These Wednesday shows are making me have a higher opinion of Molest Guild. Impressions: So… uh… at what point does this change from the standard isekai reincarnation cheat-power power fantasy to a satire or parody in any way, shape, or form? Because so far, it continues to be far closer to the gratuitous garbage […]
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