Epic wars, yokai, budding romances, and a kitty mark the releases our writers cover for this week’s column. The reviews include a couple of first volume releases—The Bride of Demise and The I…
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Information for the series Romance of the Imperial Capital Kotogami: A Tale of Living Alongside Spirits. The official English release is from Cross Infinite World.
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