Anime Brain Freeze

The hosts kick off the new season by talking about questionable Crunchyroll business practices and giving their two cents on the new premieres from Spring Season 2023. After that, they take a trip to No Man’s Land and get reacquainted with some old friends and enemies in Trigun Stampede.   News: Princess Connect! Re:Dive reaches End of Service (1:20)   Sneak Peek: My Home Hero (12:45) Magical Destroyers (20:02) alice gear aegis Expansion (25:39) Hell's Paradise (28:44) My Love Story With Yamada-kun at Lv999 (33:29) Mashle: Magic and Muscles (38:05) MSG: The Witch From Mercury – Season 2 (44:25) Ranking of Kings – Season 2 (49:49) TONIKAWA: Over The Moon For You – Season 2 (52:20) Dr. Stone: New World (55:29) Demon Slayer: Swordsmith Village Arc (1:00:07) The Ancient Magus’ Bride – Season 2 (1:07:42) Vinland Saga – Season 2-2 (1:15:00) Heavenly Delusion (1:18:05) Golden Kamuy – Season 4 (1:23:02) NieR:Automata Ver 1.1a (1:25:07) Suzume (1:27:58)   Review: Trigun Stampede (1:37:29)   Related Links: https://www

 John and CC dish out one last review from fall season 2022 in the form of the (kinda) finale to the Joestar saga with JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Stone Ocean. They also rattle off a couple of mini reviews in The Quick and the Dead and talk about their choices for Best Anime of the Season.   The Quick and the Dead: Bocchi the Rock! (1:30) Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War (13:54)   Review: JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stone Ocean (26:49)   Best of the Season (1:45:58)   Related Links: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0zRE5b9-0MU https://blog.sakugabooru.com/2021/08/29/road-to-stone-ocean-jojos-bizarre-adventure-directorial-retrospective/ https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/feature/2021-08-13/why-stone-ocean-could-be-the-most-important-part-of-jojo-yet/.176135 https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/this-week-in-anime/2022-09-06/.189386 https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/this-week-in-anime/2022-12-08/.192690   Website: http://animebrainfreeze.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/AniBrainFreeze Instagram: https://www.instagram.com

The hosts take a tour through the seedy underbelly of the Akihabara Maid business in Akiba Maid War. After that, they return to the Gundam Franchise to take part in a different kind of corporate warfare in The Witch from Mercury.   Reviews: Akiba Maid War (1:19) Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury (47:24)   Related Links: https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/this-week-in-anime/2022-11-08/.191671 https://www.animefeminist.com/what-we-can-learn-about-labor-organization-from-akiba-maid-war/ https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/this-week-in-anime/2022-10-25/.191182 https://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-feature/2022/10/31/feature-exploring-the-anime-and-literary-inspirations-of-mobile-suit-gundam-the-witch-from-mercury https://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-feature/2023/01/15/feature-the-most-satisfying-fight-in-mobile-suit-gundam-the-witch-from-mercury-didnt-involve-mobile-suits   Website: http://animebrainfreeze.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/AniBrainFreeze Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/animebrainfreeze/ Fac

CC digs into the much-anticipated adaption of the gory manga hit Chainsaw Man. After that, he and John return to Spy x Family to find out if the Forger family has made any progress in their secret spy mission.   Reviews: Chainsaw Man (1:30) Spy x Family – Season 2 (41:53)   Related Links: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_flKbsZoAHg https://blog.sakugabooru.com/2022/10/31/the-two-chainsaw-mans-csm-production-notes-01-03/ https://www.animefeminist.com/chainsaw-mans-beautiful-depiction-of-platonic-relationships/ https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2022-10-11/the-film-references-in-the-chainsaw-man-opening/.190724 https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/this-week-in-anime/2022-11-17/.191978 https://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-feature/2022/10/23/feature-spy-x-familys-second-opening-is-perfect https://www.crunchyroll.com/de/anime-feature/2023/01/08/feature-why-the-family-theme-in-spy-x-family-is-so-impactful https://www.animefeminist.com/queer-resonance-and-critiquing-heteronormativity-in-spy-x-family/   Websit

