We’ve got some terrible news… Mutsumi Inomata, character designer for Acrobunch (which is kinda like saying, “James Cameron, director of Pirhana 2”), passed away at the age of 63 on Mar…
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Bang Dream Ave Mujica – Episode 6 – Awakening Mutsumi and the Truth about Sakiko
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Lust of the White Serpent (蛇精の淫, Morihei Magatani, 1960)
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