How is it still snowing in March? A whopping 14 sequels/spinoffs this season, though it is unusual in that I actually finished more than one or two.: Demon Slayer Dr. Stone KonoSuba That Dumb Moon Thing Another World With My Smartphone Magus's Bride Bear^3 Punch Edens Zero Ranking of Kings Witch from Mercury Birdie Wing Tokyo […]
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Salad Bowl starts with a scary otherworldly moon, or sun. Now it’s Henjin no Salad Bowl, where Princess Sara and her guard, Livia, are running away from baddies…
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Alice Gear starts with a light show in space. On to round two. Alice Gear Aegis Expansion starts with a lots of outer space and a good, but…
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Looks like the beginning of an exciting kids adventure story … or not. Now Sentai Daishikkaku. 13 years ago monsters came to invade earth, but they were driven…
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Farming Life in Another World, Spy Classroom, Sugar Apple Fairy Tale, GIANT BEASTS OF ARS
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