To kick off Winter Anime Season 2023, John and CC tackle some premieres in the Sneak Peek and then discuss the finale of one of their most beloved shows: Mob Psycho 100.   Sneak Peek: Buddy Daddies (2:20) Giant Beasts of Ars (3:43) Revenger (6:02) NieR:Automata Ver 1.1a (12:42) Trigun Stampede (17:36) Vinland Saga – Season 2 (25:00)   Review: Mob Psycho 100 – Season 3 (32:46)   Related Links: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6axRXouB5h8 https://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-feature/2022/12/29/feature-the-10-best-animation-moments-of-mob-psycho-100 https://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-feature/2022/11/03-1/feature-mob-psycho-100-ops-and-eds-are-timeless-works-of-art https://www.animefeminist.com/the-beautiful-masculinity-of-mob-psycho-100/   Website: http://animebrainfreeze.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/AniBrainFreeze Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/animebrainfreeze/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AniBrainFreeze/ SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/user-533052772 Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/U

In this season finale, the hosts tackle some leftover shows from Summer in The Quick and the Dead, before they review the unexpected return of the 2013 hit-comedy The Devil is a Part-Timer. Last but not least, they choose their candidates and winners for Best of the Season.   The Quick and the Dead: Shine on! Bakumatsu Bad Boys (1:48) RWBY: Ice Queendom (4:45) Made in Abyss: The Golden City of the Scorching Sun (8:10) Love Live! Superstar!! – Season 2 (32:18) Rent-A-Girlfriend – Season 2 (34:57)   Review: The Devil is a Part-Timer – Season 1+2 (41:50)   Best of the Season (2:27:40)   Related Links: https://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-feature/2022/07/23/feature-5-things-to-know-about-the-devil-is-a-part-timer-season-2   Website: http://animebrainfreeze.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/AniBrainFreeze Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/animebrainfreeze/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AniBrainFreeze/ SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/user-533052772 Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSi7wbiBRei5RtNQ6

CC does some relic hunting and unearths the new adaption of Spriggan. After that, John enrolls in a cutthroat school and tries to make it to the top in The Classroom of the Elite. Last but not least, CC gets into some Henshinanigans with the gang from the Narumi detective agency in the Kamen Rider W Anime sequel Fuuto PI.   Reviews: Spriggan [2022] (1:41) Classroom of the Elite – Season 1 & 2 (38:15) Fuuto PI (1:05:37)   Related Links: https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/watch/2022-07-01/spriggan-then-vs-spriggan-now/.187128 https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/this-week-in-anime/2022-06-28/.187117 https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/feature/2017-09-22/the-controversial-politics-of-classroom-of-the-elite/.121690 https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/feature/2022-06-22/why-were-light-novel-fans-furious-at-classroom-of-the-elite-first-season/.186892 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ddcTY2tn26w https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/this-week-in-anime/2022-09-27/.190222 https://www.crunchyroll.com/de/anime-feature/2022/08/1

CC once again unleashes his metal side and reviews the new adaption of the dark fantasy Manga Bastard!!. After that, he and John take a trip to Night City and let loose with the gang from Cyberpunk: Edgerunners.   Reviews: BASTARD!! -Heavy Metal, Dark Fantasy- (1:30) Cyberpunk: Edgerunners (44:57)   Related Links: https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/this-week-in-anime/2022-07-12/.187580 https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/this-week-in-anime/2022-09-22/.190002 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6l9Rlsl59m4 https://www.cbr.com/cyberpunk-egderunners-vs-akudama-drive-better-anime/ https://www.cbr.com/cyberpunk-2077-edgerunners-save-game-cd-projekt/   Website: http://animebrainfreeze.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/AniBrainFreeze Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/animebrainfreeze/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AniBrainFreeze/ SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/user-533052772 Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSi7wbiBRei5RtNQ6HWBeaw

