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Non-management: Re: Zero partially inspired that Dark Souls fanfic I wrote a while ago, an influence that lives on in all the Dark Souls comparisons I made in this most recent Re: Zero article (it&…
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「ユージン」 (Yuujin) "Friend" Who ever thought Otto would go for the harem ending?
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「次なる場所」 (Tsuginaru Basho) "The Next Location" Say hello to the new face of evil.
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「少女の福音」 (Shoujo no Fukuin) "The Maiden's Gospel" Pointy teeth have nothing on black blades of bowel removal.
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「命の価値」 (Inochi no Kachi) "The Value of Life" Idioms are love, idioms are life.
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「それぞれの誓」 (Sorezore no Chikai) "Each One's Promise" Let the suffering recommence.
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「待ちかねた再会」 (Machikaneta Saikai) "The Long-Awaited Reunion" A tea party for the ages.
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「聖域の始まりと、崩壊の始まり」 (Seiiki no Hajimari to, Houkai no Hajimari) "The Beginning of the Sanctuary and the Beginning of the End" And just when you thought Subaru's crushing on Emilia was crazy…
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「オットー・スーウェン」 (Ottou Suuwen) "Otto Suwen" The birds and the bees sure do strange things in the moment.
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「俺を選べ」 (Ore o Erabe) "Choose Me" The librarian is no more.
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「踏み出した一歩」 (Fumidashita Ippo) "A Step Forward" Ask the question; what's the worst that could happen?
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「血と臓物まで愛して」 (Chi to Zoumotsu Made Aishite) "Love Me Down to My Blood and Guts" Science and Subaru: not the best of combinations.
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「魔女たちの茶会」 (Majo-tachi no Chakai) "The Witches' Tea Party" It ain't a party until everyone is in attendance.
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「らぶらぶらぶらぶらぶらぶゆー」 (Rabu Rabu Rabu Rabu Rabu Rabu Yuu) "Love Love Love Love Love Love You" When one Witch is far from enough.
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「地獄なら知っている」 (Jigoku nara Shitte iru) "I Know Hell" Hell is only fit for one.
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「親子」 (Oyako) "Parent and Child" One hell of a trip down memory lane.
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「平家星の笑った日」 (Heikeboshi no Waratta Hi) "The Day Betelgeuse Laughed" The day desu was born.
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