Some series are famous because they create a whole new chapter of fandom. Others spearhead a new style of art or story telling. But there are some series that are just ahead of their time and should not be forgotten. Eguchi Hisashi’s Stop!! Hibarikun! is among the latter. Serialized in the early 1980s Shonen Jump […]
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