What's good beautiful people and welcome back to the 3rd! From stripper "asset ratios" to the giants of One Piece, the squad dives deep into anime mid-season updates, Marvel Rivals' brutal ban system, and catching the Poke-bug. Plus: AI art controversies, high school coming-of-age chaos, and IT woes. You'll laugh, you'll learn you...might even start hyper training your Pokémon.

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