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Non-management: I love me a good story about existentialism, and Vivy is one of the better written ones in anime. Most people don’t usually think about why they exist now and why things someh…
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Vivy: a Robot Ode to Life Vividly Lived
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[Anime News Network Article] “‘Gekokujo’ and Revolution in Ascendance of a Bookworm”
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