I chose this book because my son loves anime. He loves how each dish ties to a specific episode. The recipes seem easy enough to follow and make, This is a book that will be better as a physical copy than a electronic but was still good.

Thank you so much to Quarto Publishing Group – Rock Point and NetGalley for providing me with an e-ARC

The Anime Chef Cookbook by Nadine Estero is a perfect gift for any anime lover.

Food in anime always makes me drool and so did each recipe in this book which is inspired by a scene from an anime. With each recipe you will get a short telling of what happened when the food from this anime was served, making it a nice way of remembering your favorite anime and even getting inspiration to watch the ones you haven't seen yet.

I love how the book began with a list of essential food and tools that are required in your anime food kitchen and how it went into detail, describing the ingredients, what it is used for, and what it tastes like. Gives you an idea of what your food will taste like and what the consistency will be like in the end.

The book is full of cute-looking drawings that are really appetizing. It was just a shame that not all recipes had a picture/drawing of the food because it's easier to eat a picture with your eyes than by reading a text.

It was a cute and fun read and I have already tried two recipes, which were easy to follow and tasted so good.

I knew it! I knew there was a book with all my fav characters dishes. From Honey to Sanji and Kero, this book has all those dishes that we watch in our fav anime. I'm also in love with the design!

The perfect cookbook for any anime fan!!

This cookbook is FILLED with delicious recipes of all the staple favorites. From delicious dango to takoyaki and even onigiri and bento ideas the book has something for everyone. Its filled with extremely adorable and colorful artwork that really gives it such a cute and fun look. I'm used to cookbooks having actual photos of the finished project but surprisingly I really love the art instead for this one! (it fits the overall theme better).

Each recipe requires different prep work, tools & ingredients as most do. The great thing is there are some that are super easy and beginner friendly and then others that you can challenge yourself with or work up to. It has a lot of variety which makes it more fun and a great staple book for your kitchen!

This is such a lovely book and would make such a wonderful gift for anime fans! I really appreciated the care the author too to make it just as beautiful as the illustrations of anime I've seen. I also thought the instructions, inspirational quotes and cooking time graphics were very well done.

I totally squealed when I saw "Howl's Breakfast Plate".

PAY ATTENTION ANIME-LOVING FOODIES!

This is a really cute cookbook with recipes from various anime including Shokugeki no Soma [Food Wars], Demon Slayer, Boruto, DragonBall Z and so many more, with illustrations of the food and easy to follow recipes. I am coeliac and I have to say I will have to make a few amendments to some of the recipes but I will certainly be trying out a good number of them as they seem very tasty and reasonable.

Note: some of the recipes require additional tools which will be made explicit. For example, the takoyaki recipe requires a special takoyaki pan (which makes sense given the shape but may not be easy to procure for casual cooking) and off memory another recipe required a fajita pan with a wooden base - items most people don't have in their kitchen already.

On the other hand, most recipes can be done with standard Asian cuisine ingredients you can get at your local Asian supermarket. I will be trying a number of these delicious-looking recipes in the near future!

<i>I was provided with a complimentary copy of this cookbook by Quarto Publishing Group - Rock Point via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review, which I leave voluntarily</i>.

Such a creative and unique book that pays homage to Japanese food, anime and culture! I'm not much of a cook so a lot of the recipes here look too elaborate to attempt, but never say never. As a total foodie who always salivates over the food in animated films, I found this to be a very fun and quick read. I like how the anime and scene is listed along every dish.

Full marks for the artwork! How can illustrated food look so delicious and decadent? However, I wish there was a real-life photo of each dish showing the author's attempt at her own recipes. Not only would it be a nice touch and add a layer of legitimacy to things, pictures would also make the recipes feel more achievable/doable.

If you’ve ever watched an Anime series then you will know how incredibly the food looks!

This cookbook is absolutely beautiful, the illustrations are so lovely and the guide sets out perfectly what kind of tools and ingredients are needed.

There’s a great variety of recipes to try out, it states which Anime it is from so also doubles up as a watch list!

This is a great read for all Anime fans!

Thank you so much to Quarto Publishing Group – Rock Point and NetGalley for providing me with an e-ARC; it is greatly appreciated.

This is a very cute cookbook ! There is a quick introduction that I can relate to as someone who has watched anime since they were a child. There have been plenty of times that I have been jealous of how food looks in anime, and wanted to take a bite.

After the introduction there’s a detailed list of kitchen tools and ingredients that you might not usually use, but will need for the recipes in this book. There is an explanation given for each one, which I really appreciate.

There are four categories of recipes here: Appetizers, Mains, Desserts, and Drinks. Each recipe is setup with an instructions sheet that not only gives you a step-by-step on how to create the dish, but also tells you which anime it comes from down to the season, episode, and episode title. There is also a paragraph explaining how this food was used in that anime. I love that they do this, as it really keeps it with the theme.

The instruction sheets also have a little graphic in the middle that lets you know how many servings the recipe will yield, how long prep will take, cook time, and other misc things such as how long to marinate if that is necessary. Some recipes include tips, or quotes from the anime featured.

After the instruction sheet there is artwork of the food. I do wish they had also included a picture of what the food looks like in real life, as having that side-by-side would be interesting to compare, helpful, and I prefer to have a real life visual of what it should look like when finished.This is a personal preference though.The end of the book is an index so you can search recipes by ingredient.

One thing I really appreciate is that the ingredients lists are done using both the US measurements and metric units. For example, if it says you need 2 cups of something, it will also list what that is in grams. It definitely makes this book more international friendly.

