#TheAnimangaFestival Don’t worry, this is, like, only 80% a rant (xD) A couple of weeks ago, while scrolling through my Twitter feed, I came across one of those promoted Tweets from “NX” (which is kinda like Netflix’s version of Adult … Continue reading →
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