What a fun and useful cookbook for any anime lover.

It would be great as a gift.

My teenager loved looking through this book and she would definitely use it.

What we liked:

Contents broken into Appetizers, Mains, Desserts, and Drinks
It tells the show and episode that relates to the recipe in order to give context; however please note it might give spoilers for those episodes
Has both long-time favorites (lots of Studio Ghibli classic films) and all the most popular current, past, and even new shows including Laid-Back Camp
Breaks up the time you need for prep, waiting, cooking, etc and gives yield
Lots of pictures (illustrations, not photos) - super cute!
Any unusual equipment or ingredients that you might need are listed at the beginning of the book
Lots of quotes from the shows
Gives you ideas to make the recipes more authentic to the show (cook over Fire!!) but gives alternatives and tips to make it easier in a home kitchen
A lot of cat themed or shaped recipes

5 Stars

An adorable cookbook that recreates many dishes from cult anime, or at least is heavily inspired to make similar vibe culinary creations (turning horrors into more than edible meals!).
The illustrations are super lovely and a great attraction that will make this book a fantastic gift idea even to those anime lovers that are not good at cooking... just an object to enjoy with the idea that maybe, one day...
It's a good combination of easy recipes and long more complicated ones.
As a big fan of cooking, and culinary photography, I must admit I would have liked real photos too, not necessarily for every recipe, but for some of them at least. So instead, I did the next best thing, which is to sign up to the author's Instagram account where she has many photos of her creation :) I highly recommend people who buy the book to do that also!

Without a doubt, the illustrations are the highlight of this book. Very detailed and super cute. The first feeling I had when turning the pages was nostalgia, with each page I was transported to my childhood memories with the anime that were part of my childhood.
The recipes are very clear and easy to follow. I loved being able to reproduce the recipes of my favorite Anime.
This is a perfect book for Anime fans, and for those there and for those who are not anime fans, it's really worth it for the wonderful recipes.

I lost track of the number of times a gasped while reading through this cookbook! This book is a dream come true for so many Anime/Manga fans! I loved how many recipes there were from all different types of Anime - including both newer and older shows! I will be being this book as soon as it comes out for both myself and all of the other Anime fans in my life!

Thanks to NetGalley, the author, and the publisher for this ARC! I really enjoyed this and thought it was a fun book and a great gift for any anime or cooking enthusiast. I will note however that the copy of this I reviewed was missing several pages so the recipes were cut off in places, which did detract from the overall experience as I really wanted to try some of the recipes that were missing. However, this issue has no bearing on the stars of this book. I really did enjoy reading this and seeing some of my favorite dishes from anime I've always wanted to try available for me to do so.

THIS is how you get an anime nerd and reluctant cook to rush to the kitchen!

I grew up an anime kid and this book is EVERYTHING. I always used to imagine what it would be like to cook the various food from shows I watched and when I was younger even tried (and failed) a few times, as I didn’t have any guidance.

I am a reluctant chef 90% of the time. Cooking is boring to me and I have a lot of food aversions. But as I read through the recipes from anime both new and old, I was hit with nostalgia, inspiration and joy. For the first time in years, I couldn’t wait to do my next groceries trip and give these a try. I am especially excited to make the Katsudon (pork cutlet bowl) from a recent favourite Yuri on Ice as well as the Ohagi from one of my childhood favourites Rurouni Kenshin. Every recipe was a delight, and for the first time in forever, I’ve found a cookbook where I will eat almost every dish. The only downside I found with this while reading is a lack of vegetarian-friendly dishes. I myself am not vegetarian, but I have friends who are who would likely be disappointed with the selection available to them.

This was a very easy-to-read book with a lovely choice of colours and images throughout. I loved the inclusion of quotes from the shows, and I very much appreciated that each recipe gave not only a list of ingredients but was also clear on the equipment you would need to use. I think this is my favourite cookbook of all time!

On the whole, this book is genuinely magic and I can’t wait to try out as many recipes as I can. I went to the author’s instagram page as well and she includes videos of the recipes, which again was amazing to see what they look like in real life. I also saw she has a Genshin Impact range and now I am hoping that maybe in the future, there will be a video game recipe book too!

5 stars for a fun, colorful, immersive cookbook full of delicious anime recipes!

This is such a fun and immersive cookbook, especially if you're an anime/manga fan. I recognized a few recipes from some of my favorite mangas I've read [and watched!] in the past [hint: Ghibli!] and it brought back some memories. It's tempting to try to recreate some of these! Not only are the end results adorable, but nostalgic as well.

Thanks to NetGalley and Quarto Publishing Group – Rock Point, Rock Point for this awesome digital cookbook ARC!

Great for anyone who enjoys anime and cooking and wants to cook from their favourite mangas. The recipes include illustrated pictures, which is a great idea because it ties into the anime theme. Each recipe includes the anime, episode number, the story behind the recipe in the show, simple yet effective instructions, a quote from the show, and an anime-style picture of the food. It also indicates the serving size, prep time, and cook time, which is very useful.

This is a fun cookbook. Recipes include illustrated pictures which is a wonderful idea as it ties into the anime subject. I would recommend this book to anime lovers and to anyone who enjoys cooking.

I don't typically read cookbooks, but this one was so much fun! Being new to anime, it's been interesting seeing how beautiful the art of food is in so many of the movies and series I've begun to love the past two years.

Each recipe tells you the anime, episode number, the story behind the recipe in the show, simple yet effective instructions, a quote from the show, and a picture of the food in an anime art style. It also tells you the serving size, prep time, and cook time, which is pretty handy. All of that is done within two pages for each recipe, so you're not flipping through a bunch of pages trying to find the actual recipe between a lot of filler. Some of the recipes are vegetarian and vegan friendly, and those that aren't could be replicated fairly easy (saying this as someone who is vegan)

I quite enjoyed this and am looking forward to buying this and trying out some of the food!

