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K Manga is an app from Kodansha that has one of the biggest catelogs of manga series in the world. As we approach its 3 year anniversary I wanted to talk about the app and a few changes that could help it reach greater heights.

This week I have lots to catch up on! Wife and I went to go see the Michael Jackson movie last week. Then I dive into my time with Pragmata, Replaced and all the recent Xbox news. Then I touch on Invincible season 4 before ending the show talking about Kagurabachi anime news and the Spring Anime I am keeping up with.

This is a long overdue discussion but sometimes the wait works out for the best. After the premier of the anime this week, I dove back into The Warrior Princess and The Barbaric King aka The Barbarians Bride. I discuss the series as a whole including the anime premier and manga thoughts. I have read up to chapter 22 as of recording.Timestamps(00:00) Intro

(02:00) What is this series about?

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We are in April already and I am back to catch up on lots of stuff. I talk about new spring anime, recent TV shows I watched and talk about the recent price increases in gaming.

Timestamps

(00:00) Intro and Life Talk

(11:00) Game Talk

(13:50) PS5 Price Increase

(30:20) TV Talk

(30:35) Paradise Season 2

(32:50) Reacher

(35:50) For All Mankind and NASA Artemis 2

(37:40) Anime Talk

(40:30) Daemon of the Shadow Realm

(43:10) Akane Banashi

(46:36) Snowball Earth

(49:25) Agents of the Four Seasons<...

Growing up I was always fascinated with space. And that has continued to be an interest of mine into adulthood and becoming a parent. Im glad I finally got to check out For All Mankind and I had 4 seasons worth of show to enjoy once I got going.TV Show: For All Mankind

Streaming: Apple TV

Timestamps(00:00)

Intro(01:15)

What is this show about

(04:30) Family and Legacy

(09:00) Music Matters

(10:09) Would You Do It?

(15:45) Story Moments

(24:30) Final Thoughts

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This month is the 5th Anniversary of Dad Needs To Talk. Manga is one of the main things I am best known for. I wanted to look back at how much I have learned about the world of manga as I have been on this journey.______________________________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

Im a little late but this episode I celebrate 5 years of Dad Needs To Talk. We take a little trip down memory lane and reflect on the journey. Then I dive into my time with Pokemon Pokopia and wrap things up talking about the Hoppers Movie.

Timestamps

(00:00) Intro

(01:01) Reflecting on 5 years

(12:25) Life Talk

(16:40) Pokemon Pokopia

(31:00) Game Talk

(32:20) Hoppers Movie

(36:25) Final Thoughts

(39:50) Highschool Basketball Champs

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Today we dive into a drama thriller series called Lonely Deaths Lie Thick as Snow volume 1.

Published by: Kodansha

Story by: Hajime Inoryu

Art by: Shota Ito

ARC provided by Netgalley and Kodansha

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We are already at the end of February! Today we celebrate 30 years of Pokemon. I talk about the reveal of Pokemon Wind and Waves and reflect on my history with the series.

Timestamps

(00:00) Intro

(03:00) Pokemon Pokopia

(06:45) Pokeon Winds and Waves Reveal

(11:10) Gale of Darkness

(12:12) FireRed and LeafGreen

(15:40) My Pokemon Journey

(19:00) Pokemon Crystal memories

(24:45) Serebii and early internet pokemon

(27:30) Gameboy Advance SP story

(30:35) Young rob dropped the cards

(33:06) Discussing pokemon generations

(42:00) Expensive day and...

I finally dove into Galaxias! I start with talking about volume 1 and later in the episode I dive into the series up to the current chapter 32.

Story and Art by Ao Hatesaka

Published by Kodansha

Timestamps

(00:00) Intro

(01:50) What is Galaxias?

(06:45) Volume 1 discussion

(10:00) Beyond volume 1

(14:50) Schedule concerns

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We have lots of fun stuff to talk about this week! I saw an early showing of the new animated movie GOAT and there were tons of cool announcements form that Playstation State of Play this week. I talk about the games in order of the state of play but wont timestamp for every single one.

