Episode 184: Magic by Design

After discussing a couple of stormy premieres from Fall Season 2026 in the Sneak Peek, the (g)hosts review the newest adaption of Masamune Shirow's iconic Manga The Ghost in the Shell.   Sneak Peek: Romelia War Chronicle (2:19) Psyren (6:27) Magic Knight Rayearth 2026 (15:33) Ranma ½ - Season 3 (26:28) Dragon Ball Super: Beerus (29:15) STEEL BALL RUN JoJo's Bizarre Adventure (33:28) Cyberpunk: Edgerunners 2 (42:55)   Review: The Ghost in the Shell (55:30)   Related Links: https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interview/2026-05-01/creator-masamune-shirow-trusts-science-saru-team-with-the-ghost-in-the-shell-anime/.236968 https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/feature/2024-08-30/ghost-in-the-shell-where-to-start-and-what-worth-watching/.212485 https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/this-week-in-anime/2026-05-19/.237485 https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/this-week-in-anime/2026-07-30/.240076 https://aftermath.site/the-ghost-in-the-shell-science-saru-anime/   Mp3 Download: https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/animebrainfreeze/AnimeBrainFreeze185.mp3   Transcription: https://freepodcasttranscription.com/transcription/9fba20af090c1444105546601743a7d1d8ae3417.srt   Website: http://animebrainfreeze.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/AniBrainFreeze Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/animebrainfreeze.bsky.social Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/animebrainfreeze/ SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/user-533052772 Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSi7wbiBRei5RtNQ6HWBeaw

Play Buffet: Next Fest demos (0:51) Steam Controller (7:43) Maimai & other Round1 Arcade games (8:48) Mega Man W & other fangames (15:53) Super Mario Bros Wonder Switch 2 Edition (32:43) Marvel Tokon (41:29) Bloodborne & the problem with too many big games (52:53) Mina the Hollower (1:31:07) Star Fox (1:48:32) Borderlands 2 (2:06:20) Xenoblade Chronicles 3 (2:17:39)   Newsbits: Sony decided to kill physical games (2:57:09)   1-Up for Discussion: Our personal gaming histories – PS1, Saturn & N64 era (3:25:39)   Mp3 Download: https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/animebrainfreeze/FreezeFramesPerSecond005.mp3   Transcription: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Ju9WNF4_lsbSBboW8YIaeYWIOO0J2SX6/view?usp=sharing   Website: http://animebrainfreeze.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/AniBrainFreeze Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/animebrainfreeze.bsky.social Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/animebrainfreeze/ SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/user-533052772 Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSi7wbiBRei5RtNQ6HWBeaw

After discussing a couple of scorching hot premieres from Summer Season 2026 in the Sneak Peek, the hosts review the ice-cold robot vs kaiju action show Snowball Earth.   Sneak Peek: Chainsmoker Cat (3:27) Iron Wok Jan! (7:04) Black Torch (11:14) Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha EXCEEDS Gun Blaze Vengeance (13:14) Sparks of Tomorrow (20:06) Jaadugar: A Witch in Mongolia (26:14) The Ghost in the Shell (35:13) Young Ladies Don't Play Fighting Games (42:14)   Review: Snowball Earth (55:30) Snowball Earth – Spoilers (1:29:12)   Mp3 Download: https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/animebrainfreeze/AnimeBrainFreeze183.mp3   Transcription: https://freepodcasttranscription.com/transcription/13ca5017b8c2f90d9e89987b261d5f66acd2910f.srt   Website: http://animebrainfreeze.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/AniBrainFreeze Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/animebrainfreeze.bsky.social Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/animebrainfreeze/ SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/user-533052772 Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSi7wbiBRei5RtNQ6HWBeaw

