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Ep.50: Our Dining Table, by Mita Ori & Deadpool Samurai, by Kasama and Uesugi
The Mangasplaining gang reads their first BL Manga, or Boys' Love Manga, Our Dining Table by Mita Ori! Will it live up to the hype? Plus Deadpool Samurai!
Our Dining Table and Bofuri: I Don’t Want to Get Hurt, so I’ll Max Out My Defense.
It’s the World Series! The Texas Rangers are the only MLB team without a pride night. Fuck...
Our Dining Table and Bofuri: I Don’t Want to Get Hurt, so I’ll Max Out My Defense.
It’s the World Series! The Texas Rangers are the only MLB team without a pride night. Fuck...
D&A Studios: Our Podcast Name Is…
Nerdz of the Decade!!! The votes for what our podcast name on our D&A Studios Youtube channel will be, have finally come in! We also want to say…
Undead Girl Muckduck Fence #03 — Casual Dining
Please leave the dinner table at some point. Impressions: I think this is where we part ways here too, as it's looking like this case is going…
Our Experience With 90s/2000s Internet (Swarthy Nerd Podcast)
Yuki and TV Guru remembrance over Wild, Wild West days of the internet as they talk classic websites such as Rotten.com, Angelfire, and Geocities. They also talk about early…
Taiso Samurai – 05 [Battling Samurai]
Here’s another Taiso Samurai outing where the script sidelines Jotaro, who seems to be the main character in name only. Last week it was all about Leo and…
Taiso Samurai – 04 [Samurai Daughter]
Is Leo the stealth main character of Taiso Samurai? This episode certainly pointed in that direction, taking a prime opportunity for father-daughter bonding and making it a ninja-daughter…
Taiso Samurai – 03 [Dueling Samurai]
Here’s a more conventional sports anime episode for you. Leo still refuses to take off his ninja headgear and Big Bird is still squawking up a storm in…
A Guide to Shimokitazawa’s Dining and Shopping Scene
Constantly evolving, Shimokitazawa is one of those places with a never-ending list of places to drink coffee and buy some cool second-hand clothes.
Aesthetic Dining Experiences in Kyoto, Japan Vol. 2
Entering the alternate noodle dimension at Vegan Ramen UZU. Whenever I travel to a new place, I like trying a combination of the local cuisine and the craziest…
Taiso Samurai – 7-8 [Training Camp Samurai/Intensive Samurai Training]
This is the end of the road for my full Taiso Samurai writeups. Cobbling together this post was like trying to build a bird house with a hammer…
Taiso Samurai – 02 [Rock-Bottom Samurai]
I may have jumped the gun on this one, y’all. Taiso Samurai’s first episode was so strange that I couldn’t help but root for it, but the second…
Review: Table for Six (2022)
Table for Six 饭戏攻心 Hong Kong, 2022, colour, 2.35:1, 117 mins. Director: Chen Yongshen 陈咏燊 [Sunny Chan]. Rating: 6/10. Relationships comedy about three half-brothers and their girlfriends has…
Princess Connect #04 — Table Fetish
I really, really miss the derpwolves. Impressions: Yeah, that's what the show needed; another top heavy imbecile who is constantly screaming. No, wait. Two top heavy imbeciles who are constantly screaming.…
AniTAY Podcast S7 E5: Welcome to our new Crunchyroll Overlords
In business, you either live or form a monopoly. After much time, Crunchyroll has become the new anime overlord. I for one welcome them.
AniTAY Podcast S7 E12: Roasting our Taste in Anime Protagonists
It’s a good idea to retread old topics. This week, AniTAY revisits its favorite and least favorite anime protagonists. Much roasting ensues
Christmas Dining: Tokyo’s Best Restaurants For The Holiday Season
All across Tokyo, the holiday season is in full swing, with illuminations, Christmas trees and inflatable snowmen at every turn.
Tokyo Station Dining And Is There An Ichiran Here?
Tokyo Station is mile 0 for the train routes throughout Japan and has the most departures for any train station in Japan so you know it is a...
Seven Samurai
This was the first episode of our Akira Kurosawa series with Chris (@antoniuspius) on it, so I...
Seven Samurai
This was the first episode of our Akira Kurosawa series with Chris (@antoniuspius) on it, so I...
Samurai Reincarnation
The late Kinji Fukasaku is most fondly remembered for his hold-no-bars yakuza flicks, characterised by their hard-as-nails anti-heroes and brutal action. However, in the late 1970s, the director…
Samurai Champloo
Marvyn and Anthony are back to squeeze a podcast into Brian’s lunch break as we look at episodes 7 to 12 of Samurai Champloo.
