Probably not the best idea in an industrial slave labor camp. This 'aired' as part of Crunchyroll's virtual expo a week back, and as parts of other online advert stuff. It's a full broadcast series beginning in the fall, currently marked for October 7th. Impressions: I get that the tonal whiplash is largely the […]
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