This week Morgana checks out the webtoons of Morgana and Oz and Boyfriends while dakazu reads Yuichi Yokoyama’s Outdoors and the 1600′s historical travel log Dampier no Oishii Bouken! Then we review Toranosuke Shimada’s award-winning sci-fi saga of cyber-persons thriving in a world where humanity is dying with Robo Sapiens: Tales of Tomorrow!!! Continue reading →
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