Please don't eat body parts. Impressions: May as well finish the double bill thing for the day with Sorcery Fight and King's Raid, but honestly, I'm not all that eager to watch another episode of any of the Friday shows so far. This is easily the most slickly produced, but it's the kind of […]
Oct 9, 2020 • Subscribe
More like this
Sorcery Fight #01 — Contains Minimal Sorcery
It's certainly a Jump affair. I think just Hypnosis Mic (which appears to be MIA) and King's Raid left for today… I think. Impressions: Can't have a dude…
Sorcery Fight #04 — Random Encounter
When even "monster of the week" is too much effort for the writers. Impressions: It was a tossup between Sorcery Fight and Wandering Witch for Fridays. I'll…
Sorcery Fight #03 — Mostly Screaming
That's enough anime for the day. Impressions: This was a pretty godawful episode too, but all the supposed action shows for Friday have apparently seen their budgets…
Metallic Rouge #02 — Improper Babysitting
Are these people meant to be a recurring cast? Impressions: This episode kind of lost control of its script too, but it at least accelerated into nonsense…
Chainsaw Minute: Chapter 126: Food Fight
Manga by Tatsuki Fujimoto Denji’s hungry for French corndogs while fighting the Falling Devil and who can blame him? What time is it? It’s the Chainsaw Minute! Every…
Classroom of Heroes #02 — Food Wars
Quit stuffing your face, you glutton. Impressions: This is where an idiot for a hero works a little bit better. A couple good natured, overpowered idiots stampeding…
LOVING THE WAY THEY ARE HANDLING THIS FIGHT! - One Piece Episodes 1041 1042 1043 reaction
LOVING THE WAY THEY ARE HANDLING THIS FIGHT! - One Piece Episodes 1041 1042 1043 reaction 0:00 - Episode 1041 24:09 - Episode 1042 49:59 - Episode 1043 Become…
Level 1 Overlord #08 — Improper Concussion Protocol
Uh, what was in the box, guys? Impressions: It really is astonishing how this show, ostensibly a brainless gag comedy about an odd couple, is constantly threatening…
Kamonohashi Ron’s Deranged Dicking #01 — Improper Procedurals
Actual derangement may not be extant. Two down, four to go. But break time. Hopefully Shy next in an hour or so. Impressions: And here's the Jump…
Spy x Family #11 — Improper Physical Therapy
World's worst hospital. Impressions: As we continue to eschew the front half of the title of this show, that just solidifies that I'll be done with it…
Food Wars
By Hugh David. Soma Yukihira’s old man runs a small family restaurant in the less savoury end of town. Aiming to one day surpass his father’s culinary prowess,…
The Fable #01 — Improper Ways to Store Ammo
A lot of those gun hiding places seem incredibly suspect. I'm not sure what the deal with the crow show is, but it's an NHK-only show, and…
The Angel Next Door #01 — Improper Pizza Physics
It's even more upsetting on the closeup. Impressions: Yes, the pizza thing is the most notable part of the episode. It's another one of those transparent wish fulfillment…
Which Isekai Anime Is Superior At Handling Character Death?
I’ve been catching up on Season 2 of That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime and it made me start thinking about how different stories approach death.…
Grimgar of Fantasy and Ash, That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime
“Food” is Fuel
This portion of the series “Food Wars” for the third year generated a lot of controversy, as there was no agreement as to what it was. In the…
Food Fighter Tabelu
Mangaka Usuta Kyousuke うすた京介 quickly rose to fame in Shonen Jump for his beloved 90’s hit, Sexy Commando Gaiden – Sugoi yo!! Masaru-san セクシーコマンドー外伝すごいよ!! マサルさん. The popular work…
![Featured image for [Review] Food Wars](https://cdn.aniblogtracker.com/live/20220515/1652635976.36408.65242.png)
[Review] Food Wars
(DISCLAIMER: I won’t really go into any spoilers with this review, but I will be covering my thoughts on Food Wars through season 3, so it’s not limited…
The Wrong Way to Use Healing Magic – 03 – Snake Handling
Not long after Ken crash-lands in the forest, he encounters his quarry: a ferocious white grand grizzly. He finds he can just manage to out run it, but…
Sorcery in the Big City - Another Christmas Anime Gem
Itazura Majo to Nemuranai Machi When you throw on sorcerey in the big city.. The first thing you’ll be taken back by is the phenomenal Christmas themed setting with the…
Food from the Wild, Food for Thought: “Eating Wild Japan”
Winifred Bird's Eating Wild Japan is an in-depth, humanistic, and fascinating journey across the wilds of the country in search of foraging.
Dick Fight Island!!
