Whittaker Weekly

This week we watched the first three episodes of Gourmet Girl Graffiti. Synopsis: The story follows Ryo, a middle school girl who lives by herself. She has a knack for cooking, and she makes friendships with everyone through her food. The cooking manga is "full of detailed cuisine art to whet the appetite." The "koufuku" in the title is wordplay on two Japanese homonyms — one which means "happiness" and another that means "appetite." You can stream it on Crunchyroll.com, VRV.co, or on Hidive.com. Artwork by Ben Coombs Music: Draaikolk by Brazzmatazz

This week we watched the first three episodes of Dagashi Kashi. Synopsis: Kokonotsu Shikada is the heir to his father’s candy shop, but, despite his father’s wishes, he would rather be a manga author instead. One fateful day, a cute but strange girl, Hotaru Shidare, starts visiting the store day after day to convince Kokonotsu to take over his father’s business. You can stream it here on Funimation.com Artwork by Ben Coombs Music: Draaikolk by Brazzmatazz

This week we watched the first three episodes of Ristorante Paradiso. Synopsis: Rome, Italy When she was a child, Nicoletta was taken in by her grandmother so that her mother could remarry. Now grown up, she leaves everything in the countryside behind to visit her mother and her mother's second husband, a ristorante owner. To her surprise, her stepfather did not know his wife had a daughter! Delicious food and dreamy gentlemen await at the ristorante, casetta dell'orso. For everyone who works there, a tender connection to the hearts of each visitor is spun, and the curtain raises on a story about these first-rate Italian gentlemen in spectacles. You can watch it on Crunchyroll.com or VRV.co Artwork by Ben Coombs Music: Draaikolk by Brazzmatazz

This week we review the first three episodes of Yakitate!! Japan. Synopsis: Kazuma Azuma wants to make bread. Not just any kind of bread though. He wants to make a bread that represents Japan itself and can stand toe-to-toe with rice as a national food. Thanks to his legendary “Hands of the Sun,” unnaturally warm hands that allow dough to ferment faster, Kazuma's bread is like a slice of Heaven. And when the Pantasia Rookie Competition arrives, everyone will get a taste of his skill! Along with his friend Kawachi, he’ll go up against koala karate masters, Harvard bread scientists, samurai with rolling-pin swords and more as he bakes his way to glory! You can watch it on Crunchyroll.com, VRV.co, or Funimation.com Artwork by Ben Coombs Music: Draaikolk by Brazzmatazz

This week we review the first three episodes of CLAMP's xxxHolic. Synopsis: Watanuki’s been haunted by dark spirits his entire life. His incessant demons drag him to the ornate door of the Dimensional Witch Yuko, a mystical woman of insight and luxury who is quick to help those in a bind—for a fee. One might very well end up paying with their soul! To be free of his visions, Watanuki will work in her strange shop of dreams and wishes. You can stream xxxHolic on Funimation.com or Hulu.com. Artwork by Ben Coombs Music: Draaikolk by Brazzmatazz

This week we review the first three episodes of Dusk Maiden of Amnesia. Synopsis: DUSK MAIDEN OF AMNESIA revolves around a first-year high school student, Teiichi Niiya, who had just enrolled at Seikyou Private Academy. One day while wandering the hallowed halls, he gets lost in one of the school's old buildings and encounters Yuuko Kanoe, who reveals herself as a ghost with no memories. While investigating her death by looking through the school's seven mysteries, they discover the truth about these ghost stories and help those who are troubled… You can stream it on Crunchyroll.com, VRV.co, or HIDIVE.com Artwork by Ben Coombs Music: Draaikolk by Brazzmatazz

This week we review the first three episodes of The Lost Village. Synopsis: 30 young men and women who came together on a shady bus tour. The tour's destination: an illusive, possibly nonexistent village called Nanakimura. In Nanakimura, one can lead a utopian existence, free of the world's obstacles … or so it was rumored, like an urban legend. "In despair over the real world ... wanting to escape the tedious daily life … wanting to restart your life from scratch…" The bus headed deep into the mountains, carrying 30 people each harboring their own expectations and wounds in their hearts… You can stream it on Crunchyroll.com or VRV.co Artwork by Ben Coombs Music: Draaikolk by Brazzmatazz

This week we watched the first three episodes of Soul Eater. Synopsis: Maka’s a Meister and Soul is her Weapon, and they’re a freakin’ lethal team in battle against the monsters and ghouls that feed on innocent souls. That’s when Soul transforms—literally—into a razor-sharp scythe and Maka wields her partner and unleashes her inner-slayer. Fighting alongside their Meister/Weapon classmates, Maka and Soul are the world’s last line of defense against evil. You can stream Soul Eater on Netflix.com, Hulu.com, or Funimation.com Artwork by Ben Coombs Music: Draaikolk by Brazzmatazz

This week we watched the first three episodes of Little Witch Academia the series. Synopsis: Akko enrolls at the Luna Nova Witchcraft Academy. She’s not the best student, but her bright attitude is the key to her and her friends’ success. You can stream it on Netflix.com Artwork by Ben Coombs Music: Draaikolk by Brazzmatazz

This week we watched the first 3 episodes of School Babysitters Synopsis: Ryuichi and Kotaro are brothers who lost their parents in an airplane crash. They're taken in by the chairman of Morinomiya Academy, who lost her son and daughter-in-law in the same crash, on one condition: Ryuichi has to babysit the kids at the daycare room in the school! This room was opened to help the school's teachers who had kids to take care of, but it suffers from a lack of staff until Ryuichi becomes the first member of the babysitter club formed to solve that problem. You can stream it on Crunchyroll.com or VRV.co Artwork by Ben Coombs Music: Draaikolk by Brazzmatazz

