Those sure were… some random dudes to fight in a lot. Impressions: We're not winding our way any closer to any kind of finale here either, which is to be expected from Jump, but not even any kind of finale arc as we spend this episode quite literally just fighting some randos in an […]
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Malevolent Spirits: Mononogatari
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