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Sakura Society | An Anime Appreciation Podcast

Brendan White

193 episodes

🌸 Welcome to Sakura Society — a brand built by anime and otaku fans, for anime and otaku fans.

More about the show

Each week I serve up hot, fresh content across audio and video — including Sakura Society | An Anime Appreciation Podcast, one of Australia’s largest independent animanga shows. Plus, you’ll get rapid-fire anime news and reviews in 60 seconds with our In Bloom series.

Whether you’re a seasoned otaku or just hitting play on your very first binge, Sakura Society is your new home for all things anime & otaku culture — reviews, news, chaos, and community.

Come for the anime. Stay for the good times. ✨

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  1. Get Ready, More Gachiakuta is Coming Soon! | Anime & Manga News

    · 2:09

    The anime and manhwa worlds were not playing this week! Here’s what you need to know… Massive news on • Daemons of the Shadow Realm • Gachiakuta • Goodbye, Lara • The World Webtoon Awards • Higurashi: When They Cry •…

  2. Perfect Blue is the Blueprint for Modern Psychological Horror

    · 1 h 58 min · Explicit

    You Don't Know Me Anymore What happens when a pop idol walks away from the stage to chase her dream of becoming a serious actress, only to find that the person she used to be refuses to let her go? Perfect Blue…

  3. Jujutsu Kaisen Season 4 is Going to Shock the World | Anime & Manga News

    · 2:22

    The Anime & manga worlds did WHAT this week?! Massive news from some of the industries biggest titles, including: • One Piece • Jujutsu Kaisen • Overgeared • Fall in Love You False Angels • Vampire Hunter D • Bluebox…

  4. Earnest Feral Boy Becomes World's First Male Witch | Manga Monday

    · 2:17

    Welcome to Manga Monday! This week we're diving into Ichi the Witch, written by Osamu Nishi, the creator of Welcome to Demon School! Iruma-kun, and illustrated by Shiro Usazaki of Act-Age fame. In this world, living…

  5. Only Feels Alive One Grip Away From Death | The Climber Is PEAK | Manga Monday

    · 1:57

    Welcome to Manga Monday! This week we're diving into The Climber, also known as Kokou no Hito, illustrated by Shinichi Sakamoto and based on a novel by Jiro Nitta inspired by the life of real solo climber Buntaro…

  6. Teacher Trapped in Prison. Must Escape the Nine Circles of Hell | Manhwa Monday

    · 2:09

    Welcome to Manhwa Monday! This week we're diving into Fog Land by POGO, an action horror series on Webtoon that takes Dante's Divine Comedy and turns it into a supermax prison nightmare. Dante Kang is a science…

  7. Kingdom Hearts is Getting an Anime?! | Anime & Manga News

    · 1:45

    The Anime & manga worlds did WHAT this week?! • Kingdom Hearts anime series ANNOUNCED (Disney + Nomura!) • Tenkaichi: The Greatest Warrior first trailer + cast • Chained Soldier Season 3 confirmed • Tower Dungeon…

  8. Bittersweet Rom-Com That Subverts Every Trope Perfectly | Manga Monday

    · 2:27

    Welcome to Manga Monday! This week we're diving into My Youth Romantic Comedy Is Wrong, As I Expected, Wataru Watari's light novel series better known as OreGairu, with a manga adaptation by Io Naomichi. Hachiman…

  9. A New Spider-Man Story Is Coming Out THIS YEAR?! | Anime & Manga News

    · 1:49

    The anime and manga worlds went WILD this week. Let’s talk about it. Huge updates and announcements on Gachiakuta, Marvel x Kadokawa, Kabaneri and the Iron Fortress, KonoSuba and Kohei Horikoshi returning with a new…

  10. Poisonings. Curses. One Girl Solves Them All | Manga Monday

    · 1:56

    Welcome to Manga Monday! This week we're diving into The Apothecary Diaries, based on Natsu Hyuuga's light novel and adapted into manga by Nekokurage, a mystery series set in an imperial court that shouldn't work as…

  11. Steel Ball Run's Return Has FINALLY Been Confirmed | Anime News

    · 2:07

    This was one of the biggest anime weeks of the year. Grab a seat, we’ve got lots to talk about out. A brand new Mobile Suit Gundam universe was announced, more live action Parasyte, LEGO One Piece, a new romcom called…

  12. A Dark Hero Story About Being Forced to Become a Monster | Manga Monday

    · 2:02

    Welcome to Manga Monday! This week we're diving into Choujin X by Sui Ishida, the creator of Tokyo Ghoul returning to manga entirely on his own terms. Tokio Kurohara has spent his whole life as a bystander, stumbling…

  13. Solo Leveling is Getting a Movie with a BRAND NEW Story | Weekly Anime News

    · 2:03

    The anime world was on a whole other level this week. Let’s talk about it. HUGE updates on Solo Leveling, The Guy She Was Interested in Wasn’t a Guy At All, Delicious in Dungeon, Jurassic Shadows, and Grotesqqque 🙀…

