…and I’m already lining up anime for spring 2020. This order is subject to change since a lot of the anime was “wait and see what reviews are like” content if it wasn’t already on the pre-season list, so the provisional list as of this post (for all the new shows) is: ID: Invaded Somali... Continue Reading →
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