I’ve got a bunch of stuff that we picked up during the 100 Years of Yuri Tour in Japan and you’d probably like some cool Yuri goods from The Bloom Into You pop-up or some JP DVDs, so it’s time for some Okazu Lucky Boxes! Because of course there is, a snow/sleetstorm is hitting my […]
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