We’re back! The decade in review posts might be done, but apparently they kept making anime so Scamp and Day are back to blather at each other about anime. This time we’ve watched a bunch of new stuff, such as ID Invaded, Smile Down the Runway, and that new Madoka spinoff where they all have… Read
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