Enta, you beautiful idiotic trash child. Of the three Sarazanmai leads, Enta Jinai was the one who received the most criticism and backlash, particularly while the series aired. This is, in large part, because Enta is the worst. Enta is the type of person who would take on a hall monitor or student council position […]
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