Extra Halloween Post I recently had a birthday and this year, I decided to celebrate by indulging in the 3 vs. That is: Vacation, Vodka and Visual Novels! I had seen a few posts from the translators over at manga gamer about this new game called Hashihime of Old Book Town and the cover... The post Hashihime Of Old Book Town was My Surprise Existential Horror of 2019 appeared first on I drink and watch anime.
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