Category Archives: School

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

Top 10 Summer 2020 Anime Recommendations

Summer of Magic It may be the summer we will never forget because of the lock down, but it is also a summer filled with anime that will give us new memories and adventures. We have quite a lot of…

• Top 10 Summer 2020 Anime Recommendations

Virtual Touring Bento Buffet

Let’s Go Virtual! In this month’s bento we explore virtual touring since we are still under lock-down. We can’t travel to other countries by train, plane or automobile but since technology are one of man’s biggest accomplishes we will surf…

• Virtual Touring Bento Buffet

Visual Kei Bento Buffet

A Celebration of Visual Kei We’re not letting the lock-down keep us down, this bento we rock with lots of Visual Kei music, rockin’ food recipes, musical Japanese lessons, free stuff, news from the motherland of anime, Japan and our…

• Visual Kei Bento Buffet

Ink-Fusion Bento Buffet

An Ink-fusion of Anime and Japanese Culture In this bento we learn more about Japan and it’s outlook on the tattoo culture, we also share an ink-inspired recipe and AMV and more surprises, We take a look at anime popular…

• Ink-Fusion Bento Buffet

Hot Pot Bento Buffet

Hot News from the world of anime!! Konnichiwa Minna, we bring you a hot serving of Bento Buffet this month. Some of the dishes we’ve prepared are a deeper look into the lore of the Japanese Hot Pot, some yummy…

• Hot Pot Bento Buffet

Top 10 Winter 2020 Anime Recommendations

Lost in Winter If you are lucky, winter transforms your world into a wonderland to get lost in. Anime is also a wonderland in itself with many stories to tell. Adventures awaits – anthropological animals, sorcerers, Yokai, dragons that eat…

• Top 10 Winter 2020 Anime Recommendations

Bento Buffet Gift Edition

Explore Japan’s Gift Giving Culture! It is December, to many cultures it is Gift month, a time to exchange gifts, from for spiritual reasons others just in the spirit of goodwill. Japan has it’s own etiquette in when and how…

• Bento Buffet Gift Edition

Space Race Bento Buffet

Blast off into Space with AnimeFanatika Ready your space suits and run maintenance on your rockets because it is time to blast off into space with us as we explore Japan’s space program, learn spacey Japanese words, eat something aliens…

• Space Race Bento Buffet

Kowai Yūrei Bento Buffet

Yūrei: dark entities of the night It is October, or to some, Spooktober as this is the month of everything Halloween. In this bento we’re going to explore the world of the yūrei, the spirits of the dead that haunts…

• Kowai Yūrei Bento Buffet

Top 10 Fall 2019 Anime Recommendations

Magickal Fall Fall season in Japan comes with a magical change of colours. Leaves turn the trees into magic bouquets of yellows, reds and browns and that starts the time honoured Japanese tradition called ‘Momoji-gari’, loosely translated as ‘hunting red…

• Top 10 Fall 2019 Anime Recommendations

Noodle Edition Bento Buffet

A Noodle Adventure We’re going on a Noodle-themed adventure as we explore the types of noodles in Japan, learn how to order Ramen in a Ramen Restaurant, learn about Japanese cuisine and watch a crazy AMV about anime chefs. We…

• Noodle Edition Bento Buffet

Bento Buffet Mountain Edition

Explore Japan’s Mountains! Japan is a land of islands, forests and mountains and since it will be Mountain Day in Japan soon we are going on a journey, discovering Japan’s mountain culture, learning the Japanese word for mountain and exploring…

• Bento Buffet Mountain Edition

August Anime Challenge – Full Metal Panic? Fumoffu

This month’s challenge is Full Metal Panic? Fumoffu, which is an anime from Kyoto Animation and a companion series to Full Metal Panic and Full Metal Panic The Second Raid. It is not as serious as Full Metal Panic and…

• August Anime Challenge – Full Metal Panic? Fumoffu

July Anime Challenge – Prince Of Tennis

This month we bring summer to the anime challenge with the sports anime, The Prince of Tennis. The anime is an adaptation of the manga written and illustrated by Takeshi Konomi. The manga was first published in Shueisha’s Weekly Shonen…

• July Anime Challenge – Prince Of Tennis

Pirates of Anime Bento Buffet

Beware the Pirates! Pirates have evolved during the ages. We know the original pirates were seasoned sea-legged bandits sailing the seven seas but they have been re-imagined in many ways such as space pirates in science fictions, sky pirates in…

• Pirates of Anime Bento Buffet

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