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Today, Brennan and Meth discuss our dream podcast guests and how we'll definitely somehow get Megan Thee Stallion and Michael B. Jordan to premiere as guests one day. We also discuss how old anime English dubs are better than modern ones and how the dubbing landscape has changed over time.  Send us Fan Mail

Today, Brennan and Meth discuss the announcement of a new Naruto anime series, as well as a new Naruto manga series (Boruto is officially dead). We also thank our fans and listeners for 5 years of Class-1A!! Send us Fan Mail

Today, Brennan and Meth discuss which Fall anime season shows we're watching and how, as we talked about before, this season is a pretty mid and some heavy hitters don't air until later in the Fall. Send us Fan Mail

Today, Brennan and Meth discuss the (disappointing) upcoming Fall 2026 anime season and what new shows and seasons you should keep a look out for! We also recap our favorite shows from the Summer 2026 anime season. Send us Fan Mail

Today, Brennan and Meth discuss the current issues YouTubers are facing with overreaching AI copyrights strikes against their anime content. We also give our predictions for this week's Nintendo Direct and how we think a new Super Smash Bros is very unlikely to be announced.  Send us Fan Mail

Today, Brennan and Meth are back from summer break, as class is back in session for Class-1A. We discuss what shows we've been enjoying from the Summer season and all the anime news over the past few months. We're back! Send us Fan Mail

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