These past pair of episodes for In/Spectre (I like the English name better for once) have moved our main plotline along, given some more insight into Kuro, and let us spend some more time in Saki’s apartment…which I am all about. Episode 5 presented Kuro’s first on-screen death. Getting his arm bitten off in episode … Continue reading In/Spectre – 05/06 [Monster of Imagination/Logical Fiction] The post In/Spectre – 05/06 [Monster of Imagination/Logical Fiction] appeared first on Star Crossed Anime.
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