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"Episode 8" The times they are a-changing
Oooku – 09
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Oooku – 04
"Episode 4" Kyoto vs. Edo
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"Episode 3" Politics and sustaining a nation are truly a dog-eat-dog world.
Oooku – 07
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Oooku – 04
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"Episode 2" The prologue over, we now start with an unexpected beginning
Oooku – 08
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Oooku – 03
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Oooku – 02
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"Episode 9" How ironic that Arikoto is the one to take care of Kasuga
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