[Review] Tiger & Bunny 2, Part 1

It’s nothing short of amazing to me that I’ll be posting back-to-back reviews about anime sequels a decade past their original series, first Thermae Romae, and now Tiger & Bunny. Having first aired in 2011, the franchise gifted us a film in 2014, and now we’re treated to the sequel in 2022. Like the original, we’ll have a 2-cours, 25-episode second season, the first thirteen episodes of which are fully out on Netflix.

This sequel launches us right back into the action where we last left our heroes, only this time around the veterans have a fresh cast of young heroes eager to prove their worth. Opposing them are a mysterious duo of antiheroes seemingly with little purpose other than proving themselves stronger than any other NEXT, as well as a shadow organization Ouroboros.

Kaiseki Anime Podcast Episode 98 – Healer Girl & Deaimon: Recipe for Happiness

• 00:00 Intro
• 01:22 Healer Girl
• 12:30 Deaimon: Recipe for Happiness
• 28:55 Outro

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Music Credits:

• “Clover 3” by Vibe Mountain
• Deaimon: Recipe for Happiness OP: “Sumire” by Maaya Sakamoto
• “Seasons” by roljui

[Review] Thermae Romae Novae

10 years ago I wrote about a unique little short series unlike any other before it about hot springs, time-traveling Romans, and the wonders of fruit milk. Fast forward to today—we’ve been given a retelling of that same imaginary tale in a full series format. Thermae Romae Novae is a refreshed take on Lucius’ journey and experiences through the Roman Empire and Japan.

Kaiseki Anime Podcast Episode 97 – Spring 2022 Season Preview

• 00:00 Intro
• 02:00 Don’t Hurt Me, My Healer!
• 02:53 ESTAB LIFE: Great Escape
• 04:26 In The Heart of Kunoichi Tsubaki
• 06:40 Love Live! Nijigasaki High School Idol Club Season 2
• 07:38 RPG Real Estate
• 09:09 Tomodachi Game
• 10:30 Aoashi
• 11:04 Fanfare of Adolescence
• 11:48 Healer Girl
• 14:12 Heroines Run the Show
• 15:20 I’m Quitting Heroing
• 17:25 Love All Play
• 18:00 Miss Shachiku and the Little Baby Ghost
• 19:24 Skeleton Knight in Another World
• 21:48 The Greatest Demon Lord Is Reborn as a Typical Nobody
• 23:10 Trapped in a Dating Sim: The World of Otome Games Is Tough for Mobs
• 24:15 Aharen-san wa Hakarenai
• 25:35 BIRDIE WING -Golf Girls’ Story-
• 27:13 Dance Dance Danseur
• 29:50 Date A Live IV
• 31:00 Deaimon: Recipe for Happiness
• 33:33 The Dawn of the Witch
• 34:55 The Demon Girl Next Door
• 35:44 The Executioner and Her Way of Life
• 37:29 Love After World Domination
• 39:11 Shikimori’s Not Just a Cutie
• 40:20 Ascendance of a Bookworm Season 3
• 41:49 Kaguya-sama: Love is War -Ultra Romantic-
• 43:34 Komi Can’t Communicate Part 2
• 44:02 Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Die Neue These – Collision
• 44:56 SPY x FAMILY
• 45:45 Ya Boy Kongming!
• 47:23 Couple of Cuckoos
• 48:38 Bubble
• 49:19 Summer Time Render
• 49:51 TIGER & BUNNY 2
• 50:12 Thermae Romae Novae
• 50:41 Vampire in the Garden
• 51:20 Boruto: Naruto Next Generations
• 51:53 Outro

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Music Credits:

• “Clover 3” by Vibe Mountain
• Ya Boy Kongming! OP: “Chikichiki Banban” (チキチキバンバン, “Chitty Chitty Bang Bang”) by QUEENDOM
• “Seasons” by roljui

Taste Test: A Couple of Cuckoos

Now that A Couple of Cuckoos is finally joining the rest of this season’s spring shows, we can take a look into the surrounding hype. Draggle and I briefly discussed the source material in our season preview (also releasing a bit late), and from what I’ve gathered I am to expect a whole lot of familial and romantic drama somewhere along the vein of Love and Lies. From what I’ve seen so far, this is not an inaccurate comparison.

Spring 2022 Bite-Size Menu

There’s a onslaught of anime airing this spring season and I’ve taken the time to try them all. Sounds terrifying, doesn’t it? And while I do have way more on my plate than I can handle, per usual, below I’ve listed the new shows that you should absolutely watch or at the very least try.

Note: sequels have been removed in favor of new works

[Review] My Dress-Up Darling

The creators of My Dress-Up Darling couldn’t have named this series any better, because it accurately summarizes the adoration this show’s heroine received this winter. No other girl could even compete in the light of Marin’s glittering smile and outheld hand. You’d have an easier time just going with the flow than trying to ignore her and the force of her cosplay aspirations–not that I think you should do that. I 100% support joining Gojou on this journey that is cosplay and friendship and accepting your passions.

[Review] How a Realist Hero Rebuilt the Kingdom Part 2

A sadly common scene in Realist Hero

Now that we’re fully into the first and second weeks of the new spring season, I’ll be finishing up my winter reviews a bit more succinctly for my own sanity. This in between time is always a bit crazy trying to finish up one season’s shows but still stay up to date with trying all the newly airing ones. Thankfully, most of the remaining winter anime I have yet to discuss are mostly pretty mediocre, or in the case of this Realist Hero sequel, completely forgettable.

Kaiseki Anime Podcast Episode 96 – Winter 2022 Season Review

• 00:00 Intro
• 02:03 Arifureta: From Commonplace to World’s Strongest Season 2
• 02:47 How a Realist Hero Rebuilt the Kingdom Part 2
• 05:20 Love of Kill
• 06:50 Platinum End
• 10:03 Attack on Titan Final Season Part 2
• 13:41 The Case Study of Vanitas Part 2
• 14:38 The Genius Prince’s Guide to Raising a Nation Out of Debt
• 16:38 In the Land of Leadale
• 17:29 Princess Connect! Re:Dive Season 2
• 19:00 Police in a Pod
• 23:07 The Orbital Children
• 24:00 Futsal Boys!!!!!
• 25:13 Tribe Nine
• 28:12 Akebi’s Sailor Uniform
• 30:41 Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Entertainment District Arc
• 33:23 My Dress-Up Darling
• 38:20 Life With an Ordinary Guy Who Reincarnated Into a Total Fantasy Knockout
• 41:23 Salaryman’s Club
• 43:13 Slow Loop
• 45:35 Ranking of Kings
• 45:50 Sabikui Bisco
• 46:17 Boruto: Naruto Next Generations
• 47:45 Outro

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If you have any questions or comments, let us know by commenting below, through Twitter with #KaisekiAnimePodcast, or on our personal Twitter accounts.

Music Credits:

• “Clover 3” by Vibe Mountain
• Slow Loop OP: “Yajirushi” by Pokapoka Ion
• “Seasons” by roljui

[Review] Slow Loop – Loss, Healing, and Fish Fry

There was a time when I would have likely avoided Slow Loop the second I saw the word “fishing”, but that time is in the past. This anime turned out to be one of the most welcoming and healing shows of the winter season, replete with fishing lessons, delectable meals, and family introspective.