110 – Fall 2022 Anime Season Impressions
00:00 Intro 01:15 Housing Complex C 02:17 Human Crazy University 02:37 Legend of Mana -The Teardrop Crystal- 03:02 More than a Married Couple, but Not Lovers. 04:55 My…


Kaiseki Anime Podcast Episode 109 – Summer 2022 Anime Season Review
00:00 Intro 01:29 Black Summoner 02:01 The Devil is a Part-Timer! Season 2 02:43 Harem in the Labyrinth of Another World 04:18 Vermeil in Gold 05:39 A Couple…
[Review] Parallel World Pharmacy – A Drawn-out What If
It wasn’t too long ago that I wrote about Parallel World Pharmacy’s use of cosmetics and skincare, so I’ll refrain from speaking too long on the series now…
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[Review] SHADOWS HOUSE 2nd Season – New Faces, Same Emilico
The second season of SHADOWS HOUSE couldn’t have come sooner, and it wasn’t too long into it that I was reminded of all that I loved in the…
[Review] Lycoris Recoil is the Joy that Keeps on Giving (and never changing)
As busy as the summer anime season was this year, there was a whole lot of mediocrity on that list. Only a handful of shows rose above the…
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[Review] Aoashi – Fighting to the Limits
The time has finally arrived, my long-awaited sports anime that ticks off all the boxes and then some, leaving me wanting for more. The set-up, our characters, their…
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[Review] The Yakuza’s Guide to Babysitting
The reality of the word “yakuza” now is one romanticized beyond all recognition. Almost every story I see lately focuses on a singular character or entire family ripe…


Kaiseki Anime Podcast Episode 108 – The Devil is a Part-Timer! Season 2, featuring guest Hyoton
00:00 Intro 01:03 The Devil is a Part-Timer! Season 2 28:33 Outro You can find Kaiseki Anime Podcast on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and Google Play. Subscribe to us…
The Devil is a Part-Timer!, The Devil is a Part-Timer! Season 2
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[Review] YUREI DECO: A Love-y Attempt at Substance
The anime-original YUREI DECO recently wrapped up after 12 episodes and for all intents and purposes is a complete package with little need for a sequel or spin-off.…
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[Review] Phantom of the Idol
The first of the summer shows to wrap up the season is 10-episode long Phantom of the Idol. This light hearted series follows Yuuya Niyodo, one half of…


Kaiseki Anime Podcast Episode 107 – Classroom of the Elite Season 2
00:00 Intro 01:02 Classroom of the Elite Season 2 24:15 Outro You can find Kaiseki Anime Podcast on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and Google Play. Subscribe to us now!…


Love Live! Superstar!! and the Rise of Natsumi Onitsuka
She even has pseudo-drill hair! School girls, idols, and another season of Love Live! I made the error at the start of the season of misaligning this sequel…
Idol Project, Love Live! School Idol Project, Love Live! Superstar!!


Kaiseki Anime Podcast Episode 106 – Call of the Night & Lycoris Recoil
00:00 Intro01:42 Call of the Night15:12 Lycoris Recoil32:15 Outro You can find Kaiseki Anime Podcast on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and Google Play. Subscribe to us now! Please also…
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[Review] Flavors of Youth
It took me a few years to finally get around to watching the 2018 film Flavors of Youth, which you can now find on Netflix. This anime-original anthology…


What Would Mogami Asahi Do?
From season to season we’re showered with idol shows: students in idol clubs, aspiring idols, idols who do sports, and idols trying to balance work and school. This…


Kaiseki Anime Podcast Episode 105 – SHADOWS House and Summer Time Rendering
00:00 Intro02:14 SHADOWS HOUSE14:31 Summer Time Rendering28:36 Outro You can find Kaiseki Anime Podcast on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and Google Play. Subscribe to us now! Please also take…


Boruto: Episodes 70-92, Ohnoki Arc Retrospective
I’ve been catching up on Boruto: Naruto Next Generations lately, most recently with the Ohnoki arc from 2018. Sounds like forever ago, doesn’t it? I’m pretty shocked myself…


Parallel World Pharmacy and Conscious Beauty
“…going forward, I want to make medicine available to those who need it.” Falma de Médicis. “Master and Apprentice.” Parallel World Pharmacy. With the past couple year…


Marina Eats: Kura Revolving Sushi Bar
This past July gave me the chance to eat not just once, but twice at Kura Sushi, a popular conveyor belt sushi franchise from Japan that opened a…


Kaiseki Anime Podcast Episode 104 – Summer 2022 Season Preview
00:00 Intro01:12 League of Nations Air Force Aviation Magic Band Luminous Witches02:15 Lucifer and the Biscuit Hammer04:35 The Maid I Hired Recently is Mysterious05:27 My Isekai Life: I…
League of Nations Air Force Aviation Magic Band Luminous Witches, Lucifer and the Biscuit Hammer, My Isekai Life: I Gained a Second Character Class and Became the Strongest Sage in the World!, Prima Doll, Shoot! Goal to the Future


Marina Eats: Gapao Rice
“You can taste the realness! Wow, it’s love-y!”Berry. “The Yurei Detective Club.” YUREI DECO. It’s been quite a long time since my last anime meal inspiration, b…


Summer 2022 Bite-Size Menu
Sitting inside in the protection of the AC in avoidance of a record heatwave, it feels like summer is definitely here attempting to cook me alive. There are…
YUREI DECO, Bad Boys, Call of the Night, Lycoris Recoil, Phantom of the Idol
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[Review] Love After World Domination
I’ve gotta give credit where it’s due–I would have missed Love After World Domination if not for a friend’s recommendation. The super sentai setup and bright colors gave…