No break between seasons this year, so it’s straight into things for me with two titles that, interestingly, are both set in alternative history Japan (albeit with differing degrees of success).
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「機密事項〇九九クチナワ」 (Kimitsu Jikō Zero Kyū Kyū Kuchinawa) "Confidential Case File 099, Kuchinawa" At least we found out that the blue-eye white-feathered crow is called Nana.
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Jouran: The Princess of Snow and Blood – 01 (First Impressions)
Dark and brooding, stylish and cool, Jouran is the story of a small band of assassins under the employ of the Tokugawa Shogunate. In this alternate history, Tokugawa Yoshinobu…
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Well, it looks like Sawa Yukimura is officially dead, although Nue didn’t arrest Asahi Nakamura even though she poisoned the assassin.
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