Go easy on the pastels. Impressions: If any protagonists this season could not suck, I'd appreciate it. A half-assed copy of Little Witch Academia, which was itself not exactly brimming with creativity, but when you take out all the animation and replace it with being just extra extra pastel, that doesn't feel like you're […]
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