  14. A Girl Walks Alone in Beautiful Ruins. No Humans Left | Manga Monday

    · 1:53

    Welcome to Manga Monday! This week we're diving into The Color of the End by Haruo Iwamune, a post-apocalyptic seinen running in Harta that reads like the intersection of Blame! and Mushishi in the best way possible.…

  15. Cyberpunk Edgerunners II is Going to be Special | Weekly Anime News

    · 2:11

    You won’t believe what went down in the world of anime this week! 🤯 let’s talk about it. Massive news and announcements on Cyberpunk Edgerunners 2, Fool Night, Witch Hat Atelier, Kill Blue, Wistoria Wand & Sword,…

  16. Holy Exorcist Meets Alleged Demon Summon. Love Blooms | Manga Monday

    · 2:07

    Welcome to Manga Monday! This week we're diving into Make the Exorcist Fall in Love, written by Aruma Arima and illustrated by Masuku Fukayama, a supernatural action romance on Shonen Jump+ that has no business being…

  17. MAPPA's 15th Anniversary Event Delivered Some MASSIVE Announcements | Weekly Anime News

    · 2:30

    Strap in, the anime world is going crazy this week! Let’s talk about it. MAPPA’s 15th Anniversary event delivered massive news and announcements for Jujutsu Kaisen, Chainsaw Man, Fall in Love, You False Angels,…

  18. The Anime You NEED to Watch This Summer Season

    · 2:13

    Summer 2026 is here and it is absolutely loaded. This episode, I'm counting down my top 10 most anticipated anime of the season — Ghost in the Shell, the Bleach finale, 100 Girlfriends Season 3, and a few picks that…

  19. Space, Bones, and a Kid Who Just Wants Spaghetti | Manga Monday

    · 1:44

    Welcome to Manga Monday! This week we're diving into Dai Dark by Q Hayashida, the creator of Dorohedoro, and if you loved that unhinged masterpiece then buckle up because she did it again but in space. Zaha Sanko is…

  20. War Weapon Meets Healer. Enemies Become Lovers | Manhwa Monday

    · 1:44

    Welcome to Manhwa Monday! This week we're diving into The Spark in Your Eyes by MURO, a historical fantasy romance on Webtoon that sets up one of the most gut wrenching slow burns you'll find anywhere. Erkin is a…

  21. Solo Leveling Season 3 is in Production and Releasing WHEN?! | Weekly Anime News

    · 1:48

    Strap in, the anime world is going wild this week! Let’s talk about it. Massive updates on Solo Leveling, a Vampire Survivors and Jujutsu Kaisen crossover, Black Clover, BLUELOCK, Cyberpunk: Edgerunners x Wuthering…

  22. Biomechanical Nightmares. Humanity Versus Aliens. Both Losing Badly | Manga Monday

    · 2:03

    Welcome to Manga Monday! This week we're diving into MAD by Yusuke Otori, a post-apocalyptic sci-fi horror running on Shonen Jump+ that plays like Alien meets Chainsaw Man and refuses to let you breathe. Alien life…

  23. The Apothecary Diaries Returns in 2026 with Season 3 AND a Movie?! | Weekly Anime News

    · 1:45 · Bonus

    Strap in, the anime world went mad this week. Let’s talk about it. Massive updates on The Apothecary Diaries, Gachiakuta, Smoking Behind the Supermarket With You, Mushoku Tensei, Wasted Chef, and Kadokawa CEO being…

  24. Bleach Is Ending After 20 Years And I'm Not Okay | Weekly Anime News

    · 1:35 · Bonus

    The anime world went crazy this week. Let’s talk about it. Massive updates on Bleach, Tekken 8 AND Baki, Dorohedoro, You And I Are Polar Opposites, and Takopi’s Original Sin. If you enjoy the show, please rate,…

  25. Dragon Dad. Human Mom. High School Chaos Ensues | Manga Monday

    · 1:43 · Bonus

    Welcome to Manga Monday! This week we're diving into RuriDragon by Masaoki Shindo, a slice of life manga running in Shonen Jump that proves you don't need a single fight scene to be one of the most captivating series…

  26. Kagurabachi Arrives In 2027 And Is Going To Be MASSIVE | Weekly Anime News

    · 1:48 · Bonus

    Strap in. The anime world did not come to play this week. Let’s talk about it. Bigtime updates on Kagurabachi, Studio Ghibli, Gigantic (from the mind of the creator of Gantz), The Book of Human Insects, Bocchi the…

  27. Historical Samurai Combat. No Plot Armor. Pure Brutality | Manga Monday

    · 1:31 · Bonus

    Welcome to Manga Monday! This week we're diving into Tenkaichi - The Greatest Warrior Under the Rising Sun, written by Yosuke Nakamaru and illustrated by Kyotaro Azuma, an alternate history martial arts manga that…

