Shinchou Yuusha‘s delays mean that I had to wrap this up basically on the day the new season started happening. The new season began on a Saturday for me (the day for BnHA and Mairimashita! Iruma-kun), so that’s why they’re behind an episode more than I could have caught up on – that’s why I’ve... Continue Reading →
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