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The audience is asked to refrain from talking during the movie, but purring is totally OK.
Their location is also pretty inconvenient, so is their leek and meat soba worth calling in sick for?
An important reminder to always heed the old advice, “When you want to tell her how you really feel, don’t, for the love of God, tell her with poo.”
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Mr. Sato takes our team to Shibuya’s Halloween bash, but not before setting us up with coordinated kawaii costumes.
It might sound like a match made in heaven (or at least a lovey-dovey romance anime), but two otaku don’t always make the right combination.
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