I saw this in theater last night at the screening and I'm super glad I did. It's a really good movie overall and if you liked A Place Further than the Universe, you will absolutely like this too, as it's an original screenplay and directed by Atsuko Ishizuka. Movie: GKIDS Here's a link to my new business if you like tea at all: mainichiteas.com Music Orbiting A Distant Planet by Quantum Jazz Eclosion by Salmo Check out my website. It has links to all my stuff: dokupe.com Follow dokupied on podcast.dokupe.com, subscribe and review wherever you listen to podcasts!

I'm finally back after Anime Expo and Otakon (and covid) with another light novel series from J-Novel Club! I really enjoy Tearmoon and Mia's antics and it never fails to make me laugh or cry. Go read it! Light Novel: Tearmoon Empire by Nozomu Mochitsuki Here's a link to my new business if you like tea at all: mainichiteas.com Music Orbiting A Distant Planet by Quantum Jazz Eclosion by Salmo Check out my website. It has links to all my stuff: dokupe.com Follow dokupied on podcast.dokupe.com, subscribe and review wherever you listen to podcasts!

I'm back with another recent J-Novel Club light novel license with more adult characters in a grounded, hard scifi/fantasy story. Sign me up! Light Novel: D-Genesis: Three Years after the Dungeons Appeared by Kono Tsuranori Here's a link to my new business if you like tea at all: mainichiteas.com Music Orbiting A Distant Planet by Quantum Jazz Eclosion by Salmo Check out my website. It has links to all my stuff: dokupe.com Follow dokupied on podcast.dokupe.com, subscribe and review wherever you listen to podcasts!

I finally got to see Pompo in theaters, so I wanted to share my thoughts on this movie and manga! Also, after recording I found this interview with the director that was short and interesting. Manga: Pompo: The Cinephile by Shogo Sugitani Movie: GKIDS Here's a link to my new business if you like tea at all: mainichiteas.com Music Orbiting A Distant Planet by Quantum Jazz Eclosion by Salmo Check out my website. It has links to all my stuff: dokupe.com Follow dokupied on podcast.dokupe.com, subscribe and review wherever you listen to podcasts!

Gundam Info the official YouTube channel streamed 10 films to celebrate almost getting to 2 million subscribers. Among them were the OG MSG Movie Trilogy, which I've seen and loved, and Zeta Movie Trilogy that I haven't ever gotten a chance to see. Figured I'd share my thoughts on them! Where to watch: Mobile Suit Gundam I Mobile Suit Gundam II: Soldiers of Sorrow Mobile Suit Gundam III: Encounters in Space Here's a link to my new business if you like tea at all: mainichiteas.com Music Orbiting A Distant Planet by Quantum Jazz Eclosion by Salmo Check out my website. It has links to all my stuff: dokupe.com Follow dokupied on podcast.dokupe.com, subscribe and review wherever you listen to podcasts!

This episode I talk about a cute and awkward new romcom story by the author of Mitsudomoe. I love the dynamic between the leads and all the facial expressions/reactions. Have you checked this manga out yet? I don't doubt it'll get an anime in the next few years. Manga: The Dangers in My Heart by Norio Sakurai Here's a link to my new business if you like tea at all: mainichiteas.com Music Orbiting A Distant Planet by Quantum Jazz Eclosion by Salmo Check out my website. It has links to all my stuff: dokupe.com Follow dokupied on podcast.dokupe.com, subscribe and review wherever you listen to podcasts!

I checked out another new J-Novel Club light novel series this week, this time featuring a fellow "middle-aged" protagonist who just wants to live the slow life and make stuff. Light Novel: My Quiet Blacksmith Life in Another World by Tamamaru Here's a link to my new business if you like tea at all: mainichiteas.com Music Orbiting A Distant Planet by Quantum Jazz Eclosion by Salmo Check out my website. It has links to all my stuff: dokupe.com Follow dokupied on podcast.dokupe.com, subscribe and review wherever you listen to podcasts!

Well, I was going to talk about something completely different, but then I realized it was episode 69. Now you get a random mix of recommendations for romance anime and manga that I've enjoyed. Listen until the end for an extra special set of recommendations, specifically to honor episode 69. Here's a link to my new business if you like tea at all: mainichiteas.com Music Orbiting A Distant Planet by Quantum Jazz Eclosion by Salmo Check out my website. It has links to all my stuff: dokupe.com Follow dokupied on podcast.dokupe.com, subscribe and review wherever you listen to podcasts!

I finally got around to seeing one of the biggest entries in the Gundam franchise, SEED. I watched the HD Remaster version, which was quite nice. I know SEED and DESTINY have been talked about to death on the internet, but I figured I'd share my take on SEED anyway (haven't seen DESTINY yet). Where to watch: Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Funimation Crunchyroll Gundam Info Here's a link to my new business if you like tea at all: mainichiteas.com Music Orbiting A Distant Planet by Quantum Jazz Eclosion by Salmo Check out my website. It has links to all my stuff: dokupe.com Follow dokupied on podcast.dokupe.com, subscribe and review wherever you listen to podcasts!

I'm back to start the year off with another new (but not) light novel series. The anime adaptation is currently airing right now too (on episode 2 as of this week). Are you enjoying it? Light Novel: In the Land of Leadale by Ceez Here's a link to my new business if you like tea at all: mainichiteas.com Music Orbiting A Distant Planet by Quantum Jazz Eclosion by Salmo Check out my website. It has links to all my stuff: dokupe.com Follow dokupied on podcast.dokupe.com, subscribe and review wherever you listen to podcasts!

