Category Archives: School

Strawberry Bento Buffet

It is Strawberry Season!! Every season something new happens. In Spring trees blossom changing the world into a magic explosion of bright colours and in Autumn leaves fall carpeting the world in reds, yellows and browns. Even human life has…

• Strawberry Bento Buffet

Legends of The Sakura Bento Buffet

Explore Sakura Lore As a new season is birthed another season dies. We bring you a bento filled with darkness but also light. We look at a sakura legend, discover an interesting link between the words Sakura and Sake, share…

• Legends of The Sakura Bento Buffet

March Anime Challenge – Koufuku Graffiti

Ryo Machiko is a second-year middle school girl who has been living alone since her grandmother passed away. She is an exceptional cook but feels that her own cooking does not taste good. Then she met up with her second…

• March Anime Challenge – Koufuku Graffiti

Bento Buffet Shrine Edition

Discover Japan’s Shrines and Temples Konnichiwa Minna! There are many anime that plays off at shrines and temples or has shrines and priests as a crucial part of the storyline like Kamisama Hajimemashita and Shiki. In this Bento we explore…

• Bento Buffet Shrine Edition

Top Ten Winter 2019 Anime Recommendations

It is Winter in Japan. In some places it will snow and the world will transform into a beautiful snowy white landscape. Winter has a certain charm and beauty to it and some countries are lucky to experience snow. Just…

• Top Ten Winter 2019 Anime Recommendations

Ski Shini Ikimasho! Bento Buffet

Ski, anime-style Happy New Year Fanatiks! We kick off this year in full velocity as we ski through a ski anime themed Bento. We learn about skiing in Japan, learn Japanese Ski words, look at the results of The South…

• Ski Shini Ikimasho! Bento Buffet

December Anime Challenge – Shokugeki no Soma

In the anime we first see Souma working with his dad at the family’s restaurant. His father decides to enroll Souma into an elite culinary school, Totsuki Saryo Culinary Institute that is difficult to enter and the graduation rate is…

• December Anime Challenge – Shokugeki no Soma

Bento Buffet Snowy Edition

A Festive Snowy Special! As autumn slowly ends, already there is snow in some areas of Japan, changing the scenery into magical white wonderlands. We look at a candied sweet potato recipe, quite loved in the Autumn and Winter seasons,…

• Bento Buffet Snowy Edition

Ape About Onsen Bento Buffet

There’s more than apes in the Onsen! Konnichiwa Minna! We are entering the second month of Autumn in Japan and in the spirit of the colder weather we are heating things up a bit. We look at the onsen again…

• Ape About Onsen Bento Buffet

Oni-chan Bento Buffet

Can Oni-chan be an onii-chan? It is October, the month of Halloween where one night the veil of normality is lifted and all across the globe creatures beyond the veil visits the earth, some say. In the spirit of Halloween,…

• Oni-chan Bento Buffet

The Top Ten Anime Recommendations for Fall 2018

Konnichiwa Minna. It is fall season in Japan. Everywhere leaves turn from green into brown and red  and starts falling to the ground and birds starts to migrate to warmer climates, the days get cooler but for the anime community…

• The Top Ten Anime Recommendations for Fall 2018

September Anime Challenge – Zero no Tsukaima

We thank all who participated in our August Anime Challenge which was the dark harem anime Brynhildr in the Darkness. This month it was Bree from our WhatsApp group’s turn to choose the challenge anime: Zero no Tsukaima. Zero no Tsukaima…

• September Anime Challenge – Zero no Tsukaima

The Kanpai Bento Buffet

Kanpai minna! There is a drink that can unite almost anyone in the world; it is served in shebeens in Africa, in London pubs and in Izakaya in Tokyo. Whether you say kanpai or cheers to beer, it is the…

• The Kanpai Bento Buffet

Bento Buffet Fuji Fanatik Edition

Mount Fuji is magic Mount Fuji is no stranger to us. We have seen the majestic mountain in anime, in Japanese movies as well as in Western movies. In this bento we share some lore on Mount Fuji, look at…

