For years, Japanese fans have celebrated the 9th of September as an “unofficial” Turn A Gundam day of sorts—the “official” day of course being its April 9th anniversary. The…
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Atsushi Souga Turn A Gundam Manga Adaptation [COMPLETE SCANLATION]
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Turn A Gundam Volume 4, Chapter 22 – “Sublunarian Nightmares”
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Turn A Gundam Volume 4, Chapter 19 – “The Militia in Space”
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