My hope last year was to make the optimal top 10 anime of the year list, by not missing anything clearly top 10 worthy. It seems I have failed at that yet again, because Akudama Drive was not on my…
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「SE7EN」 "See a penny, pick it up, and all day long, you'll have good luck!”
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Akudama Drive Episode 10 Discussion & Gallery
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