KFR 160: The 2026 Spring Anime Season feels small?

A new anime season is upon us and it’s an odd one. We have some popular returning series and a few new surefire hits, but it feels like it’s missing something?Join us as we share our picks for the season, a few raised eyebrows and even a disclaimer!Plus, the latest anime news and enough bad jokes to make your sensei embarrassed!SUPPORT USPatreon: Patreon.com/KawaiiFiBuy us a Coffee: Ko-fi.com/kawaiifi NEWS ITEMS- JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part 7: Steel Ball Run Anime's '2nd Stage' Reveals 2026 Debut in Video- Golden Kamuy Anime's Final Arc Continues in Winter With 'Runaway Train' Climax- Kadokawa Reveals Made in Abyss: Mezameru Shinpi Anime Film's October 23 Opening- Deadline: Live-Action Gundam Film Casts Gemma Chua-Tran- Sentenced to Be a Hero Anime Gets 2nd Season VIDEOS!Kawaii-Fi YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/KawaiiFiKyle’s YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@KyleinOrbitTifa's YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/thetkennedy JOIN THE KAWAII-FI COMMUNITYFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/KawaiiFiAnime/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kawaiifianime/Threads: https://www.threads.net/@kawaiifianime TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@kawaiifianimeDiscord: https://discord.gg/p9ccFx8vTQ LISTEN ELSEWHERE?Spotify: https://bit.ly/Kawaii-FiSpotifyApple: https://bit.ly/Kawaii-FiAppleYT Music: https://bit.ly/Kawaii-Fi-YMCastbox: https://bit.ly/Kawaii-FiCastboxGoodpod: https://bit.ly/Kawaii-fiGoodpodAmazon Music: https://bit.ly/Kawaii-FiAmazonPocket Casts: https://bit.ly/Kawaii-FiPocket EPISODE SEGMENTS00:00:00 – Show Opener00:02:14 – 2026 Spring Anime Season 00:03:18 – Reincarnated as a Slime Season 400:09:18 – Ascendance of a Bookworm Season 400:14:19 – MAO00:18:35 – Daemons of the Shadow Realm00:22:45 – Pardon the Intrusion, I'm Home!00:25:33 – Petals of Reincarnation00:33:20 – The Ramparts of Ice00:36:38 – Witch Hat Atelier00:42:31 – BEASTARS FINAL SEASON00:47:17 – Rooster Fighter00:50:38 – Anime Communique01:08:26 – Next Time, goofing and Sakura wars? Tags:Anime,Manga,Anime Podcast,podcast,Anime Recommendations,,anime revi