Thoughts The manga starts off with introductions to the characters, and I really love how we get a panel showcasing all of them by their weapons. So as…
Dick Fight Island
A cursed episode about... well... the title really says it all. 5:32 - Dick Fight Island 13:51 - My Hero Academia 363 24:23 - Undead Unluck 123 32:05 - Boruto: Naruto Next…
One Piece, Black Clover, Boruto: Naruto Next Generations, Dororo, Dororo
Dick Fight Island
Warrior representatives from Pulau Yong'unda's eight islands battle in a sexual endurance tournament to decide the next king of the islands. Continue reading →
FREE food for thought
All right, I have an editorial blog, so I guess there is no way around writing something about FREE, the new KyoAni anime. Also, something about moe, or…
Kid-Friendly Japanese Food
Renowned for its sophisticated presentation, taste and rich nutrients (that we believe are linked to longevity), there's much about Japanese cuisine that fascinates the foreign community. But kids…
Food Luck (2021) review
“An unbalanced one that cannot truly touch or engage the spectator.”
Books: Branding Japanese Food
By Jonathan Clements. In 2013, the Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe took the remarkable step of appearing on YouTube to talk about Japanese food. He was addressing the…
Episode 44 - Food Wars!
In this episode, Shaun shows us what it means to be the best of the best of the best of the best with the 2015 food-porn shonen Shokugeki no…
67: The Food Episode
The Sickos talk about that famous goop, "food." First we highlight Golden Kamuy and Delicious in Dungeon, two amazing manga that spend half their pages showing the characters…
Food Wars' SECRET Ingredient
Food Wars seems like a typical shonen anime with a twist, but it's so much more. Keys: food wars, food wars anime, food wars manga, food wars review, food…
A Brand-New Metal Musical: Avaland — Theater of Sorcery Album Review
I’m deep enough in the metal rabbit hole to follow new bands as they come. Of course, since metal marketing is very difficult in the U.S., my ability…
[Food] In Japan, the food celebrity tends to be a fictional character
Perhaps due to the persistent image in Japanese culture that a master artisan should be a man of few words who just shuts up and makes things, for all…
Crazy Food Truck, Vol. 1
Crazy Food Truck isn’t the worst manga I’ve read this year, but it’s one of the most disappointing, marred by lazy writing, paper-thin characterizations, and excessive fan service.…
Machikado Mazoku 2.4: Food Trap
Shamiko is sent on an important mission but as expected quickly lost track. Nice 4th wall joke to kick things off. Also the Elder One’s favorite character finally…
Okinawan Food (& Drink) Taste Test
Every year that I’ve been in Japan – as far as I can recall anyway – my local chain of supermarkets has brought out a load of Okinawan…
Keto Diet Meets Japanese Food
In a country renowned for delicious rice and noodle dishes, cutting carbs might not be as challenging as you think.
Studio Ghibli Full of Food
Ghibli Blog is the home for fans of Studio Ghibli, animation and the movies. We feature the latest news, reviews, essays and more.
What’s your comfort food anime?
What makes it comforting for you? Is there one you’d still recommend outside of your personal connections? Another one that you’d never recommend to others?
Crazy Food Truck GN 3
In its final volume, Crazy Food Truck hones in on a 'live fast, die young' approach that seems at odds with the mood of the previous volumes.
A Dictionary of Japanese Food
Hosking, Richard A Dictionary of Japanese Food: ingredients & culture Rutland, Vt.: Charles E. Tuttle Co., c1996. Many years ago a professor...
118: The Food Episode Redux
The Sickos once again discuss that famous goop, "food." We talk about the value of a well-written recipe, how dutch ovens rule, why it's crazy to think you…
Manga Review – Bakumeshi! / Food Explosion!
Bakumeshi! Food Explosion! ばくめし! TSUCHIYAMA Shigeru Seinen – Adventure, slice-of-life 3 Volume of 6 Volumes (complete) Torico / Media Do (NIHONBUNGEISHA) Summary: It is said that there’…
Of love and delicious food
Just added to my recommended manga listings. What Did You Eat Yesterday? by Yoshinaga Fumi Shiro is a lawyer, his good looks make him seem younger than he…
Crazy Food Truck GN 2
Despite the 'Crazy' right there in its title, Crazy Food Truck, by this second volume, really does seem to have settled into an easier, exploratory, travelogue-style story.
Death To The Food Wars!
It’s probably no secret that I’m not a fan of r/anime, but if there’s one thing that’s alright about it, it’s how it’s one of the best ways…
Shokugeki no Soma (Food Wars!)
Note: This is a review for all five seasons. This anime, as you may have been able to surmise from the title, is centered around battles fought through…
Crazy Food Truck GN 1
Violence, nudity, and some of best BLTs on the block! Gordon Goliath's food truck gets about as many customers as you could expect for one driving around a…
how to fight god
The problem of evil asks a simple question with huge implications; if God is good, then why does evil exist? As we all struggle through the suffering which…
Death Note, Ergo Proxy, Fate/Zero, Gurren Lagann, Serial Experiments Lain
Burn to Fight: Promare
Promare, the new anime film from Studio Trigger (Kill la Kill, Inferno Cop) and director Imaishi Hiroyuki (Gurren-Lagann) is a visual spectacle that encapsulates everything that makes the…