If Inferno Cop and One Punch Man went back in time and had a kid, well, first of all, the world would work very differently from how we think it does. But secondly, that kid would be Astro Fighter Sunred. It combines the latter's superhero parody with the former's terrible production, but somehow it turns … Continue reading "First Glance: Astro Fighter Sunred"
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