Anime Brain Freeze

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Longtime anime fans John and CC discuss all the ups and downs of the shows they watched to their conclusion in each new season.

  1. Slacking a Bunch

    FEB 1

    Slacking a Bunch

    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: https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/answerman/2025-11-24/.230965   Mp3 Download: https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/animebrainfreeze/AnimeBrainFreeze176.mp3   Transcription: https://freepodcasttranscription.com/transcription/4725e1a953110163d7d13cfa9cee4c26f58cebf8.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

    2h 10m
  2. Saturday Morning Samurai

    12/31/2025

    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

    1h 34m
  3. Cringe & Classics

    12/23/2025

    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

    1h 15m
  4. FreezeFramesPerSecond #3: Catch & Reload

    12/06/2025

    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

    2h 55m
  5. Summer in the CITY

    11/15/2025

    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

    1h 51m
  6. F(l)ight Club

    10/22/2025

    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

    1h 58m
  7. Burning Out

    10/05/2025

    Burning Out

    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.   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: https://www.cbr.com/fire-force-disappointing-final-season-potential-problems/ https://www.rjwhiteart.com/fire-force-season-3-disappointing-animation-or-studio-burnout/   Mp3 Download: https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/animebrainfreeze/AnimeBrainFreeze171.mp3   Transcription: https://freepodcasttranscription.com/transcription/fec00c7e59213da3e65c8179c339e63c41df1e3d.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

    1h 55m
  8. Shallow Sparkles

    09/28/2025

    Shallow Sparkles

    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.   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: https://www.youtube.com/@GiantRobolove https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/this-week-in-anime/2025-04-10/.223361 https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/this-week-in-anime/2025-05-29/.224882   Mp3 Download: https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/animebrainfreeze/AnimeBrainFreeze170.mp3   Transcription: https://freepodcasttranscription.com/transcription/0b0da87a840559d6bb1247a1d8f2bf79fe019ec6.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

    2h 36m
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Longtime anime fans John and CC discuss all the ups and downs of the shows they watched to their conclusion in each new season.

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  • Creator
    Anime Brain Freeze
  • Years Active
    2016 - 2026
  • Episodes
    179
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Show Website
    Anime Brain Freeze