Welcome back, this week I review the new game Cocoon. The main topic this week is talking about Reservation Dogs and the theme of how we deal with our own personal problems we go through. Lastly I talk about some new fall anime premiers and the new manga Kagurabachi. Timestamps (00:00) Intro and Life Talk […]
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