Once again, I find myself wanting to have another double episode. Not because this episode didn’t have anything happening in it. There was and it’s mostly interesting stuff. It’s just that this felt like a keep the machinery running episode or in between episode as I liked to call them. What I’m saying is that … More Chihayafuru Season 3 Episode 8: The Struggle Bus
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