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Mahoutsukai no Yome Season 2 – 15
Nothing much happened here but it was more interesting than a lot of episodes following that track have been.
Mahoutsukai no Yome Season 2 – 07
I think if I were to describe the pacing of this season of Mahoutsukai, it would be "glacial". Read more
Mahoutsukai no Yome Season 2 – 01
Where's the sorting hat? Read more
Mahoutsukai no Yome Season 2 – 21
Does the fact that I just don't care about any of this make me a bad person?
Mahoutsukai no Yome Season 2 – 11
"Can I pet your snakes?" is one hell of a pickup line. Read more
Mahoutsukai no Yome Season 2 – 09
Chise brought back more baggage from that trip than she left with, that's for sure. Read more
Mahoutsukai no Yome Season 2 – 17
it's going to be a very long time before we get any more Mahoutsuka no Yome anime - there just isn't enough material.
Mahoutsukai no Yome Season 2 – 14
We’re spending an awful lot of time with characters I feel like I’m expected to care a lot more about than I do.
Mahoutsukai no Yome Season 2 – 04
Mahoutsukai is really starting to ratchet it up now. Read more
Mahoutsukai no Yome Season 2 – 08
Who doesn't love Japanese actors trying to pronounce Gaelic names? Read more
Mahoutsukai no Yome Season 2 – 13
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Mahoutsukai no Yome Season 2 – 10
This Hogwarts thing just feels like the series parading around in an ill-fitting borrowed suit. Read more
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Mahoutsukai no Yome Season 2 Part 2
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Mahoutsukai no Yome Season 2 Part 1
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Mahoutsukai no Yome Season 2 – 12 (Season Finale)
That sure wasn't much of an ending. Read more
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Mahoutsukai no Yome: Nishi no Shounen to Seiran no Kishi (OVA) – 01
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Mahoutsukai no Yome Season 2 – 24 (End) and Series Review
Mahoutsukai showed just enough of the magic it's capable of - a magic pretty close to unique in animanga - to avoid losing me altogether.
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