This one is special. For every Kamehameha we all attempted in our rooms, and the times certain situations made us think we would really turn Super Saiyan, Dragon Ball Z in particular and Dragon Ball in general, have had an impact and influence on Anime and those that love it so enduring it makes the 1st Goku vs Frieza fight actually look like it lasted 5mins. Akira Toriyama has passed away, starting his journey on Snake Way, and our Saiyan Pride gives thanks for all of the special...

Join us in this episode when we sit with the amazing team from Anime District!    We talk about everything amazing about women! Every effort is made to keep spoilers to a minimum. (The only exception being older titles) Catch our Fresh Bites Review Show and AMVs on our YouTube channel: The Anime Freshmen Be sure to rate and subscribe to the show & follow on our socials:  How to connect: Website: https://animefreshmen.com/ Email: [email protected]  ...

The Freshie Awards have kept the peace throughout the realms since the Streaming Wars came to an end, and the peace must be upheld for the sake of the Soul Society Grand Line. To that end we return for our annual award ceremony, in conjuctuion with the Crunchyroll Awards, with all the pomp and circumstance that it entails, and on this occasion, a most honoured comrade of ours is in attendence. He is Shao Dow and he is legion. Information is shared, treaties are signed, and anime...

Riddle us this: How much waffle could a Freshman waffle if the Freshmen could Freshman waffle? To whomever guesses right, 100 points for Gryffindor and an all expenses paid economy flight Sukana's Domain Expansion. Every effort is made to keep spoilers to a minimum. (The only exception being older titles) Catch our Fresh Bites Review Show and AMVs on our YouTube channel: The Anime Freshmen Be sure to rate and subscribe to the show & follow on our socials:  How to connect: ...

It could be said that we love Love, and with Valentine's Day coming up, it felt right to dedicate some time to the inspiration behind Kaguya-sama: Love is War. How Cute. But that's not all. This episode is a double special because it's an exclusive done by the unsung heroines of the Anime Freshmen. Presenting MGK and Yoshida. They take it all the way there, as only our sisters would, and by the time you get halfway, you'll wish you were the main character in the epic Anime film Your Name. ...

The anime the world has been waiting for dropped, and caused shockwaves like a Rasengan coupled with a Spirit Bomb, mixed with the mental effort it takes to understand cursed techniques in Jujutsu Kaisen, and sprinkled with emotional upheaval caused by Ace's death. Solo Levelling is here and you know the Anime Freshmen had to provide our expert & haphazard analysis on what promises to be one for the ages.  We don't usually geek out, but on this occasion, we had to do our Statue of God...

Shone. Seinen. Josei. Isekai. Long ago the 4 genres lived in harmony. Then everything changed when Skynet launched its attack.  Only The Anime Freshmen can stop them, and although their Anime powers are great, they are also chaos personified. But the Anime community believes the AF can save themselves. Also, Season 5 of Skynet is here to start off 2024. Get involved. Why not start the year right with our episode sponsor - Tokyo Treat? Every month has a different theme and this month's...

Another revolution around the Sun and saying that the highs and lows have left their mark would only be the beginning. 2023 has been incredible for so many reasons; from our beloved guests, hosting our 1st Convention, to finally completing a Skynet Season, and so much more. From the entire Anime Freshmen Team, we want to send the biggest shoutout to everyone that's been in our corner and supported us, with a special thank you to all our listeners. We'll take being isekai'd as a late Xmas...

Skynet remains undefeated and just like the T-1001 Terminator it's back yet again. Being a teenager is hard. It can be even harder when a supernatural being decides to expose a group of friends to various supernatural, sense-altering phenomena in their daily lives.  You read that right. A teenage drama/slice of life with touches of coming of age and, at times, handling mature themes like Law & Order. Kokoro Connect is the last Skynet entry for 2023. Tune in to find out if it was...

We have it on good authority that watching the dual multiverse sci-fi romance anime films 'To Me, the One Who Loved You' and 'To Every You I've Loved Before' in different orders will affect your ending. To save you time and space,we've split the team down the middle to tackle these titles in alternate sequences. While you wrap your head around that, why not unwrap a box from our first-ever episode sponsor - Tokyo Treat? Every month has a different theme and this month's theme is the...

In this episode, someone of great importance is locked up in a supermax prison on a deserted island and you need to put together a tactical espionage team to break them out. Can the team pull off a great escape or will they ROT inside the prison for the rest of time?!?! Find out what happens in this episode of The Anime Freshmen Podcast Every effort is made to keep spoilers to a minimum. (The only exception being older titles) Catch our Fresh Bites Review Show and AMVs on our YouTube...

Skynet has returned, and this time with a rather insightful choice. An anime called Ping Pong: The Animation that hardly has any ping pong matches.  Hear us out though. Instead it deals with themes such as 'who am i?', 'where am I going?', talent vs hardwork, and so many other life questions. It draws you in with the promise of being a sports anime and keeps you with its rallies of teenagers finding themselves as they explore the rough roads that come with adolescence via ping pong. A...

