Let's get biographical.This week's show and tell is Soshite Boku wa Gedouman ni Naru by Hiramatsu Shinji.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.Our theme music is Rainy Day by Souichi Sakagami. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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