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Aharen-san wa Hakarenai Season 2 – 01

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First Impressions – Vigilante: Boku no Hero Academia Illegals

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Chuuzenji’s Demon Lectures #01 — Failing to Solve Lost and Founds

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Spring 2025 Impressions: Shin Samurai-den Yaiba, Kowloon Generic Romance, The Gorilla God’s Go-To Girl

Shin Samurai-den Yaiba Short Synopsis: A young swordsman raised in the jungle is shipped off to live at the dojo of his father’s rival. Lenlo: You know, there’s something almost nostalgic about an almost 40 year old Shounen. It just feels… fun, like it lacks a lot of the self-serious trappings so many modern series …