Taking the correct lesson from status screen shows, I see. Impressions: I would say that it lived up to my expectations, but I expected it to be a mix of light racism, overreactions, tourism, and fanservice, and I think it definitely didn't live up to the back half of that list. Well, racism is probably a […]
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