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

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

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.…

• Hearty Harem Bento Buffet

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…

• The Naughty or Nice Bento Buffet

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…

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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…

• Lucky Charms Bento Buffet

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)

Hot Pot to Warm The Soul Bento Buffet

Read it while it’s Hot We end our year as we started it with another Hot Pot Bento since there is so much more to discover about this super sugoi Japanese dish. It’s winter in Japan and Hot Pot warms…

• Hot Pot to Warm The Soul Bento Buffet

Anime Challenge for November: Death Note

Light Yagami, a high school student discovers a supernatural notebook, the Death Note, that was dropped on Earth by a Shinigami (a god of death) named Ryuk. The Death Note grants its user the ability to kill anyone whose name and face…

• Anime Challenge for November: Death Note

Light Novel Bento Buffet

Explore Japan’s Light Novel Culture Anime is the spice of life carrying stories into visual media. Some anime is adapted from the manga and some from Light Novels. Light Novels appeal to especially people that want to get deeper into…

• Light Novel Bento Buffet

Scary Mask Bento Buffet

Discover Japan’s Traditional Mask Culture Soon it will be Halloween all over the world and many people will don masks to celebrate the occasion. In some places, people will do online Halloween parties since there will be lockdowns in place.…

• Scary Mask Bento Buffet

October Anime Challenge: Dororo

Our challenge, which is perfect for Halloween, is Dororo. It is based on the manga series written and illustrated by the mangaka Osamu Tezuka. The manga is a classic and was first serialized in Shogakukan’s Weekly Shonen Sunday between 1967…

• October Anime Challenge: Dororo

Fall 2020 Top Ten anime recommendations

Fall with us Fall with us into new adventures, explore magics and mayhem, visit new worlds, new places and go on new adventures. Such are the promises of a new anime season and this fall season looks epic. From Isekai…

• Fall 2020 Top Ten anime recommendations

The Super Sugoi Manga Bento Buffet

Get Fanatik about Manga Konnichiwa Minna, we continue our journey into Japanese hobbies and this month we find out about everything manga. We look at a samurai’s view on manga and visit the manga museum with him, we also look…

• The Super Sugoi Manga Bento Buffet

September Anime Challenge – That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime

Our challenge this month is That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime (Japanese: Tensei Shitara Suraimu Datta Ken). The series is based on the light novel series written by Fuse, and illustrated by Mitz Vah, which was serialized online between 2013 and 2016 on…

• September Anime Challenge – That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime

Origami Bento Buffet

Learn about Origami Konnichiwa Minna! This month we continue our series on Japanese hobbies by looking more closely at the art of origami. Wonderful creatures and objects can be magicked up by just folding paper, a majestic hobby that can…

• Origami Bento Buffet

August Anime Challenge: Made in Abyss

Our August Anime Challenge is Made in Abyss which is based on the manga series by Akihito Tsukushi. The anime was adapted for the screen by Kinema Citrus and ran from July to September 2017. The anime covers volumes 1 –…

• August Anime Challenge: Made in Abyss

Shumi Bento Buffet

A buffet of hobbies! To survive the lockdown starting a new hobby is a perfect way to crush lockdown blues. The Japanese word for ‘hobby’ is ‘Shumi‘. We are starting a new series in our bento that look at Japanese…

• Shumi Bento Buffet

July Anime Challenge: Snow White with the Red Hair (Akagami no Shirayukihime)

Our July anime challenge is Snow White with the Red Hair (Japanese title Akagami no Shirayuki-hime). Akagami no Shirayuki-hime is a heartwarming show about a red-haired herbalist called Shirayuki (which translates to ‘White Snow’ or ‘Snow White’). The prince in the kingdom where she lived…

• July Anime Challenge: Snow White with the Red Hair (Akagami no Shirayukihime)