The hosts kick off the new Anime season with a bunch of Previews in the Sneak Peek and a Review of the assassin action hit Lycoris Recoil.   Sneak Peek: Legend of Mana: The Teardrop Crystal (3:05) Akiba Maid War (9:07) Blue Lock (12:32) Urusei Yatsura 2022 (15:05) Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch From Mercury (18:55) My Hero Academia – Season 6 (26:10) Pop Team Epic – Season 2 (30:22) Spy x Family – Season 2 (33:24) Golden Kamuy – Season 4 (36:30) Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War (41:55) Mob Psycho 100 – Season 3 (49:31) Chainsaw Man (53:17)   Review: Lycoris Recoil (58:51)   Related Links: https://blog.sakugabooru.com/2022/09/28/lycoris-recoil-and-shingo-adachi-turning-original-anime-production-chaos-in-your-favor/ https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/this-week-in-anime/2022-08-04/.188341 https://www.crunchyroll.com/de/anime-feature/2022/10/16/feature-the-empathetic-action-star-of-lycoris-recoil   Website: http://animebrainfreeze.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/AniBrainFreeze Instagram: https://www.instagram.com

John and CC wrap up this season with a shotgun round of The Quick and the Dead reviews and their choices for Best of the Season.   The Quick and the Dead: Love after World Domination (1:44) Shikimori's Not Just a Cutie (7:13) AMAIM Warrior at the Borderline (13:07) Love Live! Nijigasaki High School Idol Club – Season 2 (41:27) Date A Live IV (46:03) Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero (50:50)   Best of the Season (1:07:47)   Related Links: https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/feature/2021-05-19/why-date-a-live-will-win-your-heart/.171697   Website: http://animebrainfreeze.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/AniBrainFreeze Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/animebrainfreeze/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AniBrainFreeze/ SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/user-533052772 Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSi7wbiBRei5RtNQ6HWBeaw

After playing a not-so-friendly game of underground mafia golf with Birdie Wing -Golf Girls' Story-, CC joins John on the dancefloor to witness an upcoming EDM performer come to fame through the machinations of a legendary war tactician in Ya Boy Kongming!   Reviews: Birdie Wing -Golf Girls' Story- (1:31) Ya Boy Kongming! (51:55)   Related Links: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZEHSX00vDyw https://www.scottishgolfhistory.org/origin-of-golf-terms/bogey/ https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/this-week-in-anime/2022-05-10/.185498 https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interview/2022-06-01/ya-boy-kongming-director-shu-homma/.186208 https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/this-week-in-anime/2022-05-12/.185565   Website: http://animebrainfreeze.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/AniBrainFreeze Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/animebrainfreeze/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AniBrainFreeze/ SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/user-533052772 Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSi7wbiBRei5RtNQ6HWBeaw

The hosts go undercover to review the first season of the new hit show Spy x Family and give their two cents on the Summer season Anime premieres in the Sneak Peek.   Sneak Peek: Overlord - Season 4 (2:28) Lycoris Recoil (5:50) RWBY: Ice Queendom (9:08) Shine on! Bakumatsu Bad Boys (13:00) Yurei Deco (16:35) BASTARD!! -Heavy Metal, Dark Fantasy- (21:07) Classroom of the Elite (27:18) Spriggan (31:49) The Devil Is a Part-Timer!! (39:08) Made in Abyss: The Golden City of the Scorching Sun (46:37) Love Live! Superstar!! – Season 2 (51:27) Rent-A-Girlfriend – Season 2 (53:59)   Review: Spy x Family (56:22)   Related Links: https://blog.sakugabooru.com/2022/05/14/spyfam-and-the-history-of-anime-coproductions/ https://www.crunchyroll.com/de/anime-feature/2022/06/10/deep-dive-spy-x-familys-retro-style-is-both-iconic-and-true-to-history https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/this-week-in-anime/2022-06-21/.186881   Website: http://animebrainfreeze.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/AniBrainFreeze Instagram: https://www.ins

