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“We just wanna offer a menu on a tits image with love,” explains publisher.
Ordinary schoolgirl sets out to save fantasy world from an evil dragon while readers set out on the path to learn English.
Enako says there’s a deep, meaningful reason behind the choice.
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A gorgeous take on the character that’s worlds apart from the Disney version, and can be read in English or Japanese.
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After she said she wants to read them after retirement, book stores and publishing companies quickly sold out of copies.
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