New developments in One Piece have led to an alcohol-induced rant about the various tenets of revolutionary socialism. But then again, it was only a matter of time.This week's show-and-tell is Keppeki Danshi! Aoyama-kun (Localised as Clean Freak! Aoyama-kun) by Sakamoto Taku.Text-only versions of the weekly manga show-and-tell can be found on Andrew's Obscure Manga Blog.Subscribe to the Manga Musing Patreon to access dozens of hours of premium content.Our theme music is Rainy Day by Souichi Sakagami. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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