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Keroro Gunsou Episode 135 (Japanese Culture)
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Fairy Tail: 100 Years Quest Chapter 135 Manga Review (Nakama Power 2.0 #FairyTail #FairyTail100YearsQuest)
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D-Frag! Volume 18 Manga Review
June 6th, 2025 
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Lupin the 3rd: Part II 18 (Pink Panther Parody #LupinIII)
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Fairy Tail: 100 Years Quest Chapter 130 Manga Review (Duke! #FairyTail #FairyTail100YearsQuest)
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Building Furniture!
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Posted in AstroNerdBoy, Contributing Writers, Other Tags: Oblivion Remastered, Off Topic No Comments »
Ascendance of a Bookworm Part 2 Volume 8 (Manga Review)
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Lupin the 3rd: Part II 17 (Arabian Nights #LupinIII)
May 31st, 2025 AstroNerdBoy Lupin the 3rd: Part II 17 Lupin III Part 2 17 ルパン三世 – 新シリーズ Ep. 17 Lupin Sansei Shin Series Lupin III New Series SPOILER Summary/Synopsis Lupin brings the gang to an Arab, Middle Eastern oil country. He’s learned that unless the government pays $100M to a certain individual, the country’s oil fields will be
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Fairy Tail: 100 Years Quest Chapter 129 Manga Review (Unexpected! #FairyTail #FairyTail100YearsQuest)
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Desert Rose OVA Review
May 29th, 2025 AstroNerdBoy Desert Rose OVA Review Desert Rose ~ The Snow Apocalypse Suna no Bara 砂の薔薇 Suna no Bara (Desert Rose) – Yuki no Mokushiroku 砂の薔薇（デザート・ローズ） 「雪の黙示録」 For years now, my Twitter/X feed will feature some sort of meme, GIF, or even clip featuring a sassy, blonde woman, taken from a early 90s anime title. Eventually I
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