Anime Brain Freeze

The boys kick off this episode by talking about the shows from spring season that couldn't hold their interest in the Chop 'n' Drop. Then CC tears into the raging dumpster fire that is Darling in the Franxx and explains why the highly anticipated series couldn't deliver on any of the grande expectations set for it. Finally, the gang ends on a postive note, by dishing out their chosen favorites of spring in Best of the Season.

Chop 'n' Drop (1:30)

Review:

Darling in the Franxx (10:34)

Darling in the Franxx - Heavy Ending Spoilers (36:56)

Best of the Season (47:09)

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https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/this-week-in-anime/2018-01-30/.127105

https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/feature/2018-02-28/when-mechs-equals-sex/.128377

https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/this-week-in-anime/2018-06-19/.133087

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IbSKXMFlOMY

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6WiMGIKjmjM

http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-feature/2018/04/18/triggers-hiromi-wakabayashi-answers-burning-darling-in-the-franxx-fan-questions-in-reddit-ama

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CC kicks off this episode by reviewing Dragon Pilot: Hisone and Masotan, discussing its many flaws and why the show couldn't live up to its potential. Then John talks about the Sword Art Online Spin-Off Sword Art Online Alternative: Gun Gale Online and lists the many ways in which this show manages to surpass the original series. Riding thistrain of positivity into the station, CC wraps up the show with a hype-laden rant about Yowamushi Pedal and explains why this franchise is one of the best Sports Anime series in existence.

Reviews:

Dragon Pilot: Hisone and Masotan (1:09)

Sword Art Online Alternative: Gun Gale Online (40:44)

Yowamushi Pedal - Season 1-4 (1:06:41)

Related Links:

https://blog.sakugabooru.com/2018/04/17/dragon-pilot-hisone-masotan-production-notes-01/

https://blog.sakugabooru.com/2018/04/26/dragon-pilot-hisone-masotan-production-notes-02/

https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/this-week-in-anime/2018-05-10/.131364

https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/feature/2018-08-22/interview-the-staff-of-sao-alternative-gun-gale-online/.135750

http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-feature/2018/04/02/the-secret-charms-of-sword-art-online-alternative-gun-gale-online

http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-feature/2018/05/02/logging-into-the-fascinating-post-apocalyptic-setting-of-gun-gale-online

http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-feature/2018/07/10/how-the-new-sword-art-online-captures-the-appeal-of-fps-games

http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-feature/2018/08/24-1/the-author-and-leading-lady-of-sao-alternative-talk-gun-gale-online

http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-feature/2018/05/11-1/the-redemption-of-the-underdogs-in-yowamushi-pedal

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The gang once again dives headfirst into the world of Shonen Action series and covers two very different representatives of this particular genre. First CC talks about The Seven Deadly Sins and why this colorful mix of the classic shonen battle formula and a medieval setting might not be one of the greats, but delivers a thoroughly enjoyable experience nontheless. Then the hosts return to the kitchen together with Soma and his compatriots in the third season of Food Wars and try to explain how the series manages to surpass itself on a regular basis.

Reviews:

The Seven Deadly Sins (1:09)

Food Wars! The Third Plate (25:18)

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https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/feature/2016-01-01/king-arthur-and-the-seven-deadly-sins/.96980

https://blog.sakugabooru.com/2018/06/01/production-highlights-the-seven-deadly-sins-revival-of-the-commandments-19/

https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/this-week-in-anime/2017-10-10/.122512

https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/this-week-in-anime/2018-05-29/.132149

http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-feature/2018/04/20-1/food-wars-the-third-plate-has-the-perfect-ingredient-for-romance-an-egg

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On this episode our hosts stand their ground on three different planes of conflict. First CC travels to the stars, to cover the epic space war story of Legend of the Galactic Heroes - Die neue These. Then John descends on Wotakoi: Love is Hard for Otaku and discusses the trappings of a completely different battlefield: romantic relationships between full-blown nerds. Last but not least, CC celeberates the flawed but definitely welcome return of an old favorite of his: Full Metal Panic! Invisible Victory.

