Yeah, we needed a perverted hair eating alien info dump and deus ex machina machina. Impressions: I guess this is the episode where it turns the corner and just becomes straight up Dragonball. Or perhaps Sekirei is the more accurate comparison what with the alien crash and having to collect the widgets to grant […]
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「収集者」 (Shuushuusha) "Gatherers" Not Safe for Web Conferences.
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「エレナ」 (Elena) "Elena" “Calorie Mate... Oh, the little block that looks like a cookie?”
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「僕の中には」 (Boku no Naka ni wa) "Something Inside of Me" “You have to be assertive! No, not INSERTIVE!”
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「美しい花」 (Utsukushii Hana) "Beautiful Flower" Time to wake up and smell the flowers.
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This seemingly average action/horror is a lot better than its detractors might admit.
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「二人で一つ」 (Futari de Hitotsu) "We Two Are One" "Damn, bitch, you live like this?"
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OH SHIT. That girl used the wish on Shuichi! She fucking ruined his life and the reason he has a zipper is so she can meld with him.…
Gleipnir Episode 3
Well, well, well. Looks like yandere blood just runs in this family, doesn’t it? That was pretty rough. She ripped off his head at the end, did y’all…
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“Still, there is a lot of potential for him to be pretty boring.”
Gleipnir #06 — Key Party
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