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(00:00) Intro

(02:15) Gifts from my wife

(03:00) Anniversary tease

(05:10) GOAT Movie

(10:15) PlayStation State of Play begins

(11:30) Kena Scars of Kosmora

(15:00) Pragmata and demo

(17:25) Legacy of Kain<...

This episode I dive into a couple of cool things I watched in Wonder Man and Arco. Then I talk about playing the demo for Pragmata and all other recent game news.

Timestamps

(00:00) Intro and Life Talk

(6:30) Wonder Man

(16:25) Arco Movie

(26:40) Arco SPOILERS

Game Talk

(32:25) General Game News

(35:55) High Guard

(42:04) Pragmata Demo

(50:40) Nintendo Partner Showcase

(55:00) Horizon Hunters Gathering Reveal

(01:00:50) Wrap Up and Outro

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With the anime coming later this year, I finally checked out the first 3 volumes of the manga for The Kept Man of the Princess Knight

Timestamps

(00:00) Intro(04:00) What is the series about?

(09:00) Story discussion

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This episode of Dad Needs To Talk, while many of us have been stuck inside due to our yearly winter storm, I have been enjoying the down time. As we near the end of January it is a great time to catch yall up on the games Ive played and shows and movies Ive been enjoying.

Timestamps

(00:00) Intro and Life Talk

Game Talk

(02:40) General game thoughts

(05:00) Escape from Ever After

(06:25) Is This Seat Taken

(09:00) Upcoming Games

(11:40) Marathon Release Date

(12:30) Developer Direct<...

Today I wanted to talk about Divine Incursions Volume 1. It has a very interesting premise but knowing the series short run is a little cause for concern.

Story and Art by Kouya Ashitaka

Published by Yen Press

ARC provided by Yen Press and Edelweiss

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With the Volume1 release in Japan today, I wanted to highlight this new series and share my thoughts after reading the 16 available chapters.Story and Art by: Ei YamanoPublished by: Weekly Shonen Jump______________________________Follow meMy website: https://dadneedstotalk.com/Blue Sky: dadneedstotalk2.bsky.socialTwitter: https://twitter.com/DadNeedsToTalkInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/dadneedstotalkpodcast/

2025 is over and it was another rollercoaster year! This episode I look back on the year and life lessons Ive learned. I also dive into some of my favorite media of the year.

Timestamps

(00:00) Intro & Life Talk

(11:00) Podcast reflections

(16:07) Game Talk

(40:13) Movie Talk

(47:30) TV Talk

(52:17) Mayor of Kingstown

(55:10) Anime Talk

(1:08:20) Manga Talk

(01:14:45) Final Thoughts

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Just talking about Young Magazine contest winners and Jump Festa 2026 and other recent anime news.

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This episode I talk about why I enjoyed Marty Supreme. I also talk about why I find comfort still going to the theatres.

Timestamps

(00:00) Intro

(02:50) Why I love going to the movies

(07:27) Marty Supreme General Thoughts

(12:00) Movies Spoilers

(21:41) Final Thoughts

(22:12) So many theatres

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I simply wanted to show some love to this show. Tojima Wants To Be A Kamen Rider speaks to me despite not knowing much about Kamen Rider. Just want to do my small part to put it on people radar.

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This week we catch up on a few game reveals and announcements. I share thoughts on the game awards reveals and also talk about the recent Hollow Knight Silksong DLC and series updates.

Timestamps

(00:00) Intro and Life Talk

(04:50) TV and Movie updates(10:35) Upcoming plans

(11:25) Silksong Sea of Sorrow Revealed

(15:30) Marathon dev update

(19:20) Game Awards Winners

(23:11) Game Reveals and Updates

(24:25) Bradley the Badger

(24:55) Star Wars Fate of the Old Republic

(26:45) Coven of the Chicken Foot

(28:31) Control Resonant

I finally watched Slow Horses on Apple TV and it was such a good watch. I saw all 5 available seasons which is 30 episodes total in under a week.

