Anime Brain Freeze

After wrapping up a few leftovers in The Quick and the Dead , the hosts review the final season of Beastars . Last but not least, they pick their favorite shows in Best of the Season .   The Quick and the Dead: Oshi no Ko – Season 3 (3:55) Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid: A Lonely Dragon Wants to be Loved (6:01) Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc (12:18) Princession Orchestra (14:37) My Hero Academia...

The hosts indulge in their pyromantic tendencies one last time and review the finale of Fire Force . After that, they dig up the treasure that is Golden Kamuy 's penultimate arc.   Reviews: Fire Force – Season 3 Part 2 (1:20) Golden Kamuy Final Season (1:18:45)   Mp3 Download: https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/animebrainfreeze/AnimeBrainFreeze181.mp3   Transcription: https://freepodcasttranscripti...

John and CC partake in a new grail war and review the first season of Fate/strange Fake . After that, they discuss yet another mixed outing from To Your Eternity . And finally, they return to the beautiful world of Frieren: Beyond Journey's End to talk about its second season.   Reviews: Fate/strange Fake (1:24) To your Eternity – Season 3 (49:19) Frieren: Beyond Journey's End – Season 2 (1:51:09)...

The hosts return to No Man's Land and review the second season of the new Trigun adaption: Trigun Stargaze. After that, they get on their trusty steeds and gush over the first stage of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Steel Ball Run.   Reviews: Trigun Stargaze (1:12) JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Steel Ball Run - 1 st Stage (1:44:10)   Related Links: https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interview/2025-11-14/a-mi...

After tackling a couple of premieres in the Sneak Peek , the hosts review the newest outing from the Shonen Action hit show Jujutsu Kaisen Season 3: The Culling Game Part 1 .   Sneak Peek: Kirio Fan Club (2:11) Nippon Sangoku (3:36) Rooster Fighter (11:32) Mistress Kanan is Devilishly Easy (14:42) MAO (16:50) Snowball Earth (24:32) Daemons of the Shadow Realm (32:36) Liar Game (43:39) Classroom of...

The hosts tackle a couple of leftover shows in The Quick and the Dead . Then they discuss the newest season of the sitcom action hit Spy x Family and last but not least present their picks for Best of the Season .   The Quick and the Dead: Sanda (1:28) Ranma ½ 2025 (16:59) Gachiakuta (22:41) Touring after the Apocalypse (39:56) My Hero Academia – Final Season (47:53)   Review: Spy x Family – Seaso...

Play Buffet: Mega Man X: Viral Nightmare demo (1:06) Duskfade demo (5:08) Acrolyte demo (6:03) Super Alloy Crush demo (7:17) LUCID demo (8:51) Kingdom's Return: Time-Eating Fruit and the Ancient Monster demo (10:34) Denshattack demo (14:24) Vampire Crawlers demo (17:44) Replaced demo (23:12) Scott Pilgrim EX demo (26:04) Wild Blue Skies demo (28:22) Mightreya demo (35:03) Parasite Mutant demo (37:...

After celebrating their 10-year anniversary , the hosts highlight a couple of premieres in the Sneak Peek and then air their grievances with the newest season of the show that started it all: One Punch Man .   10 years of Anime Brain Freeze (1:20)   Sneak Peek: The Darwin Incident (13:05) Yoroi-Shinden Samurai Troopers (22:44) Hell's Paradise – Season 2 (33:02) Oshi no Ko – Season 3 (34:28) My Her...

After firing off a couple of mini reviews in The Quick and the Dead , the hosts discuss the new adaption of the 30 year old Manga Yaiba: Samurai Legend . Last but not least they present their choices for Best of the Season .   The Quick and the Dead: Kaiju No. 8 – Season 2 (1:11) Cultural Exchange With a Game Centre Girl (15:58) DAN DA DAN – Season 2 (20:06)   Review: Yaiba: Samurai Legend (30:50)...

John comes to regret certain life choices as he tasks himself with reviewing the fourth season of Rent-A-Girlfriend . After that, CC closes a long overdue knowledge gap in his anime library, by talking about the new adaption of the Anne Shirley books.   Reviews: Rent-A-Girlfriend – Season 4 (1:12) Anne Shirley (23:51)   Mp3 Download: https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/animebrainfreeze/AnimeBrainFre...

Play Buffet: Retro pickups from local conventions (1:12) Mario Kart World & Sonic Racing CrossWorlds (6:41) Pokémon Trading Card Game Pocket (29:14) Umamusume (31:03) Stella Sora (35:31) Blaster Master Zero 2&3 (38:02) Sonic Rumble (48:01) Bounty Star - The Morose Tale of Graveyard Clem (49:22) Berserk Boy (53:11) Captain Toad Treasure Tracker (58:20) Xenoblade, Xenogears and Xenosaga talk (1:06:0...

CC kicks off the show by talking about the eerie folk horror show The Summer Hikaru died . Then John details the many comedic antics happening in CITY The Animation . And last but not least, CC reviews the unexpected wild ride that Takopi's Original Sin took him on. Reviews: The Summer Hikaru died (1:20) CITY The Animation (38:48) Takopi's Original Sin (1:03:06) Takopi's Original Sin – Spoilers (1...

The hosts discuss a couple of premieres from Fall in the Sneak Peek and then put on their assassin aprons to talk about the second season of Sakamoto Days .   Sneak Peek: My Gift Lvl 9999 Unlimited Gacha (2:07) Dusk Beyond the End of the World (6:21) One Punch Man – Season 3 (9:49) Touring After the Apocalypse (15:59) Tojima Wants to Be a Kamen Rider (20:20) To Your Eternity (28:04) Spy×Family – S...

