First, I must issue a correction: Vlad Love doesn’t forget everything that happens from week to week. That said, it forgets quite a bit, or at least hand-waves it away. That’s fine; thi…
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Vlad Love Review
“you really have to be an older, more experienced anime fan to get all of Vlad Love’s shtick”
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