This part of the report is for series which are hitting their seventh (or, in one case, sixth) episode during the week of 8/18. Plus, I’m adding in one series that I skipped last week but am …
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Dungeon People, Mission: Yozakura Family, Plus-Sized Elf, Why Does Nobody Remember Me in This World?
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