In this suddenly wintry economic climate filled with the fear of viral transmission, the prospect of nodding off in front of your self-quarantine dinner and waking up in a completely different world…doesn’t sound so bad? Our protagonist doesn’t live in Coronaland (the first anime to reference is probably a couple seasons off), so his is … Continue reading "Hachi-nan tte, Sore wa Nai deshou! – 01 (First Impressions) – A Slight Improvement"
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