Love All Play is the sort of show that's good enough to keep watching even as it doesn't blow you out of the water.
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Love All Play – Episode 1
A moment of silence for Love All Play, which has started airing just in time to be The Other Badminton Anime. There’s really nothing wrong with it if…
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