SEAN: Warning: Yen Press week. ASH: The heads up is appreciated. SEAN: In fact, we start with Yen On. They have several debuts... well, and sort-of debuts. Konosuba: God's Blessing on This Wonderful World! Fantastic Days (Kono Subarashii Sekai ni Shukufuku o! Fantastic Days!), a spinoff written by the author of Reborn As a Vending
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