Notes: *until forevermore (itsumademo) is a reference to a line in the song ”Last Day” *Mushroom Empire is the literal translation of Kinoko Teikoku When news broke out a couple of weeks ago about Kinoko Teikoku’s sudden (at least for … Continue reading →
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