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Patron Pick Spring 2023: Jigokuraku – 09
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Patron Pick Spring 2023: Jigokuraku – 11
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Patron Pick Spring 2023: Jigokuraku – 07
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Patron Pick Summer 2024: Shoushimin Series – 05
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Patron Pick Winter 2025: Trillion Game – 24
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Patron Pick Winter 2025: Trillion Game – 17
This return is really long overdue.
Patron Pick Winter 2025: Trillion Game – 22
Trillion Game has a secret weapon - Haru and his balls of steel.
Patron Pick Winter 2025: Trillion Game – 19
I kind of knew pretty early on that I should never have dropped Trillion Game.
Patron Pick Winter 2025: Trillion Game – 21
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Patron Pick Winter 2025: Trillion Game – 23
This is Haru time, make no mistake.
Patron Pick Winter 2025: Trillion Game – 18
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Patron Pick Winter 2025: Trillion Game – 20
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Patron Pick Spring 2024: Bartender: Kami no Glass – 06
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Patron Pick Spring 2024: Bartender: Kami no Glass – 08
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Patron Pick Spring 2024: Bartender: Kami no Glass – 11
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Patron Pick Spring 2024: Bartender: Kami no Glass – 10
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Patron Pick Summer 2023: Helck – 04
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Patron Pick Summer 2023: Helck – 07
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Patron Pick Winter 2023: Mononogatari – 06
Mononogatari is growing into its premise, albeit slowly. Read more
Patron Pick Summer 2023: Helck – 09
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Patron Pick Summer 2023: Helck – 08
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Patron Pick Winter 2023: Mononogatari – 08
The first name thing was a bit of a disaster, but the die is pretty much cast. Read more
Patron Pick Winter 2023: Mononogatari – 09
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Patron Pick Summer 2023: Helck – 13
At long last Helck takes us on a journey to the past - Helck's past, where so much of the foundation of the story takes place.
Patron Pick Winter 2023: Mononogatari – 11
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Patron Pick Summer 2024: Shoushimin Series – 06
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Patron Pick Summer 2024: Shoushimin Series – 04
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Patron Pick Summer 2024: Shoushimin Series – 09
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