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