I mentioned last month that Weekly Shounen Jump was in something of a dire state due to a dearth of good series, and, unfortunately that hasn’t changed. Another series ended and two more began and …
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A highly moving and emotionally powerful narrative that explores the struggle of a subject to shake of the winter of his subjectivity.
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TSUTAYA Weekly Manga Sales Ranking: December 18 – December 24, 2023
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TSUTAYA Weekly Manga Sales Ranking: December 11 – December 17, 2023
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State of the Blog #1
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State of the Blog #3
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