We’re back and with new guest! I’m joined by returning champion Ink (@AnimatedInk) from Ani-Gamers, the Fandom Post, and Otaku USA and Kate (@narutakiRT) of the Reverse Thieves to talk about a show not from the 1920s, but set in the 1920s: Taisho Baseball Girls! I said it was episode 13, but I lied. This […]
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