Three Dads Talking About Anime
Welcome! Join us, three normal dads, as we sit around and talk about anime. We’ll go through new shows, classics, oldies but goodies, and some of our favorite shows, characters, and moments. Whether you stick around or just listen for just an arc or two we appreciate you stopping by! (Disclaimer: We are not a spoiler-free show, listen at your own risk to the episodes and shows that are discussed.)
Ep 209: YEAR FOUR ANNIVERSARY
What better way to celebrate our four years of watching anime than by having an unrehearsed, unscripted, and unprepared episode here for you tonight. Long-time listeners will enjoy hearing our very first opening getting some airtime again, and new listeners...well...we just hope you enjoy this chaotic, technical-difficulties-filled, casual reflection and chat! Only here...on 3DTAA!
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Ep 208: Frieren: Beyond Journey's End Finale
We did it. We reached the end of S1 of Frieren. Nothing to do now except wait for S2 coming in 2026.....and watch a bunch of other shows in the meantime! Join us as we dive into the end of this fine, fantastic, fun-filled Frieren chatter here on 3DTAA!
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Ep 207: One-Shot - My Hero Academia: Vigilantes
More My Hero Academia! We love MHA here on this here show and so we are covering in a one-shot the spin off show MHA: Vigilantes! Will it live up to MHA? Will it be just awful? Will Kolb ever win anything ever? Tune in this week here on 3DTAA to find out!
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Ep 206: Frieren: Beyond Journey's End Eps 22-24
Well despite some rough rocky landing of the plane due to Chest's audio cutting out we did it. We have made it to the end of Frieren! One more ep and we have finished S1. Join us as we discuss Spartan Races, Burping-but-pretending-like-you're-throwing-up, and of course, Anime here on 3DTAA!
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Ep 205: My Hero Academia: You're Next!
And we're back folks! This time with a movie, and not just any movie - a My Hero movie! We jump into the latest movie installment of My Hero Academia. Join us as we weigh its pros, cons, highlights, and lowlights! Only here on 3DTAA
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Ep 204: Frieren: Beyond Journey's End Eps 19-21
We are nearing the end folks, only a few episodes left before we complete S1 of Frieren! This episode we give a special shout out to a great fan, a great fan indeed. Stick around for a time of fun filled fantastic conversation and laughs, only here on 3DTAA!
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Ep 203: One Shot - Windbreaker S2
We're back with a one shot folks! We have Windbreaker S2 wound up and ready to go! Will we talk about it? discuss it? debate it? you bet! All of the above and more...here on 3DTAA!
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Ep 202: Dr Stone S3 Eps 19-22
Well, folks, our Dr Stone journey has reached its end for now...maybe forever? We have feelings and we talk about said feelings tonight. Please stay tuned for the finale of S3 of Dr Stone, only here on 3DTAA.
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Ep 201: Filler - Bungo Stray Dogs (Part 2)
Chest and Kolb are back to finish up what is out of Bungo Stray Dogs! Kolb wrapped up the latest season of the show, and Chest went in for a rewatch as well. Let's see how Kolb liked it! And why does Chest drink plain sparkling water...
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Ep 200: 200 EPS (and a surprise show chat!)
WOW 200 EPISODES! Some said "it can't be done", others said "Why are you still recording?", and most said "Who are these guys again??"
But did that stop us? Never.
If Justin Beiber can never say never then we can too. I don't know what that means but I do know we have our 200th episode out and with it a discussion of a show that goes all the way back to 3DTAA's origins! That is as much as a hint as you get, now buckle up for episode 200...only here...on 3DTAA!
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Ep 199: Frieren: Beyond Journey's End Eps 16-18
Much is happening in the world of Frieren! Much is happening in our world too...like summer berry drinks...can you even have a Red, White, and Blue drink? Who knows? Who cares? We do! Here on 3DTAA....
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Ep 198: Dr Stone S3 Eps 16-18
What will happen this week? How will our team react to all the shenanigans in Dr Stone world? Why in the world does Chest not have his snacks OFF air?! All this and much, much ... much more on 3DTAA.
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Ep 197: Frieren: Beyond Journey's End Eps 13-15
We're back witha fun filled fantastically full of Fathers episode of Frieren! Well....our episode is full of fathers. Frieren has an average amount or so. Either way! Please sit back, relax, and enjoy 3DTAA!
