(According to MAL, this is my 570th completed anime!) I say in a lot of my reviews that it often times doesn’t matter if a piece of media’s tropes and premises are cliche or overused, as these days, nothing is truly original anymore. There’s really nothing inherently wrong with cliches in and of themselves. It’s … Continue reading Guest Post: Unearthed Treasure with Firechick – Ashita no Nadja (88/100)
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