Beyond the mirror lies a castle, a wolf, six lonely children, and two very opinionated nerds talking about Lonely Castle in the Mirror.
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Lonely Castle in the Mirror
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Otafu Susume 59 – Smells Like Romance (Sweat and Soap)
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Otafu Susume 48 – Firefly the Anime (Outlaw Star)
Outlaw Star, a space western that's shooting off after treasure but isn't entirely concerned about when it gets there.
Otafu Susume 50 – Wishes it Was Beauty and the Beast (Belle)
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Otafu Susume 24 – Brand New Podcast (BNA)
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Otafu Susume 52 – Metroid Dreadful (Metroid Dread)
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Otafu Susume 47 – Fancy Foodball (Ted Lasso)
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Otafu Susume 25 – Bakarina’s Bisexual Joy (HameFura)
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Otafu Susume 56 – High Class Romance (Bridgerton)
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Otafu Susume 30 – Getting Spoopy! (Hocus Pocus)
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Otafu Susume 37 – Darn Kids and Their Phones (Dennou Coil)
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Otafu Susume 13 – The Promised Recommendation (Yakusoku no Neverland)
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Otafu Susume 27 – The Protagonist is a Lie (RE:Creators)
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Otafu Susume 20 – Dark Legends of the 80s (Legend and Dark Crystal)
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Otafu Susume 51 – The Non-Isekai Isekai (The Faraway Paladin)
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Otafu Susume 38 – Believing in the Movie That Believes in You (Gurren Lagann the Movies)
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Otafu Susume 03 – Western Comic Swap (Blacksad and Seven to Eternity)
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Otafu Susume 18 – Manga vs Anime (Kase-san and Morning Glories)
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Otafu Susume 19 – OG Magical Girls (Sailor Moon and Cardcaptor Sakura)
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Otafu Susume 36 – Jump To It! (Spy Family)
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Otafu Susume 32 – Digital Monsters (Digimon Card Game)
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