Grendizer U reboots the 70s suber robot show for the modern day. Should you tune in? Well, that depends on how you feel about an anime with all of the corn of a 70s series but not much of the style…
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U — UNKNOWN
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Stylish and atmospheric, but with notably limited animation, The Missing 8 is the year’s last–and probably most mysterious–anime to premiere.
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