This was an excellent week for Ao no Exorcist. They really stirred things up this time, and the last half had one of the best fights yet. A-1 Pictures really knows to animate when they want to, I&…
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This passage of the series is pretty much a slog for me.
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”Yes, I look forward to many years of looking at the triangles.”- George Costanza
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These are the times that try men's souls.
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I know there's a light at the end of the tunnel (though sometimes that light is an oncoming train).
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With Blue Box, you just have to take the bitter with the sweet.
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