Top Summer 2022 Anime Recommendations

Summer falls! Summer falls on the motherland of anime, Japan and with it a brand new season of anime goodness. There are a lot of isekai this season adapted from great light novels, new slice of life and for the…

• Top Summer 2022 Anime Recommendations

Science Fiction Bento Buffet

We go beyond the fiction In this bento we go beyond Science-fiction, even beyond fiction as we look at robots in Japan, Japanese food that is quite alien, listen to some jammin’ AMVs, anime and Japanese news, and discuss our…

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Gaming Bento Buffet

Explore the Japanese Gaming Culture and Gaming Anime Konnichiwa minna! Many of us in the anime community are gamers and also love gaming anime. In this bento we look at weird games you can only get in Japan, explore gaming…

• Gaming Bento Buffet

Hanguk Aeni Bento Buffet

Discover Korea’s Aeni Culture! This month we visit Korea, the land of K-Dramas and K-Pop to have a look at Aeni. Aeni is Korea’s own version of anime and chances are that you may have watched aeni before and not…

• Hanguk Aeni Bento Buffet

Top Spring 2022 Anime Recommendations

Spring is blazing in! Can you believe it? It is already three months in, yes a new season filled with new anime and the returning of some great titles in anime! One of the series returning is of course Tate…

• Top Spring 2022 Anime Recommendations

Donghua (Chinese Anime) Bento Buffet

Discover Donghua! Last month ushered in a new year for Asians and in Chinese zodiac lore, 2022 is the Year of the Tiger. Our bento this month is all about Chinese anime, which is called donghua, we look at the…

• Donghua (Chinese Anime) Bento Buffet

February 2022 It’s in the blood. Happy Valentines day!

A Blood bento! This month we bring you quite a different bento. Since it is Valentines Day this month we focus on love and a bit of blood. Why blood? Think about it, when we see someone we like, blood…

• February 2022 It’s in the blood. Happy Valentines day!

February anime challenge – Black Jack

Our challenge this month is the medical anime, Black Jack. A young boy, born into a happy family, loses his family in a horrible accident. Facing certain death, he survives countless hours of surgery and goes through long, torturous rehabilitation.…

• February anime challenge – Black Jack

January Anime Challenge: The Rising of Shield Hero (Tate no Yuusha no Nariagari)

Our challenge for January is the highly popular The Rising of Shield Hero (Tate no Yuusha no Nariagari) based on the Light Novel.  The series ran from January to June 2019 and ran for 25 episodes. Book otaku Iwatani Naofumi…

• January Anime Challenge: The Rising of Shield Hero (Tate no Yuusha no Nariagari)

Best of 2021 Bento Buffet

Farewell 2021 2021 was a good year for some and a bad year for others. Takeshi lost his father and ookami his dog and sister, yet there were good things that happened in 2021. In this bento we look at…

• Best of 2021 Bento Buffet

Top Winter 2022 Anime Recommendations

New anime to melt your heart It’s winter in Japan but we also have had cold rainy days here recently but this new anime season might just melt our hearts. We have anime with superhumans, anime with people that have…

• Top Winter 2022 Anime Recommendations

December Anime Challenge: Flying Witch

Our anime challenge for December is Flying Witch a feel-good nichijo-kei slice of life with magic elements. It is adapted from the manga series of the same name and the series aired from April 10 to June 26, 2016.  Nippon…

• December Anime Challenge: Flying Witch

YOUR Slice of Anime Bento Buffet

Grab a Slice!! We present you this month with a nicely sliced bento, grab a slice, it’s YOURS. We bring you our look at what slice of life anime is, offer you slices of scrumptious Japanese food videos, sound slicing…

• YOUR Slice of Anime Bento Buffet

Hearty Harem Bento Buffet

At the heart of harem anime We look at Harem anime in this Bento Buffet. What is a harem? Find out in our Kawaii Kulture all about what a harem is and also look at some great Harem anime recommendations.…

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November Anime Challenge – Harem Movies

