They apparently really are short and squat. Impressions: I'll never escape the spectre of the past. Specifically Absolutely Lovely Children, a show in a kid's bloc right after One Piece and Pretty Cure that I actually really enjoyed, and now every time something comes up in a similar time bloc, I wonder if it […]
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