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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)

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.

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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)

Related Links:

ANN – This Week in Anime: Rainbow Days

Sakuga Blog: The Summer Hikaru Died / HikaNatsu’s Seeping Horror And The Concept Of Enshutsu Anime

Sakuga Blog: From Nichijou to CITY: Kyoto Animation’s Gentle Touch Adapting Keiichi Arawi’s Madness

ANN – Interview: How the Staff Tackled Trauma in Takopi’s Original Sin Anime

Sakuga Blog: Takopi’s Original Sin Production Notes: The Lengthy Road To Proper Communication

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.

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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)

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.

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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:

CBR: Fire Force’s Final Season Is Fizzling Out Fast

White Art: Fire Force Season 3: Disappointing Animation or Studio Burnout?

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.

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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:

Youtube: GiantRobo Love

ANN – This Week in Anime: GQUUUUUUX!!!

ANN – This Week in Anime: Who the GQuuuuuuX is That?

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.

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Reviews

Rock is a Lady’s Modesty (1:11)

My Hero Academia: Vigilantes (35:27)

Related Links:

ANN Interview: Rock is a Lady’s Modesty Director Shinya Watada and the Rise of Girl Bands

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.

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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)

The hosts review the retired assassin spoof Sakamoto Days and then present their picks for Best of the Season.

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Review

Sakamoto Days (1:09)

Best of the Season (1:04:30)

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.

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Reviews:

Zenshu (1:20)

Übel Blatt (1:01:07)

Medalist (1:43:27)

Related Links:

ANN – This Week in Anime: How ZENSHU Is Breaking the Isekai Mold

Sakuga Blog: The Many Other Gems Of Animation In Early 2025 (And Earlier)

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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)