Shakunetsu Kabaddi is a survivor, the tortoise amongst the hares this season, and it's still here. Read more
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Shakunetsu Kabaddi – 12
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Jigokuraku – 06
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SSSS.Dynazenon – 06
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Plunderer – 06
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Overtake! – 06
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Revenger – 06
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SK∞ – 06
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Horimiya – 06
「今年の夏は、あついから。」 (Kotoshi no natsu wa, atsuikara.) "It's Hot This Summer" You take the bitter with the sweet, I suppose.
Helck – 06
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BNA – 06
「Fox Waltz」 “Perhaps the same could be said of ALL religions!”
Beastars – 06
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Noblesse – 06
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Deaimon – 06
「芋名月」 (Imo Meigetsu) "Autumn's Potato Moon" Ohana means family and family means no one get’s left behind or forgotten.
Overtake! – 06
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Pet – 06
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SSSS.Dynazenon – 06
「この切なさって、なに？」 (Kono setsuna-sa tte, nani?) "What is This Sadness?" With so many shows suffering from a sort of identity crisis that hinders their upside, SSSS.Dynazenon’s directness is especially refreshing.
Horimiya – 06
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Beastars – 06
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Sabikui Bisco – 06
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