Template template template template. Impressions: At this point, I've moved beyond denial and am well on my way to acceptance and simply moving on. If this was any other franchise, I would've done so a long time ago. But it's Aquarion. It can't really be this banal, unambitious, and boring, can it? It certainly […]
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