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Ep.186 - Crunchyroll Anime Awards Does it Again...
Today, Brennan and Meth discuss the terrible Crunchyroll Anime Award winners and how My Hero didn't deserve Anime of the Year in any universe. As usual, the best shows don't win. We also discuss how amazing Witch Hat Atelier has been and how Brennan doesn't know how to pronounce Gachiakuta.
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Ep.185 - Based Witch Hat Atelier Mangaka
Today, Brennan and Meth discuss Witch Hat Atelier mangaka's interview with UNESCO and the completely unnecessary and ridiculous controversy behind it. We also discuss how amazing Nippon Sangoku has been and has it's the sleeper-hit for the Spring anime season.
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Ep.184 - The 2026 Crunchyroll Anime Award Nominees...They Can't Keep Getting Away with It
Today, Brennan and Meth discuss the 2025 Crunchyroll Anime Award Nominees and how, again, Crunchyroll can't help nominating the same 6 shows for every category and missing the actually good shows from 2025. We also discuss what we're watching for the Spring 2026 season and a recap of the end of the Winter 2026 season (triple domain expansion!).
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Ep.183 - Spring 2026 Look Ahead
Today, Brennan and Meth look ahead to the Spring 2026 anime season and which shows you should be look-out for upcoming in the next month (Witch Hat Atelier will be the best show in the Spring season). We also cover all the news and episodes from the last few weeks.
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Ep.182 - Cancel the Manga App ONE
Today, Brennan and Meth discuss the controversy behind the manga app ONE and how horrible business decisions have killed the app. It deserves to be canceled and people involved investigated. We further discuss how Hell's Paradise is back and how much better season 2 is than season 1.
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Ep.181 - ASU, Clavicular, and Witch Hat Atelier
Today, Brennan, Meth, and surprise guest Jason discusses what's on everyone's mind: ASU and Clavicular. We also discuss actual anime news such as the new Witch Hat Atelier trailer and how happy Meth is about how fantastic it looks.
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Ep.180 - Anime Takeover of Osamu Nishi
Today, Brennan and Meth discuss how Iruma-kun's spinoff is getting an anime (which is crazy since Iruma-kun is also getting a season 4) and how well Mappa has been adapting JJK season 3 and the Culling Game arc.
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Ep.179 - We Can't Read...
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Ep.178 - You can't like JJK anymore
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Ep.177 - The Best Anime Season in Years
Today, Brennan and Meth discuss the anime Winter 2026 season, one of the best anime seasons in years. There are countless great shows with some sleeper hits that you should keep an eye out for. We also discuss Mr. Beast's anime list and the idea of "anime tourism" with the growing popularity of the medium.
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Ep.176 - Look Ahead to the Winter 2026 Season and Recap of 2025 (Note: Recorded on January 2nd)
Today, Brennan and Meth discuss what new shows and seasons you should be keeping an eye on in the Winter 2026 season. We also recap the 2025 anime season and discuss the end of the Fall 2025 season. Note: This episode was recorded on January 2nd before certain shows started airing.
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Ep.175 - The Game Awards
Today, Brennan and Meth discuss The Game Awards nominees as we vote for the best games of the year (and how Expedition 33 will sweep every category). We also discuss how great One Piece has been with Bonney Nika and the fantastic animation of Gachiakuta.
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Ep.174 - The One Piece World Government is the Hero
Today, Brennan and Meth discuss (totally without any sarcasm at all) how the World Government and Blackbeard in One Piece are actually the heroes of the show. We're cheering for them to beat the Straw Hats and the devil that is Luffy. We also discuss what anime is best for people who are new to the medium.
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Ep.173 - The Next Upcoming Era of Manga
Today, Brennan and Meth talk about the current state of Shonen Jump and what new genre of manga will start a new era. We also discuss the fantastic upcoming Winter 2026 season and rant about One Piece for way too long (as usual).
