In Anime Airwaves #19, we review 異種族レビュアーズ (Ishuzoku Reviewers), the controversial series from studio Passione. In a world where many different humanoid species exist and prostitution is legal, there exists various brothels for each kind of species run by “succu-girls”, who have succubus blood running through them. As each species has different opinions on how each […]

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‘Interspecies Reviewers’ Review: I Can’t Believe It’s Not Hentai!

In Anime Airwaves #18, we review 僕のヒーローアカデミア THE MOVIE　ヒーローズ：ライジング (Boku no Hero Academia the Movie 2: Heroes:Rising), the hyped series from studio Bones. The number one hero anime is back in theaters for a battle beyond anything fans have ever seen! Class 1-A visits Nabu Island where they finally get to do some real hero […]

‘My Hero Academia: Heroes:Rising’ Review: National Lampoon’s Anime Vacation

In Anime Airwaves #17, we review Dumbbell Nan Kilo Moteru?, the hyped series from studio Doga Kobo. During a regular after-school grub crawl, gluttonous high schooler Hibiki Sakura is confronted about her ever-expanding waistline by her best friend, Ayaka Uehara. With her attempts at solitary exercise failing miserably, Hibiki decides to join the newly opened […]

‘How Heavy Are the Dumbbells You Lift?’ Review: Do You Even Lift, Senpai?

In Anime Airwaves #16, we review Made in Abyss, the hyped series from studio Kinema Citrus. The Abyss—a gaping chasm stretching down into the depths of the earth, filled with mysterious creatures and relics from a time long past. How did it come to be? What lies at the bottom? Countless brave individuals, known as […]

'Made in Abyss' Review: Whistleblowers, Do the Limbo!

In Anime Airwaves #15, we review Shokugeki no Soma: Shin no Sara, the hit series from studio J.C. Staff. At Tootsuki Culinary Academy, a heated eight-on-eight Shokugeki known as the Régiment de Cuisine rages on between Central and the rebel forces led by Souma Yukihira and Erina Nakiri. Though they won a stunning perfect victory […]

'Food Wars' Review (Shokugeki no Soma: Shin no Sara): Eat With Your Eyes

In Anime Airwaves #14, we review Eizouken ni wa Te wo Dasu na!, the show from studio Science Saru. Special guest Sasha Duran from the Spoop Hour podcast joins the discussion. Midori Asakusa sees the world a bit differently. Always having her nose in a sketchbook, Asakusa draws detailed landscapes and backgrounds of both the […]

'Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken!' Review: A World of Pure Imagination

In Power Creep #14, we talk about Star Wars Jedi: Fallen order, Hearthstone’s Card-Battle-Royale, Battlegrounds, Xbox hardware news, and and what streaming means for the future of gaming. The audio effect “Monster Chuckle” by Domarius is licensed under CC BY 3.0

Hearthstone's Battlegrounds, Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, & Xbox Hardware and the Future of Gaming

In Anime Airwaves #13, we review Ni No Kuni, the show from studio OLM. Special guest Terrell Royster from the Around the Geek podcast joins the discussion. High schooler Yuu and his friend Haru get involved in a case involving his childhood friend Kotona, which forces them to go back and forth between another world […]

'Ni No Kuni' Review: A Leap of Faith

In Anime Airwaves #12, we review Re:Creators, the show from studio TROYCA. Humans have designed countless worlds—each one born from the unique imagination of its creator. Souta Mizushino is a high school student who aspires to be such a creator by writing and illustrating his own light novel. One day, while watching anime for inspiration, […]

'Re:Creators' Review: Reverse Isekai-tus

Welcome to Picture Perfect, Pop Culture Bento’s Motion Picture Podcast! In Picture Perfect #13, we review the latest whodunnit murder-mystery, Knives Out. Do we make the case for Knives Out as the best movie of the year? Must we confess our undying love for Rian Johnson? And do any of us even have the slightest […]

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In Anime Airwaves #11, we review Fate/Grand Order: Absolute Demonic Front – Babylonia, the show from Cloverworks based on the mobile video game, Fate/Grand Order. A.D. 2016, the foundations of humanity have been incinerated by the Mage King Solomon. Chaldea, a secret mages organization with the mission to preserve humanity’s future, foresaw mankind’s extinction in […]

'Fate/Grand Order: Absolute Demonic Front - Babylonia': The Holy Grail of Video Game Adaptations

In Power Creep #13, we talk about the Star Wars Jedi: Fallen order, Hideo Kojima’s original IP, Death Stranding, Pokemon Sword, and Valve’s full-VR installment in the Half Life series, Half-Life: Alyx. Have we fallen for the newest Star Wars single player adventure? Does Death Stranding prove that Kojima was right to burn the Konami […]

Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, Death Stranding, Pokemon Sword, & Half-Life: Alyx

Welcome to Picture Perfect, Pop Culture Bento’s Motion Picture Podcast! In Picture Perfect #12, we review the pilot of Star Wars: The Mandalorian, the new series exclusive to Disney Plus. Do the show’s western tropes feel forced? Or must we give credits where credits are due? And why should you never google image search ‘breaking […]

'Star Wars: The Mandalorian' Review

In Anime Airwaves #10, we review Demon Slayer, the critically-acclaimed show from ufotable, the studio behind the Fate and God Eater series. Ever since the death of his father, the burden of supporting the family has fallen upon Tanjirou Kamado’s shoulders. Though living impoverished on a remote mountain, the Kamado family are able to enjoy […]

'Demon Slayer': Basically Vampires, but Make It Anime

In Power Creep #12, we’re joined by fellow RPG-lover, Tyler Austria, to talk The Outer Worlds, Greedfall, Kingdom Come: Deliverance, and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare. This live edition of Power Creep is sponsored by Tyler’s home-brewed cyser. Do we find inner peace in The Outer Wilds? Does Kingdom Come deliver? And does the new […]

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