This is Part III of a series of posts looking back at the 2000s-era anime I watched during quarantine in the early days of the COVID 19 pandemic. Earlier parts can be read here. Years into this stupid pandemic, there are times when I just want to scream at the top of my lungs–usually for no […]
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