Tokyo 24-ku Short Synopsis: Three former classmates receive superhuman abilities after receiving a call from a supposedly dead friend. Wooper: Tokyo 24-ku is one of just three original anime premiering this season, and of those three it’s the only one that’s not about sports (though its protagonist is a parkour enthusiast). I’m sure there will … Continue reading Winter 2022 Impressions: Tokyo 24-ku, Slow Loop, Dolls’ Frontline
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