One odd thing I noticed is that they have a dish for Pokémon Café Mix in here, which is a mobile game, and not an anime. I think to keep with the theme they could have easily just listed the anime as Pokémon, and kept the description the same. There are also some dessert and drink recipes that do not have an artwork of the end result.

Overall this is a vibrant and cute cookbook that I think most anime lovers would enjoy. I would not say that this is beginner friendly in terms of difficulty, as there are utensils, techniques, and ingredients used that most would not have in their everyday life. I do think this a good theme for a cookbook, and leaves the door open for many more.

I really enjoyed the layout of these, the glossary of terms at the start was helpful even for people familiar with the ingredients on the dishes. There was a wide variety of anime represented so any type of fan is sure to find something they might enjoy. I loved the uniqueness of putting the exact episode that the food is featured in when it's from a tv show.

This is so incredible! I loved the recipes of our favorite anime foods. Aside from getting recipes, I also got to know animes to watch soon and I'm so happy for that alone. The illustrations in this book was so aesthetically-pleasing and very nakakatakam. I find myself feeling hungry while looking at the pictures.

What an adorable little cookbook! I love a good nerdy recipe collection and this one did not disappoint. The general design of the recipes was so aesthetically pleasing and the color choice for the design was lovely. I would consider myself a mild anime fan, but there were still plenty of recipes and shows that I recognized instantly. It was super cool that the author took the time to note which episode the dish appeared in (when applicable) and wrote a short description of how the dish factored into the story. The instructions for each recipe were thorough and clear. However, if you're someone who wants to have pictures for each step in a recipe, this may not be the best fit for you.

And don't even get me started on the art that accompanied each recipe. Instead of photographs of the prepared dish, this cookbook included anime-style illustrations of the finished recipe. They were Stunning!

I can't wait to snatch this cookbook up when it comes out. Lucky for me my birthday is the month it's published :)

Love it! Super easy to follow instructions and majority have pictures and description of what anime the recipe is from. I did notice there were quite a few recipes with tofu.
Can't wait to make the pudding!

Thanks Netgalley and publisher for this anime inspired cookbook that I never seen anyone for real create. It’s a great idea to try out foods that made your mouth watered for a few seconds per frame but I really wish we saw the comparisons between the two instead of just one full real life pic of it.

I enjoyed this cookbook so much for so many reasons.

The artwork is so adorable and well done, and it looks way more appetising than pictures I've come across in other cookbooks.

The recipe pages themselves are very clean and simple, and the instructions seemed very straightforward. I liked that the anime/movies where they were taken/inspired from were included.

I appreciated the ingredient list at the start of the book with descriptions of each item. For novices to Asian cuisine, this can be really helpful when it comes to sourcing key ingredients.

I'm planning to give some of these a try, and I’m fairly confident they’ll be just as tasty as they sound!

So cute! I absolutely have to make everything in this book.
I really liked how nothing seems overly complicated and the ingredient lists aren't too long

Absolutely love it! It's so fun and colourful which I find really enticing in a cook book, easy to follow instructions and just love that it's an an aime cook book, I don't even like cooking but this book made me want to cook.

"Cooking is the gift from the God. Spices are the gift from the Devil." Vinsmoke Sanji, One Piece

FOOD TO MAKE YOU SMILE AND YOUR HEART SINGING.

It is general knowledge that Japanese people not only eat with mouth but also with eyes. As a land of kawaii/cuteness they make everything become art of beauty include food. It is not only contains nutrisious ingredient but also all way too cute to eat.
My first introduction to Japanesse foods is come from anime and manga since young age. Most of characters from there bring decorative and adorable bento/lunchbox to school handmade of their mother, or grab some delicious street foods. From cooking theme anime I will get more sophisticated recipes.

When I take look to this cookbook with all infograpic about 75 Iconic Dishes from Your Favourite Anime, that bring so much warm and nostalgic feeling on me. I am not good at cooking but recipe at this book will tempt everyone (not only anime lover) to trying make some decent Japanesse homemade food.
This book offers enough variance of foods from appetizing such as mitarashi dango (samurai champion) and bento inspiration (school baby sitter). Main course as Lutfy's fave meat (one piece) or pikachu curry (Pokemon cafe mix). And for sugartooth readers there is option from dessert and drink such as starfish cone (clannad), kero's purin (cardcaptor sakura), prairie oyster (cowboy beebob).

This cookbook is describes all of local japannesse ingredients, this list maybe not easy to found at local groceries store but we still can get the similar to replace it. The recipes itself come with shot explanation about the anime, the food, recipes, time preps and illustrations of the complete food. Although the illustrations all very details and mouthwatering, additional real pictures of the food will give this book stronger kicks.

This book is very interesting and will become valuable gift to attract anime lover or at least readers who like me interest with Japanesse cuisine.
4.5

Thank you Netgalley and Rock Point from Quarto Publishing Group for let me read this copy. I am truly grateful and my thoughts are my own.

I received a copy of this book through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

This book was around 3.5 stars for me.

This book is a cute idea! I like that the book is about making foods from animes including shows and movies. There are drawings of the foods instead of pictures which is a cute idea, but I was surprised that the drawings aren't really an anime style so much as like something from a sketchbook. The book is written in cups and references if special kitchen tools need to be used. There's a variety of foods in the book that also cover a variety of animes, but some are simple things like eggs and bacon, stew, etc.

Overall an interesting find.

As a lover of both Japanese food and anime, this is the most gorgeous blend of both. The art work is exceptional and the recipes are delicious. The perfect gift for anyone who loves cooking, Japan, anime or all 3!