Episode 108: Respect the Hustle

John and CC return to the red carpet and discuss the annual Crunchyroll Anime Awards. After that John reviews the superpowered cat & mouse nail biter Talentless Nana, followed by both hosts strolling down the neon lit streets of Kansai together with the cyberpunk criminals from Akudama Drive.

News:
Crunchyroll Anime Awards 2021 (1:10)

Reviews:
Talentless Nana (1:11:13)
Akudama Drive (1:33:52)

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Episode 108: Respect the Hustle

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)

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Episode 147: Heavenly Swords & Hellblades

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)

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Episode 148: In the Eye of the Data Storm

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)

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Episode 149: Sneaky Bits

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)

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Episode 150: Undeadtectives

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)

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https://www.reddit.com/r/JuJutsuKaisen/comments/17vairi/jujutsu_kaisen_production_meltdown_continues/
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Episode 151: Sorcerous Spectacle(s)

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)

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Episode 152: Battle & Chase

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)

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Episode 153: Dystopian Delights

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 least, the hosts discuss the long-awaited return of The Ancient Magus’ Bride.

News:
Farewell Akira Toriyama (1:20)

Reviews:
Helck (27:43)
The Ancient Magus’ Bride – Season 2 (56:18)

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Episode 154: Dynamic Duos

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 present their picks for Best of the Season.

The Quick and the Dead:
The IDOLM@STER Million Live! (1:52)
Uma Musume Pretty Derby (5:13)
Oshi no Ko (14:05)
Hunter x Hunter 2011 (19:50)

Review:
Attack on Titan Final Season THE FINAL CHAPTERS (29:59)

Best of the Season (3:08:31)

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Episode 155: The End of the Whole Mess

The hosts discuss a couple of premieres in the Sneak Peek and then review the hot-blooded super robot adventures of Brave Bang Bravern!

Sneak Peek:
Highspeed Étoile (3:58)
Go! Go! Loser Ranger! (6:20)
The IDOLM@STER Shiny Colors (12:16)
The Grimm Variations (16:38)
Blue Archive The Animation (24:22)
That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime - Season 4 (31:24)
My Hero Academia – Season 7 (32:38)
Nijiyon Animation – Season 2 (34:18)
Laid-Back Camp – Season 3 (35:38)
Sound! Euphonium – Season 3 (37:26)
Date A Live V (42:51)
Kaiju No. 8 (45:07)

Review:
Brave Bang Bravern! (53:17)

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Episode 156: Bang!

Longtime Anime fans John and CC discuss all the ups and downs of the shows they watched start to finish in each freshly wrapped up season.

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