Another Tomino Show I cheated a bit this year by having the beginning of a Gundam show appear in this year’s mecha march. At the same time, I don’t care anymore because I threw in the first part of…
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Bastard‼ Heavy Metal, Dark Fantasy (Episode 11) – Prophecy
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Bastard‼ Heavy Metal, Dark Fantasy (Episode 6) – Destiny
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Bastard‼ Heavy Metal, Dark Fantasy (Episode 3) – Abduction
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Dark Schneider turned back into Lucien in the middle of the woods and happened to stumble upon Yoko bathing in a lake. Talk about good luck. Then, they…


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Bastard‼ Heavy Metal, Dark Fantasy (Episode 9) – Blue Nail
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