I'm back again with my end of year wrap up for anime in 2021. I share my thoughts on my favorites and biggest surprises of the year. What were yours? Happy New Year! Anime: Log Horizon: Destruction of the Round Table; Back Arrow; Cells at Work 2; Cells at Work! Code Black; Dr. Stone: Stone Wars; Bottom-tier Character Tomozaki; Horimiya; Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation; Otherside Picnic; Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World- Season 2 Part 2; So I'm a Spider, So What?; Suppose a Kid From the Last Dungeon Boonies Moved to a Starter Town; That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime 2; The Quintessential Quintuplets 2; 86; Megalo Box 2 Nomad; Thunderbolt Fantasy: Sword Seekers 3; The Saint's Magic Power is Omnipotent; How Not to Summon a Demon Lord Ω; My Next Life as a Villainess: All Routes Lead to Doom! X; The Dungeon of Black Company; The Heike Story (Heike Monogatari); Restaurant to Another World 2; Ranking of Kings; Gundam Breaker Battlogue; Odd Taxi; Vivy -Fluorite Eye's Song-; Aquatope of White Sand Movies: Gintama: The Final; Knights of Sidonia: Love Woven in the Stars; Mobile Suit Gundam: Hathaway; My Hero Academia the Movie 3: World Heroes' Mission; Sword Art Online the Movie -Progressive- Aria of the Starless Night; Josee, the Tiger and the Fish; Belle; Pompo: The Cinéphile; Words Bubble Up Like Soda Pop Here's a link to my new business if you like tea at all: mainichiteas.com Music Orbiting A Distant Planet by Quantum Jazz Eclosion by Salmo Check out my website. It has links to all my stuff: dokupe.com Follow dokupied on podcast.dokupe.com, subscribe and review wherever you listen to podcasts!

SAO is a huge franchise that you most likely have some exposure to already, but SAO Progressive is an expanded retelling of the first arc, Aincrad, and the movie is based on that. It also mainly focuses on Asuna, rather than Kirito, as the main POV, which gives the whole thing a fresh new feel. I'm very excited to see how the Progressive movies continue! Anime Movie Recommendation: Sword Art Online the Movie -Progressive- Aria of a Starless Night Here's a link to my new business if you like tea at all: mainichiteas.com Music Orbiting A Distant Planet by Quantum Jazz Eclosion by Salmo Check out my website. It has links to all my stuff: dokupe.com Follow dokupied on podcast.dokupe.com, subscribe and review wherever you listen to podcasts!

I don't really need an excuse to rave about one of my favorite light novel series again, but here's an update on it through halfway into part 4 of the story (volume 16). I gave a ton of warnings at the start about spoilers and what context I was going to be discussing the series from, but after finishing it, I don't think I spoiled all that much and talked in broad enough strokes that it should be mostly fine. Light Novel Recommendation: Ascendance of a Bookworm by Miya Kazuki Here's a link to my new business if you like tea at all: mainichiteas.com Music Orbiting A Distant Planet by Quantum Jazz Eclosion by Salmo Check out my website. It has links to all my stuff: dokupe.com Follow dokupied on podcast.dokupe.com, subscribe and review wherever you listen to podcasts!

Fall 2021 anime season is more than halfway over, so what better time to talk about the Summer season! What shows did you enjoy the most from last season? Anime: Drug Store in Another World - The Slow Life of a Cheat Pharmacist How a Realist Hero Rebuilt the Kingdom My Next Life as a Villainess: All Routes Lead to Doom! X Re-Main That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime Season 2 The Dungeon of Black Company The Great Jahy Will Not Be Defeated! The Honor Student at Magic High School Here's a link to my new business if you like tea at all: mainichiteas.com Music Orbiting A Distant Planet by Quantum Jazz Eclosion by Salmo Check out my website. It has links to all my stuff: dokupe.com Follow dokupied on podcast.dokupe.com, subscribe and review wherever you listen to podcasts!

This is the latest series by another one of my favorite manga authors and I'm so glad it's being released in English. I had read the web comic on the artist's twitter from pretty much the beginning and loved it. It's even getting an anime next year! So uh, just go read it. It's cute and fun! Manga Recommendation: When Will Ayumu Make His Move? by Soichiro Yamamoto Here's a link to my new business if you like tea at all: mainichiteas.com Music Orbiting A Distant Planet by Quantum Jazz Eclosion by Salmo Check out my website. It has links to all my stuff: dokupe.com Follow dokupied on podcast.dokupe.com, subscribe and review wherever you listen to podcasts!

I'm a big fan of Star Wars stuff, especially expanded universe stories, so I was beyond myself when they first announced this show and after they started dropping staff/studio info. So here are my thoughts on each episode! I'd love to hear how that compares to your own experience with it, so please do share your thoughts! Recommendation: Star Wars: Visions Here's a link to my new business if you like tea at all: mainichiteas.com Music Orbiting A Distant Planet by Quantum Jazz Eclosion by Salmo Check out my website. It has links to all my stuff: dokupe.com Follow dokupied on podcast.dokupe.com, subscribe and review wherever you listen to podcasts!

I love Godzilla. And kaiju. So what's this new Godzilla series all about? I finally got around to watching this after it was released from Netflix Jail, so how did it fare? Anime Recommendation: Godzilla Singular Point Here's a link to my new business if you like tea at all: mainichiteas.com Music Orbiting A Distant Planet by Quantum Jazz Eclosion by Salmo Check out my website. It has links to all my stuff: dokupe.com Follow dokupied on podcast.dokupe.com, subscribe and review wherever you listen to podcasts!

This week I rant and rave about a great new light novel license from J-Novel Club. What else is new? I'm already a sucker for father/daughter stories, but toss it in a fantasy world with interesting world building and great characters? Let's gooooo!!! Light Novel Recommendation: My Daughter Left the Nest and Returned an S-Rank Adventurer by MOJIKAKIYA Here's a link to my new business if you like tea at all: mainichiteas.com Music Orbiting A Distant Planet by Quantum Jazz Eclosion by Salmo Check out my website. It has links to all my stuff: dokupe.com Follow dokupied on podcast.dokupe.com, subscribe and review wherever you listen to podcasts!

