The prophecy has been fulfilled. Two seals, of bloodied fur but full of life have been born. Thus the lights in the north have been witnessed. The Eskimo has been spotted coming from the fortress of emo. It turns out he has been working on some sort of kickstarter which can be found here: In more traditional news, we have manga. Tim has Guard Pass. We start off with two childhood friends, a girl and boy. The girl is obnoxiously into Brazilian Ju Jitsu and keeps begging the boy to come with her to train. He’s fat and lazy so he never does. Until the day she gets beat up … Continue reading "Manga Pulse 472: A Kickstarter got Kick Started"
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