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Anime Brain Freeze

Anime Brain Freeze

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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01:59:43

Episode 115: Odobenus Oddyssey

Anime Brain Freeze ·

2021/07/25

John and CC talk about some of the premieres from Summer in the Sneak Peek and then sing the praises of the unlikely Best of the Season contender Odd Taxi. Sneak Peek: (1:19) Peach Boy Riverside (2:15) Girlfriend, Girlfriend (7:26) Life Lessons with Uramichi-Oniisan (13:15) The Detective Is Already Dead (21:02) Getter Robo Arc (26:10) The Case Study of Vanitas (28:45) The Aquatope on White Sand (35:53) Sonny Boy (41:06) Love Live! Superstar!! (47:19) That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime –

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01:35:22

Episode 114: The Bear Necessities

Anime Brain Freeze ·

2021/07/12

Wrapping up the shows from Winter 2021, John and CC tackle the stellar second outing of BEASTARS, highlight their choices for Best Anime of the Season and quickly explain why the end of The Promised Neverland is a blazing dumpster fire. The Quick and the Dead: The Promised Neverland – Season 2 (1:30) Review: BEASTARS – Season 2 (11:10) Best of the Season (1:21:32) Related Links: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ISdoNf3Aoo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rlq89R7Sd1I

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01:17:43

Episode 113: Spooky Sorcery

Anime Brain Freeze ·

2021/06/20

John kicks off the show in a magical way by reviewing the second season of the new adaption of Sorcerous Stabber Orphen. After that, CC wraps things up with the horror-shonen-detective mix Kemono Jihen. Reviews: Sorcerous Stabber Orphen: Battle of Kimluck (1:31) Kemono Jihen (39:01) Related Links: https://www.cbr.com/sorcerous-stabber-orphen-remake-anime-trivia/ https://www.cbr.com/kemono-jihen-shonen-horrors-abuse/ Website: http://animebrainfreeze.com Twitter:

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02:48:04

Episode 112: Cast the first Stone

Anime Brain Freeze ·

2021/06/09

Sadly, the hosts have to start the show by saying goodbye to a true legend – Kentaro Miura, the author of Berserk. After that, CC talks about his highlights from the second season of Dr. Stone and finally the gang wraps up the episode by taking a deep dive into Attack on Titan’s final season…part 1. News: RIP Kentaro Miura (1:25) Reviews: Dr. Stone: Stone Wars (21:24) Attack on Titan – The Final Season [Part 1] (1:03:10) Related Links:

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01:36:51

Episode 111: Goo and Grind

Anime Brain Freeze ·

2021/05/16

CC kicks off the show by talking about the second and occasionally much darker season of That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime. After that the hosts get on their skateboards and join the colorful crew of Sk8 the Infinity for a truly enjoyable downhill jam. Reviews: That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime – Season 2 (1:19) Sk8 the Infinity (46:29) Related Links: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-cjwV4W0GTo https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/this-week-in-anime/2021-03-18/.170734

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02:56:22

Episode 110: Banes and Bromances

Anime Brain Freeze ·

2021/04/25

John and CC check out a bunch of interesting premieres from Anime Spring Season 2021 in the Sneak Peek and then wrap up the show by discussing the hot new horror battle shonen manga-to-anime adaption: Jujutsu Kaisen. Sneak Peek: (1:10) Joran: The Princess of Snow and Blood (2:33) Combatants Will Be Dispatched! (6:34) Shaman King [2021] (9:54) Dragon Goes House-Hunting (16:51) Megalobox 2: Nomad (22:04) Odd Taxi (25:54) The World Ends with You the Animation (29:04) Battle Athletes Victory ReSTART

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01:40:19

Episode 109: Through the Fire and Flames

Anime Brain Freeze ·

2021/03/28

John and CC wrap up the fall reviews by talking about the second season of Atsushi Ōkubo’s shonen action series Fire Force. John also dishes out two mini reviews for The Quick and the Dead and both hosts present their choice for Best Anime of the Season. The Quick and the Dead: TONIKAWA: Over the Moon for You (1:55) Love Live! Nijigasaki High School Idol Club (7:34) Review: Fire Force - Season 2 (16:37) Best of the Season (1:28:42) Related Links:

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02:16:13

Episode 108: Respect the Hustle

Anime Brain Freeze ·

2021/03/07

John and CC return to the red carpet and discuss the annual Crunchyroll Anime Awards. After that John reviews the superpowered cat & mouse nail biter Talentless Nana, followed by both hosts strolling down the neon lit streets of Kansai together with the cyberpunk criminals from Akudama Drive. News: Crunchyroll Anime Awards 2021 (1:10) Reviews: Talentless Nana (1:11:13) Akudama Drive (1:33:52) Related Links: https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/this-week-in-anime/2020-12-17/.167562

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01:05:12

Episode 107: Bewitched Balls

Anime Brain Freeze ·

2021/02/14

The hosts go their separate ways in this episode, with John reviewing the whimsical journey (albeit with a dark edge) of the Wandering Witch Elaina and CC spiking the 4th season of Haikyu into the court. Reviews: Wandering Witch - The Journey of Elaina (1:20) Haikyu!! To the Top (25:18) Related Links: https://mipon.org/wandering-witch-interview/ https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2020-10-05/wandering-witch-the-journey-of-elaina-creator-asks-anime-staff-not-to-show-panty-shots/.164881

