Episode 395 - The Fragrant Flower Blooms with Dignity

Anime Out of Context

Shaun Rollins and Remington Chase

Comedy, Leisure, Leisure:animation & Manga, Animation & Manga, Tv & Film

4.6 • 829 Ratings

🗓️ 3 January 2026

⏱️ 78 minutes

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Summary

This week, it's time to ring in the new year! Shaun's resolution, as it is every year, is to watch more anime and he thinks we're off to a great start as we watch 5 episodes of The Fragrant Flower Blooms with Dignity. Meanwhile Shaun reveals, multiple times, how culturally ignorant he is. If you'd like to give us feedback, ask a question, or correct a mistake, send an email to AnimeOutOfContext@gmail.com. Like our show? Check out our friends Shonen Flop & AnimEighties for more anime & manga reviews! Visit our Patreon at patreon.com/AnimeoutofContext if you would like to contribute to the show and get bonus content ranging from clips from our pre-episode banter, bonus episodes (including the 12 days of April Fools), our prototype Episode 0, to even getting shout-outs in the show! Intro and Outro are trimmed from "Remiga Impulse" by Jens Kiilstofte, licensed by MachinimaSound to Anime Out of Context under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 which the licensor has modified for the licensee to allow reproduction and sharing of the Adapted Material for Commercial purposes

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0:00.0	Welcome to Anime Out of Context, a comedy review show where a man completely immersed in anime culture, Tormense's co-host, who is only allowed to watch the shows featured here.
0:09.2	If you'd like to support the show, you can do so at patreon.com slash anime out of context.
0:13.6	Alongside over 100 hours of exclusive bonus material, all episodes uploaded to Patreon are completely ad-free, even to non-patrons.
0:20.2	Thank you for listening and enjoy.
0:24.7	Hello and welcome to anime out of context, the show where I attempt to explain the sometimes weird,
0:29.6	sometimes wonderful, but always hilarious world of anime.
0:32.4	New Year? New New New Me!
0:34.4	I'm Sean Rollins.
0:35.5	And I'm Remington Chase.
0:36.7	Yes, Ram, it's a brand new year. Certainly
0:39.7	can't go worse than the last one, right? So, Sean, I want you to keep in mind that whatever
0:45.3	we're doing to ring in the new year, right? Okay. That is, that's going to set the tone
0:52.3	for the whole year. For all of 2026.
0:55.8	All of it.
0:57.0	All of it.
0:57.9	So I feel like you, I feel like that was your bit last year.
1:02.3	It was.
1:03.3	And, well, let, you know, why don't, why do we go down memory lane?
1:07.3	Let's see how you opened up, uh, 24.
1:09.7	Do you remember how you opened up 2025? Uh, I do have a vague recollection. I think it was
1:14.4	specifically
1:15.5	a god, what was it? Specifically, he says he's now
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