I finally got around to watching the Netflix Original (a real one) anime series, Eden. I enjoyed it, but it definitely has its flaws, that mostly stem from the short 4 episode runtime and fairly common scifi theme. Not the soundtrack by Kevin Penkin though. That was beautiful! Anime Recommendation: Eden Interview with the producer Here's a link to my new business if you like tea at all: mainichiteas.com Music Orbiting A Distant Planet by Quantum Jazz Eclosion by Salmo Check out my website. It has links to all my stuff: dokupe.com Follow dokupied on podcast.dokupe.com, subscribe and review wherever you listen to podcasts!

Set 4 years after the original series, this movie brings back all the original cast to make an original movie! In the movie! I loved Shirobako and was so glad to see the movie this week, so I decided to share my thoughts on it. Have you seen the movie? The tv series? What did you think? Anime/Movie Recommendation: SHIROBAKO, SHIROBAKO The Movie Here's a link to my new business if you like tea at all: mainichiteas.com Music Orbiting A Distant Planet by Quantum Jazz Eclosion by Salmo Check out my website. It has links to all my stuff: dokupe.com Follow dokupied on podcast.dokupe.com, subscribe and review wherever you listen to podcasts!

"I love this new zombie manga!" is not something I thought I'd find myself saying again after the avalanche of zombie media in the last 2 decades. But here we are and I'm really glad I gave this one a shot on a whim. Have you checked it out on Viz yet? Manga Recommendation: Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead by Haro Aso and Kotaro Takata Here's a link to my new business if you like tea at all: mainichiteas.com Music Orbiting A Distant Planet by Quantum Jazz Eclosion by Salmo Check out my website. It has links to all my stuff: dokupe.com Follow dokupied on podcast.dokupe.com, subscribe and review wherever you listen to podcasts!

Since we're already a few weeks into the Summer 2021 anime season, let's talk about my thoughts on the Spring 2021 anime season instead! I split the shows up into random made up categories I thought up on the spot. What shows did you enjoy the most from last season? Anime: 86: Eighty Six NOMAD: Megalo Box 2 The Slime Diaries: That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime The Saint's Magic Power is Omnipotent How NOT to Summon a Demon Lord Ω Odd Taxi Vivy: Fluorite Eye’s Song Thunderbolt Fantasy Sword Seekers 3 Here's a link to my new business if you like tea at all: mainichiteas.com Music Orbiting A Distant Planet by Quantum Jazz Eclosion by Salmo Check out my website. It has links to all my stuff: dokupe.com Follow dokupied on podcast.dokupe.com, subscribe and review wherever you listen to podcasts!

I've enjoyed a lot of music anime or series based on a traditional Japanese art, so it was nice to get to listen to some great shamisen performances this past season, even if I felt bait and switched by the initial setup versus what the story ended up actually being. Where to watch: Those Snow White Notes (Season 1) Crunchyroll You can read the manga by Marimo Ragawa from Kodansha here. Here's a link to my new business if you like tea at all: mainichiteas.com Music Orbiting A Distant Planet by Quantum Jazz Eclosion by Salmo Check out my website. It has links to all my stuff: dokupe.com Follow dokupied on podcast.dokupe.com, subscribe and review wherever you listen to podcasts!

It's been a while since there was a series where I watched the whole anime before the light novel was released, but I don't mind at all with something as comfy and enjoyable as Bofuri. It's adorable, fun, and just a really great series to relax with. I absolutely love it. Have you seen the anime? Don't sleep on the novel! Light Novel Recommendation: Bofuri: I Don't Want to Get Hurt, so I'll Max Out My Defense by Yuumikan (Q&A with the author) Music Orbiting A Distant Planet by Quantum Jazz Eclosion by Salmo Check out my website. It has links to all my stuff: dokupe.com Follow dokupied on podcast.dokupe.com, subscribe and review wherever you listen to podcasts!

I recently finished my rewatch of IBO (I was obviously inspired after building the wonderful MG Barbatos), so it was the perfect opportunity to talk about another Gundam series! I definitely recommend this to all Gundam and non-Gundam fans alike. Are any of you also into Gundam? Please say yes. Where to watch: Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans Funimation Crunchyroll Netflix Music Orbiting A Distant Planet by Quantum Jazz Eclosion by Salmo Check out my website. It has links to all my stuff: dokupe.com Follow dokupied on podcast.dokupe.com, subscribe and review wherever you listen to podcasts!

This time I talk about the original manga of the popular currently airing anime series, Tokyo Revengers! If you're enjoying the anime, definitely get in on the manga. I'm a sucker for time travel stories, so of course I'm into it. Manga Recommendation: Tokyo Revengers by Ken Wakui Music Orbiting A Distant Planet by Quantum Jazz Eclosion by Salmo Check out my website. It has links to all my stuff: dokupe.com Follow dokupied on podcast.dokupe.com, subscribe and review wherever you listen to podcasts!

And this episode I talk about another recent J-Novel Club light novel license. It's another magic fantasy isekai story set in pseudo medieval pseudo Europe, but there are a few interesting twists on the formula. What new light novel series have you checked out recently? Light Novel Recommendation: The Magician Who Rose From Failure by Gamei Hitsuji Music Orbiting A Distant Planet by Quantum Jazz Eclosion by Salmo Check out my website. It has links to all my stuff: dokupe.com Follow dokupied on podcast.dokupe.com, subscribe and review wherever you listen to podcasts!

Here's another recent J-Novel Club light novel license. I share my thoughts on the story of our lovable Masochist Zombie Healer, Saint Weirdo! What new light novel licenses have you checked out recently? Light Novel Recommendation: The Great Cleric by Broccoli Lion Music Orbiting A Distant Planet by Quantum Jazz Eclosion by Salmo Check out my website. It has links to all my stuff: dokupe.com Follow dokupied on podcast.dokupe.com, subscribe and review wherever you listen to podcasts!

