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2022 Anime Recap: the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
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Anime NYC 2022: The Good, the Mixed, and the Bad
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Cromartie High School: The Good, the Bad and the Funny
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3D in Anime: The Good, the Bad, and the Uncanny
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Anime NYC 2023: The Good, the Mixed, and the Bad
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The Good, Bad, Confusing and more with Anime Crushes
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The Good, the Bad, and the Photo Montage: a life update
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Case 57 – Good Bad Things
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The ANN Aftershow - Endeavor: Bad Father. Good Teacher?
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The Appeal of "So Bad It's Good" Anime
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My Hero Brainrot: Bad or Good?
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Why Archie Sonic is the BEST Sonic
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The AniMessenger May Check-in! Some Good News and Some Bad News
As the winds of change toss and turn The AniMessenger like a discarded bag of Pocky, he lifts his eyes to the AniHeavens and whispers, “It is time.”
Re:Zero Lost in Memories Smartphone Game – The Good and Bad So Far
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Episode 3 – You Take The Good, You Take The Bad…
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With the Bad comes the Good (A Brave Story Review)
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The Ancient Magus’ Bride – S2 07 – The Good With the Bad
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This Week in Games - Good New, Bad News, and Just News
An overlooked ninja game, the death of the Visions of Mana studio, and a CAPCOM stalwart moves on to new pastures.
This Week in Games - Good News, Bad News, and Just News
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Anime’s Ugly Ducklings
Over the years many people have noted how contrived some anime can be at times. When the prettiest girl in school meets the handsomest boy in school (or…
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The Disgusting History Of Ugly Bastards
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