Another great cookbook for those who love both anime and cooking. The recipes look delicious and the art is gorgeous! Since I am a novice, however, I found that a lot of the recipes were out of my league. Thankfully there were a few I feel comfortable and confident trying. I just wish there were also pictures of real completed dishes so I could get a better idea of what they should look like.

This is such an adorable cookbook. With some very tasty sounding recipes. I do wish that there was actual photos, rather than just the illustrations, although I understand that's the style intended

This cookbook is CUTE! With a variety of recipes available, you're sure to find something to make to satisfy your inner nerd. My husband and I are already planning on trying out the Karaage-to-Go recipe for our next party. I could totally see that recipe becoming a favorite of ours.
I do wish the cookbook had real photos instead of drawings but I think the drawings definitely lean more towards that manga/comic book style feel so I don't mind it too much. I'm just a visual person and would prefer to have real step by step photos when possible. I think it would have been cute to add in photos of the food from the TV show or movie that it came from. There might be copyright issues there so maybe that's not possible but I think it would've added a little something extra to see something like that.
All in all I could see this book being loved by families with children or just nerds who'd love to try the foods out!

I'm going to look forward to a deeper dive into some of the recipes in this one. As a vegetarian, some of these are going to be a pass, but I have certainly bookmarked a large handful to adapt. Plus, I think my library's anime club will enjoy trying out some of these later on.

For Libraries: If you have a thriving anime club, this is a natural fit.

Review to come October 3rd to blog/goodreads.

I received this book from Netgalley in exchange of an honest review.

I love anime. I love it when food is eaten or made in anime. I love baking/cooking myself. So when I saw this book? I just had to click request. I needed this book. I wanted this book!

So last night (writing this one early September) I just couldn't sleep. Not sure why. But it was a good thing for this book. I had plans on reading it the next day but if one cannot sleep why not read the book now? We have 4 sections in this book. Appetizers (yum), Mains (yum yum), Desserts (OMG YES), and Drinks (mmm). There are easy recipes and harder recipes. Some recipes require you to get items that you may not be able to get (heavy cream for me and some other small things), some recipes have items you can find everywhere.

On to the recipes. I really liked them. Well, OK, maybe it works better in a physical book because for now it was just recipe after recipe with illustrations here and there. So instead of reading it front to back I just went back and forth between things until I had read them all. That worked! But the recipes themselves are pretty easy and fun to follow. Sometimes I had to re-read to make sure I read things right, but it worked! I haven't tried them yet, again, this was a book I read at night, no time to get cooking, I want to sleep eventually, plus I am sure my hubby would be wondering what the hell I am doing in the kitchen at 3 am. XD But I will definitely try a couple of these recipes that I don't know yet. Like the strawberry/whipped cream sandwich. Or Kiki's Chocolate Cake. Or the Ponyo's Ham Ramen. I loved the variety in recipes. Some very well known ones like Kero Purin or Onigiri or Chocolate Cornets or Katsudon. Some that I didn't remember, like Hot Buttered Rum Cow or Spinach Cheese Quiche. And I also loved the names. Some are just the normal names, but sometimes you get: Monster Cell Truffles or Sasha's Stolen Bread and Potato Ration Soup.

Each recipe has a bit about the anime + which episode/season the recipe is from. I loved that because now I can go to these anime (or back to these anime) and see the food in animation. Yum! I also love the diversity in anime. Some older and some newer anime. From Laid Back Camp to Tales from Earthsea. I also love that there are often quotes from characters/the anime. That made it so much fun.

And then there are illustrations! Oh man, those made my mouth water. So GOOD. So SO GOOD. I just wanted to lick my phone (sorry phone). The art style was really, and this may sound weird, fluffy.

All in all, I would recommend this book to all. If you are an anime food lover this book is for you. If you just like cooking then this book is also for you, but it is just way more fun if you get the references. :)

Absolutely loved this cookbook! Such detail to the illustrations, it’s amazing! I just wish there were actual photos of the dishes. Even so, the illustrations look delicious! I’ll definitely be giving some of these recipes a shot.


Thanks to #netgalley and the publisher for providing a digital ARC for an honest review.

This is a cute and well executed cookbook. The design is bright and inviting. While I think this is a great option for people who already like anime and want to get into cooking or people who already have experience with Japanese cooking and want to try more recipes, many recipes call for special equipment and ingredients that may not be accessible to a beginner. I think the target audience will really love this book.

A really interesting book for anime fans and people who like to cook. It features some of the most iconic recipes seen in anime like Howl's breakfast and Ponyo's ramen which I will definitely be trying out in the future and some of the recipes aren't that well seen within their respective shows. Highly recommend picking it up if you're an anime fan that likes to cook and eat.

3.5 round-up. This cookbook is adorable for anime lovers! I’m a big Studio Ghibli fan so I was excited to see a few foods I recognized. Additionally, most of them are foods I actually want to make!
My downside was no real photos of the food. This book is so aesthetically pleasing and cute (the foods are drawn)… but I want an idea of what it's supposed to look like when I make it.

Fun recipes from all of your favorite animes! Make the cute, tasty, and sometimes weird dishes that are so lovingly rendered in classic and new favorites. Steamed pork buns from Haikyuu!! and the souffle omlet from Food Wars! are featured alongside the desserts from Miyazaki films and drinks from Cowboy Bebop. Without the anime tie-in many of the recipes are fussy and not particularly groundbreaking, but fans will love it. A great gift for people who love anime or experienced cooks who want some whimsy in their kitchen.