These yakuza is a little weird. In case you missed it, Nier is back on hiatus due to even more covid. I've started on next season's preview, and no, cheat power reincarnation shows are going nowhere. Still double digits. Knife me in the kidney. It'll be up either Sunday or next Tuesday depending on […]
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