SSSS Gridman was an… interesting affair. It was an outright tribute to all things Tokusatsu while also being a bizarre ride of metafiction and divinity. It could grab fans of cheesy action and fans of philosophical science-fantasy material alike. And while it was ultimately fairly self contained, it did hint at a much larger multiverseContinue Reading... The Teen Romantic Drama with Mechas and Kaiju In It – SSSS Dynazenon Spoiler ReviewContinue Reading...
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