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Top 10 Manga of 2022 | Best of Manga 2022
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The Fall 2022 Anime Season had a lot of hype.
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A Seasonal Review — Summer 2022
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Review: A Sealed Book (2022)
A Sealed Book 天之书 China, 2022, colour, 2.35:1, 93 mins. Chief director: Wang Yingjiao 王应蛟. Director: Wang Xiaogang 王筱刚. Late-stage director: Sun Xiaohan 孙晓寒. Rating: 4/10. Period fantasy…