# Is This Anime Worth Watching? | SoberNotSober Ep.39

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Published: 2026-06-17T16:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

Grant and Mekaylay are back for episode 39, and this one gets nerdy — in the best way. Grant runs through his full anime tier list (yes, there's a ranking system), makes a case for why Vinland Saga and Frieren deserve your attention, and challenges Mekaylay to guess which show is the anime: a brutal Viking saga about a boy watching his father get murdered, or a sci-fi thriller about scientists dying and the night sky sending Morse code. (Spoiler) Mekaylay has seen one of them on TikTok. Mekaylay's Grandmas dog Clyde shows up hurt. Their old elementary school is for sale for $21 million. The Elliot Army was apparently using it. And somehow, all roads lead back to why anime conventions smell the way they do. Like, comment, subscribe — and wash between your folds.

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