Fall 2021 Anime First Impressions Part 3 – Sakugan, Muteking the Dancing Hero, My Senpai is Annoying
3 posts in a week? Am I an anime blogger again? Or is this an unusually packed season with easy anime to talk about and once we move past the first impressions phase I will go into temporary hibern…
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