Since I just finished watching, I figured it was perfect timing to talk about both my least favorite and tied for my favorite Gundam Build series, Divers and Divers Re:Rise. Funny how that works, huh? I love the Core Gundam/Planet System, Wodom Pod, and Aegis Knight designs. The HG kits are going to look amazing on my shelf! Where to watch: Gundam Build Divers (Subbed, Dubbed) Gundam Build Divers Re:Rise (Subbed, Dubbed) Music Orbiting A Distant Planet by Quantum Jazz Eclosion by Salmo Check out my website. It has links to all my stuff: dokupe.com Follow dokupied on podcast.dokupe.com, subscribe and review wherever you listen to podcasts!

I love gunpla! In this episode dedicated to gunpla, I talk about how I got back into the hobby and share some basic info for anyone curious what it's all about. Have you ever built any gunpla kits? Do you like Mobile Suit Gundam or any of its various series? Music Orbiting A Distant Planet by Quantum Jazz Eclosion by Salmo Check out my website. It has links to all my stuff: dokupe.com Follow dokupied on podcast.dokupe.com, subscribe and review wherever you listen to podcasts!

This new light novel series from Yen Press is amazing. I really loved it and am very excited to read more as it comes out. Anyone read this award winning series yet? FYI you might know it by its alt title, Virgin Road. Light Novel Recommendation: The Executioner and Her Way of Life by Mato Sato Music Orbiting A Distant Planet by Quantum Jazz Eclosion by Salmo Check out my website. It has links to all my stuff: dokupe.com Follow dokupied on podcast.dokupe.com, subscribe and review wherever you listen to podcasts!

This week we've got a new manga series about language and culture among "monster" species in a fantasy slice of life story. It's pretty niche, but I really enjoyed it. Have you checked it out yet? Manga Recommendation: Heterogenia Linguistico by Salt Seno Music Orbiting A Distant Planet by Quantum Jazz Eclosion by Salmo Check out my website. It has links to all my stuff: dokupe.com Follow dokupied on podcast.dokupe.com, subscribe and review wherever you listen to podcasts!

We're jumping back to one of my longtime favorite light novels, Rokka! It's on hiatus after volume 6 and I truly wish the author would write more, but it's absolutely worth reading regardless. Have you watched the anime? Did you enjoy it? Light Novel Recommendation: Rokka: Braves of the Six Flowers by Ishio Yamagata Music Orbiting A Distant Planet by Quantum Jazz Eclosion by Salmo Check out my website. It has links to all my stuff: dokupe.com Follow dokupied on podcast.dokupe.com, subscribe and review wherever you listen to podcasts!

Here's the next of the new light novel series I started recently, and I think it may be my favorite of the bunch. It's really funny and well written, a great comedy of misunderstandings. Let me know if you've read the series and if you like it! Light Novel Recommendation: The Eminence in Shadow by Daisuke Aizawa Music Orbiting A Distant Planet by Quantum Jazz Eclosion by Salmo Check out my website. It has links to all my stuff: dokupe.com Follow dokupied on podcast.dokupe.com, subscribe and review wherever you listen to podcasts!

I started a bunch of new light novel series recently and this is one I've been interested in for a bit. It's another isekai civilization builder type story, but not with someone who is ruling from the top down like Realist Hero or Slime. Have you read it? What do you think of Fushi no Kami? Light Novel Recommendation: Fushi no Kami: Rebuilding Civilization Starts With a Village by Mizuumi Amakawa Music Orbiting A Distant Planet by Quantum Jazz Eclosion by Salmo Check out my website. It has links to all my stuff: dokupe.com Follow dokupied on podcast.dokupe.com, subscribe and review wherever you listen to podcasts!

With the Winter anime season just kicking off, I watched the first episode of this series and decided to jump into the light novels as I often do. Here are my thoughts on the series! What do you think about it? Light Novel Recommendation: Suppose a Kid From the Last Dungeon Boonies Moved to a Starter Town by Toshio Satou Music Orbiting A Distant Planet by Quantum Jazz Eclosion by Salmo Check out my website. It has links to all my stuff: dokupe.com Follow dokupied on podcast.dokupe.com, subscribe and review wherever you listen to podcasts!

Happy New Year! To wrap up the year, I go over my favorite shows and the biggest surprises for me in 2020. What is your anime of the year? What series surprised you the most? Anime Series: Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken; Dorohedoro; BOFURI: I Don’t Want to Get Hurt, so I’ll Max Out My Defense; If My Favorite Pop Idol Made it to the Budokan, I Would Die; Somali and the Forest Spirit; Interspecies Reviewers; Ascendance of a Bookworm 2; My Next Life as a Villainess: All Routes Lead to Doom!; Princess Connect! Re:Dive; My Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFU Climax; Sword Art Online Alicization War of Underworld; Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World- Season 2; The Misfit of Demon King Academy; Muhyo & Roji's Bureau of Supernatural Investigation 2nd Season; Uzaki-chan Wants to Hang Out; The Irregular at Magic High School: Visitor Arc; Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? III; Jujutsu Kaisen; Sleepy Princess in the Demon Castle; Kuma Kuma Kuma Bear; Golden Kamuy 3; Wandering Witch: The Journey of Elaina; Deca-Dence; Great Pretender; Appare-Ranman; Brand New Animal; Kakushigoto; Sing "Yesterday" for Me; Arte; Drifting Dragons Anime Movies: Made in Abyss: Dawn of the Deep Soul; Children of the Sea; Ride Your Wave; A Whisker Away; Violet Evergarden Side Story: Eternity and the Auto Memories Doll; Psycho-Pass 3 Movie: First Inspector Music Orbiting A Distant Planet by Quantum Jazz Eclosion by Salmo Check out my website. It has links to all my stuff: dokupe.com Follow dokupied on podcast.dokupe.com, subscribe and review wherever you listen to podcasts!