The gang wrap up this review season with their Re:Dive into the Anime adaption of Princess Connect, their final word on the final final season of Attack on Titan and their choices for Best of the Season.   Reviews: Princess Connect! Re:Dive – Season 2 (1:09) Attack on Titan The Final Season – Part 2 (47:20)   Best of the Season (1:46:26)   Related Links: https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/this-week-in-anime/2022-02-10/.182459 https://blog.sakugabooru.com/2022/02/06/priconne-s2-production-notes/ https://www.crunchyroll.com/de/anime-feature/2022/01/08/feature-what-you-need-to-know-before-attack-on-titan-final-season-part-2 https://www.crunchyroll.com/de/anime-feature/2022/04/30-1/feature-counting-the-property-damage-costs-in-attack-on-titan   Website: http://animebrainfreeze.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/AniBrainFreeze Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/animebrainfreeze/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AniBrainFreeze/ SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/user-533052772 Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c

CC reviews Studio Wit’s homage to classic fairytales with Ranking of Kings and its story about a deaf-mute prince and his little shadow friend. After that, he and John dive back into the world of posh vampires and 19th century steampunk Paris with the second season of The Case Study of Vanitas.   Reviews: Ranking of Kings (1:20) The Case Study of Vanitas - Season 2 (49:32)   Related Links: https://blog.sakugabooru.com/2022/03/10/animating-modern-nostalgia-ranking-of-kings-ousama-ranking-production-notes/ https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/watch/2022-04-15/how-far-does-forgiveness-go-ranking-of-kings-ending-explained/.184573 https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/watch/2022-01-12/all-the-easter-eggs-in-ranking-of-kings-2nd-opening/.181443 https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/this-week-in-anime/2022-03-03/.183178 https://www.crunchyroll.com/de/anime-feature/2022/06/21/feature-the-case-study-of-vanitas-puts-a-fresh-spin-on-old-character-dynamics   Website: http://animebrainfreeze.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/AniBra

The hosts throw in their lot with a bunch of new and familiar misfits to review the misadventures of Sabikui Bisco and Lupin the 3rd Part 6.   Reviews: Sabikui Bisco (1:23) Lupin the 3rd Part 6 (35:32)   Related Links: https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/this-week-in-anime/2022-02-24/.182939 https://www.crunchyroll.com/de/anime-feature/2022/01/11-1/feature-riding-crabs-in-the-apocalypse-the-wild-dystopia-of-sabikui-bisco   Website: http://animebrainfreeze.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/AniBrainFreeze Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/animebrainfreeze/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AniBrainFreeze/ SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/user-533052772 Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSi7wbiBRei5RtNQ6HWBeaw

The hosts return with a basket full of Sneak Peek previews and their first review of the season for the two most recent Anime Arcs of Demon Slayer.   Sneak Peek: RPG Real Estate (1:09) Skeleton Knight in Another World (3:50) Shikimori's Not Just a Cutie (7:37) Birdie Wing -Golf Girls' Story- (11:40) Love After World Domination (15:31) Aoashi (20:59) Ya Boy Kongming! (25:41) Spy X Family (31:35)   Review: Demon Slayer – Mugen Train Arc (44:50) Demon Slayer – Entertainment District Arc (1:24:53)   Related Links: https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/this-week-in-anime/2022-01-11/.181414 https://www.crunchyroll.com/de/anime-feature/2021/12/04/feature-should-you-start-with-the-mugen-train-movie-or-tv-show   Website: http://animebrainfreeze.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/AniBrainFreeze Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/animebrainfreeze/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AniBrainFreeze/ SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/user-533052772 Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSi7wbiBRei5RtNQ6HWBeaw