This month we host a short Harem Anime Movie challenge. Each week we will showcase a movie and the challenge is to watch that movie the challenge reward is bragging rights that you watch that movie. Let’s have fun with…

• November Anime Challenge – Harem Movies

October Anime Challenge: Anime Horror Movies

Our October anime challenge will evoke the Halloween spirit this month as we watch an anime horror movie each week. The movies we will showcase this month are Dante’s Inferno, Lady Death, Vampire Hunter D, and Ninja Scrolls. Some old…

• October Anime Challenge: Anime Horror Movies

Anime Horror Movies Bento Buffet

It’s Horror Month!!! Konnichiwa Minna, it’s Shocktober, the month of horror and we bring you a special scare-fest in this bento buffet. We take a look at horror in general in Kawaii Kulture and scare up some nice Japanese food…

• Anime Horror Movies Bento Buffet

Top Fall 2021 Anime Recommendations

Vampires to feast with, this Fall Yes, Halloween is upon us and this Fall anime season is filled with vampires and other ghastly dark encounters. In Kyuuketsuki Sugu Shinu we will meet what is the world’s weakest vampire, while in Tsuki…

• Top Fall 2021 Anime Recommendations

Shoujo Celebration Bento Buffet

Celebrate Shoujo with us Konnichiwa Fanatiks. The past month we look at several genres and demographics like ecchi, seinen and isekai. This month we focus on Shoujo. We have the origins of Shoujo, as well as AMVs and a yummy…

• Shoujo Celebration Bento Buffet

September Anime Challenge: Vampire Knight

To some students, school is already filled with monsters like pimples, homework and psychotic physical education teachers. In Vampire Knight it is not glowy cute vampires like in the Twilight series or a group of nerds led by a cheerleader…

• September Anime Challenge: Vampire Knight

August Anime Challenge: Shimoneta to Iu Gainen ga Sonzai Shinai Taikutsu na Sekai (Censored)

Our challenge this month is an ecchi anime called Shimoneta to Iu Gainen ga Sonzai Shinai Taikutsu na Sekai (Censored), English name: Shimoneta: A Boring World Where the Concept of Dirty Jokes Doesn’t Exist abbreviated by its fanbase as Shimoneta.…

• August Anime Challenge: Shimoneta to Iu Gainen ga Sonzai Shinai Taikutsu na Sekai (Censored)

The Naughty or Nice Bento Buffet

Our Nice Ecchi Edition Konnichiwa Minna, our bento this month is all about Ecchi anime, we explore the ‘kulture’, watch some Ecchi AMVs, talk about aphrodisiacs, give some naughty and nice anime recommendations and we have an Ecchi Anime Challenge…

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Serious with Seinen Bento Buffet

Our Special Seinen Edition!! This month we dive into seinen anime and learn all about it, we share hot pot recipes that are full of punch like One-Punch Man, get dancey with some rockin’ AMVs, go to space in our…

• Serious with Seinen Bento Buffet

July Anime Challenge: Cowboy Bebop

A definite anime classic, Cowboy Bebop is a space western that follows the adventures of a group of bounty hunters trying their best to survive day-to-day on their spaceship called the Bebop. The crew consists of five very different people:…

• July Anime Challenge: Cowboy Bebop

Top Summer 2021 Anime Recommendations

Sizzling Summer Anime It may be winter where you are but sizzling summer anime will warm you right up. Yes, the summer season anime is almost upon us. There is something for everyone: Fantasy anime like D Cide Traumerei and…

• Top Summer 2021 Anime Recommendations

Fun With Isekai Bento Buffet

Have an Isekai adventure with us!!! Konnichiwa Minna. We have a fun bento filled with Isekai goodness to munch on. We have our usual Kawaii Kulture, Food recipes, AMVs and Birthday of the month all cooked up with Isekai and…

• Fun With Isekai Bento Buffet

June Anime Challenge: How Not to Summon a Demon Lord

How Not to Summon a Demon Lord, or in Japanese Isekai Mao to Shokan Shojo no Dorei Majutsu is an anime adaptation of the light novel series written by Yukiya Murasaki and illustrated by Takahiro Tsurusaki. There is also a…

