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Ao no Hako (Blue Box) – 03
I have an odd mix of feelings on this series.
Ao no Hako (Blue Box) – 04
“Only a year” one might say, but at that age it’s an eternity.
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Ao no Hako (Blue Box) – 22
Ayame is that most unbearable of combos - she never shuts up and she almost never listens.
Ao no Hako (Blue Box) – 20
This is probably one of those "the less said the better" situations for me.
Ao no Hako (Blue Box) – 15
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Ao no Hako (Blue Box) – 24
There are certain things I have to address after that one.
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