There will be a few confessions made, and some resolutions declared. It’s the end of the year after all! It’s time to look forward, even as we reflect on the past. As I said last year around this time, I’m a bit loathe to allow the anime year to end without some sort of chronicle … Continue reading A Story of Reasons: My 2019 Anime Year in Review
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