Content Warning: This week’s round-up touches includes articles touching on multiple sensitive topics including pedophilia, sexual harassment, slurs, racist harassment and profiling. Please proceed with care. AniFem Round-Up Fantasia Sango – Realm of Legends – Episode 1 A video game adaptation with a solid premise, but the execution is so tepid it’s unlikely to even […]
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