Anime Brain Freeze

Episode 175: Saturday Morning Samurai

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

Episode 174: Cringe & Classics

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

FreezeFramesPerSecond #3: Catch & Reload

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

Episode 173: Summer in the CITY

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

Episode 172: F(l)ight Club

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