Rating : 53/100 Man, it sucks when I cant enjoy something. It especially sucks when its something you were looking forward to. The subject of todays review, Stories of Girls Who Couldnt Be Magicians, or Mahoutsukai ni Narenakatta Onna no Ko no Hanashi , actually has a bit of a…
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