The Speakeasy #019: Sherlock Holmes, On the Trail of Detective Anime Pt. 1

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Anime 3000 presents The Speakeasy Podcast:
Drink #018: Sherlock Holmes,
On the Trail of Detective Anime Pt. 1

As part of our ongoing initiative to promote detective anime and manga we will be doing a series of Speakeasy podcasts about the wide world of detective works. This first part is a primer to the world of sleuths, gumshoes, private eyes, flatfoots, shamuses, snoops, and spies. We start with the origins of modern detective fiction in Japan and take a very brief look at the development of detective manga. We then offer some tools for the analysis of mystery stories and some titles everyone should know. There is no real schedule to when these episodes will come out but be assured that there will be more episodes like this one in the future. If you have any area of the genre you would like covered just let us know otherwise it will be our whims that dictate the course of this series. Until then . . . the game’s afoot!

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And now your helpful bartenders at The Speakeasy present your drink:

Sherlock Holmes

Fill a cocktail shaker with ice. Add all of the remaining ingredients and stir well. Double strain into a chilled coupe.

Carnival of the Moon

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Foolish people might not realize that I sometimes follow through with the threats I make on Twitter. So I when start asking how horrifically self-indulgent a post that is a frame by frame analysis of the little things in the Carnival Phantasm it is actually a threat. Due to the foolish encouragement of people online you all get an in-depth lesson on the hidden secrets of the Nasuverse. If nothing else it is insight to the things I think while watching an opening.

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Otaku NYC: Donburiya

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Luckily living in New York City gives you tons of opportunities to try all kinds of cuisine, including a myriad of Japanese restaurants throughout the city. But that also means for visitors sometimes there are just too many choices. This time around I’m talking about a reasonably priced place in midtown called Donburiya.

They serve a variety of food from riceballs to udon to curry (all of which I have on good authority are delicious), but as the name implies they specialize in donburi (rice bowl dish). There’s is a fairly basic dish consisting of rice on the bottom with vegetables and/or meat/fish (and sometimes egg) which was simmered in a light, semi-sweet broth. There are many different kinds you can get from the classic katsu-don (breaded deep-fried pork cutlet) to the more adventurous una-don (eel). The donburi have a homey feel and a subtle richness that sticks with you. Donbuyriya’s is a little sweet and almost buttery with a lot savory overtones.

The space itself is large but not huge, though they do take reservations. And it can become noisy later in the evening. But the portions are generous and the prices sane so it is well worth the trip.

If you want your first, or hundred and first, taste of katsu-don (or any other donburi, I’m totally bias) to be amazing then stop by Donburiya on 47th street between Lexington and 3rd Ave.!