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to all! Well, the anime adaptation of By the Grace of the Gods just wrapped up this week, so here are my thoughts on how it went. Anime: By the Grace of the Gods Season 1 by Maho Film Music Orbiting A Distant Planet by Quantum Jazz Eclosion by Salmo Check out my website. It has links to all my stuff: dokupe.com Follow dokupied on podcast.dokupe.com, subscribe and review wherever you listen to podcasts!

The Embassy of Japan's Japan Information & Culture Center puts on these free "Animezing!" film screenings every so often that are always worth checking out, and this past weekend was Short Peace and Typhoon Noruda. Definitely worth keeping an eye out for future screenings. Short Anime Films: Short Peace by Sunrise, Typhoon Noruda by Studio Colorido Music Orbiting A Distant Planet by Quantum Jazz Eclosion by Salmo Check out my website. It has links to all my stuff: dokupe.com Follow dokupied on podcast.dokupe.com, subscribe and review wherever you listen to podcasts!

Here's the News Roundup for Mid-November through Mid-December 2020. Sony bought Crunchyroll (after buying Funimation in 2017)! More Demon Slayer dominance now that we've got full sales data for 2020. New Code Geass! Book distributor consolidation with Penguin Random House buying Simon & Schuster. Another big batch of new manga and light novel announcements from J-Novel Club, Seven Seas, Kodansha Comics, Manga Planet, and more. What's got you the most excited? Music Orbiting A Distant Planet by Quantum Jazz Eclosion by Salmo Check out my website. It has links to all my stuff: dokupe.com Follow dokupied on podcast.dokupe.com, subscribe and review wherever you listen to podcasts!

Happy Thanksgiving to my US listeners! In honor of my favorite holiday, this episode I'm recommending a wonderful manga series about cooking and family. Manga Recommendation: Sweetness and Lightning by Gido Amagakure Music Orbiting A Distant Planet by Quantum Jazz Eclosion by Salmo Check out my website. It has links to all my stuff: dokupe.com Follow dokupied on podcast.dokupe.com, subscribe and review wherever you listen to podcasts!

Here's the News Roundup for October through Mid-November 2020. Lots of big new anime announcements from all over including Netflix. And a big batch of new manga and light novel announcements from Viz Media, Yen Press, J-Novel Club, Seven Seas, Kodansha Comics, Vertical, Sol Press, Manga Planet, and Cross Infinite World. What's got you the most excited? Music Orbiting A Distant Planet by Quantum Jazz Eclosion by Salmo Check out my website. It has links to all my stuff: dokupe.com Follow dokupied on podcast.dokupe.com, subscribe and review wherever you listen to podcasts!

I love this wacky time travel story about bath-culture crossing over between ancient Rome and modern-day Japan. It's not only a great comedy, it's a well-researched and quality historical series. Plus, whew those lovely hardcover volumes from Yen Press are special. The netflix announcement for the new anime adaptation inspired me for this episode. Manga Recommendation: Thermae Romae by Mari Yamazaki Music Orbiting A Distant Planet by Quantum Jazz Eclosion by Salmo Check out my website. It has links to all my stuff: dokupe.com Follow dokupied on podcast.dokupe.com, subscribe and review wherever you listen to podcasts!

I love this series. It's adorable, funny, endearing, and just comfy. Maybe you've seen the anime adaptation? Well, here's my recommendation for the manga! Manga Recommendation: Teasing Master Takagi-san by Soichiro Yamamoto Music Orbiting A Distant Planet by Quantum Jazz Eclosion by Salmo Check out my website. It has links to all my stuff: dokupe.com Follow dokupied on podcast.dokupe.com, subscribe and review wherever you listen to podcasts!

This is a manga series I never dreamed we'd get licensed in English, but maybe there truly was some kind of divine intervention in this case and I'm glad for it. I also briefly touch on the film and OAD episodes that I now also hope we'll get one day too. Manga Recommendation: Saint Young Men by Hikaru Nakamura Music Orbiting A Distant Planet by Quantum Jazz Eclosion by Salmo Check out my website. It has links to all my stuff: dokupe.com Follow dokupied on podcast.dokupe.com, subscribe and review wherever you listen to podcasts!

Here's the News Roundup for September 2020. Somewhat quiet month, with a slew of anime news and a handful of new licenses for manga and light novels. Music Orbiting A Distant Planet by Quantum Jazz Eclosion by Salmo Check out my website. It has links to all my stuff: dokupe.com Follow dokupied on podcast.dokupe.com, subscribe and review wherever you listen to podcasts!

This episode we've got another light novel series in the same vein as Altina, Realist Hero, Economics of Prophecy, etc. I quite enjoy Genius Prince and think it does enough to differentiate itself from the others to make it worth reading too. Light Novel Recommendation: The Genius Prince's Guide to Raising a Nation Out of Debt (Hey, How About Treason?) by Toru Toba Music Orbiting A Distant Planet by Quantum Jazz Eclosion by Salmo Check out my website. It has links to all my stuff: dokupe.com Follow dokupied on podcast.dokupe.com, subscribe and review wherever you listen to podcasts!

This series won the second twitter poll and boy am I glad it did! I really enjoyed the first 3 volumes and can't wait for the next one to release. Light Novel Recommendation: The Alchemist Who Survived Now Dreams of a Quiet City Life by Usata Nonohara Music Orbiting A Distant Planet by Quantum Jazz Eclosion by Salmo Check out my website. It has links to all my stuff: dokupe.com Follow dokupied on podcast.dokupe.com, subscribe and review wherever you listen to podcasts!

