This premiere was a reminder of everything I love about this series. And everything that frustrates me about it, unfortunately.
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「近すぎじゃね？」 (Chika Sugi ja ne? "Isn't This Too Close?" Get ready for your weekly dose of feel-good anime!
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Here's my question - why was that old dude putting a surfboard on his car?
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