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Today, Brennan and Meth recap our favorite shows from the Spring 2026 anime season and look-ahead to the Summer 2026 anime season, and which shows you should be watching for the Summer. Send us Fan Mail

Today, Brennan and Meth discuss how Mappa is adjusting their business model to buying IPs and copyrights directly to possible animes and the impact it may have on the industry as a whole, and on Mappa and their employees. We're alsp nearing on the end of the Spring anime season, so look forward to the Summer anime season lookahead next episode! Send us Fan Mail

Today, Brennan Meth discuss special guest Karl's top 50 anime of all time and, of course, roast him for some controversial takes. In the process, we contemplate what new anime fans are looking for in shows and how different perspectives shapes peoples' all time lists. Send us Fan Mail

Today, Brennan and Meth discuss the terrible Crunchyroll Anime Award winners and how My Hero didn't deserve Anime of the Year in any universe. As usual, the best shows don't win. We also discuss how amazing Witch Hat Atelier has been and how Brennan doesn't know how to pronounce Gachiakuta. Send us Fan Mail

Today, Brennan and Meth discuss Witch Hat Atelier mangaka's interview with UNESCO and the completely unnecessary and ridiculous controversy behind it. We also discuss how amazing Nippon Sangoku has been and has it's the sleeper-hit for the Spring anime season.  Send us Fan Mail

Today, Brennan and Meth discuss the 2025 Crunchyroll Anime Award Nominees and how, again, Crunchyroll can't help nominating the same 6 shows for every category and missing the actually good shows from 2025. We also discuss what we're watching for the Spring 2026 season and a recap of the end of the Winter 2026 season (triple domain expansion!). Send us Fan Mail

Today, Brennan and Meth look ahead to the Spring 2026 anime season and which shows you should be look-out for upcoming in the next month (Witch Hat Atelier will be the best show in the Spring season). We also cover all the news and episodes from the last few weeks. Send us Fan Mail

Today, Brennan and Meth discuss the controversy behind the manga app ONE and how horrible business decisions have killed the app. It deserves to be canceled and people involved investigated. We further discuss how Hell's Paradise is back and how much better season 2 is than season 1. Send us Fan Mail

Today, Brennan, Meth, and surprise guest Jason discusses what's on everyone's mind: ASU and Clavicular. We also discuss actual anime news such as the new Witch Hat Atelier trailer and how happy Meth is about how fantastic it looks. Send us Fan Mail

Today, Brennan and Meth discuss how Iruma-kun's spinoff is getting an anime (which is crazy since Iruma-kun is also getting a season 4) and how well Mappa has been adapting JJK season 3 and the Culling Game arc. Send us Fan Mail

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Today, Brennan and Meth discuss the anime Winter 2026 season, one of the best anime seasons in years. There are countless great shows with some sleeper hits that you should keep an eye out for. We also discuss Mr. Beast's anime list and the idea of "anime tourism" with the growing popularity of the medium. Send us Fan Mail

Today, Brennan and Meth discuss what new shows and seasons you should be keeping an eye on in the Winter 2026 season. We also recap the 2025 anime season and discuss the end of the Fall 2025 season. Note: This episode was recorded on January 2nd before certain shows started airing. Send us Fan Mail

Today, Brennan and Meth discuss The Game Awards nominees as we vote for the best games of the year (and how Expedition 33 will sweep every category). We also discuss how great One Piece has been with Bonney Nika and the fantastic animation of Gachiakuta.  Send us Fan Mail

Today, Brennan and Meth discuss (totally without any sarcasm at all) how the World Government and Blackbeard in One Piece are actually the heroes of the show. We're cheering for them to beat the Straw Hats and the devil that is Luffy. We also discuss what anime is best for people who are new to the medium. Send us Fan Mail

Today, Brennan and Meth talk about the current state of Shonen Jump and what new genre of manga will start a new era. We also discuss the fantastic upcoming Winter 2026 season and rant about One Piece for way too long (as usual). Send us Fan Mail

Today, Brennan and Meth discuss the on-going debate between the Bomb Devil and Bakugo, and who would beat who (the Bomb Devil would destroy Bakugo). We also discuss how great the new Reze Chainsaw Man movie was and how excellent My Hero Academia has been recently, and how Gnosia has been the sleeper-hit of the season so far. Send us Fan Mail

Today, Brennan and Meth discuss the beginning of the Fall anime season and which shows we're watching this season. We also discuss AI, its dangers, and the controversial decisions Crunchyroll has made regarding its translation company and the use of AI in its subtitles. Send us Fan Mail

Today, Brennan and Meth look ahead to the Fall 2025 anime season, and all the new and continuing shows that we recommend you all keep an eye out for airing soon. Send us Fan Mail

Today, Brennan and Meth discuss the current anime controversy about the screen writer of Boochi the Rock changing the original manga for the anime and all the implications for anime as a whole. The community is wrong and very dumb. We also talk about how great the end of To Be Hero X was and how that newest One Piece episode was an actual movie.  Send us Fan Mail

Today, Brennan and Meth discuss the new sequel Jujutsu Kaisen manga and how it has potential but also may fumble the bag (Boruto has created a precedent). We also rant about how great To Be Hero X has been recently and how it has gone from a show that we were dropping, to one of the best of the season. A generational comeback. Send us Fan Mail

Today, Brennan and Meth discuss Brennan's annual Crunchyroll swag box (we talk economics and Brennan's subscriptions). We also cover all the news recently including the Netflix live action One Piece season 2 trailer and the fake controversy stemming from Vivi's actress. Also, if you're watching My Dress-Up Darling, you need to stop. Send us Fan Mail

Today, Brennan and Meth discuss how Umamusume is generating so much money and having a huge cultural impact both in the US and in Japan. Meth is obsessed with horse racing now and is an addict on the game. We also discuss Brennan's new obsession for AI ASMR One Piece devil fruit cutting videos on Instagram reels (clearly, the best use of AI so far). Send us Fan Mail

Today, Brennan and Meth discuss how a water bottle caused 30 minutes of footage to become lost media and all the news over the past month. The Summer season is also off to a fantastic start so far. Send us Fan Mail