Bells and Whistles, Trumpets and Bankais, The Anime Freshmen are going to need a training montage soon because this is the 1st episode of our 5TH Season!!! The journey's been long and at times arduous, but we've loved every minute and we're grateful to all those who have been with us, with a big Rasengan thank you to the Anime Freshmen Community. And to show out for our 5th Season, as we do, our theme song went through The Hyperbolic Time Chamber and got an upgrade, courtesy of our day one...

It's said that those from our neck of the woods have Main Character Sydrome. Damn right we do, since the squad have joined the 100 episode club! Call it multiple seasons, hosting our own events, collaborations, and to celebrate you know we had to run the Quiz Night back. And for Quiz Night, our friendly neighbourhood don Lightskin Kage came and partook in what always leads to chaos. Shoutout to Kage to joining us on such a special episode, but the Quiz Games get ruthless, and we love it. ...

Every effort is made to keep spoilers to a minimum. (The only exception being older titles) Catch our Fresh Bites Review Show and AMVs on our YouTube channel: The Anime Freshmen Be sure to rate and subscribe to the show & follow on our socials:  How to connect: Website: https://animefreshmen.com/ Email: [email protected]  Instagram: @AnimeFreshmen Facebook: @AnimeFreshmen Twitter: @AnimeFreshmen Keep It Fresh! TAGS: Anime, Otaku, Manga, Anime Podcast, Anime Reviews,...

You are about to join us for another adventure. An adventure not only of banter and Anime but of possible insanity. An experience into a wondrous land of everything. Next stop—The Rabbit Hole. Every effort is made to keep spoilers to a minimum. (The only exception being older titles) Catch our Fresh Bites Review Show and AMVs on our YouTube channel: The Anime Freshmen Be sure to rate and subscribe to the show & follow on our socials:  How to connect: ...

How does one define sassy? and how sassy do you have to be to 'earn' the title? Since its inception there have been many a sassy character in anime and we wanted to have a discussion about how sassy it has gotten and can get. No mimosas on deck though.  Every effort is made to keep spoilers to a minimum. (The only exception being older titles) Catch our Fresh Bites Review Show and AMVs on our YouTube channel: The Anime Freshmen Be sure to rate and subscribe to the show & follow on...

We are switching gears with this one, the boys bring you this one live from their rooms as we go remote due to technicals. Fresh after Luffy's Gear Five transformation we decide to talk about some of our favourite forms in anime. This episode will contain anime-specific spoilers. Catch our Fresh Bites Review Show and AMVs on our YouTube channel: The Anime Freshmen Be sure to rate and subscribe to the show & follow on our socials:  How to connect: ...

John Connor must have failed his mission because Skynet is back once again, with an anime that defies description. Premise: a bunch of girls in a town somewhere. Characters: you're better off listening to this episode for more info (seriously) Genre: comedy...slice of life...maybe? All we know is that it's called Nichijou and we had to watch it because we are, after all, anime connoisseurs. Plot twist: it has and had its moments. Curse you Skynet!!! Every effort is made to keep spoilers...

Who loves Chulo Drinks? We love Chulo Drinks!  We love them so much we had to get Stephanie, the Founder of Chulo Drinks, down to chop it up with the fam and great vybz all round. And yes, we drank some Chulo. Get involved! Every effort is made to keep spoilers to a minimum. (The only exception being older titles) Catch our Fresh Bites Review Show and AMVs on our YouTube channel: The Anime Freshmen Be sure to rate and subscribe to the show & follow on our socials:  How to...

Big Shoutout to the Black American side of the Family, we love to see them shine. And shine they do yet again, with Studio Maho joining us on today's episode. The studio behind God Punch and Blade Titans, we deep dive into the Black experience. Every effort is made to keep spoilers to a minimum. (The only exception being older titles) Catch our Fresh Bites Review Show and AMVs on our YouTube channel: The Anime Freshmen Be sure to rate and subscribe to the show & follow on our...

This weekend we'll be hosting Anime Con UK, but first, the team is joined by an exceptional guest who you'll also find performing at the convention. He is the one and only Shao Dow. He's a ninja, who moonlights as a manga author and rapper and on this episode, he'll be judging the team's rap skills. Maybe we can add another string to our bow and the AF squad can go on their 1st rap tour? First Studio Album: keep it fresh! Every effort is made to keep spoilers to a minimum. (The only...

In a world devastated by war, pollution, and inequality, the Anime Freshmen are here to sprinkle justice and good old-fashioned chaos. It's been a long time coming, so today we have a round table discussion of what an anime version of the Anime Freshmen would be like; name, power system, world setting, and if Karto would finally renounce his love for villainy and save us all. Join us! Every effort is made to keep spoilers to a minimum. (The only exception being older titles) Catch our...

Just as special as a Celestial Alignment or an anime with no fan service, is when those in the UK Black Anime Community connect, link up, and show the world our ninja way.  It's happened again, and joining us for this episode is Neni, the founder of Anime & Chill UK, who's been setting off rasengan waves in the community with her top-notch events. Vybz! We take a deep dive into the Black experience in the (Bl)anime UK scene and give you our perspective on how it's been with a look...