Cause Bustin' Makes Me Feel Good? The point Allen makes in his opening line of his review for Bullbuster isn't lost on me, of course, but I also kinda imagined an anime about a bunch of toreadors. Or toreador sentai troopers? I dunno, but what we really seem to get is a case of "what if our show about pest control had to deal with all the red tape?" And if you thought that was a good thing, then.... Allen agrees with you. Gotta have our satire one way or the other, I guess. And that's our Monday. We're back on the grind, I guess, so see you next week for some Yay For The Undead. -Stig Høgset.
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