Kakushigoto’s finale is truly a crowd-pleaser, and I mean that in the best way. It spends its entire runtime in the “future” and painstakingly reveals all of the mysteries and ans…
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Kakushigoto Episode 12
The final episode of the Kakushigoto anime is here, and in this review, I discuss the parts I liked and the parts I could have done without.
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「ビーサンとB4 / (お)かない (か)かない (し)あげない」 (Biisan to B4 / (O)kanai (Ka)kanai (Shi)agenai) "Beach Sandals and B4 /Don't Place, Don't Draw, Don't Finish Up" No TV and no Smartphone makes a…
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「かくしごと / ねがいごと」 (Kakushigoto / Negaigoto) "Secret / Wish" “Keeping secrets has left me in despair!”
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