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01:59:24

Episode 106: Brain Damage Buddies

Anime Brain Freeze ·

2021/01/24

John and CC try to start off 2021 the right way and talk about all the hot, cold and lukewarm premieres of Winter Season in the Sneak Peek. After that they gush relentlessly about the third season of one of their favorites: Golden Kamuy. Sneak Peek: Kemono Jihen – Part 1 (1:58) Scar on the Praeter (3:38) 2.43 - Seiin High School Boys Volleyball Team (9:33) Back Arrow (13:44) Kemono Jihen – Part 2 (20:03) Sk8 the Infinity (22:19) That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime – Season 2 (28:27) Attack on

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01:59:19

Episode 105: Hoops and Baskets

Anime Brain Freeze ·

2021/01/07

The gang shoots the wretched year of 2020 into the sun by loading its rocket with the final two reviews from Summer. First, CC tackles the basketball series Ahiru no Sora, which makes up for lacking production values with potent character development. After that, the hosts return to the cursed household of the Soma family, to discuss the second season of Fruits Basket and gush about its great heart-wrenching drama and stunning plot revelations. And of course, the Chop ‘n’ Drop and Best of the Season

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01:20:04

Episode 104: Cardboard Cons

Anime Brain Freeze ·

2020/12/19

CC pretends to be a critic and reviews the con comedy Great Pretender to explain why this almost 10/10 show didn’t stick the landing. After that, the hosts return to the cursed virtual landscapes of Sword Art Online and fight their way through the avalanche of nonsense that is War of Underworld. Reviews: Great Pretender (1:30) Sword Art Online: Alicization – War of Underworld (33:29) Related Links: https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/this-week-in-anime/2020-08-25/.163271

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01:27:42

Episode 103: Bullets, Buffets, and Blanks

Anime Brain Freeze ·

2020/12/07

John dives back into the Raildex franchise and explains why A Certain Scientific Railgun T was a breath of fresh air, following the disappointing third season of A Certain Magical Index. After that, CC slips into his trenchcoat and strolls through the noir cityscape of No Guns Life, to find out if this slow burn of a cyberpunk detective story is worth a watch. Last but not least, the gang tackles the final two seasons of Food Wars and discuss if one of their favorite shonen series stuck the landing

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01:13:06

Episode 102: Racing Gears of War

Anime Brain Freeze ·

2020/11/23

CC unleashes his post-apocalyptic side and reviews the Attack-on-Titan-like (with a twist) Deca-Dence. After that, John takes over the wheel and both hosts discuss the antics of the whacky racers from Appare-Ranman! Reviews: Deca-Dence (1:20) Appare-Ranman! (38:13) Related Links: https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/this-week-in-anime/2020-07-23/.162161 https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/this-week-in-anime/2020-09-22/.164300

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01:30:44

Episode 101: God bless the Ring

Anime Brain Freeze ·

2020/10/23

The crew starts the new season as usual, by giving you their impressions on all the fresh new fall premieres in the Sneak Peek. After that they get into the ring with the fighters from The God of High School and explain why this visually stunning but shallow nonsense is well worth a watch. Sneak Peek: Assault Lily Bouquet (1:37) Hypnosis Mic (4:52) Dropout Idol Fruit Tart (7:53) Ikebukuro West Gate Park (10:10) Sleepy Princess in the Demon Castle (12:54) TONIKAWA: Over The Moon For You (15:57)

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03:29:50

Episode 100: The definitive picks for Best Anime of...

Anime Brain Freeze ·

2020/10/15

In this very special 100th episode of Anime Brain Freeze, John and CC discuss their favorite Anime from the past decade. Introduction (0:26) Best of the Decade (6:10) Website: http://animebrainfreeze.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/AniBrainFreeze Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AniBrainFreeze/ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSi7wbiBRei5RtNQ6HWBeaw

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01:20:15

Episode 99: Renaissance Woman

Anime Brain Freeze ·

2020/09/06

John & CC wrap up this short season by reviewing Arte, a series about a young woman in 16th century Italy, trying to walk her own path as a painter. As usual they also discuss the shows they stopped watching in the Chop 'n' Drop and pick their personal favorite in Best of the Season. Chop & Drop (1:30) Review: Arte (17:27) Best of the Season (1:07:32) Related Links: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LyvWHxMW-n4 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artemisia_Gentileschi Website:

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01:00:11

Episode 98: Secret Father

Anime Brain Freeze ·

2020/08/23

The hosts return to drop some truth bombs on the audience. First CC uncovers the hidden underbelly of a city of Beastmen in his review of Brand New Animal. After that John details the hardships of a young father trying to hide his chosen profession from his innocent daughter in Kakushigoto. Reviews: Brand New Animal (1:20) Kakushigoto (29:37) Related Links: https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/this-week-in-anime/2020-07-07/.161555

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01:25:10

Episode 97: Mobile Moe on the Menu

Anime Brain Freeze ·

2020/08/01

Due to recent pandemic events, this Anime season offers slim pickings in terms of premieres, but the hosts talk about all the fresh new shows they were able to sink their teeth into regardless in the Sneak Peek. After that, they review the rare breed of a mobile game Anime adaption that doesn't suck, in the form of Princess Connect! Re:Dive. Sneak Peek: (1:20) SUPER HXEROES: "H"EROES SAVE THE WORLD (6:57) Gibiate (11:43) Sword Art Online: Alicization War of Underworld Part 2 (17:18) The God of

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01:22:37

Episode 96: Tempting Fate

Anime Brain Freeze ·

2020/07/15

The hosts bring winter season to a close by reviewing the newest entry in the massive Fate franchise (with an appropriately massive title): Fate/Grand Order -Absolute Demonic Front: Babylonia-. As usual they also talk about the shows they gave the axe in the Chop 'n' Drop and their personal favorites in Best of the Season. Chop 'n' Drop (1:42) Review: Fate/Grand Order -Absolute Demonic Front: Babylonia- (13:14) Best of the Season (1:13:48) Related Links:

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