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Ep 196: Dr Stone S3 Eps 13-15
Good news - Chest has moved to a new house! Bad News - he sounds the same, if not worse, on this podcast. Either wa,y we're still excited to be here with you this week, and we hope you enjoy all the shenanigans here on 3DTAA!
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Ep 195: Dragon Ball Ep - "Tournament" Arc (with 'Really' Jean!)
Well, here we are...131 eps later and we're finally back on Dragon Ball! We've got laughs, we've got trigun bleeps, we've got fight scenes and SO much more. Join us this week on DRAGON BALL...only on 3DTAA.
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Ep 194: One-Shot - Windbreaker S1
Welcome back to 3DTAA! Today we have a fun one-shot for you where we dive into Windbreaker season 1. With season 2 currently releasing this is a fun time to find our way (for some of us) into the series. Sit back, relax, and enjoy this week's 3DTAA.
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Ep 193: Frieren: Beyond Journey's End Eps 10-12
This week got Chest crying. That's not TOO difficult to do but still, noteworthy. We hope you enjoy this week's episode of laughs, tears, fears, and conversation as we wander through the next episodes of Frieren! Only here...on 3DTAA.
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Ep 192: Dr Stone S3 Eps 10-12
"Wait whaaaat. Didn't we already hear this before?"
^if you are thinking, saying, or singing this, then you most likely listened to our episode a few weeks ago (ep 189) within the first two days of it releasing ... when I (Chest) mistakenly uploaded the wrong audio. If that was you then I have good news! There is a new ep for you back in Ep 189 so go back and check it out.
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Ep 191: Filler - Bungo Stray Dogs (Part 1)
We are moving away from our normal programming today for a filler from Kolb and Chest to chat about Kolb getting into the world of Bungo Stray Dogs! We hope you enjoy it, cause we sure did!
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Ep 190: Filler - Tower of God S1
We have quite the treat for you today folks! A Ben and Kolb filler ep! The boys cover season 1 of Tower of God and have a great time doing it. It would be so much better with Chest but he really didn't want to ruin what they thought would be a fun time so he let them have this one even though really those intial comments aren't true and he is the glue not the gunk of the show who even is writing these opening lines anyway?...only here on 3DTAA!
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Ep 189: Dr Stone S3 Eps 7-9
(Update, due to a technical error called - the human doing the uploading named Chest - the wrong audio was put up. If you listened to this episode before 12:35 EST on 4/30/25 then SURPRISE you have a new ep right now! Otherwise...enjoy the episode folks)
Doctor, Doctor...give us the news! We've got a bad case of the chit chats on this particular episode...but what else is new! We hope you enjoy this week's episode because we sure did. Come back next week for a special fun filled chat between (spoiler) Kolb and...
Ep 188: Frieren: Beyond Journey's End Eps 7-9
Have you ever wanted to know what the president of the USA's anime watching habits are? Well, listen in here! Cause we (kind of) have answers. More than tha,t we have magic, mayhem, and much more for you coming from Frieren! Plus...we laugh a lot...on 3DTAA.
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Ep 187: Dr Stone S3 Eps 4-6
We get accused of a lot of things here on 3DTAA...one of them is filler...turns out they are right! Sometimes you just need to throw back to 90s nostaglia and have some good ol filler about Frosted Flakes and Star Wars...there is some Dr Stone in there, I promise...only here - on 3DTAA.
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Ep 186: Solo Leveling Season 2
Solo Leveling Season 2...what a ride. I don't even want to spoil it for you, but man, did we enjoy this one. Have fun with us as we dive into an amazing second season of a fantastic show! Here on 3DTAA!
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Ep 185: Filler - Whatcha been watchin' and CHIPS!
This is a filler. In it we laugh A LOT, talk about nothing A LOT, and talk about chips A LOT. Please listen and a laugh along, or don't, we can't force you...but we can beg...please listen, please...here on 3DTAA.
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Ep 184: Frieren: Beyond Journey's End Eps 4-6
Snap back to Frieren this week. We continue into our slow but good journey of seeing a team coming together. Will we like this team? Is this just DnD in Anime? Who knows! You will if you listen to this week's 3DTAA!
