Sakura Society | An Anime Appreciation Podcast

Your weekly anime news fix is HERE and it did not come to play, with massive announcements surrounding Tank Chair, The Dangers in My Heart, The Forsaken Saintess and Her Foodie Roadtrip, Sekiro: No Defeat and From Far Away! If you enjoy the show, please rate, review, like, and subscribe to Sakura Society | An Anime Appreciation Podcast — and any other podcasts you love. It takes seconds, costs not...

Welcome to Manga Monday ! This week we're diving into The Guy She Was Interested in Wasn't a Guy at All by Sumiko Arai, affectionately known by fans as "Green Yuri," and the winner of the Next Manga Award 2023. Aya is a fashionable gyaru high schooler who's obsessed with rock music but can't find anyone who shares her taste, until she starts visiting a small CD shop and falls hard for the cool, my...

POV: you let me summarize all the massive anime news from around internet so you don’t have to 😉 BIGTIME updates on Samurai Champloo, J2M, Aoashi, KPop Demon Hunters, In Old Records and Jujutsu Kaisen Modulo. If you enjoy the show, please rate, review, like, and subscribe to Sakura Society | An Anime Appreciation Podcast — and any other podcasts you love. It takes seconds, costs nothing, and mean...

Fins, Fangs, and Family Problems What happens when a clumsy middle schooler nearly drowns on summer vacation, only to be saved by a mermaid — and now has to marry her or they both die? My Bride is a Mermaid plunges headfirst into chaotic rom-com waters, where yakuza mermaids, unhinged overprotective fathers, and increasingly unhinged rivals turn every single school day into a survival situation. J...

One Piece just became the best-selling comic series in history at 600 million copies — dethroning Superman in 60 fewer years — and Oda celebrated by writing down what the One Piece is and throwing it in the ocean. Genuinely unhinged. Berserk crosses 70 million worldwide sales with volume 43 on the way, Naruto and Boruto get an official YouTube channel, and Rumiko Takahashi's MAO is getting a two-c...

Welcome to Manga Monday ! This week we're diving into Centuria , Tohru Kuramori's brutal dark fantasy running on Shonen Jump+ and the solo debut from a former Chainsaw Man assistant. Julian is a boy sold into slavery by his own mother who stows away on a slave ship, where for the first time in his life he's shown real kindness by the other slaves, especially a pregnant woman named Mira. When the c...

Welcome to Manga Monday ! This week we're diving into Shinobi Undercover , written by Ippon Takegushi and illustrated by Santa Mitarashi, a modern ninja action comedy running in Weekly Shonen Jump that asks one beautiful question: what happens when the most lethal shinobi of his generation has crippling social anxiety? In this world, ninja still operate in the shadows of modern Japan, trained and...

Big anime news headlines. Bigger reactions. A new Evangelion series with Yoko Taro writing. Two shoujo romance-fantasy adaptations. Witch Hat Atelier finally has a premiere date. The Raildex universe keeps expanding. And ufotable just loaded up their entire pipeline with announcements. This week’s news had no right going this hard. Let’s get into it! If you enjoy the show, please rate, review, lik...

Welcome to Manga Monday ! This week we're diving into WITCHRIV , Hakuri's devastating new fantasy series running on Shonen Jump+ about a world where being born a mage is a crime punishable by death. Nona Ewin lives a quiet life hiding in plain sight with her mother, keeping their secret locked tight. She's got one real friend, Lovi, and when Nona uses magic to fix her broken glasses, that one smal...

The votes are in, the results are locked, and it's time to crown the best of the best in anime, as chosen entirely by YOU. That's right, The Hennies are BACK, and this year did NOT disappoint. From the studios that went absolutely crazy with their output to the openings we refused to skip, the villains we love to hate, and the romances that had us clutching our chests, 2025 was a year for the book...

Welcome to Manga Monday ! This week we're diving into After God , Sumi Eno's wild horror-comedy masterpiece about a Japan that's been invaded by gods, and not the kind, merciful type. These are massive, incomprehensible beings called Idolatry Prohibited Organisms that turned entire cities into uninhabitable Danger Zones. Lock eyes with one? You turn to stone. They breathe on you? Your body dissolv...

Bigtime anime announcements. Bigger reactions. Aniplex acquires EGG FIRM, chainsmoking catgirls hit the scene, love potions and rental girlfriends return, and Fullmetal Alchemist’s creator is BACK, buckle up for this week’s anime news! If you enjoy the show, please rate, review, like, and subscribe to Sakura Society | An Anime Appreciation Podcast — and any other podcasts you love. It takes second...

Welcome to Manga Monday ! This week we're diving into 86 , Asato Asato and Shirabi's devastating military sci-fi masterpiece about the Republic of San Magnolia, a nation that claims it fights its war with "zero casualties" using unmanned mechs. The lie? Those mechs are piloted by the 86, people stripped of their humanity and sent to die in machines while the privileged sit safe behind walls. At th...

