No discussion of Kinme’s past in Kirai ni Shite Moraemasuka 4, except for one conversation which gets interrupted. Instead Kinme meets Kuriru, who’s blasting Febreeze on her clothes on the train, and we learn that that’s bad for the sweat stains underneath and builds up, our tip of the episode. Kinme, who seems to have … Continue reading Around the 4s and 5s. →
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