As the esteemed readers of this blog (all 3 of you) may remember, back in 2020 I took a look back at a beloved series of mine, Cowboy Bebop. Following this revisit, I found myself taking baby steps back into fandom, which included listening to the excellent Bebop Beat podcast. In the 32nd installment, the […]
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