I’ve been opening these posts with some variation of, “I can’t believe Jotaro wasn’t the focus of this episode!” for three weeks now, so it’s about time I stop being surprised whenever it happens. His training camp’s overlap with Rei’s birthday is the origin of the conflict here, so he’s at least involved in the … Continue reading Taiso Samurai – 06 [Samurai Father and Daughter]
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