Big anime announcements. Bigger reactions. This week’s episode of In Bloom is STACKED with anime news and updates on Ghost in the Shell, Sparks of Tomorrow, Netflix x TOHO, $38b in piracy, Sakamoto Days and Takopi’s Original Sin. If you enjoy the show, please rate, review, like, and subscribe to Sakura Society | An Anime Appreciation Podcast — and any other podcasts you love. It takes seconds, cos...

Welcome to Manga Monday ! This week we're diving into Yotaka Futatabi (Nighthawk Returns), Fuyuki Izumida's gritty action-comedy about Aoi Yotaka—a legendary assassin who took out 40 people in one night, then ghosted the underworld for eight years. Now she's 33, broke, alcoholic, chain-smoking, and blowing her last yen on gacha games. Peak NEET energy. But when eviction looms and an old colleague...

The Spotlight Demands Blood Joining Brendan in the studio is upcoming VTuber Oni . What happens when a rural doctor is reborn as the secret child of Japan's brightest idol—only to watch her murdered at his doorstep? Oshi no Ko delivers a devastating blend of showbiz thriller and revenge tragedy, where the glittering world of entertainment hides exploitation, obsession, and deadly secrets. Join us...

Welcome to Manga Monday ! This week we're diving into Gokurakugai , Yuto Sano's morally murky supernatural thriller about the ultimate odd couple: Alma, a perpetually hungry teen with demon blood, and Tao, his soft-spoken but trigger-happy partner. They run a "troubleshooter agency" hunting magas—humans-turned-demons—but here's the kicker: when your targets were once human, where's the line betwee...

Big anime announcements. Bigger reactions. This weeks episode of In Bloom is STACKED with updates on Netflix and MAPPA becoming exclusive, Smoking Behind The Supermarket With You, Medalist, FX Fighter Kurumi-chan, and Tomb Raider King! If you enjoy the show, please rate, review, like, and subscribe to Sakura Society | An Anime Appreciation Podcast — and any other podcasts you love. It takes second...

A Miracle in the Most Unlikely City What happens when a powerless high school boy with the worst luck imaginable becomes the protector of a nun holding the world's most dangerous knowledge? A Certain Magical Index delivers a surprisingly grounded take on the battle between science and magic—with index-busting fights, moral dilemmas, and a fist that shatters any illusion. Join us as we decode this...

IN BLOOM 🌸 | ANIME NEWS THAT HITS DIFFERENT, and this week is absolutely UNHINGED! KonoSuba said “10 years? Let’s go CRAZY”! Season 4 ✅ New game ✅ Exhibition ✅ They’re giving us EVERYTHING. Aqua could never… ZERO RISE is giving underground basketball + anime = INSTANT OBSESSION 🏀 Outcasts. Redemption. Street league chaos. This is about to EAT. The Firefly Wedding just said “marry your assassi...

All aboard the chaos express! This week on Manhwa Monday I'm covering My Bias Gets on the Last Train a romance Manhwa by JIXKSEE —where fanboy fantasies collide with awkward reality when your K-pop bias sits next to you on the last train home! If you enjoy the show, please rate, review, like, and subscribe to Sakura Society | An Anime Appreciation Podcast — and any other podcasts you love. It take...

You won’t believe the kind of week anime just dropped on us, so let’s talk about it 👀 We’ve got Historie officially confirmed for an anime adaptation, Ao no Kotae making its debut from the creator of Moriarty the Patriot, and multiple Season 2 announcements including The Brilliant Healer’s New Life in the Shadows and Trapped in a Dating Sim. On the blockbuster side, Kaguya-sama: Love Is War is ge...

Winter 2026 anime is stacked , so we’re breaking down exactly what deserves your time — from Fate/strange Fake finally unleashing its chaotic Holy Grail War, to Fire Force charging full-speed into its endgame, Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End returning with quiet emotional devastation, and Jujutsu Kaisen dropping us straight into the Culling Game where absolutely no one is safe. We’ve got survival ho...

Manga Monday 🌸 Every week, a new series worth your time. This week’s spotlight: Now That We Draw — a fun, cheeky story about creativity, connection, and chasing your dreams. If you like your romances playful, fake, and a little chaotic, add this to your list. 📚 Follow for weekly manga picks 💬 What should I read next? If you enjoy the show, please rate, review, like, and subscribe to Sakura Soci...

Another stacked week in anime and I am once again your humble messenger 🫡 We’ve got Yona of the Dawn finally returning with a long-awaited anime sequel, Gachiakuta officially locking in Season 2 (and going full multimedia chaos), and Chainsaw Man revving back up with Season 2: Assassins Arc. Monster-girl fans are winning with Kaiju Girl Caramelise confirmed for an anime adaptation, while DAN DA D...