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Live-action “Full Metal Panic?” Say It Ain’t So!
April 7th, 2009 
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Hayate no Gotoku!! 01 (On the Crunchyroll Tip, Y’all!)
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Japanese Child-robot with Biomimetic Body (CB2) — Come on, Chachamaru!
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Posted in Anime, AstroNerdBoy, Contributing Writers Tags: Slayers, Slayers EVOLUTION-R, What I'm Watching 1 Comment »
Ah! My Goddess Ch. 243 *SPOILERS*
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Posted in AstroNerdBoy, Contributing Writers, Manga Tags: Ah My Goddess, FUJISHIMA Kosuke, Oh My Goddess, ああっ女神さまっ No Comments »
Negima! Chapter 247 SPOILER Images
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