Hey it’s me Mario who cover this eccentric little talky show this week. I have a confession first, I always have a thing for anime with excessive amount of dialogues, as long as they don’t try to sound like a broken talking dictionary or quote some philosophical nonsense (looking right at you Psycho Pass and … Continue reading Kyokou Suiri – 03 [The Rumors of the Steel Lady] The post Kyokou Suiri – 03 [The Rumors of the Steel Lady] appeared first on Star Crossed Anime.
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