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「Fortune is Fickle and Blind」 Fortune always favours the bold.
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"BRAINS&HEARTS" Memenpuu and the multipurpose Tony.
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「だから、大丈夫。」 (Dakara, daijoubu.) "That's Why It's Okay" You should see the other guy.
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「裏切り者って、なに？」 (Uragirimono tte, nani?) "What is a Traitor?" While I genuinely love this series, it’s unusually hard to capture the reason in words.
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Oooku – 03
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Pluto – 03
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