• Bento Buffet Fuji Fanatik Edition

August Anime Challenge: Brynhildr in the Darkness

The plot starts ten years ago when childhood friends Ryouta Murakami and Kuroneko set out to prove the existence of alien life. But a tragedy strikes; there is an accident which gravely injured Ryouta and kills Kuroneko. In memory of…

• August Anime Challenge: Brynhildr in the Darkness

Ocean Fresh Bento Buffet

An Ocean of Anime It is our first summer bento of 2018, we bring it to you freshly-filled with ocean-themed Japanese lore since Ocean Day is in July. July means also that new anime is to be released in Japan…

• Ocean Fresh Bento Buffet

Bento Buffet: Eat Your Sword Edition

Tales of Sword and Samurai This Edition of the Bento Buffet we celebrate the sword and the samurai. Anime is filled with strong sword warriors. There is the wandering samurai Himura Kenshin from Rouruni Kenshin, the valiant death god Ichigo…

• Bento Buffet: Eat Your Sword Edition

Sakura Spring Bento Buffet

When the Sakura blooms… When the Sakura (cherry trees) bloom, in Japan it means that the season of spring is here. Gone is the cold days of winter, the snow and the cold rain. We celebrate the new season this…

• Sakura Spring Bento Buffet

Ten Spring Season 2018 Anime Recommendations

In Japan, as spring brings new leaves and blossom to the trees, spring also brings new anime releases. This season there are tons of new great anime series as well as the return of old favourite series, some of them…

• Ten Spring Season 2018 Anime Recommendations

Valentine Romance Bento Buffet

Anime and Romance It is the month of chocolate, teddy bears, and love. Every country has its special way to celebrate St. Valentine’s day and in this issue of Bento Buffet we will see how the people in Japan celebrate…

• Valentine Romance Bento Buffet

January Challenge: Highschool of the Dead

January Challenge: Highschool of the Dead Dead Men Walking Dead Men Walking Konnichiwa Minna. It is time for our anime Challenge. This month we have a special treat for Supernatural Action Horror fanatiks. If you liked Television shows such as…

• January Challenge: Highschool of the Dead

Ten Winter Season 2018 Anime Recommendations

Ten Winter Season 2018 Anime Recommendations Winter magic! Japan is entering its winter season. Blankets of snow turn the world into a winter wonderland. Winter is magic to those that embrace it. In a snow-covered wintery Japan, some of the…

• Ten Winter Season 2018 Anime Recommendations

The Christmas In Japan Bento Buffet

Share the Christmas anime cheer Christmas is almost upon us and we celebrate by sharing anime news, learn about Japan’s Christmas traditions, feast our eyes on yummy Japanese Christmas Food and listening to some Japanese Christmas music. We also open…

• The Christmas In Japan Bento Buffet

Fall Culture Bento Buffet

Putting the Kawaii in Culture We can learn much from a country and its culture from its seasons and Japan has a rich and unique seasonal culture. Every season has its own cuisine culture, like eating Oden or Chestnuts in…

• Fall Culture Bento Buffet

Autumn Bento Buffet: Trick or Treat Edition

The birth of Autumn! October marks the start of the fall (Autumn) season in Japan. Trees shed their leaves and at night look a bit spooky, as if in anticipation of Halloween that is coming on October 31. At night…

• Autumn Bento Buffet: Trick or Treat Edition

Bento Buffet Summer Beach Edition

The last days of Summer It is the last days of summer for the 2017 anime summer releases and we look at a few beach episodes, take a look at what is happening in anime this season, share some anime…

• Bento Buffet Summer Beach Edition

Summer Heat Bento Buffet

The heat is on The anime for the Japanese season is hot as the sun, but why turn down the heat, join us as we look at current anime news, a yummy recipe and listen to some sugoi anime tunes.…

