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Hidden Gems: Akudama Drive
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Akudama Drive – 06 [Brother]
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Akudama Drive – 07 – The Offering
As the elevator to Brother and Sister’s destination rises out of the debris, Hoodlum reunites with the others, proudly reporting to have stabbed the Apprentice to avenge his brother,…
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Akudama Drive – 09 [The Shining]
For all the sex and murder featured in this episode, it left me a little cold. Last week’s focus on Swindler didn’t just make her more sympathetic, it…
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Akudama Drive – 03 [Mission: Impossible]
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Akudama Drive – 05 – Damn Kids
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Akudama Drive – 05 [Dead Man Walking]
It’s still too early to say if we’ll ever return to the sustained mayhem of Akudama Drive’s earliest offerings, but breathers like this episode aren’t so bad. Sure,…
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