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Dragon Ball Z fans haven't been pleased with the direction of Gohan's character since the Cell Saga, but Toriyama wrote what ...

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Friday, March 28, 2025, saw the Ren Arisugawa is Actually a Girl anime series officially announced for production by the AnimeFesta streaming service/programming block. Likewise, it was officially ...

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Can a Boy-Girl Friendship Survive? is an interesting show because sometimes the writing fluctuates between really good and really juvenile. You could argue the latter stems from the fact that ...