Neither Whack a Catgirl nor its small expansion are readily available for sale today, which certainly makes sense. It’s hardly a surprise that people would rather lock memories of the era of yaoi paddles and excessive glomping away deep in the recesses of their minds, instead of reliving jokes that won’t exactly land with today’s anime fans.
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