The Sacred Blacksmith (Seiken no Burakkusumisu) 2009 Lots of tropes here! But did that ruin the series for me? No, yet on a related note, if any of the following items bug you, then perhaps don’t rush to The Sacred Blacksmith: classic good vs evil plot, moe character designs, a jerk-ish male lead, a fairlyContinue reading "The Sacred Blacksmith (Seiken no Burakkusumisu)"
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