I recently ran a poll on twitter to pick which new J-Novel Club license I read first and this series won. So I read the 2 volumes available in English so far and here we are! This is more of a first impression discussion than a recommendation or even a review considering how early it is, so just keep that mind as you listen. Light Novel: A Wild Last Boss Appeared! by Firehead Music Orbiting A Distant Planet by Quantum Jazz Eclosion by Salmo Check out my website. It has links to all my stuff: dokupe.com Follow dokupied on podcast.dokupe.com, subscribe and review wherever you listen to podcasts!

Here's the first of the full episode News Roundups covering August 2020. Lots of stuff happened this month. Plus a whole bunch of new manga and light novel licenses! Music Orbiting A Distant Planet by Quantum Jazz Eclosion by Salmo Check out my website. It has links to all my stuff: dokupe.com Follow dokupied on podcast.dokupe.com, subscribe and review wherever you listen to podcasts!

Here's part 2 of the FUNA light novel recommendations! I love FUNA and Abilities Average is their strongest work of the 3 series available in English. Light Novel Recommendation: Didn't I Say To Make My Abilities Average In The Next Life?! by FUNA Music Orbiting A Distant Planet by Quantum Jazz Eclosion by Salmo Check out my website. It has links to all my stuff: dokupe.com Follow dokupied on podcast.dokupe.com, subscribe and review wherever you listen to podcasts!

Just a reminder that the News Roundup is being split into its own separate recurring episode from now on. Maybe monthly? How often do you want them? Light Novel Recommendation: I Shall Survive Using Potions! by FUNA Also: Saving 80,000 Gold in Another World for my Retirement by FUNA Music Orbiting A Distant Planet by Quantum Jazz Eclosion by Salmo Check out my website. It has links to all my stuff: dokupe.com Follow dokupied on podcast.dokupe.com, subscribe and review wherever you listen to podcasts!

Start off with a little formatting update, but I'll be splitting the News Roundup into its own episode once a month or so from now on. Mainly meant to let listeners better decide what they want to hear. Let me know what you think about the change! Light Novel Recommendation: So I'm a Spider, So What? by Okina Baba Music Orbiting A Distant Planet by Quantum Jazz Eclosion by Salmo Check out my website. It has links to all my stuff: dokupe.com Follow dokupied on podcast.dokupe.com, subscribe and review wherever you listen to podcasts!

News Roundup: Aggretsuko season 3 coming in August. Great Pretender will stream on Netflix in August too. I discuss the recent interview with Terumi Nishii about Netflix and their bags of cash. And we have a few more updates to the story from last episode about Amazon removing several light novel and manga volumes from the kindle store. Then I gush over Science Saru and Masaaki Yuasa's recent anime series, Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken. Manga info: Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken by Sumito Oowara Music Orbiting A Distant Planet by Quantum Jazz Eclosion by Salmo Check out my website. It has links to all my stuff: dokupe.com Follow dokupied on podcast.dokupe.com, subscribe and review wherever you listen to podcasts!

News Roundup: GKIDS licensed the new Studio Ghibli film directed by Goro Miyazaki, Earwig and the Witch. Amazon is delisting the ebook versions of a number of light novel and manga series from publishers like J-Novel Club, Yen Press, and Dark Horse Comics. Then I review the anime adaptations for Ascendance of a Bookworm (Seasons 1-2), and My Next Life as a Villainess (Season 1) from the perspective of a fan of the original light novels. Spoiler: I love these series. Light novel info: Ascendance of a Bookworm by Miya Kazuki My Next Life as a Villainess: All Routes Lead to Doom! by Satoru Yamaguchi Music Orbiting A Distant Planet by Quantum Jazz Eclosion by Salmo Check out my website. It has links to all my stuff: dokupe.com Follow dokupied on podcast.dokupe.com, subscribe and review wherever you listen to podcasts!

News Roundup: Several new anime adaptations or new seasons announced. Loads of new manga and light novel licenses from Seven Seas, Viz Media, Denpa, Manga Planet, and J-Novel Club. Light novel recommendation: The Economics of Prophecy by Norafukurou Music Orbiting A Distant Planet by Quantum Jazz Eclosion by Salmo Check out my website. It has links to all my stuff: dokupe.com Follow dokupied on podcast.dokupe.com, subscribe and review wherever you listen to podcasts!

Several new tv anime series were announced this week. Science Saru and Masaaki Yuasa's upcoming film Inu-Oh was licenses by GKIDS. And Yen Press and Seven Seas announced a bunch of new manga and light novel licenses. Light novel recommendation: The Unwanted Undead Adventurer by Yu Okano Music Orbiting A Distant Planet by Quantum Jazz Eclosion by Salmo Check out my website. It has links to all my stuff: dokupe.com Follow dokupied on podcast.dokupe.com, subscribe and review wherever you listen to podcasts!

Crunchyroll announced their convention is moving online, joining a growing list of now digital conventions for this year. They also dropped the first set of licenses for the 2020 Summer anime season. Bakarina is getting a second season! And Gintama is getting a new net anime special next year, which I can't wait for. Light novel recommendation: That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime by Fuse, Illustrated by Mitz Vah Music Orbiting A Distant Planet by Quantum Jazz Eclosion by Salmo Check out my website. It has links to all my stuff: dokupe.com Follow dokupied on podcast.dokupe.com, subscribe and review wherever you listen to podcasts!

Several more delays (Log Horizon S3, Thunderbolt Fantasy S3). Kodansha and Vertical announced several new manga licenses. And The Tatami Galaxy novel by Tomihiko Morimi gets a new sequel. Light novel recommendation: Welcome to Japan, Ms. Elf! by Makishima Suzuki Manga recommendation: Haven’t you heard? I’m Sakamoto by Nami Sano Music Orbiting A Distant Planet by Quantum Jazz Eclosion by Salmo Check out my website. It has links to all my stuff: dokupe.com Follow dokupied on podcast.dokupe.com, subscribe and review wherever you listen to podcasts!

