Seasonal First Impressions is a column where I detail my thoughts, however brief or long, about a currently-airing anime’s first episode or so. We’ve all heard this story before, althoug…
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10/10 customer service.
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Befriend everyone in my class or join a rock band?
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At long last, the show treats us with its first real insert song.
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