CC reviews the dark comedy Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead, a fresh take on the battered Zombie genre. After that, the hosts go on a cruise with the Forger family and a bunch of deadly assassins in the third season of Spy x Family.   Reviews: Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead (1:20) Spy x Family – Season 3 (31:53)   Related Links: https://twitter.com/Yuyucow/status/1678061828314746881 https://twitter.com/YoArjash/status/1678064328954748929 https://blog.sakugabooru.com/2023/07/14/zom-100-bucket-list-of-the-dead-production-notes-01/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ckoMN1Bba6I https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/this-week-in-anime/2023-08-10/.201145   Mp3 Download: https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/animebrainfreeze/AnimeBrainFreeze153.mp3   Transcription: https://freepodcasttranscription.com/transcription/837be91f973d56d59ac6d2a79ea67dcc736a08d0.srt   Website: http://animebrainfreeze.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/AniBrainFreeze Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/animebrainfreeze.bsky.social Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/animebrainfreeze/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AniBrainFreeze/ SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/user-533052772 Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSi7wbiBRei5RtNQ6HWBeaw

CC kicks off the episode by reviewing the long awaited Anime adaption of Pluto, Naoki Urusawa’s take on the Astro Boy universe. After that the hosts take a trip to the F4 racing track and discuss the sports drama Overtake!   Reviews: Pluto (1:20) Overtake! (32:06)   Related Links: https://www.polygon.com/23933966/pluto-best-anime-netflix-watch-it https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/this-week-in-anime/2023-11-02/.204013 https://www.crunchyroll.com/news/features/2023/10/26/want-to-get-into-formula-racing-start-with-overtake https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/this-week-in-anime/2023-12-14/.205451   Mp3 Download: https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/animebrainfreeze/AnimeBrainFreeze152.mp3   Transcription: https://freepodcasttranscription.com/transcription/45ac58ae2b1b79813fab0d5a8d70db8bb39d8402.srt   Website: http://animebrainfreeze.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/AniBrainFreeze Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/animebrainfreeze.bsky.social Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/animebrainfreeze/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AniBrainFreeze/ SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/user-533052772 Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSi7wbiBRei5RtNQ6HWBeaw

John and CC start of this super packed review season as usual with a Sneak Peek of the newest Anime premieres. After that, they do a deep dive into the second season of the dark shonen hit show Jujutsu Kaisen and also talk about its production troubles.   Sneak Peek: Blue Exorcist: Shimane Illuminati Saga (2:41) Sengoku Youko (9:41) The Witch and the Beast (15:34) Delicious in Dungeon (18:22) Bucchigiri?! (28:35) Metallic Rouge (32:13) Classroom of the Elite – Season 3 (39:30) Urusei Yatsura – Season 2 (41:57) Brave Bang Bravern! (45:22)   Review: Jujutsu Kaisen – Season 2 (1:04:52)   Related Links: https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/this-week-in-anime/2023-11-28/.204888 https://blog.sakugabooru.com/2023/10/24/creators-rebelling-against-the-odds-jujutsu-kaisen-season-2-production-notes-1-13/ https://www.reddit.com/r/JuJutsuKaisen/comments/17vairi/jujutsu_kaisen_production_meltdown_continues/ https://www.reddit.com/r/anime/comments/16wckg3/mappa_studio_asked_animators_to_sign_ndas_to_not/   Website: http://animebrainfreeze.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/AniBrainFreeze Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/animebrainfreeze.bsky.social Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/animebrainfreeze/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AniBrainFreeze/ SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/user-533052772 Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSi7wbiBRei5RtNQ6HWBeaw

Wrapping up this low-output season, John tackles a couple of appetizers in The Quick and the Dead, before CC reviews the whacky horror whodunnit Undead Girl Murder Farce.   The Quick and the Dead: Anime NYC 2023 (1:20) The Devil is a Part-Timer! - Season 2 Part 2 (8:10) Rent-A-Girlfriend – Season 3 (11:17) Yohane the Parhelion - SUNSHINE in the MIRROR (18:10)   Review: Undead Girl Muder Farce (24:02)   Mp3 Download: https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/animebrainfreeze/AnimeBrainFreeze150.mp3   Website: http://animebrainfreeze.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/AniBrainFreeze Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/animebrainfreeze.bsky.social Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/animebrainfreeze/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AniBrainFreeze/ SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/user-533052772 Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSi7wbiBRei5RtNQ6HWBeaw

The two hosts tackle a couple of Fall 2023 premieres in the Sneak Peek.   Sneak Peek Overtake! (2:12) Firefighter Daigo: Rescuer in Orange (8:33) The IDOLM@STER Million Live! (12:03) Under Ninja (18:03) Spy x Family – Season 2 (23:57) Captain Tsubasa: Junior Youth Arc (32:25) Gundam Build Metaverse (35:09) Undead Unluck (38:03) One Piece (42:57) Frieren: Beyond Journey's End (55:05)   Website: http://animebrainfreeze.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/AniBrainFreeze Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/animebrainfreeze/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AniBrainFreeze/ SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/user-533052772 Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSi7wbiBRei5RtNQ6HWBeaw