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Ep 183: Dr Stone S3 Eps 1-3
What? You thought it was going to be the next episode on Frieren?! Well guess what!...we did too. But ya know, life happens sometimes so here we are. Back in the world of Dr Stone. We hope you enjoy that and much more on this ep of 3DTAA!
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Ep 182: Frieren: Beyond Journey's End Eps 1-3
Good Morning everyone! We are glad you're here and hope you enjoy the new show, a little scatting, and the kombucha. That is a lot to digest I'm sure but hey, we try and give you a decent amount to chew on here at 3DTAA!
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Ep 181: Filler - DanDaDan Eps 9-12
This show is...something. We have finally reached the end...only to be thrown off a cliff and left hanging in the worst way! How could they do this! Truly though we wouldn't expect any less. Enjoy this final filler ep of DanDaDan from Chest and Kolb - only here on 3DTAA.
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Ep 180: Dr Stone - Ryusui Ep
I'm not going to lie, this ep is about two things - Dr Stone and Chocolate bar rankings. One of the things is much more discussed than the other and it wasn't Dr Stone. We hope you enjoy this week's episode of Three Dads Talking About Chocolate Bars only here on 3DTAA!
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Ep 179: Filler Ep - Afro Samurai
Hey hey hey on this Monday! We have a delightful filler for you today, delightful because it has our two best dads on it! No chest to be seen*. Today the boys cover Afro Samurai in this filler one-shot. We hope you enjoy the fun, laughter, banter, and cherry cola, only here on 3DTAA.
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Ep 178: The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim
Whew here we go! Two worlds collide, we got Anime, we got Lord of the Rings, we got 3dtaa talking about it! Heated night tonight folks (or morning, or noon, or whatever time you are in) as we dive into a mixing of two subjects we all three love. Will we love it? hate it? who knows? YOU WILL! after you listen to this week...only here on 3DTAA...
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Ep 177: The Elusive Samurai Eps 10-12
Man, what an episode we have for you today! We end Elusive Samurai (spoiler, it's still very good), Ben tries Ramen live on air for the first time EVER, and Ben hits a new record for number of shows watched! You don't want to miss this and much more mundane chatter only here, for you, on this show, called - 3DTAA.
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Ep 176: The Elusive Samurai Eps 7-9
We are three-fourths of the way through Elusive Samurai, and we are loving it! Almost as much as we love sparkling water, or talking about sparkling water, or talking TOO much about sparkling water...it's a problem at this point. In any event we hope you enjoy this week's ep! Only here, on 3DTAA.
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Ep 175: The Elusive Samurai Eps 4-6
We've hit on a fun one everybody! We hope you're enjoying this relatively new show as much as we are. We're liking the plot, the characters, and the build. Let's see where this ride takes us! Here on...3DTAA.
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Ep 174: The Elusive Samurai Eps 1-3
Ya'll are in for a treat folks. Not only are we starting a brand new show (that - spoiler - we are quite interested in!) but for our first new show of 2025 we are bringing back a theme song. We have always enjoyed our very first opening and it was gone too fast. So making its re-debut - the first opening Ben ever made for us...only here...on 3DTAA!
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Ep 173: Filler - DanDaDan Eps 5-8
Today we jump back into the wild, wacky, weird world of DanDaDan and boy does this train just keep going! Kolb and I are blown away by the amount of insanity and we are here to talk about it. Just for you, and whomever else listens or doesn't listen, only here...on 3DTAA!
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Ep 172: Dr Stone S2 Eps 10-11
We have come to the end of Dr Stone season 2. A short but pleasant journey to be sure but one that we have enjoyed. Join us as we walk through the battle for the stone age with all its twists, turns, and tales. Only here, on 3DTAA!
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Ep 171: Christmas Filler - Tokyo Godfathers
"Ho, Ho, Ho Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!" - Honest Abe L.
It is Christmas time everyone and what better way to ring in the season than with a heartwarming tale of adventure and found family! We are joined by our favorite Chris, Chris R, tonight as we talk about this anime classic - Tokyo Godfathers. So pull up a chair, get some hot coco, and join us here, on 3DTAA.
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Ep 170: Dr Stone S2 Eps 7-9
The players are making their moves! The board is set and the game is afoot! Who will come out on top with our Stone War that is about to happen? I guess we'll never know...until we listen to this episode. Only here, on 3DTAA!
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