Quick Summary In Otome Yokai Zakuro episode 2, “Crimson Brilliance,” the Ministry of Spirit Affairs gets their first field mission. Development on a new hotel has come to a halt because a spirit keeps disrupting the construction. The workers are convinced if they don’t flee, the spirit will curse them — or worse! Kei Agemaki […]
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