Class-1A

Today, Brennan and Meth, after a week break, return to discuss the very sad passing of legend Akira Toriyama, the news of One Punch Man season 3 and how JC Staff is doing it again, and the wonderful news of Call of the Night season 2 (Brennan is thrilled about this news). Plus, a wonderful audio error that we fixed in a perfect way. Send us Fan Mail

Today, Brennan, Meth, and our surprise special guest Jason discuss how good Pluto is (Jason is the real fan of it here), how the Netflix Live Action Avatar is ok at best (and how Brennan needs to watch the original cartoon), and our guesses on the best picture nominees for the Oscars. Send us Fan Mail

Today, Brennan and Meth discuss a very interesting sponsor we would "like" to have, more examples of companies getting more involved in the anime space, and Meth trying to explain the Fate universe and its spinoffs once more. Send us Fan Mail

Today, Brennan and Meth discuss the official death of Funimation and its controversial merger with Crunchyroll due to the new polices they're implementing. We also discuss why power fantasies like Solo Leveling are so popular and the fact that a new huge Webtoon just got an anime adaptation announcement.  Send us Fan Mail

Today, Brennan and Meth discuss what it really means to be a live action adaptation and what Western media fall under that category. We also argue about Re: Zero Season 2 and what a real subversion of expectations looks like in anime. You all can guess whose opinion is the better one about the ending of School Days. Send us Fan Mail

Today, Brennan and Meth discuss what shows Meth has dropped this season (which one has fallen off), how the Netflix live action Avatar show may have a huge story issue, and how exactly bad isekai anime can keep being made.  Send us Fan Mail

Today, Brennan and Meth discuss Crunchyroll's Anime Awards for 2024 as we submit our votes for the categories. Frieren should be nominated for this year's awards, but Crunchyroll's scheduling doesn't make much sense. Also Sara gets a new Monogatari series entry for her to enjoy and tell us how peak it is. Send us Fan Mail

Today, Brennan and Meth discuss how Solo Leveling is now impacting studios to adapt more manhwas and how the manhwa Studio XTorm has disappeared off the face of the planet. Brennan also talks about his love for masterpiece that is Future is Wild and how apparently, it's his favorite childhood cartoon show. Send us Fan Mail

Today, Brennan and Meth discuss what shows we're watching so far in the Winter 2024 season and a look-back on our favorite show and opening and ending songs of 2023. We also introduce a new way in which we will grade our favorite shows at the end of each season with a new graphic by our wonderful graphic designer, Sara! Welcome to a new year of Class-1A! Send us Fan Mail

Today, Brennan and Meth discuss what to look forward to in the upcoming Winter 2024 season. If you don't take our advice on what shows are the ones to watch, then you don't know peak anime like we do. Send us Fan Mail

Today, Brennan and Meth discuss all the news from Jump Festa including a Chainsaw Man movie and a Wit Studio remake of One Piece. So much fantastic news to cover. Send us Fan Mail

Today, Brennan and Meth discuss Meth's experiences with a male host cafe, how collaborations have changed since our childhood, and how Frieren stays the goat of the year. Send us Fan Mail

Today, after a week break, Brennan and Meth are back to discuss the new Mappa projects coming out in 2024, the announcement of the Dandadan anime, and all the new updates on anime such as the Suicide Squad isekai anime. Meth passionately hates this show, as he usual does.  Send us Fan Mail

Today, Brennan and Meth discuss the fallout at Mappa and animators walking off the job and how abused they are on the Jujutsu Kaisen season 2 production line. #JusticeforMappaEmployees. The animators deserve all the best treatment and we hope that they get what they deserve for their incredible work.  Send us Fan Mail

Today, Brennan and Meth celebrate episode 100 with our social media manager and graphic designed, Sara! Thank you all so much for listening to this show and we hope to continue to provide you all with the best podcast going forward! Love you all! Send us Fan Mail

Today, Brennan and Meth discuss the ending of one of the most influential anime ever, Attack on Titan and its impact on anime throughout the years, all coming to a close. Truly a masterpiece in storytelling, wrapped up with a fantastic finale that ends a three-year long final season. Send us Fan Mail

Today, Brennan and Meth discuss why horror anime doesn't scare us anymore as well as the bigger impact that psychological horror anime has on us. We celebrate Halloween with an episode focused on scares and thrills in anime and in the animated space in general. Happy Halloween everyone! Send us Fan Mail

Today, Brennan and Meth discuss how three shows have really taken over the season for us, how the anime adaptions of Webtoons and other online comics have changed recently and how we will see the industry shift around their adaptations, and all the other news and updates that we missed. Send us Fan Mail

Today, Brennan and Meth discuss what we're watching so far in the Fall 2023 season, how some fandoms get infected and become toxic and horrible, and how power systems are non-existent in modern-day anime.  Send us Fan Mail

Today, Brennan and Meth discuss the news from the past two weeks that we've been missing out on,  how Get Schooled got cancelled for racist comments, and how people have been coping with Gojo's sealing and recent manga appearances around the world, promoting us to buy a star in his honor. Send us Fan Mail

Today, Brennan and Meth, and our special guest Sara, discuss the Disney x JJK ships, the new Fiona and Cake show, and the new manga Kagurabachi that has taken over the internet and it definitely the best manga of all time. Send us Fan Mail

Today, Brennan and Meth discuss the end of Attack on Titan coming up this fall, Netflix One Piece getting a season 2 and Meth's love for Robin, and we look ahead for the upcoming fall 2023 shows that you all should check out. Send us Fan Mail

Today, Brennan and Meth discuss how much of a fantastic start the JJK Shibuya arc has had so far, how Meth doesn't want anyone else to share his opinion while also not having a different one than him, and the new Studio Ghibli movies and how Miyazaki will never retire no matter what. Send us Fan Mail

Today, Brennan and Meth discuss how the newest JJk opening song is mid (sorry anime fans), how the Netflix One Piece show has gotten off to a fantastic start and how it probably won't get anything past a season 2, and how the return of Kimi ni Todoke for a season 3 next year means big things for the anime industry going forward (11 years since season 2 by the way. Crazy). Send us Fan Mail

Today, Brennan and Meth discuss the recent Demon Slayer movie and Genshin Impact anime leaks, how anime fans are so weird online and how people are criticizing the JJK Shibuya Arc Sukuna fight moment already even though there's literally no reason to (Brennan goes on quite the rant about this), and our final thoughts on Netflix's One Piece adaptation before it releases. Send us Fan Mail