• June Anime Challenge: How Not to Summon a Demon Lord

May Anime Challenge: Folktales from Japan

To celebrate Japanese myths our challenge this month is the anime Folktales from Japan, also known as Hometown Rebuilding: Folktales from Japan. It is a 258 long episode anime series that adapt various traditional stories from Japan. Each episode has…

• May Anime Challenge: Folktales from Japan

Gods of Spring and Myths Bento Buffet

Explore the myths! Konnichiwa Minna, we have a very special bento buffet this month. We explore the myths and legends of the Gods of spring, share a legend about a magical soup and our Top 5 anime is back with…

• Gods of Spring and Myths Bento Buffet

Wagyu Bento Buffet

Explore the beefy world of Wagyu Konnichiwa Minna. We have quite a beefy bento for you all as we explore wagyu beef lore and recipes, as well as learn some beefy Japanese lingo. Add to that our anime and Japan…

• Wagyu Bento Buffet

April Anime Challenge: Cheating Craft

Our April anime challenge is Cheating Craft, a Japanese/Chinese anime series that was animated by BLADE and produced by Emon. It is based on Gemini Xin Luo’s novel Zuobi Yishu and premiered in October 2016. It was directed by Keitaro…

• April Anime Challenge: Cheating Craft

Top Spring 2021 Anime Recommendations

This is your Spring! Spring is in the air in Japan and what is airing are some great new anime titles. There are some great sci-fi series such as 86 EIGHTY-SIX and Godzilla is also here to bite our curiosity.…

• Top Spring 2021 Anime Recommendations

March Anime Challenge: Two Car

We have an action-packed sports anime for our March anime challenge: Two Car, an anime about Motorcycle sidecar racing. Yes, you read it right! It tells the tale of two girls who enter the competitive world of motorcycle sidecar racing.…

• March Anime Challenge: Two Car

Sports Club Bento Buffet

Explore the world of the School Sports Club Konnichiwa Minna. In anime, school clubs have set certain expectations to people of how it must be in a school club. Today we are either going to debunk or confirm some of…

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February Anime Challenge: BECK: Mongolian Chop Squad

Our anime challenge is the anime Beck, also known as BECK: Mongolian Chop Squad in some parts of the world. In the anime we meet 14-year old Koyuki, a boy going through life without goals which change after he meets…

• February Anime Challenge: BECK: Mongolian Chop Squad

AMV Bento Buffet

Let’s rock those AMVs Konnichiwa Minna. This month we decided to party out with an AMV themed bento. We talk about the history of AMVs, what food is best to eat on an AMV binge, learn the Japanese word for…

• AMV Bento Buffet

January Anime Challenge: Omamori Himari

Our anime challenge for January is Omamori Himari, often shortened by its fanbase as OmaHima. It is based on the manga series written and illustrated by Milan Matra. The manga ran from June 2006 to September 2013 in Fujimi Shobo’s…

• January Anime Challenge: Omamori Himari

Lucky Charms Bento Buffet

Japanese charms and lucky food Konnichiwa Minna, it is a sparkling freshly baked New Year and like most cultures, the Japanese celebrate it in their own unique way. A popular way is going to shrines and temples to ask the…

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Top Winter 2021 Anime Recommendations

Rise of Winter A new winter rises, ushering Japan into a new year. 2020 is over, and we, reading here survived its craziness. What helps was anime, cheering us up. Now new anime rise up to meet us, bringing new…

• Top Winter 2021 Anime Recommendations

December Anime Challenge: Restaurant to Another World (Isekai Shokudō)

If you are in the mood for something light to nibble on, with just the right side dish of humour served with fantasy elements then the anime Isekai Shokudou is just the anime ‘dish’ for you, simmered to the perfect heat. It…

• December Anime Challenge: Restaurant to Another World (Isekai Shokudō)