Medalist Short Synopsis: A young girl learns to figure skate against her mother’s wishes while her coach lives his dreams through teaching her. Lenlo: Been a while since our last figure skating anime, only one I can remember was Yuri on Ice. Where that was all about the highest levels of competition though, big flash … Continue reading Winter 2025 Impressions: Medalist, Hana wa Saku, Shura no Gotoku, From Bureaucrat to Villainess
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