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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…
Kaiseki Anime Podcast Episode 103 – Spring 2022 Season Review
00:00 Intro01:20 The Dawn of the Witch04:30 Fanfare of Adolescence05:55 Shikimori’s Not Just a Cutie07:03 Skeleton Knight in Another World08:11 Thermae Romae Novae11:00 Vampire in the Garden12:15 A…
Aharen-san wa Hakarenai, SPY x FAMILY, Vampire in the Garden, Ascendance of a Bookworm Season 3, Fanfare of Adolescence
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[Review] BIRDIE WING -Golf Girls’ Story-
If you had asked me last year what I’d think about watching a golf anime, I probably would have laughed before launching into a whole list of reasons…
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[Review] SPY x FAMILY
I’m writing this at a bit of an appropriate time–right at the tail end of a family visit that has taken over our lives for the past week.…
Seattle Symphony with Guest Conductor and Composer Joe Hisaishi: Performing Ghibli Works
A couple of weekends ago I had the pleasure of experiencing Joe Hisaishi live in concert with the Seattle Symphony and Chorale. His works encompass many of Studio…
Kaiseki Anime Podcast Episode 102 – SPY x FAMILY, & A Couple of Cuckoos
00:00 Intro01:04 SPY x FAMILY17:43 A Couple of Cuckoos27:26 Outro You can find Kaiseki Anime Podcast on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and Google Play. Subscribe to us now! Please…
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[Review] I’m Quitting Heroing
I’m going to keep this review on the shorter side since I already spoke recently about my appreciation for this show amidst a slew of recent similar series;…
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[Review] Healer Girl…Might Just Soothe Your Heart if You Let It
Where it all began It’s time to say farewell to our musical of the season, one I’m sad to see go but from which I hope many other…
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[Review] Deaimon: Recipe for Happiness
Leaving your hometown and exploring a new world, be that in the city or country, a neighboring state or a whole different nation with its own language, can…
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[Review] Heroines Run the Show
When something comes along you didn’t even realize you needed, much less wanted, the ensuing satisfaction and affections are that much more memorable. Heroines Run the Show appeared…
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[Review] The Executioner and Her Way of Life
…isn’t reality beyond one’s control, just like a monster?” -Pandæmonium, “Pandæmonium” Round 2 of unexpected isekai: let’s go! The Executioner and Her Way …
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[Review] Trapped in a Dating Sim: The World of Otome Games Is Tough for Mobs – Comeuppance for All
pffffffft and you thought this was an otome? I feel like a bit of broken record these days, as these past few seasons have proven expectations wrong repeatedly…
Trapped in a Dating Sim: The World of Otome Games Is Tough for Mobs
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[Review] Dance Dance Danseur – An Ode to First Loves
Dance Dance Danseur is a dramatic display of first loves of multiple types. The love of ballet. The love of family. The love of romance. The love of…
Kaiseki Anime Podcast Episode 101 – Unexpected Joy in BIRDIE WING, Love After World Domination, & Ya Boy Kongming!
00:00 Intro01:12 BIRDIE WING -Golf Girls’ Story-08:25 Love After World Domination13:57 Ya Boy Kongming!19:43 Outro You can find Kaiseki Anime Podcast on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and Google Pl…
[Review] Ya Boy Kongming!
“Maybe I’m stronger than I think…” -Eiko Beautiful dreamer, this is the story to set your worries to rest, the one you steer jaded anime fans towards in…
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[Review] Ascendance of a Bookworm S3
Main or Myne, which is correct??? So ends another season with our favorite little bookworm and her team of enablers, and for once I ended at an emotional…
Kaiseki Anime Podcast Episode 100 – Cult Classic Films: Grave of the Fireflies, Perfect Blue, and Voices of a Distant Star
00:00 Intro01:25 Grave of the Fireflies15:22 Perfect Blue22:46 Voices of a Distant Star30:30 Outro You can find Kaiseki Anime Podcast on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and Google Play. Subscribe…
Perfect Blue, Voices of a Distant Star, Grave of the Fireflies
Vampire in the Garden – Short and Bittersweet
When I first noticed Vampire in the Garden on Netflix, I felt a mixture of excitment and wariness. While I’m almost always a fan of dark supernatural settings,…
Healer Girl a.k.a The Temple of Karasuma?
Healer Girl kind of makes me uncomfortable. That isn’t to say that this show isn’t fun, or worth watching, because I definitely think it’s both most of the…
Kaiseki Anime Podcast Episode 99 – Trapped in a Dating Sim & The Executioner and Her Way of Life
00:00 Intro01:00 Trapped in a Dating Sim: The World of Otome Games Is Tough for Mobs12:17 The Executioner and Her Way of Life26:05 Outro You can find Kaiseki…
The Executioner and Her Way of Life, Trapped in a Dating Sim: The World of Otome Games Is Tough for Mobs
I’m Quitting Heroing & Rebuilding Fantasy Kingdoms
“Protect humanity; save the world.”Leon Demonhart, I’m Quitting Heroing Fixer-uppers are all the rage lately, and I’m not talking about home renovation. The anime seasons ha…
How a Realist Hero Rebuilt the Kingdom, I’m Quitting Heroing
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[Review] Tiger & Bunny 2, Part 1
It’s nothing short of amazing to me that I’ll be posting back-to-back reviews about anime sequels a decade past their original series, first Thermae Romae, and now Tiger…
Kaiseki Anime Podcast Episode 98 – Healer Girl & Deaimon: Recipe for Happiness
00:00 Intro01:22 Healer Girl12:30 Deaimon: Recipe for Happiness28:55 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] Thermae Romae Novae
10 years ago I wrote about a unique little short series unlike any other before it about hot springs, time-traveling Romans, and the wonders of fruit milk. Fast…
Kaiseki Anime Podcast Episode 97 – Spring 2022 Season Preview
00:00 Intro02:00 Don’t Hurt Me, My Healer!02:53 ESTAB LIFE: Great Escape04:26 In The Heart of Kunoichi Tsubaki06:40 Love Live! Nijigasaki High School Idol Club Season 207:38 RPG Real…
Aoashi, ESTAB LIFE: Great Escape, Healer Girl, Heroines Run the Show, I’m Quitting Heroing