A while back I read the manga “Ganota no Onna“, which is about a woman who is a Gundam otaku and is particularly obsessed with Char and all his red mobile suits. Originally I read it because alas I Know What It’s Like To Be That Girl, but it ended up having a surprising amount […]
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