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Sakura Society | An Anime Appreciation Podcast

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

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All Episodes

02:09

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

Sakura Society | An Anime Appreciation Podcast ·

2026/09/26

The anime and manhwa worlds were not playing this week! Here’s what you need to know…Massive news on Daemons of the Shadow RealmGachiakutaGoodbye, LaraThe World Webtoon AwardsHigurashi: When They CryAlya Sometimes Hides Her Feelings in RussianIf 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 means everything to us creators. (The algorithm only accepts 5 stars, just

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01:57:31

Perfect Blue is the Blueprint for Modern...

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2026/09/19

You Don't Know Me AnymoreWhat 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 descends into a suffocating psychological nightmare where the line between performance and reality dissolves completely, and a stalker's obsession becomes the least terrifying thing lurking in the dark. Join us as we unpack Satoshi Kon's landmark debut, the crushing weight of public identity,

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02:22

Jujutsu Kaisen Season 4 is Going to Shock the World |...

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2026/09/02

The Anime & manga worlds did WHAT this week?! Massive news from some of the industries biggest titles, including:One PieceJujutsu KaisenOvergearedFall in Love You False AngelsVampire Hunter DBlueboxIf 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 means everything to us creators. (The algorithm only accepts 5 stars, just so you know.)Stay up to date with me on

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02:17

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

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2026/08/30

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 creatures called Majiks are the source of all magic, and only women can become Witches by completing a Majik's trial. Then Ichi shows up. He's a feral hunter raised alone on a mountain who stumbles into a battle between the strongest Witch alive, Desscaras, and the terrifying King Majik

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01:57

Only Feels Alive One Grip Away From Death | The...

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2026/08/23

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 Kato. Mori Buntaro is a deeply introverted kid who transfers to a new high school, gets dared into climbing the school building, and in that moment discovers the only thing that's ever made him feel alive. What follows is a lifetime of chasing higher and harder peaks, from high school

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02:09

Teacher Trapped in Prison. Must Escape the Nine...

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2026/08/17

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 teacher who believes everyone deserves education, even the worst criminals on Earth. So he volunteers to teach inside Fog Land, a mysterious international prison built in a meteor crater that houses the world's most dangerous inmates. His first class ends in a violent riot that kills most of

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01:45

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

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2026/08/17

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 hits 1 MILLION copies• McDonald’s x Hello Kitty x Godzilla collabIf 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 means everything to us creators. (The

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02:27

Bittersweet Rom-Com That Subverts Every Trope...

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2026/08/09

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 Hikigaya is a high school loner who's turned cynicism into an art form. He thinks youth is a lie, friendship is performative, and romance is a scam. So naturally his teacher forces him into the Service Club, where he has to help other students with their problems alongside Yukino

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01:49

A New Spider-Man Story Is Coming Out THIS YEAR?! |...

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2026/08/03

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 one shot manga!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 means everything to us creators. (The algorithm only accepts 5 stars, just so you

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01:56

Poisonings. Curses. One girl Solves All | Manga Monday

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2026/07/27

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 well as it does. Maomao is a 17 year old apothecary raised in the red light district who gets kidnapped and sold as a servant in the emperor's rear palace. She plans to keep her head down and survive her term quietly, but when the emperor's infant children start dying, she can't help

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02:07

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

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2026/07/26

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 Kusunoki’s Flunking Her High School Glow Up is on the way, and Steel Ball Run is FINALLY returning in September!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

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02:02

A Dark Hero Story About Being Forced to Become a...

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2026/07/13

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 along in the shadow of his best friend Azuma who's better at everything. When the two are attacked by a superhuman mutant called a Choujin, Tokio injects himself with a transformation serum to save them both and is thrust into a world where superhumans are feared, policed, and hunted.But

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02:03

Solo Leveling is Getting a Movie with a BRAND NEW...

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2026/07/12

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 🙀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 means everything to us creators. (The algorithm only accepts 5 stars, just so you know.)Stay up to date

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01:53

A Girl Walks Alone in Beautiful Ruins. No Humans Left...

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2026/07/05

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. Fifty years after alien creatures called Executioners wiped out most of humanity, a young researcher named Saya walks alone through the beautiful, empty ruins of civilisation. Her mission is simple: find survivors and cleanse the land of the toxic disease the aliens left behind. Every

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02:11

Cyberpunk Edgerunners II is Going to be Special |...

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2026/07/02

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, Rent-a-Girlfriend, Eleceed and Bugle Call: Song of War.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 means everything to us creators. (The

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02:07

Holy Exorcist Meets Alleged Demon Summon. Love Blooms...

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2026/06/28

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 this emotionally devastating. Joshua is a 16 year old boy chosen by God to be the world's strongest exorcist, trained and abused by the Church since childhood to fight Demon Lords. All he actually wants to do is bake sweets and live in peace. Then Imuri enters his life, a warm, loving

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02:30

MAPPA's 15th Anniversary Event Delivered Some MASSIVE...

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2026/06/23

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, Dorohedoro, Ranma 1/2, and Oblivion Battery. We also had a live action version of Kiki’s Delivery Service announced as well as updates on the Kagurabachi manga and Great Teacher Onizuka.If you enjoy the show, please rate, review, like, and subscribe to Sakura Society | An Anime Appreciation

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02:13

The Anime You NEED to Watch This Summer Season

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2026/06/23

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 might surprise you. Plus some honorable mentions that almost made the cut. Tune in and let me know your top picks too.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,

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01:44

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

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2026/06/21

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 a 14 year old kid cursed with bones that can supposedly grant any wish, which means every alien, space pirate, and cult fanatic in the galaxy wants to rip him apart. Armed with a shapeshifting weapon made of pure darkness and his skeletal best friend Avakian, Sanko fights his way through

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01:44

War Weapon Meets Healer. Enemies Become Lovers |...

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2026/06/15

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 young pharmacist from the north, orphaned by the war between the Northern Nations and Mormeratta, who's spent his whole life quietly hunting for one person: the Witch of the Sun, the infamous war hero who killed his parents. When he's summoned to a remote castle to treat a mysterious patient

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