After wrapping up a few leftovers in The Quick and the Dead, the hosts review the final season of Beastars. Last but not least, they pick their favorite shows in Best of the Season.   The Quick and the Dead: Oshi no Ko – Season 3 (3:55) Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid: A Lonely Dragon Wants to be Loved (6:01) Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc (12:18) Princession Orchestra (14:37) My Hero Academia: More (18:16)   Review: BEASTARS FINAL SEASON (21:22)   Best of the Season (1:57:07)   Mp3 Download: https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/animebrainfreeze/AnimeBrainFreeze182.mp3   Transcription: https://freepodcasttranscription.com/transcription/f05faaf3fd677de40801ab54e80a0901d0f4d9cd.srt   Website: http://animebrainfreeze.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/AniBrainFreeze Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/animebrainfreeze.bsky.social Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/animebrainfreeze/ SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/user-533052772 Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSi7wbiBRei5RtNQ6HWBeaw

The hosts indulge in their pyromantic tendencies one last time and review the finale of Fire Force. After that, they dig up the treasure that is Golden Kamuy's penultimate arc.   Reviews: Fire Force – Season 3 Part 2 (1:20) Golden Kamuy Final Season (1:18:45)   Mp3 Download: https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/animebrainfreeze/AnimeBrainFreeze181.mp3   Transcription: https://freepodcasttranscription.com/transcription/ee9f62740bbfbd896351ab6772699e4b914af147.srt   Website: http://animebrainfreeze.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/AniBrainFreeze Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/animebrainfreeze.bsky.social Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/animebrainfreeze/ SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/user-533052772 Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSi7wbiBRei5RtNQ6HWBeaw

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)   Related Links: https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interview/2024-11-23/directors-takahito-sakazume-and-shun-enokido-on-adapting-fate-strange-fake-to-the-small-screen/.215374 https://www.animefeminist.com/who-is-granted-personhood-frierens-demons-and-the-trouble-with-the-inherently-evil-race-trope/   Mp3 Download: https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/animebrainfreeze/AnimeBrainFreeze180.mp3   Transcription: https://freepodcasttranscription.com/transcription/d8b86c6102c91ef880d1ccfe1e9aa247b34a26bb.srt   Website: http://animebrainfreeze.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/AniBrainFreeze Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/animebrainfreeze.bsky.social Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/animebrainfreeze/ SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/user-533052772 Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSi7wbiBRei5RtNQ6HWBeaw

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)   Related Links: https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interview/2025-11-14/a-mini-with-yasuhiro-nightow-on-trigun-stargaze-and-his-way-of-writing/.230613 https://www.animefeminist.com/feature-powerful-women-trigun/ 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/   Mp3 Download: https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/animebrainfreeze/AnimeBrainFreeze179.mp3   Transcription: https://freepodcasttranscription.com/transcription/fcfeea8ea274c06ec0e27ceca455d2d4b74941bd.srt   Website: http://animebrainfreeze.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/AniBrainFreeze Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/animebrainfreeze.bsky.social Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/animebrainfreeze/ SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/user-533052772 Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSi7wbiBRei5RtNQ6HWBeaw

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)   Mp3 Download: https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/animebrainfreeze/AnimeBrainFreeze178.mp3   Transcription: https://freepodcasttranscription.com/transcription/efa0792265adc5509fde7c37721fc1aca90e0de2.srt   Website: http://animebrainfreeze.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/AniBrainFreeze Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/animebrainfreeze.bsky.social Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/animebrainfreeze/ SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/user-533052772 Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSi7wbiBRei5RtNQ6HWBeaw

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)   Related Links: https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/feature/2025-12-01/sanda-shows-that-adolescence-is-supposed-to-be-awkward/.231150 https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interview/2025-08-08/the-next-big-shonen-anime-gachiakuta-creator-kei-urana-graffiti-designer-hideyoshi-ando-producer-/.226582   Mp3 Download: https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/animebrainfreeze/AnimeBrainFreeze177.mp3   Transcription: https://freepodcasttranscription.com/transcription/9113a1a2ae1cc3fbcee1a1c343693b85ab0d201b.srt   Website: http://animebrainfreeze.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/AniBrainFreeze Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/animebrainfreeze.bsky.social Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/animebrainfreeze/ SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/user-533052772 Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSi7wbiBRei5RtNQ6HWBeaw