Play Buffet:

Retro pickups from local conventions (1:12)

Mario Kart World & Sonic Racing CrossWorlds (6:41)

Pokémon Trading Card Game Pocket (29:14)

Umamusume (31:03)

Stella Sora (35:31)

Blaster Master Zero 2&3 (38:02)

Sonic Rumble (48:01)

Bounty Star - The Morose Tale of Graveyard Clem (49:22)

Berserk Boy (53:11)

Captain Toad Treasure Tracker (58:20)

Xenoblade, Xenogears and Xenosaga talk (1:06:02)

Persona 3 Reload (1:13:52)

Pokemon Legends Arceus (1:32:44)

Shinobi – Art of Vengeance (1:46:52)

Mega Man X1/2/3 Route MatriX Randomizer (1:52:30)

ROG Xbox Ally X (1:59:06)

Donkey Kong Bananza (2:05:26)

Newsbits:

The possible death of Xbox (2:15:06)

The likely death of Ubisoft (2:19:16)

AI slop is a problem in Hoyoverse games, Call of Duty, Arc Raiders (2:21:40)

New Valve hardware - Steam Machine, Steam Controller 2, Steam Frame (2:23:12)

1-Up for Discussion:

Our personal gaming histories – Game Boy and early PC gaming (2:31:11)

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CC kicks off the show by talking about the eerie folk horror show The Summer Hikaru died. Then John details the many comedic antics happening in CITY The Animation. And last but not least, CC reviews the unexpected wild ride that Takopi's Original Sin took him on.

Reviews:

The Summer Hikaru died (1:20)

CITY The Animation (38:48)

Takopi's Original Sin (1:03:06)

Takopi's Original Sin – Spoilers (1:15:35)

Takopi's Original Sin – Super Spoilers (1:29:31)

Takopi's Original Sin – Ultra Spoilers (1:40:41)

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Related Links:

https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/this-week-in-anime/2025-08-05/.227345

https://blog.sakugabooru.com/2025/10/19/hikanatsu-seeping-horror-and-enshutsu-anime/

https://blog.sakugabooru.com/2024/09/21/from-nichijou-to-city-kyoto-animations-gentle-touch-adapting-keiichi-arawis-madness/

https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interview/2025-11-12/how-the-staff-tackled-trauma-in-takopi-original-sin-anime/.230693

https://blog.sakugabooru.com/2025/08/15/takopis-original-sin-production-notes-the-lengthy-road-to-proper-communication/

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The hosts discuss a couple of premieres from Fall in the Sneak Peek and then put on their assassin aprons to talk about the second season of Sakamoto Days.

Sneak Peek:

My Gift Lvl 9999 Unlimited Gacha (2:07)

Dusk Beyond the End of the World (6:21)

One Punch Man – Season 3 (9:49)

Touring After the Apocalypse (15:59)

Tojima Wants to Be a Kamen Rider (20:20)

To Your Eternity (28:04)

Spy×Family – Season 4 (37:12)

Ranma ½ 2025 – Season 2 (42:33)

Sanda (45:37)

My Hero Academia – Final Season (52:38)

Review:

Sakamoto Days – Season 2 (55:40)

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