Almost every month, I order a copy of the Japanese Anime magazine “Newtype.” What can I say, I’ve got old man sensibilities. Twitter is great for keeping up to date on anime news, but I’ll always enjoy flipping through an info magazine, even if I can’t really understand most of the writing. Anyways, a neat […]
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