Probably not the best idea in an industrial slave labor camp. This 'aired' as part of Crunchyroll's virtual expo a week back. It's a full broadcast series beginning in the fall, currently marked for October 7th, I believe. E: I've bumped this up to most recent as it actually began airing today, but unless there […]
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