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(00:00) Intro

(01:35) What is Slow Horses

(10:15) Story Spoilers begin

(23:22) Season recaps

(28:10) Wrap up______________________________

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I hope you are well! I wanted to share some thankful thoughts for anyone who might come across this.______________________________Follow meMy website: https://dadneedstotalk.com/Blue Sky: dadneedstotalk2.bsky.socialTwitter: https://twitter.com/DadNeedsToTalkInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/dadneedstotalkpodcast/

Yo I am back! It has been a very crazy month so its time to catch up. Life was crazy but I got to watch some cool shows. After a short recap of health and car issues, I dive into what I watched like Task, Bugonia, Mare of Easttown and more.

Timestamps

(00:00) Intro and Life Talk

(12:25) Manga highlights

(14:37) Summer Anime check in

(16:20) Game news

TV Talk

(19:15) Task

(25:30) Chainsaw Man Reze Movie

(27:30) Mare of Easttown

(33:30) Bugonia

(37:30) Pluribus

I saw the movie 100 meters which is from the same creator as Orb on the Movements of the Earth (Uoto). If you have that competitive spirit or were a former athlete, this movie is a must watch.

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It has been a busy last month. Life gave us some sickly surprises, so its time to catch up. Hospital visits, Silksong, The Long Walk and lots more to discuss today.

Timestamps

(00:00) Intro and Life Talk

Game Talk

(15:00) Nintendo Direct

(21:55) PlayStation State of Play

(30:00) Hollow Knight Silksong

(44:33) Palfarm and Ananta

Movies and Anime

(46:30) The Long Walk

(53:22) Peacemaker S2

(55:52) Dr Stone S4 part 2

(01:00:08) Gachiakuta

(01:02:35) Clevatess

(01:03:33) The Water Magician

This episode of Dad Needs To Talk as I was waiting for Silksong to release I had a few things I wanted to catch up on. I played Sword of the Sea, watched Pantheon and Dark Winds and tried out Land of Monsters.

Timestamps

(00:00) Intro and Life Talk

(08:08) Support Wake the Dead comic

Game Talk

(10:30) Silksong anticipation

(14:50) Upcoming games

(17:00) Sword of the Sea

TV Talk

(21:15) Pantheon

(30:15) Dark Winds

(36:12) Shows on my radar

Manga Talk

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

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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...

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...

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...

Im back to dive into a few cool things I have watched, read and more.

Timestamps

(00:00) Intro and Life Talk

Game Talk

(03:00) What Im playing and news

Movies & TV

(06:45) Ballerina

(10:15) The Expanse

(14:20) KPop Demon Hunters

(17:35) The Brilliant Healers New Life in the Shadows

Manga

(21:05) Spy x Family ch 112-118

(24:37) Akane Banashi ch 148-163

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Im back with another episode, this week is primarily gaming focused. After catching up on family stuff, I dive into Switch 2 launch, Xbox Showcase, Playstation State of Play and all the other surrounding game reveals.

For the timestamps it will be for overall things that caught my attention but smaller things might get discussed in between.

Timestamps

(00:00) Intro and Life Talk

Game Talk

(06:10) Somerville

(09:52) Switch 2

(19:00) Playstation State of Play

(21:05) Hirogami

(21:50) 007 First Light

(23:25) Marvel Tokon Fighting Souls<...

I wanted to do a quick little recommendation episode talking about Centuria and The Bugle Call. This is a general talk about both series, I mainly just discuss the start of the series otherwise its light on spoilers.

Both series got picked up by Viz for English physical release.

Timestamps

(00:00) Intro and discussing both

(05:30) Centuria

(11:35) The Bugle Call

(17:30) Final thoughts on both

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This episode of Dad Needs To Talk, I dive into the joys of being a gamer dad and making those memories with my kids. I also talk about Andor, a new anime movie called Lost in Twilight and more.

Timestamps

(00:00) Intro and Life Talk

Game Talk

(04:50) Being a gamer dad

(17:50) The Alters

(20:25) Expedition 33

(26:00) Warhammer 40K Boltgun

TV & Anime

(28:33) King of the Hill returns

(30:30) Andor S2 and Rouge One

(36:05) Netflix show news

(38:45) Lost in Starlight movie<...

This episode I discuss a new manga called Roar: A Star in the Abyss that is published by Kodansha.

Thanks to Netgalley for the DRC

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