It’s been over a year since Amazon left the Simulcast Anime World, so the hosts of the Otaku Spirit Animecast are here to give a post mortem on the service, what can be learned, and why we need them to return! Topics Covered This Episode: Why We Need Anime Strike, History of Anime Strike, What […]
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