The hosts kick off the show with a couple of mini reviews in The Quick and the Dead . Then they discuss the lukewarm outing from the first half of Fire Force 's ostensible final season.   The Quick and the Dead: Mono (3:38) Uma Musume Pretty Derby Season 2 (5:42) Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle (14:46)   Review: Fire Force - Season 3 Part 1 (24:44)   Best of the Season (1:46:56)   R...

The hosts discuss a couple of quick Lycoris Recoil appetizers before roping in CC's friend David to talk all things Gundam and review Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX , the newest outing from Hideaki Anno's studio Khara.   Reviews: Lycoris Recoil: Friends are thieves of time. (1:20) Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX (12:03) Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX - Spoiler Section (1:20:33)   Related Links: https://w...

Episode 169: Riffs & Rebels   John headbangs to the tunes of the girls from Rock is a Lady's Modesty and CC suits up to join a motely crew of unsanctioned do-gooders in the My Hero Academia spin-off Vigilantes .   Reviews Rock is a Lady's Modesty (1:11) My Hero Academia: Vigilantes (35:27)   Related Links: https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interview/2025-05-23/rock-is-a-lady-modesty-director-shinya...

The hosts kick off Summer Season with a bunch of premieres in the Sneak Peek and then review Lazarus , the new action spectacle from the Cowboy Bebop director.   Sneak Peek Leviathan (2:55) Cultural Exchange With a Game Centre Girl (10:59) The Summer Hikaru Died (14:49) Gachiakuta (21:15) CITY The Animation (29:46) Returning and continuing shows (34:38) Takopi's Original Sin (47:36)   Review Lazar...

The hosts review the retired assassin spoof Sakamoto Days and then present their picks for Best of the Season .   Review Sakamoto Days (1:09)   Best of the Season (1:04:30)   Mp3 Download: https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/animebrainfreeze/AnimeBrainFreeze167.mp3   Transcription: https://freepodcasttranscription.com/transcription/d2ddf685c4f121839bd239b82841a6edc90a49c3.srt   Website: http://anime...

CC kicks off the episode by reviewing a slightly different "creator-meets-creation" isekai in Zenshu. After that, John brings back the edgy 00s energy and talks about the violent fantasy revenge tale Übel Blatt. Last but not least, CC returns to the genre of sports and fawns over the double-flavored underdog story of Medalist.   Reviews: Zenshu (1:20) Übel Blatt (1:01:07) Medalist (1:43:27)   Rela...

PAX East impressions (1:24)   Play Buffet: Crimson Desert (8:25) Shantae Advance (14:18) Double Shake (15:15) Earthion (16:00) Gigasword (19:49) Neon Inferno (21:47) Break Arts III (22:33) Demon Tides (23:44) A Corgi's Cozy Hike (24:44) Section 13 (25:23) Skateboard Knight (26:12) Nier Automata (33:54) Blaster Master Zero (50:22) Sonic Unleashed (54:13) Trials of Mana Remake (1:21:03) FF16 hard mo...

Episode 165: Daima Wonderland   The hosts discuss a bunch of spring premieres in the Sneak Peek . After that, they review the final Akira Toriyama Dragon Ball show: Dragon Ball Daima .   Sneak Peek: Rock is a Lady's Modesty (3:16) Apocalypse Hotel (6:20) Guilty Gear Strive: Dual Rulers (9:57) Princession Orchestra (22:38) mono (28:27) Your Forma (31:47) Yaiba: Samurai Legend (37:46) Lazarus (44:01...

The hosts discuss a couple of leftover shows in The Quick and the Dead . Then CC dives into the world of the occult and reviews the rom-com action show DAN DA DAN . Last but not least, the guys present their picks for Best of the Season .   The Quick and the Dead: BLUE LOCK vs. U-20 JAPAN (1:42) TASUKETSU -Fate of the Majority- (12:23) Magilumiere Magical Girls Inc. (15:46) Love Live! Superstar!!...

Play Buffet: Final Fantasy XIV (4:07) Pokémon TCG Pocket (11:32) Pokemon Legends Arceus (17:23) Final Fantasy Legend (27:07) Luminous Avenger iX 2 (37:36) Metroid Dread (50:36) Nier Replicant (1:15:29) Batboy (1:37:27) Shadow of the Ninja Reborn (1:41:18) Contra: Operation Galuga (1:50:42) Wanderstop (1:56:17) Beyond the Ice Palace 2 (1:58:10) Gal Guardians: Servants in the Dark (2:00:37) Sanae's...

After discussing a couple of Winter Season 2025 premieres in the Sneak Peek , the hosts review the Kickstarter-project-turned-full-show sci-fi action series Mecha-Ude: Mechanical Arms .   Sneak Peek: Ameku M.D.: Doctor Detective (3:10) I Left My A-Rank Party (6:54) Übel Blatt (10:57) ZENSHU. (18:59) I May Be a Guild Receptionist (29:02) Medalist (35:17) Sakamoto Days (45:54) Dr. Stone: Science Fut...

In this season finale the hosts dish out a couple of "quick" reviews in The Quick and the Dead . After that they mix things up and review a bunch of recent Anime movies, among them Gridman Universe . Last but not least they pick their winners for Best of the Season .   The Quick and the Dead: My Hero Academia - Season 7 (1:19) Grendizer U (41:40)   Motion Picture Avalanche: HAIKYU!! The Dumpster B...