So… did blade-hands just get kicked out of the show or something? Impressions: I suppose that my initial assumption when the other team appeared was that we'd be doing the Jump thing where everybody splits up, pairs off, and we have an impromptu mini-tournament. Against a bunch of randos isn't exactly how you'd expect […]
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「激突のマーク」 (Gekitotsu no Mark) "Staked Claims" D-D-D-D-D-D-DROP THE BASS!
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「変形」 (Henkei) "Metamorphosis" "I'm not a player, I just crush a lot."
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「変身願望」 (Henshinganbou) "I Wish I Was Someone Else" A fun, coming-of-age story about tormenting a monster boy, shooting a girl in the back, and getting harassed by a space alien.
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「記憶の影」 (Kioku no Kage) "Shadows in Memory" "The best thing about my powers is that I don't have to be alone to use them."
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「空っぽの意味」 (Karappo no Imi) "What it Means to be Empty" “Emptiness is loneliness, and loneliness is cleanliness.”
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「美しい花」 (Utsukushii Hana) "Beautiful Flower" Time to wake up and smell the flowers.
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「ヤバイ敵」 (Yabai Teki) "Crazy Enemies" "You wanna hug it out?"
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「収集者」 (Shuushuusha) "Gatherers" Not Safe for Web Conferences.
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「エレナ」 (Elena) "Elena" “Calorie Mate... Oh, the little block that looks like a cookie?”
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「約束の場所」 (Yakusoku no Basho) "Where the Promise Was Made" Cupid's Chokehold.
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「決意の代償」 (Ketsui no Daishou) "The Price of Resolve" Leave it to humans to incorporate murder into a fetch quest.
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「僕の中には」 (Boku no Naka ni wa) "Something Inside of Me" “You have to be assertive! No, not INSERTIVE!”
Gleipnir – 02 – Entering the Emptiness
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「二人で一つ」 (Futari de Hitotsu) "We Two Are One" "Damn, bitch, you live like this?"
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Gleipnir – 08 – Filling In the Shadows
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Gleipnir #05 — Strong Strong the Strong
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Gleipnir #04 — Extraterrestrial Exposition
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Gleipnir #06 — Key Party
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Gleipnir – 03 – Total Sunday
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Gleipnir #07 — Fusion Dance
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Gleipnir Episodes 9 + 10
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