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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 Hero Academia: Vigilantes – Season 2 (36:22) Golden Kamuy – Final Season (40:13) Journal with Witch (44:18) Trigun Stargaze (51:15) Fire Force – Season 3 Part 2 (56:24) Fate/strange Fake (1:03:04) Frieren: Beyond Journey's End – Season 2 (1:11:09) Jujutsu Kaisen Season 3: The Culling Game Part 1(1:14:38)   Review: One Punch Man – Season 3 (1:24:51)   Related Links: https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/answerman/2025-11-24/.230965   Mp3 Download: https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/animebrainfreeze/AnimeBrainFreeze176.mp3   Transcription: https://freepodcasttranscription.com/transcription/4725e1a953110163d7d13cfa9cee4c26f58cebf8.srt   Website: http://animebrainfreeze.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/AniBrainFreeze Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/animebrainfreeze.bsky.social Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/animebrainfreeze/ SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/user-533052772 Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSi7wbiBRei5RtNQ6HWBeaw

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) Yaiba: Samurai Legend - Spoilers (1:17:10)   Best of the Season (1:25:32)   Mp3 Download: https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/animebrainfreeze/AnimeBrainFreeze175.mp3   Transcription: https://freepodcasttranscription.com/transcription/1507a325f14f404767b52e7d742050a945feeb96.srt   Website: http://animebrainfreeze.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/AniBrainFreeze Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/animebrainfreeze.bsky.social Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/animebrainfreeze/ SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/user-533052772 Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSi7wbiBRei5RtNQ6HWBeaw

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/AnimeBrainFreeze174.mp3   Transcription: https://freepodcasttranscription.com/transcription/345cd2aa41ac856afd84d33e3fa761234a5dc42a.srt   Related Links: https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interview/2025-08-13/how-the-answer-studio-breathed-new-life-into-a-classic-with-anne-shirley/.224736   Website: http://animebrainfreeze.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/AniBrainFreeze Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/animebrainfreeze.bsky.social Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/animebrainfreeze/ SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/user-533052772 Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSi7wbiBRei5RtNQ6HWBeaw

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 (1:06:02) Persona 3 Reload (1:13:52) Pokemon Legends Arceus (1:32:44) Shinobi – Art of Vengeance (1:46:52) Mega Man X1/2/3 Route MatriX Randomizer (1:52:30) ROG Xbox Ally X (1:59:06) Donkey Kong Bananza (2:05:26)   Newsbits: The possible death of Xbox (2:15:06) The likely death of Ubisoft (2:19:16) AI slop is a problem in Hoyoverse games, Call of Duty, Arc Raiders (2:21:40) New Valve hardware - Steam Machine, Steam Controller 2, Steam Frame (2:23:12)   1-Up for Discussion: Our personal gaming histories – Game Boy and early PC gaming (2:31:11)   Mp3 Download: https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/animebrainfreeze/FreezeFramesPerSecond003.mp3   Transcription: https://freepodcasttranscription.com/transcription/2097874f59ee715686b3b3df2275d46c28b3ab83.srt   Website: http://animebrainfreeze.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/AniBrainFreeze Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/animebrainfreeze.bsky.social Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/animebrainfreeze/ SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/user-533052772 Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSi7wbiBRei5RtNQ6HWBeaw

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 (1:15:35) Takopi's Original Sin – Super Spoilers (1:29:31) Takopi's Original Sin – Ultra Spoilers (1:40:41)   Mp3 Download: https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/animebrainfreeze/AnimeBrainFreeze173.mp3   Transcription: https://freepodcasttranscription.com/transcription/16d363daec8321d8955700f9f1325004875f08fe.srt   Related Links: https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/this-week-in-anime/2025-08-05/.227345 https://blog.sakugabooru.com/2025/10/19/hikanatsu-seeping-horror-and-enshutsu-anime/ https://blog.sakugabooru.com/2024/09/21/from-nichijou-to-city-kyoto-animations-gentle-touch-adapting-keiichi-arawis-madness/ https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interview/2025-11-12/how-the-staff-tackled-trauma-in-takopi-original-sin-anime/.230693 https://blog.sakugabooru.com/2025/08/15/takopis-original-sin-production-notes-the-lengthy-road-to-proper-communication/   Website: http://animebrainfreeze.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/AniBrainFreeze Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/animebrainfreeze.bsky.social Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/animebrainfreeze/ SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/user-533052772 Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSi7wbiBRei5RtNQ6HWBeaw

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 – Season 4 (37:12) Ranma ½ 2025 – Season 2 (42:33) Sanda (45:37) My Hero Academia – Final Season (52:38)   Review: Sakamoto Days – Season 2 (55:40)   Mp3 Download: https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/animebrainfreeze/AnimeBrainFreeze172.mp3   Transcription: https://freepodcasttranscription.com/transcription/e48cf0da16a9f6290669841b5b8a8acb043e842f.srt   Website: http://animebrainfreeze.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/AniBrainFreeze Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/animebrainfreeze.bsky.social Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/animebrainfreeze/ SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/user-533052772 Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSi7wbiBRei5RtNQ6HWBeaw

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)   Related Links: https://www.cbr.com/fire-force-disappointing-final-season-potential-problems/ https://www.rjwhiteart.com/fire-force-season-3-disappointing-animation-or-studio-burnout/   Mp3 Download: https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/animebrainfreeze/AnimeBrainFreeze171.mp3   Transcription: https://freepodcasttranscription.com/transcription/fec00c7e59213da3e65c8179c339e63c41df1e3d.srt   Website: http://animebrainfreeze.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/AniBrainFreeze Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/animebrainfreeze.bsky.social Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/animebrainfreeze/ SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/user-533052772 Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSi7wbiBRei5RtNQ6HWBeaw

