Technically, there shouldn’t be such a concept as a “late review”… I was browsing around a blog and saw Violet Evergarden (A Late Review). I haven’t actually read much of the post, but it got me thinking…it’s never too late to talk about a series, right? Quite a few series/movies are guaranteed almost constant circulation... Continue Reading →
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