Look Into My Eyes (One Shot) Look Into My Eyes is a one-shot manga about an idol group on the verge of disbanding. While it appears that most of the members are ready to move on to bigger and bette…
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Reading Log: December 2020
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Reader’s Corner: Kyle’s Little Sister, Saint Cecilia and Pastor Lawrence, and Guide to the Perfect Otaku Girlfriend
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Listening/reading log #15 (December 2020)
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Reader’s Corner: She’s the Cutest, Mint Chocolate, and Assassin’s Creed
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Reader’s Corner: Ayashimon, Sweet Poolside, Tezcatlipoca, and Guardian of Fukushima
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Reader’s Corner: Higehiro, True Beauty, and The Saint’s Belated Happiness
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Grav’s Complete Otaku Collection – 2020 Edition
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Reader’s Corner: Bofuri, The Catlords’ Manservant, and Chasing After Aoi Koshiba
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Reader’s Corner: Skip and Loafer, Zom 100, and Megumi Hayashibara’s Characters
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Reader’s Corner: Ima Koi, Uncle from Another World, and The Otherworlder
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Reader’s Corner: Yoshida the Catch, Falling Drowning, and Yu-Gi-Oh!
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Reader’s Corner: Demon Slayer, Nerdy Nurse, and Play It Cool, Guys
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