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Sheena Duffy joins us to discuss three more anime that we were unable to watch growing up due to the curse of geography. Lensman (1984) – EE ‘Doc’…
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Lewis Smith is back to join us in a journey through anime history to watch more anime from the childhood’s we never had. This week Choriki Robo Galatt…
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A day late, but Happy Memorial Day.