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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https://www.animefeminist.com/who-is-granted-personhood-frierens-demons-and-the-trouble-with-the-inherently-evil-race-trope/

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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)

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https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/feature/2025-10-15/preparing-for-anime-greatest-race-the-steel-ball-run-cast-take-the-stage/.229500

https://aftermath.site/steel-ball-run-jojos-bizarre-adventure/

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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)

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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)

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https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interview/2025-08-08/the-next-big-shonen-anime-gachiakuta-creator-kei-urana-graffiti-designer-hideyoshi-ando-producer-/.226582

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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)

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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)

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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)

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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)

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