I started my first law school classes last week, so I may have less time to write blog posts. Whatever posts I do write will likely be fairly brief. Fanime 2018 I only attended two panels, both by Emily Bushman: “Food in Anime and Real Life” and “Pop Trends in… Continue reading
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