The classic Japanese custard pudding gets a seasonal twist with amazake.
Jan 2, 2023 • Subscribe
More like this


7 Plants and Flowers For Japanese New Year
As we approach the new year, beautiful arrangements appear in front of homes and businesses across Japan. But did you know that every stalk and flower was chosen…


Japanese Lucky Charms: A Guide to Omamori for the New Year
How do Japanese lucky charms or omamori work and what can it do for you? Read on below and bring some luck into your new year!


The Recipe for Modern Anime
Anime has changed a lot in the last 60 years, with each decade being defined by the introduction of new technology. Today, anime isn't just defined by the…
Mobile Suit Gundam, The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya, Fate/Zero, Fist of the North Star, Gargantia on the Verdurous Planet


Deaimon: Recipe for Happiness
Deaimon: Recipe for Happiness is currently streaming on Crunchyroll....


My Anime Resolutions for the New Year
Gonna make a change


Episode 108 – Late For The New Year
After surviving the holidays, we are finally back for the first episode of 2017. Not only are we back, so is the Gintama anime. We begin the animated…


My Manga Resolutions for the New Year
Gonna Make a Change


Recipe: Japanese Ume Plum Syrup Juice
Take advantage of the umeshu-making sets at stores this season to make a tasty syrup that the whole family can enjoy.
Recipe: LOVE RECIPE
The only thing worse than a bad BL romance is a bad BL romance that ruins an otherwise good concept for a manga. LOVE RECIPE, by Kirico Higa...
Recipe: LOVE RECIPE
The only thing worse than a bad BL romance is a bad BL romance that ruins an otherwise good concept for a manga. LOVE RECIPE, by Kirico Higa...


Quick Takes for a New Year
Let me wish you all a much belated Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! If I was a proper blogger, you’d have heard from me twice ere…
![Featured image for [Review] Deaimon: Recipe for Happiness](https://cdn.aniblogtracker.com/live/20220629/1656519177.38606.67961.jpg)
![Background image for [Review] Deaimon: Recipe for Happiness](https://cdn.aniblogtracker.com/live/20220629/1656519177.38606.67961.jpg)
[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…


Deaimon | A Recipe for Happiness.
Finally, I'm able to finish this anime. Long awaited but overall, I am happy that I was able to finish it. When it comes to anime, I think…


Manta rings in the new year with new romantasy for January
Head over to Manta Comics to read "Finding Camellia," "Honbul: Flame of the Soul," "Dead Girl Walking," and more!


Osechi Ryori: The Hidden Meanings Behind Japanese New Year Food
They’re pretty, they’re delicious and they’re symbolic.


2023 Wrap-Up and Goals for the New Year
It’s a whole new year, here’s what’s happening with Animated Observations


Learncation: The New Japanese Holiday Paradigm for Schoolchildren
Studying on vacation? Learn how one prefecture in Japan is giving kids more time with their parents - but only if they keep hitting the books.


Happy New Year! My Goals For 2021
Happy New Year! あけましておめでとうございます! Say goodbye to 2020 and hello to 2021! It’s time to leave all the bad things that happened behind us and start anew! I…


New Year
For now… damn. While I’m just as usual preoccupied with all my endless personal problems, I can feel 2020 was one of the worst years ever even in…


Deiamon: Recipe for Happiness – Episode 1
I suspect this found-family, food/music hybrid show will fly under the radar, but I hope it doesn’t, because there’s a whole lot to like in this first episode.


First Look: Deaimon: Recipe for Happiness
Nagomu returns to his family’s Kyoto wagashi shop after a decade of failed musical pursuits, ready to inherit the business. But his father has already decided on a…


First Impression: Deaimon: Recipe for Happiness
Nagomu has been working for ten years to make it as a musician (with meager results) when a package of his family’s traditional sakura manju arrives bearing a…


10 Tips to Level Up Your Japanese in the New Year
Start 2025 on the right foot so you can achieve all your language learning goals with ease. Here are our top tips to level-up your Japanese!


Kadomatsu in Sendai: An Old-School Japanese New Year
You may have heard of kadomatsu, Japan's traditional New Year decoration. But did you know of this old-school variation from the Edo era?
New Year, New Perspectives
Visit the post for more.


New Year, New Hope
TR has been a frequent contributor and supporter of Beneath the Tangles. He joins us again today with an article about his personal hardships working in the OEL…


New Year, New Horizon
A figuratively new horizon, the landscape i view isn’t changing up much. Happy New Year! The year just flew by didn’t it? I can’t beleive this is my…


The ANN Aftershow - New Year, New Anime!
James and Lynzee are back for 2025: we'll discuss some of the most promising anime from the Winter 2025 season and whatever else floats our boat.


Wishing Everyone a Happy New Year for 2022
Hello friends and readers of Fortress William, I wanted to take a moment to thank everyone for a great year! In terms of traction my blog has hit…


Hirohiko Araki’s New Year Greeting Card for 2025
Hirohiko Araki draws a New Year Greeting Card for 2025, featuring Jodio Joestar from The JOJOLands with a snake around his arm.


Happy New Year: 7Mono’s Anime Awards for 2023
Happy New Year, and welcome to Anime Rants! Late in 2022, on my Wix blog, I wrote a post that reviewed the anime series I watched that year.…


Hirohiko Araki’s New Year Greeting Card for 2024
Hirohiko Araki draws a New Year Greeting Card for 2024, featuring a dragon and the Lava Rock from The JOJOLands.


Notes before the new year
Nothing special today; I just have a few comments to make about where the site might be headed in the coming year. • I’ll likely keep mixing the…


Recipe for an InsideJapan Small Group Tour
Want a trouble-free Japan tour? Our Small Group Tours keep things simple as can be, while providing you with the experience of a lifetime.
Recipe for an InsideJapan Small Group Tour
Want a trouble-free Japan tour? Our Small Group Tours keep things simple as can be, while providing you with the experience of a lifetime.


Deaimon: A Recipe for Happiness Review — B
Phew, a family anime with no incest (yet).
New Year, New Hair, New Avatar!
It’s almost 2020! Are you excited? I am, but I get excited about everything so it’s not something to go by. Anyways, this post really is going to…


From Christmas to New Year: Experience Japanese Tradition at Suigian
Suigian is located just beneath a shrine in Tokyo and provides an immersive traditional experience that deserves a spot on any travel itinerary.
Happy New Year
Happy New Year Everyone. So what will 2023 bring? For me it’s surviving to see 2024. A Peaceful world would be nice as well. I’ll continue to view…


Happy New Year!
Here’s hoping 2022 will be a great year for everyone!
Happy New Year!
Happy 2020! I hope it’s a good year for us all, and here’s to another year of fun podcasts.


Happy New Year!
Here’s hoping 2021 will be a great year for everyone!


Happy New Year!
Hey all, I hope everyone had a satisfying end to their year and are at least trying to be ready for whatever unpredictable nonsense that 2024 is likely…


Happy New Year!
Here’s hoping 2023 will be a great year for everyone!


Happy New Year!
Here’s hoping 2024 will be a great year for everyone!


Happy New Year!!!
2022–the year of the tiger (my year!) and a continuation of the global pandemic that has flipped our world for the past couple of years. I’m here to…


Happy New Year!!!!!
2024 is finally here, and let us ring it in with merriment and good cheer! Here’s hoping that this new year brings with it happiness, good health, joy,…


Happy New Year!
Here’s hoping 2025 will be a great year for everyone!