Several anime series have been rescheduled for the Summer season. J-Novel Club picked up some interesting new light novel licenses, and Manga Planet got two new manga series. Light novel recommendation: Altina the Sword Princess by Yukiya Murasaki Music Orbiting A Distant Planet by Quantum Jazz Eclosion by Salmo Check out my website. It has links to all my stuff: dokupe.com Follow dokupied on podcast.dokupe.com, subscribe and review wherever you listen to podcasts!

More updates on the various anime delays and new anime announcements. Masaaki Yuasa's Japan Sinks: 2020 premieres on Netflix on July 9th. New manga licenses were announced for Kodansha Comics, Yen Press, Kaiten Books, and Manga Planet. Plus I talk about the Demon Slayer domination on the top selling manga and light novel lists in 2020 so far. All the Anime's virtual convention Cloud Matsuri was last weekend, so I discuss the panels I watched and review the overall experience. Music Orbiting A Distant Planet by Quantum Jazz Eclosion by Salmo Check out my website. It has links to all my stuff: dokupe.com Follow dokupied on podcast.dokupe.com, subscribe and review wherever you listen to podcasts!

My special guest co-host this episode is Andrew Hodgson, or maybe better known online as Steiner. He's a Japanese to English translator who works on games, light novels, manga, art books, and more. We discuss his career, his day to day work as a translator, and some of the projects he's working on. Plus he shares some advice for anyone aspiring to join the industry. Andrew Hodgson (Steiner) https://twitter.com/DistantValhalla https://www.abhodgson.com/ Music Orbiting A Distant Planet by Quantum Jazz Eclosion by Salmo Check out my website. It has links to all my stuff: dokupe.com Follow dokupied on podcast.dokupe.com, subscribe and review wherever you listen to podcasts!

New main Love Live anime series was announced, after Nijigasaki in December. We got a new visual for Thunderbolt Fantasy season 3. Honeyfeed will be publishing 3 new light novel series digitally. Light novel recommendation: Restaurant to Another World by Junpei Inuzuka Music Orbiting A Distant Planet by Quantum Jazz Eclosion by Salmo Check out my website. It has links to all my stuff: dokupe.com Follow dokupied on podcast.dokupe.com, subscribe and review wherever you listen to podcasts!

Couple exciting new anime announcements. Two virtual anime conventions (Anime Limited, Funimation) to check out. And as usual, updates on the various anime delays. Anime Review: Hi Score Girl II (Season 2) (Original manga by Rensuke Oshikiri) Music Orbiting A Distant Planet by Quantum Jazz Eclosion by Salmo Check out my website. It has links to all my stuff: dokupe.com Follow dokupied on podcast.dokupe.com, subscribe and review wherever you listen to podcasts!

Netflix snatched up the new Studio Colorido and Mari Okada film I was interested in seeing, plus a few anime (delay) updates. Kodansha announced 5 new manga series and a new light novel publisher Tentai Books is throwing their hat in the ring. Light novel recommendation: Cooking with Wild Game by EDA Manga recommendation: Delicious in Dungeon by Ryoko Kui Music Orbiting A Distant Planet by Quantum Jazz Eclosion by Salmo Check out my website. It has links to all my stuff: dokupe.com Follow dokupied on podcast.dokupe.com, subscribe and review wherever you listen to podcasts!

Seven Seas announced a ton of new manga and light novel licenses with something for everyone! Once again, even more delays and a few popular light novel series ending. And now even Otakon was canceled, sadly. Light novel recommendation: My Next Life as a Villainess: All Routes Lead to Doom! by Satoru Yamaguchi Manga recommendation: Girls' Last Tour by Tsukumizu Music Orbiting A Distant Planet by Quantum Jazz Eclosion by Salmo Check out my website. It has links to all my stuff: dokupe.com Follow dokupied on podcast.dokupe.com, subscribe and review wherever you listen to podcasts!

More delays! Even more new tv series announced! A new Junji Ito manga! J-Novel Club licensed several interesting new light novels. And what's up with mangamo? Light novel recommendations: How a Realist Hero Rebuilt the Kingdom by Dojyomaru, By the Grace of the Gods by Roy Music Orbiting A Distant Planet by Quantum Jazz Eclosion by Salmo Check out my website. It has links to all my stuff: dokupe.com Follow dokupied on podcast.dokupe.com, subscribe and review wherever you listen to podcasts!

dokupied is back in action! Lots of big news with all the delays. Several new seasons announced, some of which I'm very excited about. And what are you watching from this new spring anime season? Manga recommendation: Hi Score Girl by Rensuke Oshikiri Light novel recommendation: Ascendance of a Bookworm by Miya Kazuki Music Orbiting A Distant Planet by Quantum Jazz Eclosion by Salmo Check out my website. It has links to all my stuff: dokupe.com Follow dokupied on podcast.dokupe.com, subscribe and review wherever you listen to podcasts!

Hey! I'm back and plan to start making episodes again, but this time with a new format and hopefully more evergreen content. Look forward to a new episode soon! Check out my website. It has links to all my stuff: dokupe.com Follow dokupied on podcast.dokupe.com, subscribe wherever you like to listen!

Originally published January 25, 2017. How are you liking the new winter anime season? A new episode just in time to share my Winter 2017 anime season first impressions! Some great shows to check out for sure. I finish up by recommending the beautiful and detailed manga Wandering Island by Kenji Tsuruta. List of anime I talk about: Steins;Gate 0 VN, Chaos;Child, Yami Shibai S4, Granblue Fantasy The Animation, Chain Chronicle: Light of Haecceitas, Interviews with Monster Girls, Gabriel DropOut, Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid, Saga of Tanya the Evil, Scum’s Wish, Onihei, Yowamushi Pedal: NEW GENERATION, KonoSuba S2, Gintama., ACCA: 13-Territory Inspection Dept., Little Witch Academia, Shouwa Genroku Rakugo Shinjuu: Sukeroku Futatabi-hen. List of manga I talk about: Wandering Island by Kenji Tsuruta (Spirit of Wonder, Memories of Emanon, Wandering Emanon), Aharen-san wa Hakarenai by Mizu Asato. Music Orbiting A Distant Planet by Quantum Jazz Eclosion by Salmo Check out my website. It has links to all my stuff: dokupe.com Follow dokupied on podcast.dokupe.com, subscribe and review wherever you listen to podcasts!