CC travels the dangerous waters of Anime live action adaptions and reviews Netflix’s attempt at turning One Piece into a flesh and blood show. After that, the hosts discuss the second season of The Witch from Mercury and decide whether it escaped Gundam’s second season curse. Also: A mini review in The Quick and the Dead and Best of the Season.   The Quick and the Dead: Sorcerous Stabber Orphen -Doom of Dragon's Sanctuary- (1:30)   Reviews: Netflix’s One Piece (7:52) Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury – Season 2 (47:58)   Best of the Season (1:58:55)   Mp3 Download: https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/animebrainfreeze/AnimeBrainFreeze148.mp3   Related Links: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=43K-H_dtQ9g https://www.polygon.com/23815927/mobile-suit-gundam-witch-from-mercury-queer-representation-bandai-namco https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/this-week-in-anime/2023-05-30/.198553   Website: http://animebrainfreeze.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/AniBrainFreeze Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/animebrainfreeze/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AniBrainFreeze/ SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/user-533052772 Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSi7wbiBRei5RtNQ6HWBeaw

After a short news segment, CC accompanies a group of death row convicts and their executioners to search for the elixir of eternal life in Hell’s Paradise. After that, the hosts travel to a swordsmith village to catch up with the gang from Demon Slayer and battle some formidable foes.   News: RightStuf Anime Store shutting down (1:50)   Reviews: Hell’s Paradise (9:48) Demon Slayer – Swordsmith Village Arc (35:13)   Mp3 Download: https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/animebrainfreeze/AnimeBrainFreeze147.mp3   Related Links: https://www.cbr.com/hells-paradise-yamada-asaemon-historical-cultural-influence-key-motivation-explained/ https://www.cbr.com/hells-paradise-tao-system-explained/ https://www.cbr.com/hells-paradise-moments-that-set-new-shonen-standard/   https://www.cbr.com/how-jjba-inspired-demon-slayer/ https://www.cbr.com/demon-slayer-nezuko-fakeout-death-good/ https://www.cbr.com/demon-slayer-the-mu-in-muichiro-explained/   Website: http://animebrainfreeze.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/AniBrainFreeze Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/animebrainfreeze/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AniBrainFreeze/ SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/user-533052772 Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSi7wbiBRei5RtNQ6HWBeaw

CC takes a trip through a post-apocalyptic landscape with two unlikely travel companions in search of an elusive place in Heavenly Delusion. After that, the two hosts return once more to their favorite misfit gold diggers in the fourth season of Golden Kamuy.   Reviews: Heavenly Delusion (1:20) Golden Kamuy – Season 4 (27:05)   Mp3 Download: https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/animebrainfreeze/AnimeBrainFreeze146.mp3   Related Links: https://blog.sakugabooru.com/2023/05/05/tengoku-daimakyou-production-notes-an-exceptional-adaptation-facing-exceptional-challenges/ https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/this-week-in-anime/2023-04-25/.197437 https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2022-10-07/golden-kamuy-penis-sizes-officially-ranked-by-manga-creator/.190554 https://www.crunchyroll.com/news/guides/2022/10/4/feature-what-you-need-to-know-before-golden-kamuy-season-4   Website: http://animebrainfreeze.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/AniBrainFreeze Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/animebrainfreeze/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AniBrainFreeze/ SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/user-533052772 Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSi7wbiBRei5RtNQ6HWBeaw

John took a trip to Anime Expo 2023 in Los Angeles and details some of his misadventures in the Re-Con section. After that the hosts present their picks for the Summer premieres in the Sneak Peek and review the second season of the so far spectacular adaption of Vinland Saga.   Re-Con: John goes AX 2023 (1:31)   Sneak Peek: (16:02) Rurouni Kenshin 2023 (17:09) The Devil is a Part-Timer – Season 2 Part 2 (19:31) Undead Girl Murder Farce (23:23) Helck (25:48) Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead (29:28) Tonikaku Kawaii ~High School Days~ (32:39) Yohane the Parhelion: Sunshine in the Mirror (34:35) Jujutsu Kaisen – Season 2 (38:24) Rent-A-Girlfriend – Season 3 (45:54)   Review: Vinland Saga – Season 2 (52:06)   Related Links: https://fictionhorizon.com/the-meaning-behind-vinland-sagas-carve-it-poem-explained/ https://artistunknown.info/2023/08/02/vinland-saga-retrospective-weathering-the-storm-known-as-tv-anime/ https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/this-week-in-anime/2023-02-09/.194659   Website: http://animebrainfreeze.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/AniBrainFreeze Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/animebrainfreeze/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AniBrainFreeze/ SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/user-533052772 Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSi7wbiBRei5RtNQ6HWBeaw

The gang wraps up this season by talking about the mixed offering of To Your Eternity’s second season. After that CC gushes about My Hero Academia Season 6 and the hosts pick their Best Anime of the Season.   Reviews: To Your Eternity - Season 2 (1:31) My Hero Academia - Season 6 (1:29:10)   Best of the Season (2:13:41)   Related Links: https://www.cbr.com/how-to-your-eternity-season-2-failed-its-fans-in-the-worst-way/ https://www.cbr.com/mha-season-6-episode-24-important-season-1-references/   Website: http://animebrainfreeze.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/AniBrainFreeze Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/animebrainfreeze/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AniBrainFreeze/ SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/user-533052772 Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSi7wbiBRei5RtNQ6HWBeaw