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Ep.172 - The Bomb Devil Would Destroy Bakugo
Today, Brennan and Meth discuss the on-going debate between the Bomb Devil and Bakugo, and who would beat who (the Bomb Devil would destroy Bakugo). We also discuss how great the new Reze Chainsaw Man movie was and how excellent My Hero Academia has been recently, and how Gnosia has been the sleeper-hit of the season so far.
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Ep.171 - The Fall Season is Here and Crunchyroll is in Hot Water
Today, Brennan and Meth discuss the beginning of the Fall anime season and which shows we're watching this season. We also discuss AI, its dangers, and the controversial decisions Crunchyroll has made regarding its translation company and the use of AI in its subtitles.
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Ep.170 - Look Ahead to Fall 2025
Today, Brennan and Meth look ahead to the Fall 2025 anime season, and all the new and continuing shows that we recommend you all keep an eye out for airing soon.
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Ep.169 - Ranting about some Anime Controversy
Today, Brennan and Meth discuss the current anime controversy about the screen writer of Boochi the Rock changing the original manga for the anime and all the implications for anime as a whole. The community is wrong and very dumb. We also talk about how great the end of To Be Hero X was and how that newest One Piece episode was an actual movie.
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Ep.168 - Aliens are the Answer to JJK
Today, Brennan and Meth discuss the new sequel Jujutsu Kaisen manga and how it has potential but also may fumble the bag (Boruto has created a precedent). We also rant about how great To Be Hero X has been recently and how it has gone from a show that we were dropping, to one of the best of the season. A generational comeback.
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Ep.167 - Meth's New Rocket Money Sponsorship
Today, Brennan and Meth discuss Brennan's annual Crunchyroll swag box (we talk economics and Brennan's subscriptions). We also cover all the news recently including the Netflix live action One Piece season 2 trailer and the fake controversy stemming from Vivi's actress. Also, if you're watching My Dress-Up Darling, you need to stop.
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Ep.166 - The Umamusume Takeover of Society
Today, Brennan and Meth discuss how Umamusume is generating so much money and having a huge cultural impact both in the US and in Japan. Meth is obsessed with horse racing now and is an addict on the game. We also discuss Brennan's new obsession for AI ASMR One Piece devil fruit cutting videos on Instagram reels (clearly, the best use of AI so far).
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Ep.165 - The Lost Episode (And All the Recent News)
Today, Brennan and Meth discuss how a water bottle caused 30 minutes of footage to become lost media and all the news over the past month. The Summer season is also off to a fantastic start so far.
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Ep.164 - Look-Ahead to Summer 2025 (Note: Recorded on July 3rd)
Today, Brennan and Meth discuss what new shows and new seasons you should be looking out for in the Summer 2025 season. It should be a good season for sure! Note: This episode was recorded on July 3rd, so it does not cover Anime Expo, or any new shows that aired from July 3rd onwards.
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Ep.163 - Brennan and Meth's Anne Shirley Book Club
Today, Brennan and Meth discuss all the deaths and emotional beats from episodes this week (so many deaths and emotional moments that hit us in the heart). We also rant about the Anne Shirley book series and how we will basically be starting a book club all for that series.
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Ep.162 - Live Action Chopper is Certainly a Choice
Today, Brennan and Meth discuss the full reveal for live action Chopper for Netflix live action 2 and, well, it's certainly something (not the best but not worst). We also discuss all the recent changes to Webtoons, including the shutting down of a Webtoon pirating website, new South Korean government guidelines, and colored manga appearing on the site.
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Ep.161 - The Anime Awards Disappoint Again
Today, Brennan and Meth discuss the controversial and always disappointing Crunchyroll Anime Awards. How Solo Leveling wins Anime of the Year over Frieren will never make sense. Also, Anne Shirley will be the next One Piece, we are calling it here.
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Ep.160 - Anime Game Madness with Sara
Today, Brennan, Meth, and special guest Sara host a 3 round mad anime game with drawing, guessing, and a brainrot test. It's madness, but in the best and most fun way possible. Play along!
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Ep.159 - The Demon One Piece Game Theory
Today, Brennan and Meth discuss May the 4th and our equal love for Star Wars (Meth is a huge Star Wars fan, as everyone knows). We also discuss Meth's demon One Piece theory and Brennan's Sun and Moon One Piece theory, which if true, would make us future predictors.