  28. The Wildest Harem Romcom That's Somehow Incredibly Wholesome | Manga Monday

    · 1:41 · Bonus

    Welcome to Manga Monday! This week we're diving into The 100 Girlfriends Who Really, Really, Really, Really, Really Love You, written by Rikito Nakamura and illustrated by Yukiko Nozawa, and yes you did just read that…

  29. Sydney Sweeney Just Said "I Pilot Gundams Now" And Nobody Is Ready | Weekly Anime News

    · 1:40 · Bonus · Explicit

    Strap in. The anime world did not come to play this week. Let’s talk about it. Bigtime updates on The Ribbon Hero, My Hero Academia's epilogue, Glasses with a Chance of Delinquent, Copycat, and Sydney Sweeney's…

  30. This Might Be The Greatest Vampire Story Ever Written | Manhwa Monday

    · 1:32 · Bonus · Explicit

    Welcome to Manhwa Monday! This week we're diving into Unholy Blood by Lina Im, the number one supernatural webtoon on the platform and a vampire story that throws out every post-Twilight cliche in the book. Ten years…

  31. Japan is LITERALLY Plotting Anime World Domination | Weekly Anime News

    · 1:26 · Bonus

    Strap in. The anime world did not come to play this week. Let’s talk about it. Bigtime updates on Witch and Mercenary, the Japanese government targeting massive growth via global anime domination, Ascendence of a…

  32. Do NOT Read This Yuri Manga in Public | Manga Monday

    · 1:32 · Bonus

    Welcome to Manga Monday! This week we're diving into The Summer You Were There by Yuama, a yuri manga that ran in Comic Yuri Hime and will absolutely destroy you in the most beautiful way possible. Shizuku Hoshikawa…

  33. Your Weekly Anime News Update | April 13th 2026

    · 1:33 · Bonus · Explicit

    Your weekly anime news fix is HERE and it did not come to play… Big updates on One Piece, ISHOWSPEED, Date A Live, Dandadan, and Yaebuki Kikan. If you enjoy the show, please rate, review, like, and subscribe to…

  34. Shikabane Kaigo | Manga Monday

    · 1:24 · Bonus · Explicit

    Welcome to Manga Monday! This week we're diving into Shikabane Kaigo, also known as Cadaver Nursing, a horror manga adapted from Harumi Miura's Kadokawa Horror Bunko novel with art by Ayuko. Akane Kuritani is a young…

  35. The Fragrant Flower Blooms With Dignity | Manga Monday

    · 1:35 · Bonus · Explicit

    Welcome to Manga Monday! This week we're diving into The Fragrant Flower Blooms With Dignity by Saka Mikami, a romance manga running on Magazine Pocket that is basically Romeo and Juliet if Romeo worked in a cake shop…

  36. Your Weekly Anime News Update | April 5th 2026

    · 1:53 · Bonus

    The anime headlines you NEED to know about. This week’s In Bloom is stacked with big updates on Frieren, Sentenced To Be A Hero, You And I Are Polar Opposites, Eminence in Shadow, Solo Leveling, and Rascal Does Not…

  37. Kagurabachi | Manga Monday

    · 1:22 · Bonus

    Welcome to Manga Monday! This week we're diving into Kagurabachi, Takeru Hokazono's sword fighting revenge epic running in Weekly Shonen Jump that memed its way into the conversation and then backed it up with one of…

  38. Your Weekly Anime News Update | March 26th 2026

    · 1:36 · Bonus · Explicit

    Your weekly anime news fix is HERE and it did not come to play… Big updates on The 100 Girlfriends Who Really, Really, Really, Really, Really, Really Love You, Crunchyroll getting hacked, Jack-of-All-Trades, Party of…

  39. The Greatest Estate Developer | Manhwa Monday

    · 1:24 · Bonus

    Welcome to Manhwa Monday! This week we're diving into The Greatest Estate Developer, written by BK_Moon and illustrated by Kim Hyunsoo, a fantasy isekai on Webtoon that takes the "reincarnated into a novel" premise and…

  40. Your Weekly Anime News Update | March 20th 2026

    · 1:31 · Bonus

    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…

  41. The Guy She Was Interested in Wasn't a Guy at All | Manga Monday

    · 1:16 · Bonus

    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…

  42. Your Weekly Anime News Update | March 15th 2026

    · 1:36 · Bonus

    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…

  43. My Bride Is A Mermaid

    · 1 h 28 min · S4 E52

    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…

  44. Your Weekly Anime News Update | March 8th 2026

    · 1:50 · Bonus · Explicit

    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.…

  45. Centuria | Manga Monday

    · 1:13 · Bonus

    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…

  46. Shinobi Undercover | Manga Monday

    · 1:15 · Bonus

    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…

  47. Your 90 Second Anime News Update | February 25th 2026

    · 1:42 · Bonus

    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.…

  48. Witchriv | Manga Monday

    · 1:08 · Bonus

    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…

  49. The Hennies | The People's 2025 Anime Awards

    · 8:53 · Bonus

    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…

  50. After God | Manga Monday

    · 1:08 · Bonus

    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…

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