News:

RIP Unshō Ishizuka (1:18)

Reviews:

The Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Die Neue These (4:25)

Wotakoi: Love is Hard for Otaku (29:29)

Full Metal Panic! Invisible Victory (44:49)

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https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-08-17/voice-actor-unsho-ishizuka-passes-away-at-67/.135579

https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/this-week-in-anime/2018-05-17/.131658

http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-feature/2018/05/07-1/meet-the-tactical-titans-of-this-seasons-grand-space-opera

https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/this-week-in-anime/2018-05-22/.131843

https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/feature/2018-03-23/the-beginner-guide-to-full-metal-panic/.129205

http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-feature/2018/05/21/when-war-comes-home-the-loss-of-innocence-in-invisible-victory

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CC kicks off this episode by stepping into the ring with the bionic slugfest Megalobox to explain why he liked that show even though it lacks actual entertaining boxing matches. Then John tears apart Caligula and talks about the many shortcomings of this confusing mess of a video game adaption. Last but not least both hosts dig for gold in Golden Kamuy and unearth a thoroughly enjoyable show that manages to shine despite its janky animation.

Review

Megalobox (1:30)

Caligula (18:02)

Golden Kamuy (34:09)

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https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/feature/2018-06-08/tomorrow-joe-today-megalobox-updates-a-classic/.132635

https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/this-week-in-anime/2018-04-17/.130455

https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/this-week-in-anime/2018-06-07/.132540

http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-feature/2018/04/13/the-50-year-legacy-leading-up-to-megalobox

http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-feature/2018/05/04-1/megalo-boxing-is-even-better-than-the-real-thing

http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-feature/2018/05/07/megalobox-and-the-musical-legacy-of-cowboy-bebop

http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-feature/2018/05/14-1/tomorrow-beyond-death-death-and-rebirth-in-megalobox

http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-feature/2018/06/20-1/interview-megalobox-composer-mabanua-and-sound-director-keiichiro-miyoshi

http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-feature/2018/07/24-1/the-true-soul-of-megalobox

https://blog.sakugabooru.com/2018/04/09/production-highlights-megalo-box-01/

https://blog.sakugabooru.com/2018/04/13/production-highlights-megalo-box-02/

https://blog.sakugabooru.com/2018/04/20/production-highlights-megalo-box-03/

http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-feature/2018/04/17-1/caligulas-secret-connection-to-persona

http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-feature/2018/04/12/caligula-takes-us-to-a-digital-nightmare-controlled-by-a-virtual-pop-star

http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-feature/2018/05/24-1/the-magic-and-mystery-of-caligulas-anime-adaptation

https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/feature/2018-04-27/the-true-history-behind-golden-kamuy/.130932

https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/this-week-in-anime/2018-05-03/.131124

https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/this-week-in-anime/2018-06-21/.133203

http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-feature/2018/04/05/golden-kamuy-is-a-riveting-story-of-survival-treasure-and-warmth

http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-feature/2018/04/09/golden-kamuy-dives-into-an-overlooked-period-of-japanese-history

http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-feature/2018/06/27-1/why-golden-kamuy-should-be-one-of-the-most-popular-anime-of-the-year

http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-feature/2018/07/12/festering-wounds-the-nature-of-violence-in-golden-kamuy

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It's a cruel, cruel summer, so our hosts do their best to battle the unwielding heat wave with a barrage of cool Anime premieres in the Sneak Peek. After that, they dive into the absurd adventures of a Yakuza forced into the role of surrogate father and his telekinetically powered adopted daughter in Hinamatsuri.

Sneak Peek:

Attack on Titan - Season 3 (2:18)

Overlord - Season 3 (3:56)

Free! -Dive to the Future- (4:44)

Cells at Work (7:23)

Music Girls (9:18)

Seven Senses of the Re'Union (12:29)

Island (15:15)

Angels of Death (18:14)

Planet With (21:22)

Chio's School Road (23:27)

Angolmois: Record of Mongol Invasion (27:14)

Banana Fish (29:32)

Harukana Receive (35:12)

Hanebado! (38:22)

Revue Starlight (42:20)

Sirius the Jaeger (45:45)

Review:

Hinamatsuri (49:05)

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https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/feature/2018-06-28/homelessness-in-japan-and-hinamatsuri/.133485

https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/this-week-in-anime/2018-04-24/.130750

https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/this-week-in-anime/2018-06-26/.133415

http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-feature/2018/05/15/the-three-big-faces-of-hinamatsuri

http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-feature/2018/05/21-1/family-is-what-you-make-of-it-in-hinamatsuri

http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-feature/2018/05/17-1/how-anzu-gives-hinamatsuri-its-heart

https://blog.sakugabooru.com/2018/04/09/production-highlights-hinamatsuri-01/

https://blog.sakugabooru.com/2018/04/30/production-highlights-hinamatsuri-02-04/

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It's finally time for our Kame-Hame-Hosts to talk about one of the most prominent and longest running franchises in Anime history: Dragon Ball. John and CC have a long chat about their experience with the series, which culminates in their Review of the newest iteration in that franchise: Dragon Ball Super. Of course, as it is the Season Finale of Anime Brain Freeze, there is also the Chop 'n' Drop and both hosts pick their favorite reviewed show in the Best of the Season segment.

