Well, the Winter 2022 anime season has wrapped up! Being the super selective anime watcher I’ve become that means it’s time for me review the singular anime I watched! That being non-ot…
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Saika mercenaries are trying to protect their home village during the height of the Warring State Period.
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Streaming: Crunchyroll Episodes: 12 Source: Multimedia project, including a stage play and Manga Episode Summary: As war rages amongst the feudal lords all around them, the expert gunsmiths…
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Adapting Something into Anime
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With excellent performances from both English and Japanese returning casts and cleaner character designs and animation, this is a worthy follow-up and one that was worth waiting for.
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