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Fumetsu no Anata e – 14
Tonally speaking, you could hardly ask for a greater contrast than last week's episode of Fumetsu no Anata e and this one. Read more
Fumetsu no Anata e – 11
You'd think Gugu would know to avoid Cliff-kun by now. Read more
Fumetsu no Anata e – 10
「新しい家族」 (Atarashī kazoku) "New Family" Fumetsu no Anata e reaches its anime halfway point with a remarkably eventful episode.
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Fumetsu no Anata e – 09
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Fumetsu no Anata e – 02
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Fumetsu no Anata e – 15
「トナリという名の少女」 (Tonari to iu na no shoujo) "The Girl Named Tonari" It’s rather ironic that Gugu always went barefoot, because he left some mighty big shoes to fill.
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Fumetsu no Anata e – 05
The contrast between permanence and impermanence is very much at the heart of this story, and that's a subject inherently laden with melancholy. Read more
Fumetsu no Anata e – 17
What's with all the licking, for crying out loud? Read more
Fumetsu no Anata e – 16
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Fumetsu no Anata e – 17
「先覚者」 (Senkaku-sha) "Forerunner" What’s with all the licking, for crying out loud?
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「怪物兄弟」 (Kaibutsu kyoudai) "Monster Brothers" “Kaibutsu banzai!” indeed.
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「大きな器」 (Ookina utsuwa) "Large Vessel" World building involves a lot of heavy lifting, and that isn’t always the most gripping or elegant part of a story to watch play out.
Fumetsu no Anata e – 15
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Fumetsu no Anata e – 10
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Fumetsu no Anata e – 13
「高みへの意志」 (Takami e no ishi) "Aspiring to Go Higher?" What really strikes be about this episode – and it’s a major element of this series’ appeal – is the quiet…
Fumetsu no Anata e – 08
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Fumetsu no Anata e – 07
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Fumetsu no Anata e – 04
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Fumetsu no Anata e – 06
Now that was more like it. Read more
Fumetsu no Anata e – 18
「進み行くために」 (Susumi iku tame ni) "To Continue On" We're gonna need a bigger doodle wall.
Fumetsu no Anata e – 09
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Fumetsu no Anata e – 03
I'd have taken one look at that battleship with hair and decided by arrows weren't going to do any good whatsoever. Read more
Fumetsu no Anata e – 18
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