Originally published December 11, 2016. Whew it's been a long time since I've done one of these! I'm back and there's lots of stuff to talk about! I give my impressions on Kuromukuro, Jojo, a bunch of Summer shows, and I finish up by recommending the amazing manga, Spirit Circle by Mizukami Satoshi. List of anime I talk about: Kuromukuro, Jojo's Bizarre Adventure, Thunderbolt Fantasy, 91 Days, Sweetness & Lightning, Mob Psycho 100, Love Live Sunshine, ReLife. List of manga I talk about: Spirit Circle by Mizukami Satoshi. Music Orbiting A Distant Planet by Quantum Jazz Eclosion by Salmo Check out my website. It has links to all my stuff: dokupe.com Follow dokupied on podcast.dokupe.com, subscribe and review wherever you listen to podcasts!

Originally published July 7, 2016. Just in time for the new summer anime series! I give my impressions on Joker Game finale, end of the first cour of Kuromukuro, several Jojo episodes, complain about opinions and the anime industry, and finish up by recommending one of my favorite manga series by my favorite manga author, Sunny by Taiyo Matsumoto. List of anime I talk about: Joker Game, Kuromukuro, Jojo's Bizarre Adventure, and Hyouge Mono. List of manga I talk about: Sunny by Taiyo Matsumoto. Music Orbiting A Distant Planet by Quantum Jazz Eclosion by Salmo Check out my website. It has links to all my stuff: dokupe.com Follow dokupied on podcast.dokupe.com, subscribe and review wherever you listen to podcasts!

Originally published June 20, 2016. "I still don't know who was more surprised" I'm joined this episode by Sunrise Production Assistant (Mobile Suit Gundam The Origin, Code Geass Akito the Exiled, etc) and fan translator valerauko to talk about working in the anime industry, his job, and some video games. valerauko https://valerauko.net/ https://twitter.com/valerauko http://ask.fm/valerauko Music Orbiting A Distant Planet by Quantum Jazz Eclosion by Salmo Check out my website. It has links to all my stuff: dokupe.com Follow dokupied on podcast.dokupe.com, subscribe and review wherever you listen to podcasts!

Originally published June 13, 2016. Hyouge Mono gets the spotlight for once! This episode I share my thoughts on recent episodes of a few currently airing anime series and talk at length about Hyouge Mono in the hopes that more people get interested enough to watch it. List of anime I talk about: Joker Game, Kuromukuro, Jojo's Bizarre Adventure, and Hyouge Mono. Music Orbiting A Distant Planet by Quantum Jazz Eclosion by Salmo Check out my website. It has links to all my stuff: dokupe.com Follow dokupied on podcast.dokupe.com, subscribe and review wherever you listen to podcasts!

Originally published June 5, 2016. "You know how Japan is" The first guest co-host Reading Steiner joins me to talk about the industry, VNs, and lots of great random stuff! Of course we also talked all about SciADV series. As if we'd wouldn't. SciADV Pastebin: http://pastebin.com/DAzu9MaK These first few episodes are a beta test of sorts, so please leave me some feedback! List of series we talk about: SciADV series, Chaos;Head, Steins;Gate, Robotics;Notes, Chaos;Child, Anonymous;Code, Occultic;Nine, etc Steiner https://twitter.com/DistantValhalla https://www.abhodgson.com/ Music Orbiting A Distant Planet by Quantum Jazz Eclosion by Salmo Check out my website. It has links to all my stuff: dokupe.com Follow dokupied on podcast.dokupe.com, subscribe and review wherever you listen to podcasts!

Originally published May 18, 2016. "I really need to stop disturbing the neighbors by recording at 1 am" I talk about my impressions of several episodes this week, talk about some cool stuff that happened at work, and attempted to recommend three manga series by poorly describing them! These first few episodes are a beta test of sorts, so please leave me some feedback! List of anime I talk about: Joker Game, Kuromukuro, The Lost Village, Kiznaiver, Space Patrol Luluco, Jojo's Bizarre Adventure, My Hero Academia, Assassination Classroom, Sakamoto desu ga?, Rokka -Braves of the Six Flowers-, etc. Manga I recommended: Senpai, Sore Hitokuchi Kudasai by Mizu Asato, Shiori Experience by Author Machida Kazuyav & Artist Osada Yu-Ko, Sweetness and Lightning by Amagakure Gido. Music Orbiting A Distant Planet by Quantum Jazz Eclosion by Salmo Check out my website. It has links to all my stuff: dokupe.com Follow dokupied on podcast.dokupe.com, subscribe and review wherever you listen to podcasts!

Originally published May 14, 2016. "Never record the first episode at 1 am" Welcome to the first episode of dokupied - an intellectual podcast, for the chosen ones. I cover a bunch of topics including this anime season, games, and work. These first few episodes are a beta test of sorts, so please leave me some feedback! List of anime I talk about: Joker Game, Kuromukuro, The Lost Village, Kiznaiver, Space Patrol Luluco, Jojo's Bizarre Adventure, My Hero Academia, Bungou Stray Dogs, Sakamoto desu ga?, Flying Witch, Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress, Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinju, etc. Music Orbiting A Distant Planet by Quantum Jazz http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Quantum_Jazz/ Eclosion by Salmo http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Salmo/ Check out my website. It has links to all my stuff: https://dokupe.com Follow dokupied on podcast.dokupe.com, subscribe wherever you like to listen!