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Blood on the Tracks
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Ep. 32: Blood On The Tracks, by Shuzo Oshimi
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Things are Getting Weirder: Blood on the Tracks Volume Two
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More thoughts on Shūzō Oshimi’s unsettling psychological drama.
Turning Up the Creepy to Eleven in Blood on the Tracks Volume Three
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My favorite romance of the year wasn't shojo, though. It was this simple little one volume seinen romance from the creator of Manga Test Dr...
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Jumping the Tracks IV: Change the plot
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Ranked: VIXX’s title tracks
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I discuss Blood on the Dance Floor’s eleventh studio album: Cinema Erotica. Being the last album to feature Fallon Vendetta, how does it hold up?
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On Reviews for The Fall 2021 Season
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Off the Tracks I: Just Keep Going
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Manga Reviews: Attack on Titan
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