• Summer Heat Bento Buffet

Summer of Magic Bento Buffet

The summer is magic Like a certain old nineties song proclaimed, The summer is magic, especially in Japan. It is a time of sunflower fields and fireflies, cracking open a watermelon or kakigori to eat on lazy hot summer days……

• Summer of Magic Bento Buffet

Ten Summer 2017 anime recommendations

a taste of summer! It is summer season in Japan. At night all over Japan, fireflies bring a romantic ambiance to the summer nights, by day the beauty of the sunflower fields brings its own type of magic and soon…

• Ten Summer 2017 anime recommendations

End of Spring Bento Buffet

The End is never the End! Only a month is over of the spring anime releases, soon it will be July and a summer anime season, filled with new anime stories to enjoy. In anime the end of a season…

• End of Spring Bento Buffet

Golden Week Bento Buffet

Learn more about Japan’s favourite spring week Spring is a fun season in Japan, not only does the Sakura blossoms attract tourists from all over Japan and internationally, but it is also when Japan celebrates Golden Week. In this bento…

• Golden Week Bento Buffet

Top Ten Anime Spring Releases 2017!

Make this spring an anime celebration! The season of spring is poetic and beautiful in Japan. It is a time of Sakura (Cherry Blossom) trees in bloom. Now is also the time when a new batch of anime gets released.…

• Top Ten Anime Spring Releases 2017!

Bento Buffet January/February

  Your Source of monthly anime news Join us as we look at the month that was, look at the AMV of the month, share interesting traditional Japanese recipes, and spread the word by learning some Japanese. Our bento is…

• Bento Buffet January/February

Bento Buffet Week 50 – Frieza & Gabriel Dropout

See Frieza like you have never seen him before We look at Frieza’s drumming skills, share news about Gabriel Dropout, Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress and Kuzu no Honkai, look at the new Pokémon Go update and share a yummy…

• Bento Buffet Week 50 – Frieza & Gabriel Dropout

Top Ten Winter 2016 Anime Recommendations

What’s new this Winter? It is Winter Season in Japan. In some places it will snow and the world will transform into a beautiful snowy white landscape. Ice spikes will hang from trees and off rooftops. Winter has a certain…

• Top Ten Winter 2016 Anime Recommendations

Bento Buffet Week 47 – Overlord & Scum’s Wish

Return of the Overlord! Join us as we talk about the upcoming Overlord compilation movies, and look at the new anime series Scum’s Wish and Kemono Friends. We also learn how to make homemade fresh cheese! Hungry for anime? Itadakimasu!!…

• Bento Buffet Week 47 – Overlord & Scum’s Wish

Bento Buffet Week 44 – Genocidal Organ & Orange

Orange – Mirai released in November! Join us as we look at the upcoming anime movies Genocidal Organ and Orange – Mirai, we also look at the Shinigami Ryuk as he performs a pop song and we share a yummy…

• Bento Buffet Week 44 – Genocidal Organ & Orange

Bento Bites – Yowamushi Pedal and Pokémon Go

Yowamushi Pedal gets a third season! Join us as we get updates on the Monster Strike movie and the Yowamushi Pedal anime’s third season. We also discuss the Pokémon Go even for Halloween and we learn how to make a…

• Bento Bites – Yowamushi Pedal and Pokémon Go

Digimon Universe – a new jacket for a popular series

It is a whole new universe of adventure Join us as we explore the new Digimon Universe: Appli Monsters anime series through Lala-chan’s eyes. Information: Episodes: Unknown Studio: Toei Animation Genre: Action, adventure, comedy, fantasy, kids Duration: 24 min per…

• Digimon Universe – a new jacket for a popular series

Bento Bites – Prince of Tennis & Pokémon

New Prince of Tennis movie announced Join us as we look at the new Prince of Tennis movie that was announced over the weekend and find out more about the new Pokémon Sun & Moon anime series! Hungry for anime?…

• Bento Bites – Prince of Tennis & Pokémon