Bad day for budgets, eh, anime? Impressions: The second of the two Saturday shows about traveling back in time to avert the apocalypse of CGI dragons, which is specific enough to be weird, but sure beats the apocalypse of being a self-centered bastard. And man, does it make me feel conflicted for calling Ragna […]
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