This week we watched the first three episodes of Boarding School Juliet Synopsis: At Dahlia Academy, a prestigious boarding school on a remote island, students from two feuding countries battle each other every day. However, Romio Inuzuka, the leader of the Touwa dorm, and Juliet Persia, the leader of the West dorm, start a secret relationship! You can watch it on Amazon.com. Artwork by Ben Coombs Music: Draaikolk by Brazzmatazz

This week we review the first three episodes of Interviews With Monster Girls. Synopsis: Succubi, dullahans, snow women and vampires... We're a little different from humans and called "demi-humans." Lately, we've been called "demis." This is a stimulating and heartful school demi-human comedy featuring those very unique "demis" and a high school teacher named Takahashi Tetsuo, who's highly interested in learning more about their daily lives and habits. You can stream it on Crunchyroll.com, VRV.co, or Funimation.com Artwork by Ben Coombs Music: Draaikolk by Brazzmatazz

This week we watched the first three episodes of Anti-Magic Academy: The 35th Test Platoon. Synopsys: Set in a world where witches run havoc, the military decides to shift from using sword to utilizing guns to neutralize magical threats. The Anti-Magic Academy is an institution that specializes in training witch hunters. Takeru Kusunagi, who can’t use guns and continues to fight with a sword, is relegated to the 35th Test Platoon, a motley group who can’t cooperate. One day, Ouka Ohtori, an elite pistol master who was forced into demotion, joins the platoon. Will they be able to gather their strengths and work together? You can stream it on Crunchyroll.com or VRV.co Artwork by Ben Coombs Music: Draaikolk by Brazzmatazz

As our final week celebrating KyoAni Month, we watched the first three episodes of Nichijou - My Ordinary Life. Synopsis: From the creators of K-On! and Lucky Star comes a slice-of-life series packed with absurd antics and hilarious high school predicaments. Follow the adventures of three ordinary girls as they make life’s awkward moments a thousand times worse. Along with a colorful bunch of classmates, they learn their most important lessons the hard way. Like whether goats are an appropriate form of transportation, who would win in a wrestling match between the principal and a deer, and most notably, if the three-second rule applies to weenies that fly through mohawks. Meanwhile down the street, a pocket-sized professor makes life difficult for a robot who just wants to be normal. But normal is the last thing you can expect in a town where salmon falls from the sky. In fact, the only thing you can count on is your friends, but even they are totally weird. You can stream it on Funimation.com Artwork by

This week we watched the first three episodes of Love, Chunibyo, & Other Delusions. Synopsis: Yuta Togashi has a problem. He used to be a "chunibyo," one of the thousands of Japanese students so desperate to stand out that they've literally convinced themselves that they have secret knowledge and hidden powers. But now that he's starting high school, he's determined to put aside his delusions and face life head on. The trouble is Rikka Takanashi, his upstairs neighbor, is just a little bit delusional herself. And she knows all about his past indiscretions. You can stream Love, Chunibyo, & Other Delusions on Crunchyroll.com, VRV.co, or HIDIVE.com Artwork by Ben Coombs Music: Draaikolk by Brazzmatazz

This week we reviewed the first three episodes of Tamako Market Synopsis: Tamako knows everything about mochi, the traditional Japanese dessert treats - she even works at Tama-ya, her family’s mochi shop. However, friendships, rivalries, and strange new feelings are beginning to make her life a sticky, complicated mess! You can stream Tamako Market on HIDIVE.com Artwork by Ben Coombs Music: Draaikolk by Brazzmatazz

As part of KyoAni month, this week we review the first three episodes of K-ON! Synopsis: Yui has no clue which club to join, but she’s determined to do something this year. As luck would have it, she discovers a flyer for the Light Music Club and she decides this is the club for her. But there's one problem: she first must learn guitar! You can watch K-ON! on Hulu.com, HiDive.com, or VRV.co Artwork by Ben Coombs Music: Draaikolk by Brazzmatazz

As part of Kyoani Month, this week we watched the first three episodes of Amagi Brilliant Park. Synopsis: A mysterious but pretty transfer student, Sento Isuzu, asks Kanie Seiya out on a date to an amusement park. That park was Amagi Brilliant Park, featuring worn-down attractions and lackluster service -- the worst in Japan. You can watch Amagi Brilliant Park on Crunchyroll.com, VRV.co, Hulu.com, HIDIVE.com, or Amazon Prime Video.

This week we review the first three episodes of Hetalia Synopsis: Forget what you learned in history class, and imagine all the nations of the world as guys on an inappropriate reality show. You can watch Hetalia on Funimation.com, TubiTV.com, or Hulu.com. Artwork by Ben Coombs Music: Draaikolk by Brazzmatazz

This week, as part of our Americans in Anime month, we watched the first three episodes of Baccano! Synopsys: which Narita translates as 'stupid commotion', is Italian for 'ruckus'. An ongoing light novel series with over twenty volumes published, it takes place across three eras – the early 1700s, 1930s, and 2000s – and presents its story arcs in anachronistic fashion. Though the arcs have their own stories to tell, they all fit within a grand, overarching narrative three centuries in the making, with events in the 1700s still causing shockwaves in 2003. Immortal alchemists, mafiosi, camorristi, bootleggers, assassins, and larger-than-life individuals from all walks of life find themselves inexorably swept into the spiral eternal... At the moment, Baccano! is not available on any of the main streaming services, but you can buy it from Amazon.com Artwork by Ben Coombs Music: Draaikolk by Brazzmatazz