Shoujo Sundae

In this episode of Shoujo Sundae, Chika, Giana, and cosplayer Jahara Jayde review episodes one through three of My Love Story with Yamada Kun at Lv999! In episode one, Akane is dumped by her cheating boyfriend, and fluctuates through stages of grief. At an in-person event for a game her ex-boyfriend, Takuma, introduced her to, Akane bribes an attractive guy to pretend to be her boyfriend in front of Takuma and his new lady. This at...

Hey, shounen fans! Today, we're diving into Frieren: Beyond Journey's End for the very first time! We meet the elven mage Frieren and her adventuring party: Himmel the Hero, Heiter the priest, and Eisen the dwarf. After defeating the Demon King (or Lord?), they part ways after a decade-long journey together. Fifty years later, ensuing the death of Himmel, Frieren wishes she had taken the time to get to know him better. Year...

In this special collaboration episode, the Shoujo Trio returns! Shojo & Tell and Shoujo Sundae join forces to discuss the manga, film, the live action, and the original short story of Josee, the Tiger, and the Fish. Giana, Chika, and Ashley talk about Tsuneo’s and Josee’s story after he’s hired to be her  caretaker by her overprotective grandmother. When Tsuneo learns of Josee’s desire to see more of the world, he takes her on ...

In this episode of Shoujo Sundae, Chika and Giana review episodes twenty-three through twenty-five of Kimi Ni Todoke. In episode twenty-three, Ayane and Chizu plot to set up Sawako and Kazehaya on a solo date on New Year’s Eve. Before abandoning them at the shrine together, the girls do Sawako’s hair and makeup. In episode twenty-four, Sawako and Kazehaya enjoy a chilly New Year’s Eve together at the shrine. Kazehaya learns at the ...

In this episode of Shoujo Sundae, Giana and Chika review episodes twenty through twenty-two of Kimi Ni Todoke! In episode twenty, tensions rise between Chizu and Ryuu when he tells her he’s happy she can finally get over Toru now that she knows he’s engaged. Ayane and Sawako lament over their helplessness for Chizu’s situation. In episode twenty-one, Toru and Chizu reminisce over the past, and Chizu attempts to confess her feelings...

In this episode of Shoujo Sundae, Chika and Giana review episodes sixteen through nineteen of Kimi Ni Todoke! In episode sixteen, the tiny men Pin hallucinates recap the first fifteen episodes of the series. In episode seventeen, Pin begs Kazehaya to bring Sawako over to rid him of what he believes is a curse, but is actually a cold. Afterwards, Kazehaya walks Sawako home under the stars, and they almost share a kiss. In episode ei...

In this episode of Shoujo Sundae, Giana and Chika review episodes thirteen through fifteen of Kimi Ni Todoke! In episode thirteen, Sawako comes to fully understand the nature of her feelings towards Kazehaya. Kurumi’s plan to drive a wedge between the two of them is not only thwarted, but rumors also begin to spread around the school that she has feelings for Pin. Ayane uncovers that Kurumi was the one who spread the recent rumors ...

In this episode of Shoujo Sundae, Chika and Giana review episodes ten through twelve of Kimi Ni Todoke! In episode ten, we learn about Chizuru’s and Kurumi’s experience in middle school together, when Kurumi manipulated Chizuru into “helping” the other girls in their class confess their love to Kazehaya. Kurumi continues to be friendly with Sawako and eventually confides in her that she has feelings for Kazehaya. In episode eleven,...

In this episode of Shoujo Sundae, Giana and Chika review episodes seven through nine of Kimi Ni Todoke! In episode seven, Sawako, Chizu, and Ayane go out for ramen to a local shop. Sawako learns that the shop is owned by Ryuu’s family, and they live above the store. They spend the evening hanging out in Ryuu’s room and invite Kazehaya over. In episode eight, Sawako’s friends encourage her to call them by their first names. However,...