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Ep.158 - Anime Chicken Jockey
Today, Brennan and Meth discuss Sara's wonderful idea for us to combine the two things anime fans love, Miku and the Minecraft Movie. The launch of Class-1Alpha coming soon... (totally real and not a joke at all).
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Ep.157 - The 2025 Crunchyroll Anime Awards
Today, Brennan and Meth discuss what new shows we're watching in the Spring 2025 anime season and how many good shows there are this season. We also judge the Crunchyroll Anime Awards and how they can't help but nominate the same shows for every category (our votes are the only correct ones). Happy National Anime Day!
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Ep.156 - Spring 2025 Look Ahead
Today, Brennan and Meth look ahead to the Spring 2025 anime season and what news shows you should be looking forward to! Of course, Solo Leveling had to end with some more aura farming from our king Jinwoo
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Ep.155 - The Great Blue Box Debate and AnimeJapan 2025
Today, Brennan and Meth discuss the great debate of Blue Box of who Taiki should end up with, Hina or Chinatsu. We also cover all the news from AnimeJapan 2025. That Jinwoo and Beru fight was also incredible. Look forward to our Spring 2025 look-ahead episode next week!
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Ep.154 - The Beautiful Universe
Today, Brennan and Meth discuss the ending of Orb: On the Movements of the Earth and how it's such a great historical show. We're almost at the end of the Winter season so look forward to our Spring 2025 look ahead next week as we discuss new announcements, trailers, and visuals for upcoming anime this year.
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Ep.153 - Chinese Animation is the Future
Today, Brennan and Meth discuss how some upcoming Chinese animated shows look incredible and are definitely something to look forward to in the Spring and Summer, how Frieren and One Punch Man finally have release windows, and that Brennan called that the Demon Slayer move will release in the US in September. We know our stuff when it comes to anime.
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Ep. 152 - POG Juice Anime Coming Soon and Trump and Elon in Baki
Today, Brennan and Meth discuss a fruit tier list (which is definitely relevant to anime), how Solo Leveling went insane this week with its animation and storytelling, and how Trump and Elon showed up in Baki (yes, this is real and the manga is insane).
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Ep.151 - Hatsune Miku on the Big Screen is Almost Here...
Today, Brennan and Meth discuss the upcoming Hatsune Miku anime movie, how shows like Re: Zero and A Certain Scientific series get brought down by weird fan service, and of course, how hot Jinwoo gets getting each episode.
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Ep.150 - Fujimoto is the New Daddy of All New Manga
Today, Brennan and Meth discuss how basically all of Fujimoto's staff have become huge names in the manga community and how Spy x Family has been going crazy recently with 5-page chapters. Jinwoo continues to be hot as the highest-level characters in anime without any stoppage in sight.
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Ep.149 - Anne Shirley is the Next One Piece
Today, Brennan and Meth discuss the new Anne Shirley anime airing in April and how it will be the next One Piece with its eleven books, prequels, and sequels. The live-action Solo Leveling will definitely be quite the adventure. Guilty Gear Strive is getting an anime and Lazarus will have the smoothest animation of all time.
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Ep.148 - The Winter is Here with a Hot Jinwoo
Today, Brennan and Meth (and surprise commentator Sara) discuss which shows we're checking out as part of the Winter 2024 season and how, Solo Leveling is back with even more fun action and an even hotter Jinwoo. We are holding hope that the new upcoming Crunchyroll manga app is actually good.
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Ep.147 - We Are Back for 2025 with a Look Ahead for the Winter 2024 Season and Jump Festa 2024 News
We are back from our Holiday break to enter into a new year of Class-1A! We hope everyone had a wonderful Holiday season. Thank you all for your support over the past year and we hope you will look forward to what this year brings! Today, Brennan and Meth discuss all the Jump Festa 2024 news, as well as do a look ahead for what new shows you should keep an eye out for in the Winter 2024 season.
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