MICHELLE: Kaze Hikaru! I am tempted to say "Enough said," but there's also the third and final volume of Guardian that's very high on my list. SEAN: Yeah, we only get to do this once a year, so it's definitely Kaze Hikaru this week. Though I am also interested in
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