Episode 147 of Key Frames, a podcast about anime. Ten years and one month isn't really an anniversary that people celebrate, so it's back to the grindstone for our intrepid hosts! After all, the summer 2025 anime season needs recounting. Would you be surprised to hear that Ben's opinion of several different series improved after seeing second seasons with stronger writing? Would it thrill you to witness Duncan and Jon in substantive agreement on the majority of shows they both watched? We've all been besieged by Major Life Events, hence the important PSA in the episode title, but nothing can keep us away from anime, especially not after such a flush season. Listen to get the full list of hits!
Discussed:
Turkey! -Time to Strike- (2:42)
Necronomico and the Cosmic Horror Show (14:26)
Bullet/Bullet (15:35)
Ruri Rocks (19:46)
New Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt (30:31)
Clevatess (36:42)
Takopi's Original Sin (47:26)
Rascal Does Not Dream of Santa Claus (59:06)
Dandadan 2nd Season (1:09:18)
My Dress-Up Darling Season 2 (1:12:54)
Puniru Is a Kawaii Slime (1:21:11)
CITY the Animation (1:23:35)
Umamusume: Pretty Derby - Beginning of a New Era (1:32:34)
Gachiakuta (1:42:37)
Apocalypse Bringer Mynoghra (1:44:38)
Tsukimichi -Moonlit Fantasy- (1:46:17)
The Water Magician (1:47:45)
Lord of the Mysteries (1:50:40)
To Be Hero X (1:52:12)
Ne Zha (1:57:40)
Detectives These Days Are Crazy! (1:59:59)
Grand Blue Season 2 (2:02:51)
Call of the Night Season 2 (2:04:12)
Ranma ½ 2nd Season (2025) (2:15:46)
Related Links:
I'm not unhappy that Turkey! made it onto ANN's list of the best of the summer 2025 season, just a bit surprised
Who was Frank Frazetta?
What is a geas?
Yes, Ben remembers a gag commercial for 24 in Japanese from almost two decades ago
The video from Accented Cinema on the identity crisis of recent Chinese animation
Duncan's probably thinking about this skeet, on the best age at which to first encounter the internet
But it's also possible he meant this one, about laptops as a different beast altogether from phones
Just as Turkey! on the best from last season, thus Tojima Wants to Be a Kamen Rider on the list of most anticipated for this season