John and CC wrap up this unusually short review season, by discussing a bunch of leftover shows (and a movie) in The Quick and the Dead and picking their favorite in Best of the Season.   The Quick and the Dead: The aquatope on white sand (4:09) Jujutsu Kaisen 0 (10:38) Yuki Yuna is a Hero: The Great Mankai Chapter (31:46) 86 – Season 2 (42:37) The Vampire Dies in No Time (1:26:35)   Best of the Season (1:31:01)   Related Links: https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/watch/2022-03-18/everything-you-need-to-know-about-jujutsu-kaisen-0/.183759 https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/feature/2017-12-20/how-yuki-yuna-is-a-hero-challenges-madoka-magica-legacy/.125519 https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/this-week-in-anime/2021-12-14/.180591 https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/feature/2021-12-22/home-is-the-battlefield-for-the-young-86/.180348   Website: http://animebrainfreeze.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/AniBrainFreeze Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/animebrainfreeze/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AniBrainFreeze/ S

The hosts discuss the nominees, winners and snubs of the Anime Awards 2022.   Anime Awards: Best VA Performance (2:32) Best Film (16:08) Best Comedy (22:57) Best Fantasy (31:52) Best Action (40:50) Best Drama (51:02) Best Romance (1:01:07) Best Fight Scene (1:08:27) Best Antagonist (1:19:56) Best Protagonist (1:31:51) Best Character Design (1:43:12) Best Director (1:47:27) Best Score (1:58:35) Best Girl (2:07:47) Best Boy (2:13:15) Best Ending Sequence (2:21:04) Best Opening Sequence (2:24:46) Best Animation (2:36:26) Anime of the Year (2:45:30)   Related Links: https://www.crunchyroll.com/animeawards/winners/index.html   Website: http://animebrainfreeze.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/AniBrainFreeze Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/animebrainfreeze/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AniBrainFreeze/ SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/user-533052772 Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSi7wbiBRei5RtNQ6HWBeaw

John and CC kick of 2022 with the Sneak Peek and their review of the father/daughter sci-fi adventure story Sakugan.   Sneak Peek: Girls’ Frontline (3:02) Futsal Boys!!!!! (5:18) Requiem of the Rose King (6:48) Tribe Nine (11:06) Slow Loop (16:56) Tokyo 24th Ward (20:34) Sabikui Bisco (24:03) Princess Connect! Re:Dive – Season 2 (26:10) The Case Study of Vanitas – Season 2 (34:15) Attack on Titan The Final Season – Part 2 (37:07)   Review: Sakugan (43:27)   Mp3 Download: https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/animebrainfreeze/AnimeBrainFreeze124.mp3   Related Links: https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/this-week-in-anime/2021-12-16/.180646 https://www.crunchyroll.com/de/anime-feature/2021/10/07-1/interview-sakugan-staff-on-building-a-world-of-monsters-machines-and-family https://www.crunchyroll.com/de/anime-feature/2021/11/13/feature-what-makes-gagumber-such-a-great-dad-in-sakugan   Website: http://animebrainfreeze.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/AniBrainFreeze Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/animebrainfreeze

The two hosts wrap up the year of 2021 with some quick reviews, their discussion of the very human fantasy tale of To Your Eternity and their picks for Best of the Season.   The Quick and the Dead: Girlfriend, Girlfriend (1:46) The Detective Is Already Dead (4:21) That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime – Season 3 (7:45) Life Lessons with Uramichi-Oniisan (12:19) Love Live! Superstar!! (17:48)   Review: To Your Eternity (24:39)   Best of the Season (58:36)   Related Links: https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/feature/2021-08-23/growing-pains-how-to-your-eternity-expresses-the-experience-of-being-human/.176163 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YOR9ZvMymWc   Website: http://animebrainfreeze.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/AniBrainFreeze Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/animebrainfreeze/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AniBrainFreeze/ SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/user-533052772 Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSi7wbiBRei5RtNQ6HWBeaw