Welcome Back! This episode I have alot to catch up on. Lots of life happened, including my kids going back to school. We got some game news and the launch of Concord is here. Lastly I end the show discussing the summer anime I am keeping up with. Timestamps (00:00) Intro Life Talk (02:30) Moving […]
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