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🎸 One Punch Man S3 — BABYMETAL × JAM Project metal OP “Get No Satisfied!”

📺 Netflix @ Anime NYC — trailers for Splinter Cell, Devil May Cry, Blue Eye Samurai, Sakamoto Days, Record of Ragnarok.

⚔️ Sekiro Anime — No Defeat by Qzil.la hits Crunchyroll 2026.

🎶 86 Eighty-Six — OP “Kyoukaisen” hits 8.6M views after 4 years.

🃏 Liar Game — Madhouse adapts Shinobu Kaitani’s psychological thriller in 2026.

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Short on time but need your anime fix?

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👗 Dress-Up Darling — Marin finds joy, love, and charm in a sweet photo shoot.

🦃 Turkey – Time to Strike — queer vibes, Sengoku shocks, and Sayuri’s bloody first kill.

💎 Dr. Stone — stealth ship, Chrome’s genius, and lab-grown diamonds.

🦇 Call of the Night — Nazuna’s past with Kyoko sparks queer tension and vendetta roots.

🎶 Dandadan — maid café nerves, Turbo Granny training, and ghostly Beethoven & Mozart.

💔 Lord of Mysteries — Old Neil’s heartbreaking farewell to Celeste.

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Short on time but need your anime fix? In Bloom is your 60-second weekly recap—comfy, quick, and packed with the biggest headlines and hype drops!

On this weeks episode:

🏴‍☠️ One Piece Day overload—Live-action S3 confirmed, S2 first look with giants, Smoker & Laboon, plus HEROINES novel anime announced.

📜 Lord of Mysteries feast—6 seasons and a movie confirmed, running until 2035.

🎤 Channing Tatum joins Demon Slayer: Akaza Returns—now Japan’s #6 all-time box office hit, passing One Piece Film: Red.

✈️ Crunchyroll x Delta—anime flying high with 2,000 titles and 50,000 episodes coming to flights this year.

⚡ Jujutsu Kaisen S3 potentially delayed until 2027.

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🗑️ Gachiakuta kicks off—Rudo’s monster-slaying 101 with scissor-queen Riyo.

🪀 Sakamoto Days yo-yos Apart in an epic, tragic, goofy-named climax—then Slur’s real plan drops.

🏴‍☠️ One Piece blends clip show chaos with Bonney’s tear-jerking tour of Kuma’s life.

☕ Clevatess chills with coffee and banter—before a mage unleashes an insect apocalypse.

👠 Panty & Stocking serve demon sisters vs. sushi chef ghost, turtle weirdness, and horny slasher chaos.

🎸 Dandadan melts faces—visual-kei exorcists, Dragonforce vibes, and a plea to save Evil Eye.

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This week:

🧪 Apothecary Diaries launches a free browser game—solve cases and bond with 35+ characters!

❄️ Undead Unluck returns in 2025 with a 1-hour Winter Arc

⚔️ Solo Leveling: Arise webtoon announced—Jinah awakens in an alt-universe twist!

🎒 Rascal Does Not Dream movies Sister Venturing Out & Knapsack Kid now on Crunchyroll!

💙 Go For It, Nakamura! anime delayed—now premiering in 2026

👻 Junji Ito joins the Eisner Hall of Fame—Moan drops October 7 with six new spooky tales!

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Let’s go 👇

🐰 Rascal Does Not Dream returns—supernatural chaos, chill Mai, and Touko deep in delulu mode.

🪄 Silent Witch heats up—Monica clutches, Cyril spirals, and the magic gets spicy.

🔬 Ruri Rocks slows down—microscopes, sand, and cosmic beauty in every grain.

🦠 Kaiju No. 8 brings the flash, but Kafka flops the follow-up.

🛡️ Shield Hero teases a great backstory—then ditches it for Atla takeover.

🌕 Call of the Night stuns—horny nurses, spooky vibes, and a heart-crushing queer arc.

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Short on time but need your anime news fix? In Bloom is your 60-second weekly recap—comfy, quick, and packed with greatness!

This week:

💃 Wandance trailer drops—mo-cap moves, sick beats, and MADHOUSE magic.

⚔️ Vinland Saga ends after 20 years and 220 chapters of Viking greatness.

💀 VShojo shuts down—scandals, missing funds, and a CEO confession.

🔥 Demon Slayer: Akaza Returns beats Mugen Train with a ¥7.3B debut.

📔 A koala with a diary is coming to YouTube—your October serotonin boost.

🕵️‍♂️ Spy x Family reveals its Season 3 trailer—mission begins this October!

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Love Blossoms in the Most Unlikely Soil

What happens when the school’s resident delinquent catches the eye of a flawless honor student? A Fragrant Flower Blooms With Dignity delivers a surprisingly tender twist on high school romance—with stolen glances, emotional honesty, and a touch of chaotic charm. Join us as we dig into this blooming love story and ask the real questions—like, who out there could not like this story?

At More Than Hentai, we’re here to help you decide if the anime everyone’s talking about is actually worth your time—and your watchlist.

Joining Brendan in the Sugoi Studio (calling in all the way from the US of A) is Oni, friend of the show, upcoming content creator and just a general legend of a human.

In this episode, we’re diving into:

• hook & expectations
• story & world-building
• characters & chemistry
• animation & style
• soundtrack & voice acting
• impact & watchability
• plus lots more anime related banter!

A big thank you and virtual hug also goes out to our Producers - Duffo, Michael C and Oni, you're the best 🫶

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Short on time but still in need your seasonal anime fix? In Bloom is your 60-second weekly recap—comfy, quick, and packed with the latest episodes, surprises, and seasonal standouts!

This week:

🦖 Kaiju No. 8 roars back—Gen Narumi dominates.

🚒 Dandadan gets wild—Momo vs. worms, fire trucks, and lava.

🥞 Takopi still hurts—pancakes can’t fix this pain.

🦝 With You and the Rain—a girl, a tanuki, and quiet healing.

🧠 Hikaru is gone—but can Yoshiki let go of the monster’s face?

🔪 To Be Hero X turns villains into sashimi on a camping trip.

🤖 Leviathan starts hot with mechs, but fizzles fast.

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Anime news in 60 secs?! Blink and you’ll miss it—In Bloom hits hard and fast every week 🌸

This weeks updates include:

❄️ Snowball Earth hits in 2026

🏴‍☠️ One Piece 1136 tops 2025 with a 9.9 on IMDb

🏔 Golden Kamuy gets a 2-part prologue before the final season

🐉 Chimera Club drops — Blue Lock x Chainsaw Man creators unite

📚 Frieren returns & passes 30M copies sold

💥 Kaiju No. 8 ends with Chapter 129

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