State of the Blog – Part III – More Frustrations, Possible Burnout, and Anxieties, But Still Hopeful
Since I last shared my frustrations, I felt that things were getting a bit better. Sadly, while things got better in terms of comments and such, it didn’t last. Things took a turn for the worst since the start of this year. With Coronavirus outbreaks in Japan delaying some anime productions with more on the day, […]
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