In this episode of Shoujo Sundae, Chika and Giana review episodes four through six of Kimi Ni Todoke! In episode four, rumors rapidly spread about Chizu and Ayane, pinning Sawako for starting them. Ayane and Chizu overhear Sawako claim that they aren’t her friends and leave before they can hear the full context of the conversation, which hurts and confuses them deeply. In episode five, further rumors about Sawako’s presence being a...

In this episode of Shoujo Sundae, Giana and Chika review the first three episodes of Kimi Ni Todoke! In episode one, Kuronuma Sawako struggles to interact with her classmates after being branded as cursed because of her resemblance to Sadako from the horror film The Ring. Her classmates even refer to her as “Sadako”. Despite this, she is able to speak with a popular boy, Shouta Kazehaya, who invites her to the school’s test of cour...

In this episode of Shoujo Sundae, Giana, Chika, and Izzy from Be Kind, Rewind review Millennium Actress. When filmmaker Genya Tachibana sets out to create a documentary on famed actress Chiyoko Fujiwara, her life story plays out on screen as she relays her life story to him. Decades pass, and we see Chiyoko grow from being a teenager with hopes to become an actress someday to reaching celebrity status. Throughout her life, she chas...

In this episode of Shoujo Sundae, Giana and Chika review episodes forty-seven through fifty of Fruits Basket (2019)! In episode forty-seven, Yuki and Manabe discuss Tohru and the nature of Yuki’s feelings towards her. Tohru’s class decides to rewrite Cinderella to fit their odd casting choices. In episode forty-eight, it’s showtime! Cinderella-ish is a hilarious success, despite an out of character outburst from Tohru at the end of...

In this special episode of Shoujo Sundae, Giana and Chika read Giana’s Whisper of the Heart (and The Cat Returns) fanfiction, The Baron and Louise’s Unofficial Epilogue. If you listened to our two-part Whisper of the Heart review, and our The Cat Returns episode, you’ll know that we had our gripes with the way Baron and Louise’s story had no resolution whatsoever. Today, that changes! Giana saw to it that those star crossed cat sta...

In this episode of Shoujo Sundae, Chika, Giana, and Phoenix of The Anime Tea review episodes forty-four through forty-six of Fruits Basket (2019)! In episode forty-four, Tohru is determined to team up with Rin to find a way to break the Sohma’s curse. Eventually, Tohru is able to console Rin. In episode forty-five, Tohru’s class decides to put on a performance of Cinderella for the cultural festival, but the casting choices they ma...

In this episode of Shoujo Sundae, Giana, Chika, and Clarissa of the Anime World Order podcast review episodes forty-one through forty-three of Fruits Basket (2019)! In episode forty-one, Tohru visits the Sohma estate to talk to Kureno on Uo’s behalf. By happenstance, she meets Momo, who is fascinated by Momiji and hopes Tohru can convince him to be her big brother. When Tohru speaks with Kureno, he vows to never speak to Uo again. ...

In this episode of Shoujo Sundae, Chika and Giana review episodes thirty-eight through forty of Fruits Basket (2019)! In episode thirty-eight, Yuki meets new members of his student council. Kakeru Manabe and Yuki have an argument after school when Manabe asks Yuki regarding his feelings about Tohru. The boys have a heart-to-heart conversation, which breaks up the tension between them. In episode thirty-nine, Shigure steps in for To...

In this episode of Shoujo Sundae, Giana, Chika, and Ellen and Kayla of the Let’s Stay Together podcast review episodes thirty-five  through thirty-seven of Fruits Basket (2019)! In episode thirty-five, the Sohmas are still at the beach. Rin stalks them from afar (for some reason). Akito confronts Tohru, and Momiji gets caught up in the crossfire. In episode thirty-six, Kagura comes clean to Kyo about her love for him and the root o...

In this episode of Shoujo Sundae, Chika, Giana, and Avary AKA Kyoruyeye on Twitter/X, review episodes thirty-two through thirty-four of Fruits Basket (2019)! In episode thirty-two, Kyo’s and Tohru’s ability to open up to one another shows us how truly close the pair are becoming this season. Yuki confronts not only his deep rooted trauma, but Akito themself. Yuki opens up to Tohru about feelings he’s been keeping bottled inside. Al...