We are back! Its been a busy few weeks, kids are back in school and I have some cool new shows to talk about.

Timestamps

(00:00) Intro

(01:40) Back to School and Life Talk

News

(09:20) Made in Abyss movie announced

(10:50) Akane Banashi anime

Game Talk

(12:25) Battlefield 6 and Hell is Us demos

TV Talk

(21:30) Common Side Effects

(26:36) DEPT Q

(33:27) The Lazarus Project

(44:00) Kura Revolving Sushi Bar

Anime & Manga Talk

(47:00) Arte anime

(52:10) The Water Magician

(53:36) Clevatess

(54:38) New Saga

(55:30) Wrap up and Outro

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Life has been very chaotic lately and I honestly just need to talk into this podcast void. Early part of the show is talking through the chaos and some things that have helped me to keep going. Later in the show I dive into the Fantastic 4 movie and some new manga like Almark, Tree of Life and other things.

Timestamps

(00:00) Life Talk

(21:55) Donkey Kong Bananza

(25:45) Smoke Apple TV Show

(28:08) Fantastic 4 First Steps

(33:00) Almark Volume 1

(46:50) The Secret of Birthdays

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Hero Organization is a series I have enjoyed over this past year. It recently hit 31 chapters and I caught up. So I figured this was a great time to highlight this hidden gem.

Series is on mangaplus app

Timestamps

(00:00) Intro

(01:00) What is Hero Organization

(03:55) Plot discussion

(06:25) Supporting cast

(08:40) Cool mechs and factions

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After 5 years Kaiju No 8 manga has come to an end. With 129 chapters across 16 volumes it has been a up and down journey. I wanted to talk through my thoughts on the series as a whole from start to the final chapter. Obviously SPOILERS so enjoy.______________________________Follow meMy website: https://dadneedstotalk.com/Blue Sky: dadneedstotalk2.bsky.socialTwitter: https://twitter.com/DadNeedsToTalkInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/dadneedstotalkpodcast/

It has been a very strange last 7 days. Recent losses, close calls in other situations have taken its toll on me mentally. I start the show talking through some things. Then I use some recent movies I saw to help shape a conversation about us as a person at our core. I hope you can take something from this episode.

Timestamps

(00:00) Intro and Life Talk

(07:15) Community thanks Omar and Lisa

(12:12) I started Death Stranding

Main Topic

(15:40) The Human Beneath the Mask

(26:10) Superman movie

(33:02) Ironheart tv series

(36:31) F1 Movie

(44:50) Summer anime check in

(47:40) Ichi the Witch manga 42

(49:00) One Piece manga 1154

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Tower Dungeon is finally out in English print this week. Lets see what this series is about.

Published by Kodansha

Story and Art by Tsutomu Nihei

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Welcome back! This episode I briefly vent about a situation with my daughters basketball team. Then I dive into my review of the game Antro which is a rythm runner from a Barcelona studio. The back half of the show is a deep dive into whats coming for the Summer Anime season.

The game code was provided by Gatera studio for review purposes.

Timestamps

(00:00) Intro & Life Talk

Game Talk

(11:00) Antro game review

(22:25) Random shows and manga

Anime

(25:16) Summer Anime 2025 Preview

(25:55) Takopi's Original Sin

(27:07) Private Tutor to the Duke Daughter

(28:12) Detectives These Days Are Crazy

(29:30) Reborn as a Vending Machine S2

(31:25) Hell Techer Jigoku

(33:13) Clevatess

(37:45) The Water Magician

(39:06) Welcome to the Outcasts Restaurant

(40:54) Secrets of the Silent Witch

(42:45) Nyaight of the Living Cat

(44:42) The Summer Hikaru Died

(45:32) Gachiakuta

(48:57) Ruri Rocks

(49:40) The Fragrant Flower Blooms with Dignity

(51:24) Hotel Inhumans

(52:17) City the Animation

(53:06) Dekin no Mogura The Earthbound Mole

(53:57) Turkey Time to Strike

(55:11) Leviathan

(57:07) Solo Camping for Two

(57:56) Tougen Anki Legend of the Cursed Blood

(01:06:16) Wrap up and outro

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Check out my thoughts on this fun and creative puzzle platformer named Ruffy And The Riverside. I reviewed the game on PlayStation 5. Please check out the video version on my YouTube channel for a great look at gameplay.Developer: Zockrates Laboatories UGPlatforms: PlayStation 5, Xbox, Switch and PCPrice: $19.99Release Date: June 26thDeveloper interviewhttps://www.nettosgameroom.com/2025/06/interview-with-zockrates-laboratories.htmlReview code provided by the developer for review purposes.#RuffyAndTheRiverside #indiegame #gamereview ______________________________Follow meMy website: https://dadneedstotalk.com/Blue Sky: dadneedstotalk2.bsky.socialTwitter: https://twitter.com/DadNeedsToTalkInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/dadneedstotalkpodcast/If you enjoy what I do and want to supportKofi: https://ko-fi.com/dadneedstotalk