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.
Episodes
In this monster-sized episode, the hosts are joined by their friend Jacob to review the finale of the modern epic that is Attack on Titan. They also talk about a few leftovers in The Quick and the Dead and prese...
In an improvised news segment, John and CC say goodbye to the legendary manga author Akira Toriyama. After that, John talks about a slightly different Shonen tournament in his review of Helck. And last but not...
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
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 Read more
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 two hosts tackle a couple of Fall 2023 premieres in the Sneak Peek.
Sneak Peek
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 M...
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 Read more
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
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 S...
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 Read more
CC enrolls in the soccer boot camp of Blue Lock to follow the protagonists journey on becoming the ultimate egoist sport superstars. Then he and John wrap up the episode by taking on the (not so) impossible mission of reviewing the new action procedural penned by Gen Urobuchi: Revenger.
The hosts kick off the new season by talking about questionable Crunchyroll business practices and giving their two cents on the new premieres from Spring Season 2023. After that, they take a trip to No Man’s Land and get reacquainted with some old friends and enemies in Read more
The hosts take a tour through the seedy underbelly of the Akihabara Maid business in Akiba Maid War. After that, they return to the Gundam Franchise to take part in a different kind of corporate warfare in The...
CC digs into the much-anticipated adaption of the gory manga hit Chainsaw Man. After that, he and John return to Spy x Family to find out if the Forger family has made any progress in their secret spy mission....
To kick off Winter Anime Season 2023, John and CC tackle some premieres in the Sneak Peek and then discuss the finale of one of their most beloved shows: Mob Psycho 100.
Sneak Peek:
Buddy Daddies (2:20)
Giant Beasts of Ars (3:43)
Revenger (6:02)
NieR:Automata Ver 1.1a (12:42)
Trigun Stampede (17:36)
Vinland Saga – Season 2 (25:00)
Review:...
In this season finale, the hosts tackle some leftover shows from Summer in The Quick and the Dead, before they review the unexpected return of the 2013 hit-comedy The Devil is a Part-Timer. Last but not least, they choose their candidates and winners for Best of the Season.
The Quick and the Dead:
Shine on! Bakumatsu Bad Boys (1:48)
RWBY: Ice Queendom (4:45)
Made in Abyss: The Gold...
CC does some relic hunting and unearths the new adaption of Spriggan. After that, John enrolls in a cutthroat school and tries to make it to the top in The Classroom of the Elite. Last but not least, CC gets into some Henshinanigans with the gang from the Narumi detective agency in the Kamen Rider W Anime sequel Fuuto PI.
Reviews:
Spriggan [2022] (1:41)
Classroom of the Elite – Sea...
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