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)
Special:
How Kojima is that German name!? – Lightning round (2:14:33)
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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 – 1st Stage (1:44:10)
Related Links:
Aime News Network: A Mini-Interview with Yasuhiro Nightow on Trigun Stargaze and His Way of Writing
Anime Feminist: The Powerful Women of Trigun
Anime News Network: Preparing for Anime’s Greatest Race – The Steel Ball Run Cast Take the Stage
Aftermath: Steel Ball Run Is The Best JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure Part
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 Elite 4th Season: Second Year, First Semester (50:22)
Witch Hat Atelier (54:21)
Review:
Jujutsu Kaisen Season 3: The Culling Game Part 1 (1:03:26)
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 – Season 3 (1:03:42)
Best of the Season (1:50:29)
Related Links:
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 (37:36)
John goes Linux (47:41)
John bought a Virtual Boy (55:24)
Windswept (1:03:06)
Donkey Kong Bananza (1:07:25)
Soul Blazer (1:14:10)
Illusion of Gaia (1:23:15)
Azure Striker Gunvolt 3 (1:32:42)
Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon 2 (1:39:33)
Metroid Prime 4 (1:44:22)
The Messenger (2:03:56)
Chasm (2:10:42)
Ninja Gaiden Ragebound (2:17:33)
Kirby Air Riders (2:28:10)
Baldur’s Gate 3 (2:37:50)
Newsbits:
Valve hardware and the RAM crisis (2:57:31)
The impending death of Xbox (3:04:38)
Sony shutters Bluepoint Games (3:11:12)
Ubisoft cans games and promises more layoffs (3:16:32)
Feb 5 Nintendo Direct Partner Showcase (3:19:00)
Feb 12 Sony State of Play (3:26:58)
1-Up for Discussion:
Our personal gaming histories – SNES and Genesis (3:51:16)
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:
ANN – Answerman: The Woes That Befall One Punch Man Season 3
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)
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.
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)
Related Links:
ANN – Interview: How The Answer Studio Breathed New Life Into a Classic With Anne Shirley
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.
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
Anime Brain Freeze 