Samurai Ben
Food Wars 315.4 - 4:07Spy x Family 15.2 - 7:01EDENS ZERO 68 - 9:22Mission: Yozakura Family 11 - 25:32Samurai 8 25 - 31:14We Never Learn 134 - 39:50Dr.…
EDENS ZERO, One Piece, The Promised Neverland, The Seven Deadly Sins, Black Clover
Taiso Samurai – 06 [Samurai Father and Daughter]
I’ve been opening these posts with some variation of, “I can’t believe Jotaro wasn’t the focus of this episode!” for three weeks now, so it’s about time I…
Noriko's Dinner Table (2006) [Film Review]
Noriko’s Dinner Table; or, Dirty Horrible Things You wanna put a memory in here? Note : This review was originally written for an exter...
Table Talk: Let's Talk About 2023
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Episode 98 – The Table Of Tears
The podcast is back and this time we are taking a small detour from manga. Colton, from Life Lesson, returns to talk with us about the fifth Gintama…
The Reset and The Clean Table
I just need to talk after hitting a tipping point today. Often the little things can have the biggest impact like cleaning a table. Timestamps (00:00) Intro and…
Maser Patrol podcast episode 37: “When Kaiju Meet Samurai” at G-Fest XXV
For those who missed the “When Kaiju Meet Samurai” panel at G-Fest, I can’t blame you; there was a lot of cool stuff going on at the time.…
Taiso Samurai – 01
「引退ザムライ」 (Intai Zamurai) "Retiring Samurai" I'm not a fan of samurais. Fortunately, despite the name, no actual samurais feature in the production of this series.
The Elusive Samurai
The Elusive Samurai is currently streaming on Crunchyroll....
Taiso Samurai – 02
「どん底ザムライ」 (Donzoko Zamurai) "Rock-Bottom Samurai" In MAPPA we trust.
Taiso Samurai – 07
「合宿ザムライ」 (Gasshuku Zamurai) "Training Camp Samurai" Who could have guessed that Leo wasn't actually a ninja this whole time?
Samurai Deeper Kyo
I know this is long overdue and to say this at this point in time makes it all even weirder. You see, during the height of the pandemic…
Bright: Samurai Soul
Bright: Samurai Soul (2021) Woodblock prints and math rock! Here’s another anime where I have no knowledge of the source material, allowing me to head in to the…
Taiso Samurai – 08
「特訓ザムライ」 (Tokkun Zamurai) "Intensive Training Samurai" An exploration of personal crossroads, as characters ponder on choices regarding their respective futures.
Cat Samurai Rules
EDENS ZERO 51 - 4:35Beast Children 6 - 15:47Samurai 8 8 - 18:02The Last Saiyuki 17 - 33:30We Never Learn 117 - 42:12Dr. Stone 111 - 56:39The Seven…
The Seven Deadly Sins, World Trigger, Black Clover, EDENS ZERO, One Piece
Samurai Warriors 5
The most creatively bankrupt aspect of Samurai Warriors 5 is by and large its combat.
Samurai Gay Story
I wrote about Ohoku and Shogun yesterday. Incidentally there are famous gay stories among Samurai. 'Gay' was called 'Shudou' in Japan long t...
Bright: Samurai Soul
To call Bright: Samurai Soul 'better than the original Bright' would be the most backhanded of compliments to pay any movie, but that is honestly the most apt…
Taiso Samurai – 04
「ザムライ娘。」 (Zamurai Musume.) "Samurai Daughter." Being the daughter of someone in the public limelight doesn't seem easy. Especially when said person has been the focus of negative press.
Taiso Samurai – 09
「ニンジャ＆ザムライ」 (Ninja & Zamurai) "Ninja & Samurai" There are two kinds of injuries that affect an athlete's performance. The perceivable physical injuries. And invisible emotional strains that can be equally…
Seven Samurai (1954)
Akira Kurosawa’s Seven Samurai remains engaging despite being 66 years old. The story follows seven ronin, masterless samurai, as they defend a farming village from a band of…
Taiso Samurai – 10
「決戦ザムライ」 (Kessen Zamurai) "Samurai's Decisive Battle" Now I'm really starting to worry about Leo.
Taiso Samurai – 03
「決闘ザムライ」 (Kettou Zamurai) "Dueling Samurai" I could talk about how gorgeous the CGI gymnastics were. But I've always preferred to write up case studies into characterisation. So here goes.
Kyushu’s Samurai Vaccinators
Faced with an epidemic, a forward-thinking group of doctors and samurai leaders launched a successful vaccination campaign in late Edo Japan.
Chainsaw Man ep9 – The Dining in Tokyo is To Die For
Chainsaw Man was on of the most anticipated anime n recent history. The manga had been a smash hit so the adaptation has a lot to live up…