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://www.youtube.com/@GiantRobolove https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/this-week-in-anime/2025-04-10/.223361 https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/this-week-in-anime/2025-05-29/.224882   Mp3 Download: https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/animebrainfreeze/AnimeBrainFreeze170.mp3   Transcription: https://freepodcasttranscription.com/transcription/0b0da87a840559d6bb1247a1d8f2bf79fe019ec6.srt   Website: http://animebrainfreeze.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/AniBrainFreeze Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/animebrainfreeze.bsky.social Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/animebrainfreeze/ SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/user-533052772 Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSi7wbiBRei5RtNQ6HWBeaw

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-watada-and-the-rise-of-girl-bands/.224387   Mp3 Download: https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/animebrainfreeze/AnimeBrainFreeze169.mp3   Transcription: https://freepodcasttranscription.com/transcription/c17b94f0bc85e8bd5b6215436dc949418fb7d85a.srt   Website: http://animebrainfreeze.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/AniBrainFreeze Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/animebrainfreeze.bsky.social Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/animebrainfreeze/ SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/user-533052772 Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSi7wbiBRei5RtNQ6HWBeaw

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 Lazarus (1:06:07) Lazarus - Spoiler Section (1:38:10)   Mp3 Download: https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/animebrainfreeze/AnimeBrainFreeze168.mp3   Transcription: https://freepodcasttranscription.com/transcription/60e5918ddfa480699215d1edefa95623709aef90.srt   Website: http://animebrainfreeze.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/AniBrainFreeze Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/animebrainfreeze.bsky.social Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/animebrainfreeze/ SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/user-533052772 Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSi7wbiBRei5RtNQ6HWBeaw

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://animebrainfreeze.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/AniBrainFreeze Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/animebrainfreeze.bsky.social Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/animebrainfreeze/ SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/user-533052772 Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSi7wbiBRei5RtNQ6HWBeaw

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)   Related Links: https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/this-week-in-anime/2025-01-30/.220595 https://blog.sakugabooru.com/2025/05/09/the-many-other-gems-of-animation-in-early-2025/   Mp3 Download: https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/animebrainfreeze/AnimeBrainFreeze166.mp3   Transcription: https://freepodcasttranscription.com/transcription/704417ff9f6fcf9e5b6fdc7264c7184bb07edc5b.srt   Website: http://animebrainfreeze.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/AniBrainFreeze Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/animebrainfreeze.bsky.social Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/animebrainfreeze/ SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/user-533052772 Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSi7wbiBRei5RtNQ6HWBeaw

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 mode (1:38:33) Doom 2016 (1:45:30)   Newsbits: Switch 2 Details (1:51:27) Clair Obscur - Expedition 33 is a hit (2:06:38) Blue Protocol is getting a new lease on life (2:10:19) Giant Bomb becomes independent (2:11:45)   1-Up for Discussion: Our personal gaming histories – Getting started in the NES era (2:16:51)   Mp3 Download: https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/animebrainfreeze/FreezeFramesPerSecond002.mp3   Transcription: https://freepodcasttranscription.com/transcription/c61f35b37ab7d8faedc3ca7e23e7dc4c1eec8097.srt   Website: http://animebrainfreeze.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/AniBrainFreeze Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/animebrainfreeze.bsky.social Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/animebrainfreeze/ SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/user-533052772 Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSi7wbiBRei5RtNQ6HWBeaw

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) Anne Shirley (51:00) Fire Force – Season 3 (58:36) My Hero Academia: Vigilantes (1:07:18) Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX (1:14:18)   Review: Dragon Ball Daima (1:24:56)   Related Links: https://www.crunchyroll.com/news/guides/2025/1/17/what-is-dragon-ball-daima https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2024-09-05/grammy-winning-music-producer-zedd-speaks-about-working-on-dragon-ball-daima/.215133   Mp3 Download: https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/animebrainfreeze/AnimeBrainFreeze165.mp3   Transcription: https://freepodcasttranscription.com/transcription/269e88ceda1898f14e04e820b291a505dc20a077.srt   Website: http://animebrainfreeze.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/AniBrainFreeze Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/animebrainfreeze.bsky.social Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/animebrainfreeze/ SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/user-533052772 Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSi7wbiBRei5RtNQ6HWBeaw

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!! – Season 3 (17:15) Ranma ½ 2025 (17:57)   Review: DAN DA DAN (20:35)   Best of the Season (46:46)   Related Links: https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/this-week-in-anime/2024-10-21/.216984 https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/newtype/2024-11-18/inside-dan-da-dan-episode-7-rising-talent-shuto-enomoto-discusses-storyboarding-and-animation-with/.217943 https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/feature/2024-11-22/who-is-dan-da-dan-heartthrob-ken-takakura/.217139   Mp3 Download: https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/animebrainfreeze/AnimeBrainFreeze164.mp3   Transcription: https://freepodcasttranscription.com/transcription/8cdb47c9ccda678af8f96195af94d56e4ebd0c75.srt   Website: http://animebrainfreeze.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/AniBrainFreeze Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/animebrainfreeze.bsky.social Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/animebrainfreeze/ SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/user-533052772 Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSi7wbiBRei5RtNQ6HWBeaw