Following up on other stories by Muzuhara-sensei, I stumbled across Koiseyo Sennen NEET which is… as charming as it is difficult to explain. SPOILERS . . . . In fact, ever since reading Koiseyo Sen…
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Review: Otome Yokai Zakuro Episode 11: A Tender Embrace and a Its Terrible Cost
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Review: Otome Yokai Zakuro Episode 5: They’re Just Ears and That’s a Big Spider
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Review: Otome Yokai Zakuro Episode 6: A Crisis of Cookies and The Emerald Pendant
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Review: Otome Yokai Zakuro Episode 3: The Truth about Half-Spirits and Kei Sings Badly
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