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Housing Complex C – Episode 1
A young girl named Kimi lives in a low-income housing with senior residents while sinister things are looming in the background.
Delusional Monthly Magazine – Episode 1
The ghost of an '80s American cartoon has appeared in the seasonal lineup.
October 1990 Pt.1 Newtype Magazine
'Newtype' - the moving pictures magazine'. Published monthly by Kadokawa Shoten. Consisting of 188 pages (including front & back covers), #...
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ULTRAMAN, City Hunter, Lupin III, Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water, The Hakkenden: Legend of the Dog Warriors
February 1991 Pt. 1 Newtype Magazine.
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Burning Blood, Karasu Tengu Kabuto, OZ, Ronin Warriors, Sherlock Hound
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Lupin III, Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water, The Hakkenden: Legend of the Dog Warriors, ULTRAMAN, City Hunter
Episode C- Supplimental C SHORYUKEN
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Blood-C Review
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Bullbuster Review — C-
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TenPuru Review — C-
Guy moves in a temple with cute girls.
AnimeUK Magazine DEC91
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Scarlet, Volume 1
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Blitz Volume 1
Blitz appears to be a sports manga with a focus on chess, but it fails to sell game newbies to the strategy behind the game.
Soulless Volume 1
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Cute girls play poorly balanced MMOs.
Bibliophile Princess Review — C-
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Summertime Rendering Review — C+
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Mecha pilots try to save their culture from attack by alternate world imperial Japan.
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Kasane Volume 1 Review
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I heard a lot off buzz about the beautiful art style that Vagabond provides and I have to agree…
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Two characters with seemingly different personalities find one common thread -- music. In given, this leads to thrills and heartbreak in its debut volume.
Orient Volume 1 Review
While not quite like Magi in visuals and story, Shinobu Ohtaka's latest work, Orient, features elements that might just kick off a bigger tale in Volume 1.
Shy Volume 1 Review
TheOASG reviews the first volume of Shy, where in an age of superheroes protecting the peace, Japan's got a Hero that's...well, shy.
Assorted Entanglements, Volume 1
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ToHeart Volume 1 Review
The manga adaptation of a visual novel that I’ve kept a physical copy of for a very long time.
MabuSasa Volume 1 Review
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Yuri Espoir, Volume 1
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Cheerful Amnesia, Volume 1
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