Boku No Hero Academia (My Hero Academia in English) is a very popular anime series that I just finished watching. Right now, there are 113 episodes of Boku No Hero Academia that have been released over the course of 5 seasons, with the latest season being released in 2021. The series is still ongoing, although…
For those who haven’t heard, Apple TV+ is now releasing a TV adaptation of the book Pachinko. Pachinko was one of my favorite books of 2021, and I wasn’t sure whether the TV series would live up to the hype. Apple definitely allotted a significant budget to producing Pachinko, as the show stars ultra-popular Korean…
Netflix has been producing a bunch of Asian shows recently, whether it be K-dramas, anime, or Japanese dramas. The latest Japanese drama released is a show called The Journalist. I was unaware that The Journalist was based on some true events that happened during the pandemic, but I found it intriguing nonetheless. Apparently though, The…
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Demon Slayer is one of, if not the most popular anime series right now. The first season is available to watch on Netflix already, but the movie and the second season haven’t been uploaded yet (they just came out a couple of months ago). When I first started watching Demon Slayer, I wasn’t quite sure…
Nobunaga Concerto is the perfect drama if you like Japanese history and historical figures such as Oda Nobunaga, Tokugawa Ieyasu, etc. Even if you don’t know anything about Japanese history though, it is definitely still possible to enjoy watching the show (I personally know very little about Japanese history, but still found Nobunaga Concerto very…
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Grand Maison Tokyo is a great Japanese drama about food and the high-end restaurant industry. Grand Maison Tokyo is about a former cooking prodigy (who fell from grace after a food poisoning incident) and his rise back up through the industry. The main character in Grand Maison Tokyo is Obana (played by Kimura Takuya, one…
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For sports fans who enjoyed watching The Last Dance, there is a similar show now available on ESPN+. It is called Man in the Arena, and it follows the career/life of Tom Brady. I think that the show might have been better off waiting until Brady’s career ends before being released, but who knows when…
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Food Wars is the latest anime that I finished watching on Netflix. I had a bunch of friends who had told me about the show previously, but it took me some time before I was able to get into the show. Like many other Japanese anime, Food Wars takes a relatively mundane topic (cooking) and…
Bokura Wa Kiseki De Dekite Iru is a feel-good Japanese drama that also can help to influence your perspective on life. Bokura Wa Kiseki De Dekite Iru is about a college professor named Aikawa Kazuki. Kazuki is much different from traditional professors, both in terms of personality and teaching style. Kazuki is a bit of…
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Jo Koy: Comin’ in Hot is a special episode available on Netflix. It is a recording of a show that Koy did in Hawaii, and it has to be one of the best standup shows around. I don’t watch a whole lot of standup comedy so I’m not the best judge of quality, but I…
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