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First Impressions: Saihate no Paladin
Welcome, welcome. And welcome back to Otaku Thursday! You know, November is going by extremely fast, and Star and I have been trying to catch up on about…
First Impressions – Saihate no Paladin
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Saihate No Paladin
Oh dear. Not again. Not another isekai anime!!! And yet I still come back to watch it! Hey, at least the synopsis of Saihate No Paladin was somewhat…
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Saihate no Paladin – 05
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Saihate no Paladin – 10
「武勲の輝き」 (Bukun no Kagayaki) "Renowned Glory" I'm Stanning The Grumpy Bishop: An Isekai Adventure
Saihate no Paladin – 01
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Saihate no Paladin – 07
Lawful-good paladins don't make the best protagonists. Read more
Saihate no Paladin – 07
「惨劇の記憶」 (Sangeki no Kioku) "Traumatic Memory" It had nothing to do with his frilly shorts.
Saihate No Paladin S2
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Saihate no Paladin – 08 & 09
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Believe me when I say it’s a compliment that I found both of these shows boring.
Saihate no Paladin Episode 4 – Mid-Battle Power-Ups Done Completely Right
Post sponsored by Crow's World of Anime. Can mere mortals (or ghosts and other undead and a human child) take on Stagnate? Saihate no Paladin episode 4 looks…
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Maybe Saihate no Paladin is a better book than it is an anime
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Saihate no Paladin – An Excellent Fantasy That Seems To Lack Confidence In Its Own Character
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I wouldn't say this episode moved the needle much either way for me. Read more
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Things gained an air of authenticity by being liberated (along with Miyo) from the Saimori estate. Read more
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I’m still not fully hooked (pun intended), but I am finding NegiPosi Angler pretty interesting.
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