Chop 'n' Drop (1:20)

Review:

Dragon Ball Super (10:49)

Best of the Season (1:37:51)

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https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/feature/2016-03-01/interview-the-past-present-and-future-of-dragon-ball/.99269

http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-feature/2018/03/08/the-heart-and-nostalgia-of-dragon-ball-super

http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-feature/2018/03/06/dragon-ball-super-character-evolution-the-path-ahead

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It's time to go back to the fathomless well of light novel adaptions. First John talks about the city filled with killers in Hakata Tonkotsu Ramens. Then CC pushes the Isekai button and reviews the MMO adventures of Skeletor's cousin in Overlord. Closing out the show, both hosts muse about KyoAni's visual feast Violet Evergarden and discuss whether the show has more to offer than its good looks.

Reviews:

Hakata Tonkotsu Ramens (1:20)

Overlord - Season 1+2 (25:15)

Violet Evergarden (53:17)

Related Links:

http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-feature/2018/02/20-1/the-not-so-deadly-real-life-locations-of-hakata-tonkotsu-ramens

https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/this-week-in-anime/2018-04-10/.130163

https://blog.sakugabooru.com/2017/07/31/violet-evergarden-interview-director-taichi-ishidate-at-anime-expo/

https://blog.sakugabooru.com/2018/01/13/violet-evergarden-interview-director-taichi-ishidate-shin-q-vol-2-2017/

https://blog.sakugabooru.com/?s=violet+evergarden+production+notes

https://www.animefeminist.com/feature-difference-not-indifference-violet-evergarden-autistic-representation-and-the-social-model-of-disability/

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Kicking of this episode filled with big emotions and tonal whiplash, CC first talks about the new Netflix hit show DEVILMAN crybaby and why the gruesome horror tale has more to offer than schlocky action, but is not for the faint of heart. Then John goes to a much happier place, together with the four girls from A Place Further Than the Universe and explains why both the journey and destination of the protagonists managed to tug at his heart strings. Last but not least, the hosts discuss the newest iteration in a Tokusatsu-turned-Anime franchise and whether the sympathetic cast and well animated fight scenes could keep the by-the-numbers story of Garo -Vanishing Line- afloat.

Reviews:

DEVILMAN crybaby (No Spoilers) (1:12)

DEVILMAN crybaby (Spoilers) (12:11)

A Place Further Than the Universe (20:15)

Garo -Vanishing Line- (37:24)

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https://blog.sakugabooru.com/2018/01/08/devilman-crybaby-interview-with-director-masaaki-yuasa/

https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/this-week-in-anime/2018-01-09/.126203

https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/anncast/2018-01-12/.126365

https://www.animefeminist.com/podcast-chatty-af-38-devilman-crybaby-retrospective/

https://www.animefeminist.com/feature-devilman-crybaby-legacies-queerness-diversifying-remakes/

https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/this-week-in-anime/2018-02-06/.127435

https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/this-week-in-anime/2018-03-29/.129647

http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-feature/2018/03/27/a-place-further-than-the-universe-taught-me-how-to-be-brave

https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/this-week-in-anime/2017-10-26/.123220

https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/this-week-in-anime/2018-01-18/.126575

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John kicks off this jam session of an episode by talking about a piece of pure art in the form of Pop Team Epic and its creative insanity. After that CC claws his way out of the Trash Stash to deliver his Review of the furry fighting bonanza Killing Bites. Last but not least the hosts discuss the flawed time-stopping adventures of the Yukawa family in Kokkoku and why the series ultimately didn't deliver on its promised potential.

Review

Pop Team Epic (2:13)

Trash Stash

Killing Bites (30:23)

Review:

Kokkoku (50:06)

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https://blog.sakugabooru.com/2018/02/16/pop-team-epic-interview-with-producer-kotaro-sudo/

https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/this-week-in-anime/2018-02-01/.127192

http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-feature/2018/01/11/what-the-heck-is-pop-team-epic

http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-feature/2018/01/12/meet-the-staff-and-cast-of-pop-team-epic

https://www.animefeminist.com/feature-pop-team-epic-let-girls-absurd/

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